Easter Chicken

Easter Chicken in the Eggshell Knitting Pattern

What is Being Made

This is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern for the Easter Chicken in the Eggshell, designed by Tatyana Korobkova. The finished toy is a small decorative knitted figure approximately 3.93 inches (10 cm) tall, making it an ideal Easter-themed craft project or gift. The pattern creates a complete chicken toy that sits within an eggshell, combining two elements into one charming finished piece.

Techniques Used

This knitting pattern employs knitting in the round as its primary construction method, which is why the designer recommends it for Advanced Beginner Knitters. Working in the round creates a seamless, three-dimensional toy without the need for seaming pieces together. This technique requires comfort with circular or double-pointed needle work and the ability to maintain consistent tension while working continuously around the circumference of the piece.

The pattern incorporates standard toy-making techniques including increases and decreases to shape the chicken and eggshell components. Stuffing is used to create a three-dimensional, plush finished toy.

Stitches Used

The Easter Chicken pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches appropriate for toy construction:

• Stockinette Stitch (St st) – The primary stitch used throughout, created by knitting on odd-numbered rounds and purling on even-numbered rounds when working flat, or knitting every round when working in the round
• Knit (K) – Basic knit stitch
• Purl (P) – Basic purl stitch
• Yarn Over (YO) – Creates decorative holes or increases
• Knit Front and Back (Kfb) – An increase stitch that creates one new stitch from one existing stitch
• Knit 2 Together (K2tog) – A right-leaning decrease
• Slip Slip Knit (SSK) – A left-leaning decrease created by slipping two stitches individually as if to knit, then inserting the left-hand needle through the front of both stitches and knitting them together
• Purl 2 Together (P2tog) – A decrease worked on purl rows
• Knit 3 Together (K3tog) – A double decrease that removes two stitches in one stitch
• Cast On (CO) – The foundation row for beginning the pattern

Materials Required

The Easter Chicken pattern calls for specific materials to complete the project:

• Yarn: DMC Natura Just Cotton, a medium-weight yarn classified as Aran weight. This is 100% cotton yarn available in 50-gram (1.7-ounce) balls with yardage of 75 meters (82 yards) per ball. Multiple colors are required: white, yellow, orange, and red yarns for creating the chicken doll and eggshell components
• Needles: Four double-pointed needles in US size 2 (3 mm) for working in the round
• Additional Supplies: Toy stuffing for filling the finished chicken, one yarn needle for weaving in ends and seaming, and adhesive (product details cut off in source material)

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated as Advanced Beginner ```