chicks out of 50g) I’ve used King Cole Smooth here. 3.25/3.5mm needles (you want a nice tight knit) Darning & Sewing Needle Felt Thread for eyes Egg for filling (I normally use a Cadbury Creme Egg)
Abbreviations:
K Knit KFB Knit into the Front and Back of the stitch (increases 1 stitch) K2Tog Knit two stitches together (decreases 1 stitch)
Pattern:
Cast on 24 Stitches (using thumb method)
K 2 rows KFB into first stitch of the row, K to end until you have 36 stitches on the needle K 2 rows Cast off 11 stitches, K to end Cast off 11 stitches, K to end (14 stitches left on needle) K 12 rows K2Tog across whole row (7 stitches) Snip yarn leaving a few inches to thread through the 7 remaining stitches and then sew up your chick by folding in half and not sewing up cast on edge Snip a square of felt and fold in half diagonally, sew on chick face as a beak. Sew some eyes for your chick (using felt or just thread) Insert your egg (or stuff with toy stuffing if you like); decorate with ribbons or anything else you like.
