Speckled Hen

Free Speckled Hen crochet tutorial by Iryna Zubova @_funny_toy_.

With this pattern, you can crochet a bright hen. For this amigurumi project you will need YarnArt Jeans cotton blend yarn and a 2 mm crochet hook. The bird's tail is made with multicolor self-striping yarn. For the eyes, use special self-adhesive googly eyes.

Finished toy size is about 13 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn Art Jeans yarn: pink (59) - a small amount, yellow (35) - a small amount, red (90) - a small amount, mustard (84) - a small amount.
• Self-striping yarn - a small amount
• 2 mm crochet hook
• 15 mm self-adhesive toy eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Sewing needle for attaching parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• tch - turning chain
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• tr - treble crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• BLO - back loop only
• FLO - front loop only
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Speckled Hen Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Body

Start (2 mm hook): Yarn Art Jeans - pink (59).

Add stuffing as you go.

Round 1. 6 stitches in MR
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4. (2 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5. (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
Round 6. (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (36)
Round 7. (5 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (42)
Rounds 8-15. (8 rnds) 42 sc (42)
Round 16. 12 sc, 12 sc on the second side (24)

Head

Round 17. switch to yellow (35), BLO, 24 sc (24)
Rounds 18-24. (7 rnds) 24 sc (24)
Round 25. (4 sc, 1 dec) x 4 (20)
Round 26. (3 sc, 1 dec) x 4 (16)
Round 27. (2 sc, 1 dec) x 4 (12)
Round 28. 6 dec (6)

Cut yarn and secure with a knot. Close the opening and hide the yarn tail inside.

Tail

Start (2 mm hook): self-striping yarn.

Work in turning rows.

Round 1. Skip 2 stitches; working through both layers of the piece, crochet 7 inc (sc) from three stitches (21)
Rounds 2-7. (6 rnds) 1 tch, turn, 21 sc

Sew the opening closed. Use yarn matching the body color.

Ruffle

Round 17. yellow (35), FLO sl st, 3 dc in one stitch - repeat around.

Wings

Start (2 mm hook): Yarn Art Jeans - self-striping yarn.

Round 1. 6 stitches in MR
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. 1 sc, 1 inc (sc), 1 dc, 1 inc (dc), (1 tr, 3 tr in one stitch) x 2, 1 dc, 1 inc (dc), 1 sc, 1 inc (sc)

Leave a yarn tail for sewing. Cut yarn and secure with a knot.

Feet

Start (2 mm hook): Yarn Art Jeans - yellow (35).

Round 1. 6 stitches in MR
Round 2. 1 inc, (1 sl st, ch 6, from the third chain from hook 4 hdc) x 3, 1 inc

Leave a yarn tail for sewing. Cut yarn and secure with a knot.

Beak

Start (1.5 mm hook): Yarn Art Jeans - mustard (84).

Round 1. 6 stitches in MR
Round 2. 1 inc, 5 sc (7)
Round 3. 1 inc, 6 sc (8)
Round 4. 1 inc, 7 sc (9)
Round 5. 1 inc, 8 sc (10)

Leave a yarn tail for sewing. Cut yarn and secure with a knot.

Sew on the wings, feet, and beak.

Comb

Start (2 mm hook): Yarn Art Jeans - red (90).

1 pc - ch 6, into the third chain from hook: 3 dc, 3 hdc, sl st
3 pcs - ch 7, into the third chain from hook: 3 dc, 4 hdc, sl st

Cut yarn and secure with a knot. Hide the yarn tail inside.

Wattle

Start (2 mm hook): Yarn Art Jeans - red (90).

Make a ring (as for MR) and crochet into it: ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st

Tighten the yarn tails.

Attach under the beak.

Glue on the eyes.

Your crocheted hen is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @_funny_toy_.