Swingingchickenpattern
Swingingchickenpattern
hanger
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Materials and Info
Level: beginner
Notes:
Terminology: US
Stitches & Abbreviations: A lot of effort, time and care
went into creating this
Sc – Single crochet
crochet pattern to share with
dc – double crochet
others. This pattern is for
MR – Magic Ring
personal use only, please do
Ch – chain
not share or re-sell this
inv dec – invisible decrease
pattern either in its entirety
inc – increase
or its parts. You can sell
slst – slip stitch
items made from this pattern
Materials:
provided you give credit to
Yarns:
the designer
James C brett Flutterby:
(EmsCosyCreatures)©.
Cream (B4)
Purple grey (B33)
Gold (B51)
Rose pink (B19)
Supplies: Any questions feel free to
message me!
Hook Size: 2.5/3mm
Safety Eyes or black yarn
Polyfil Stuffing Happy Crocheting ☺
Yarn needle
Stitch Markers
Pattern
R1: 6 sc in a MR (6)
Mark out 16 stitches from your hook backwards and push your hook through, do a sc
through this stitch to join both sides (see below)
**R10-12 are all in the small circle just created for the head**
R10: Sc around
fasten off and leave a long tail (this will be used to sew on the chicken to the swing)
R4: Do a slip knot on your hook, insert the hook into the shorter end of the rectangle
(help below), pull the yarn through to complete a slst, then ch 30
Your swing base should look like this! With a slip slip knot on your hook, insert the hook into
the shorter side of the rectangle, yarn over and slst.
Ch 30.
Fasten off and leave a long tail, repeat round 4 on the other side of the swing base.
You should now have 2 handles!
Weave in 3 ends (you should have 4), leaving 1 long tail from the swing to sew on
the chicken. Your swing is complete!
Assemble:
Thread chosen yarn colour for the beak with a yarn needle, sew the beak 2 stitches
wide, a row before the end of the head. Go over the beak a couple of times. (see
images below for reference)
Stitch the eyes on slightly above (or you can use safety eyes) and 1 stitch sideways
from mouth (see reference image above)
Slst into the back of the chicken’s head using your chosen head frill colour for R1
below:
R1: *ch 2, (2 dc into 1st chain), slst into the chicken further up towards the top of the
chicken head* repeat * * x2 till you have 3 lobes on the chicken’s head (see image
for placement below).
Thread your needle with the yarn colour you used for the chicken body to make the
arms attach to the swing handles. See images below for how to do this.
Line up the handles in a straight line, Pull needle through and repeat this Complete the same on the other
insert needle with yarn where you going back and forth through the side, ensuring both arms are on
want the arms same stich to create the arms around the same round. Fasten off and
the handle. Do this as much as you push in tail.
like (I do 5/6).
Finally, tie both handles together at the top evenly over where you wish to hang it,
and you’ve finished!
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