Candy Box - Chicken - Crochet Pattern

CANDY BOX CHICKEN

These funny Chickens can be filled with candy or other small surprises.
Use them filled with candy on Easter, filled with all kinds of small trinkets on birthdays, or simply as decoration.

All steps are explained in detail in words and pictures, so this pattern is suitable for (practiced) beginners as well.
This pattern contains 13 pages of crochet instructions and 14 pages of detailed step-by-step instructions.

Used techniques (US crochet terms): magic ring, chain, single crochet, half double crochet, increases and (invisible) decreases, crocheting in front loops and back loops, changing yarn-color.
The figures are crocheted in continuous rounds/spirals as well as back and forth in rows.

FORMAT

• pattern in PDF format (with watermarks)
• to open and read the file you need a specific program, e.g. Adobe‘s free Acrobat-Reader (www. adobe .com)

With 3.0 mm hook and DK yarn or 2 strands of sport weight yarn the Chicken Boxes get to be 14.5 x 8.5 cm tall (without comb & wings).

You need it smaller or bigger? No problem! Simply use lighter or heavier yarn.
The size of the safety-eyes needs to be adjusted accordingly then though.

• 3.0 mm crochet hook
• tapestry needle
• stitch-markers
• scissors
• 12 mm safety-eyes
• matches/lighter to melt and flatten the safety-eyes’ pins
• optional: decorative items (e.g. buttons)

amount of DK yarn

• 63 g for body (outside) & wings
• 42 g for the body (inside)
• 2 g yellow for the beak
• 10 g red for comb, wattles & feet