Chick, chick. chick, chick, chicken

I have been a bit chicken obsessed recently. It doesn't usually take much to get me searching ebay for chicken runs and at this time of year I am even worse!

And today my son and I decided to make a pompom chick.

The chick is made from:

• two pompoms - one 65mm, one 85mm in diameter



• 25g of yellow double knit yarn



• a pipe cleaner



• two buttons



• thread for sewing eyes



• card for the beak



• glue for sticking on the beak

We made the two pompoms, and left the thread that you tie them round the middle with long, and used the long threads to tie the two pompoms tightly togther.
We threaded the pipecleaner through the middle thread of the larger pompom for the legs and bent the ends into feet. Sew on eyes and glue on a beak.

The nest was made last week by my other son from instructions found here.

Camping not knitting

Not much knitting recently, but lots of camping and trips to the seaside.

Also had a family barbecue and met some new additions to the family and my uncles chickens.

More beach fun!

Top Swaps

It's been a busy swap time.
Recieved these fantastic coasters from a 'tea and coaster swap'



Knitted Chicken III was sent to Juli in Jacksonville as part of a private swap.



And I have started making a bag for a 'Mystery Bag Swap'.

Chickens

The Knitted Chicken enjoys some chocolate.



Real Chickens,


not real chickens.



Jo Jo makes a basket for the Knitted Chicken.



Mad chick chocolate frenzy...........

The Knitted Chicken

Once upon a time Jo decided to knit a chicken.




At first it was hard and the needles broke but Jo persevered and finally she finished the chicken.




But the poor chicken had nowhere to live.



He looked everywhere: up and down......


back and forth and......




high and low.

He was very sad, then Jo had an idea. She decided to knit him a nest.




And the chicken lived happily ever after.
The End.