Wow! Time has flown by since my last blog post in December - I can't believe it's almost Easter. There are already so many cute Easter creations popping up on my Instagram, but I couldn't resist designing my own one. This free pattern also coincides with me reaching 3k followers on Instagram - a BIG thank you to everyone who has supported me 💖
Meet Cooper the Baby Chick - a newly hatched baby chick who loves to play! His design was inspired by the little chick emoji 🐣
If you're sharing it on Instagram, please tag me @handmade__byani or use the hashtags #cooperthebabychick and #handmadebyani! If you have any questions about the pattern, please leave a comment below.
Anika x
Cooper the Baby Chick Pattern
Note: Please do not sell or claim this pattern (whole or in part) as your own. You may sell finished items from this pattern - if you do, please credit Handmade by Ani as the designer. You may share this pattern via a link to this post. If you would like to translate this pattern into other languages, I would appreciate if you could please send an email to handmadebyani2017@gmail.com
This pattern uses UK terminology and is worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise specified. I recommend using a stitch marker or a scrap piece of yarn to mark the first stitch of each round.
See my blog post here on how to convert UK terminology to US terminology.
The baby chick will measure approx. 7cm when using similar yarn and hook size.
Materials
- 8 ply (DK) cotton in yellow, white and orange
- 3mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Polyester fibrefill stuffing
- 6mm safety eyes
Abbreviations (UK terminology)
- dc: double crochet
- inc: double crochet increase
- dec: double crochet invisible decrease
- R: round
- st(s): stitch(es)
- ch: chain
- htr: half treble crochet
- tr: treble crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- FLO: front loop only
Head and body (make 1)
8 ply cotton in yellow
R1: 6 dc in magic circle [6 sts]R2: (inc) x 6 [12 sts]R3: (dc 1, inc) x 6 [18 sts]R4: (dc 1, inc, dc 1) x 6 [24 sts]R5: (dc 3, inc) x 6 [30 sts]R6: dc in each st [30 sts]R7: (dc 2, inc, dc 2) x 6 [36 sts]R8: dc in each st [36 sts]R9: (dc 5, inc) x 6 [42 sts]R10 - R13: dc in each st i.e. 4 rounds [42 sts]R14: (dc 3, inc, dc 3) x 6 [48 sts]R15: dc in each st [48 sts]
Place safety eyes between round 8 and 9, approx. 6 sts apart
The head will be stuffed when we sew the head to the body
Fasten off and leave a long thread for sewing.
Finished head and body with safety eyes
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| Finished head and body with safety eyes |
Beak (make 1)
8 ply cotton in orange
R1: 4 dc in magic circle [4 sts]
R2: (dc 1, inc) x 2 [6 sts]
R3: inc, dc 5 [7 sts]
Do not stuff
Fasten off and leave a long thread for sewing.
Hair (make 1)
8 ply cotton in yellow
Cut a piece of thread approx. 60cm long
Fold it in half 3 times
Tie a knot in the middle
Wings (make 2)
8 ply cotton in yellow
R1: 6 dc in magic circle [6 sts]
R2: (dc 1, inc, dc 1) x 2 [8 sts]
R3 - R4: dc in each st i.e. 2 rounds [8 sts]
Do not stuff
Ch 1 and dc ends together [4 sts]
Fasten off and leave a long thread for sewing.
Egg shell (make 1)
8 ply cotton in white
R1: 6 dc in magic circle [6 sts]
R2: (inc) x 6 [12 sts]
R3: (dc 1, inc) x 6 [18 sts]
R4: (dc 1, inc, dc 1) x 6 [24 sts]
R5: (dc 3, inc) x 6 [30 sts]
R6: (dc 2, inc, dc 2) x 6 [36 sts]
R7: (dc 5, inc) x 6 [42 sts]
R8: (dc 3, inc, dc 3) x 6 [48 sts]
R9 - R 15: dc in each st i.e. 7 rounds [48 sts]
R16: in FLO, (dc, {htr, tr, htr} in same st, dc, sl st) x 12 [72 sts]
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| R16 - front view of egg shell |
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| R16 - back view of egg shell |
Stuff egg shell
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Putting it all together
- Using a needle or crochet hook, pull the hair through the centre of the head and body. The knot should be on the inside of the head and body (see picture below)
- Sew the beak over round 10 of the head and body (see picture below)
- Using a whip stitch, sew the head and body to the egg shell. My whip stitch went through the back loop of R16 of the egg shell and the front loop of R15 of the head and body. Before you finish sewing the head and body to the egg shell, stuff firmly (see picture below)
- Sew the arms between round 13 and round 14 of the head and body, approx. 11 stitches apart at the front
- Cut the loops of the hair in half and trim to your preferred length. You can use a yarn needle to split the threads to fluff out the hair
- Weave in all ends and cut off excess yarn
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| Hair knot on inside of head and body |
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| Head and body with hair and beak |
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| Whip stitch the egg shell to the head and body |
Cooper the Baby Chick is now complete! I hope you enjoyed making him!
Remember to tag me on Instagram @handmade__byani so I can see your baby chicks x
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