Free crochet spring chick pattern

Make this adorable crochet chick for this coming Easter! The lovely chick is wearing a bow and neckband with a flower on it. Intermediate difficulty crochet pattern is here for free. The finished size of the amigurumi spring chick is about 17 cm (6.7″) tall.

Designed and photos by @letim_toys
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m), colors:
  • #88 – for a body, wings and tuft of hair (less than one skein)
  • #35 – for a beak and feet
  • #19 – for a flower, strip and bow
  • #03 – for a center of a flower
  • pink for cheeks
  • white for eye whites
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery floss or YarnArt Iris yarn for eyebrows and lashes
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors
• Stitch marker
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
dec = decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
dec3 = single crochet 3 stitches together
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…)*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
F.o. = finish off

Free amigurumi chick pattern

Head
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 9-14: 48 sc (6 rows)
R 15: (5 sc, inc)*8 (56)
R 16: (13 sc, inc)*4 (60)
R 17-22: 60 sc (6 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 14 and R 15 at the distance of 8 st from each other.
R 23: (13 sc, dec)*4 (56)
R 24: (5 sc, dec)*8 (48)
R 25: (4 sc, dec)*8 (40)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 26: (3 sc, dec)*8 (32)
R 27: (2 sc, dec)*8 (24)
R 28: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
R 29: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Finish stuffing.
R 30: (dec)*6 (6)
F.o.

Body
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 10-11: 54 sc (2 rows)
R 12: inc, 3 hdc in one st, inc, 51 sc (58)
R 13: 3 sc, 3 hdc in one st, 54 sc (60)
R 14: 4 sc, 3 hdc in one st, 55 sc (62)
R 15: dec, 3 sc, 1 hdc, 3 sc, dec, 51 sc (60)
R 16: dec, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 2 sc, dec, 51 sc (58)
R 17: 2 sc, dec3, 53 sc (56)
R 18: (5 sc, dec)*8 (48)
R 19-20: 48 sc (2 rows)
R 21: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
R 22: 42 sc
R 23: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 24: 36 sc
R 25: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
R 26: 30 sc
R 27: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
Stuff with fiberfill.
Work some sc more to move a stitch marker in the middle of the body.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Wings (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
R 4: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
R 5: 15 sc
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*3 (18)
R 7: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
R 8-9: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 10: (6 sc, dec)*3 (21)
Fold top of wing flat and 10 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Feet (make 2)
With orange yarn:
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: 7 sc
R 3: (inc)*7 (14)
R 4-6: 14 sc (3 rows)
Fold top of foot flat and 5-6 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Beak
With orange yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc)*3 (9)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

Make eye tightening.
Embroider eye whites with white yarn, eyebrows and lashes with black floss.

Sew the beak to the head between R 15 and R 18 and weave any remaining yarn into the head.

Embroider cheeks on the face between R 18 and R 19 (3 stitches with pink yarn in 2 sc long).

Tuft of hair
Attach the main color yarn to the head in front between R 2 and R 3.
Make 4 ch, from the 2nd chain from hook: 3 inc, sl st in the next st of the head.
Make 5 ch, from the 2nd chain from hook: 4 inc, sl st in the next st of the head.
Make 4 ch, from the 2nd chain from hook: 3 inc.
F.o.

Sew the head to the body through the stitches of the head between R 27 and R 28 of the head. Stuff firmly the neck area before you finish.

Sew the wings to the body slightly tilted between R 14 and R 25 with about 12 sc in between them.

Sew the feet next to each other in the middle of the magic circle.

Flower
With purple yarn:
6 sc in mc, change to purple yarn: sl st in the 1st st, 2 ch, 3 dc, 2 ch, sl st in the 1st st.
In the next st: sl st, 2 ch, 3 dc, 2 ch, sl st.
So make 6 petals.

Сenter of a flower
With milk yarn:
6 sc in mc, sl st in the 1st st.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the center of a flower to the flower.
Don’t cut the yarn tail.

Neckband
With purple yarn:
Make 70 ch or 75-80 ch.
From the 2nd ch from hook: sl st in every st to the end of the chain.
F.o.

Sew the flower to the strip with remaining yarn tail.

Bow
With purle yarn:
Make 70 ch.
F.o.

Tie the bow on the tuft.