Tealight Holders - Chickens - Crochet Pattern

TEALIGHT HOLDERS – CHICKENS

Especially in spring and around Easter chickens are in full swing. So these cute tealight holders are a perfect fit for your decoration concept.:)
Something else for a change and quickly done on top of that. Simply a nice eye-catcher – no matter where and when.
Also very nice as a small present or little thing to give away.

! Please use only with electronic tealights !

Skills Required / What You'll Receive

All steps are explained in detail in words and pictures, so this pattern is suitable for (practiced) beginners as well.
This pattern contains 15 pages of crochet instructions and 17 pages of detailed step-by-step instructions.

Used techniques (US crochet terms): magic ring, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, increases and (invisible) decreases, crocheting in front loops and back loops – explained, changeing yarn-color - explained, surface crochet – explained.
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)

Size Information

With 2.0 mm hook and sport weight yarn the tealight holders get to be 6.5 x 8 cm, 5 x 7 cm & 4 x 6 cm tall (each without beak & comb).

You need it smaller or bigger? No problem! Simply use lighter or heavier yarn.
Standard tealights with a diameter of 3.6 cm
will NOT FIT then, though.****

Materials List

Sport weight yarn in the following amounts:
big/medium/small tealight holder
white: 24 g/17 g/14 g
green/orange/yellow: 7 g/6 g/4 g
red: 2 g/1 g/1 g
optional: a bit of black for the eyes

Additionally you need:
electronic tealights with a diameter of 3.6 cm;
6 mm safety eyes or 6 mm flat back pearls to glue on;
optional: tools to shorten or melt down the safety eyes‘ pins in case they turn out to be too long for the small chicken (e.g. pliers, hot glue gun);

Additional Details by the Author

COPYRIGHT
✿ The pattern is mine.
Do not (re)sell this pattern, including translations to other languages and modifications; do not redistribute, including publishing on the internet.
✿ The finished figure/item is yours. :)
Feel free to sell the finished products, handmade by yourself (no mass production). I'd love it if you would refer to my pattern/shop when doing so.
Thank you! :)