Baby Chick by Clare Doornbos

Baby Chick

Knitting
November 2011
Sport (12 wpi) ?
7 stitches and 14 rows = 1 inch
in garter stitch
US 2 - 2.75 mm
30 yards (27 m)
English

A tiny Baby Chick, only 2.5” high. This pattern is only available as part of the eBook Around the Barnyard where the chick is the perfect companion for the Mother Hen.

For an ADVENTUROUS BEGINNER knitter, because although the pattern does contain short row shaping it is fully explained in the eBook, if you can knit flat and in the round on double pointed needles, you can knit Baby Chick

SKILLS REQUIRED
Garter (knit) Stitch
Stockinette Stitch
Knitting in the round on dpns
K2tog
Sewing together

MATERIALS REQUIRED
Approx 30 yds of yellow Sport yarn
Approx 4 yds of orange Sport yarn
US size 2 (2.75 mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
US size 2 (2.75 mm) dpns or size needed to obtain gauge
Scrap of black yarn to embroider eyes
Tapestry needle
Fiberfill

HINTS AND TIPS to help you with this pattern are available in the introduction to the eBook Around the Barnyard.