[Finished Product] Fat Chicken Family Crochet Keychain

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how to crochet a cute Fat Chicken baby – crochet guides, patterns and tutorial

To crochet a cute fat baby chicken inspired by the Angry Birds franchise, follow this guide. This project will create a round, chubby chick with some defining features, like its tuft of hair and small wings. Here’s a step-by-step process.

Materials:

  • Yarn: Yellow (for the body), white (for the belly), orange (for the beak and feet), black (for details like the eyes)
  • Crochet hook: 3.0mm or 3.5mm (depending on yarn weight)
  • Polyester fiberfill: For stuffing
  • Yarn needle: For sewing and embroidering
  • Safety eyes: Optional (or black yarn for embroidering the eyes)
  • Scissors
  • Stitch marker: Optional, to mark rounds

Basic Crochet Stitches:

  • ch: Chain
  • sc: Single crochet
  • inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
  • dec: Decrease (sc two stitches together)
  • sl st: Slip stitch
  • MR: Magic ring

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Baby Chicken Body (Yellow Yarn)

  1. Round 1: Start with a magic ring, 6 sc into the ring (6).
  2. Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (12).
  3. Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18).
  4. Round 4: 2 sc, inc around (24).
  5. Round 5: 3 sc, inc around (30).
  6. Round 6: 4 sc, inc around (36).
  7. Rounds 7-14: Sc around (36) for 8 rounds to shape the fat body.
  8. Round 15: 4 sc, dec around (30).
  9. Round 16: 3 sc, dec around (24).
  10. Round 17: 2 sc, dec around (18).
  11. Round 18: 1 sc, dec around (12).
  12. Round 19: Dec around (6), fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Stuff the body firmly with fiberfill before closing.

2. Chicken Belly (White Yarn)

  1. Round 1: Magic ring, 6 sc into the ring (6).
  2. Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (12).
  3. Round 3: 1 sc, inc around (18).
  4. Round 4: 2 sc, inc around (24).
  5. Round 5: Sc around (24), fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew the belly onto the front of the chicken’s body.

3. Beak (Orange Yarn)

  1. Round 1: Magic ring, 4 sc into the ring (4).
  2. Round 2: 1 sc, inc around (6).
  3. Round 3: Sc around (6), fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew the beak in the middle of the face, slightly above the white belly.

4. Eyes (White Yarn for Eye Patches)

  1. Round 1: Magic ring, 6 sc into the ring (6), fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Make two eye patches and sew them on either side of the beak. Add black yarn or safety eyes in the center of the eye patches for pupils.

5. Tuft of Hair (Yellow Yarn)

  1. Step 1: Ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st into the next stitch.
  2. Step 2: Ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st into the next stitch.
  3. Step 3: Ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st to finish.

Sew the tuft to the top of the head.

6. Wings (Yellow Yarn, Make 2)

  1. Round 1: Magic ring, 6 sc into the ring (6).
  2. Round 2: 1 sc, inc around (9).
  3. Round 3: Sc around (9).
  4. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew the wings onto each side of the body.

7. Feet (Orange Yarn, Make 2)

  1. Round 1: Magic ring, 6 sc into the ring (6).
  2. Round 2: Sc around (6).
  3. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew the feet onto the bottom of the chicken.

8. Tail (Yellow Yarn)

  1. Round 1: Magic ring, 6 sc into the ring (6).
  2. Round 2: 1 sc, inc around (9).
  3. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew the tail onto the back of the chicken.

Assembly:

  1. Attach the wings, beak, eyes, tuft, feet, and tail if you haven’t done so already.
  2. Adjust the placement of the facial features as needed to give it the proper baby chick expression.
  3. Weave in all loose ends and trim any excess yarn.

Final Touches:

Your cute fat baby chicken inspired by the Angry Birds is now complete! It’s great as a gift, keychain, or fun decoration. Enjoy your crocheting!

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