Making a furry chicken bag to represent the Demon Chicken in Nettle and Bone by T Kingfisher for the Tangled In Tales 2025 MAL

If you’d like to watch the making of this purse, you can check out my latest YouTube video: https://youtu.be/34gOTIyRq4s

This was a super quick, hilarious, and enjoyable project!! It took me maybe 5-6 hours total? The pattern has a few errors and instances where it could be clearer, but nothing that I couldn’t figure out. It’s such a cute and clever design and I highly recommend making one!!!

My HENifer’s final measurements were:

11.5” wide x 7” tall (bag opening to bottom of the purse, the head and curved frill are taller).

Notes and Mods:

I didn’t hold the XL cotton double, I felt it was sturdy enough on its own.

The Go For Faux adds an AMAZING touch but beware, it’s challenging to read your stitches with this yarn. I felt with my fingers and shoved my hook in and it turned out fine

I made my shells only 6 DCs because 8 felt too much and ruffled the yarn. For the head I made it 8 DCs.

I added my edging to a different row than suggested so that it would be a round with the cotton and I could more easily read the stitches and so that it would have more structure.

I made my strap 135 chains but wish I would have only made it 115 or 120. I ended up knotting the top of the strap so that the bad would rest nearer to my natural waist rather than below my hip.