Lilly, an Emotional Support Chicken™
Finished
August 26, 2024
August 30, 2024

Lilly, an Emotional Support Chicken™

Project info
Emotional Support Chicken by Annette Corsino
Knitting
SoftiesAnimal
Gift
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
180 yards
Artful Yarns Old Western
213 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.4 yards (1.3 meters), 0 grams
Red
Herrschners in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Herrschners Worsted Neon Lights
372 yards in stash
0.03 skeins = 14.7 yards (13.4 meters), 6 grams
Purple
Herrschners in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Knit Picks Swish Worsted
64 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.1 yards (1.0 meters), 0 grams
Yellow
Lion Brand Wool Ease Fair Isle
111 yards in stash
0.47 skeins = 163.6 yards (149.6 meters), 70 grams
Purple
Lion Brand
Notes
  • MC Thistle Orchid for the Body

  • CC Proton Purple (underside)

  • Video Tutorial

  • Used the 3 needle bind-off to join the two tail sections. Knit each tail section with the same number of rows. (41) This gives you the correct stitch count when you pick up the stitches for the chicken body.

  • Added two extra rows to the neck.

  • Used Swish Honey for the beak with Size 6 DPNs.

  • For the beak after there were 5 stitches I purled back and then K 1, slip one, K2 tog, PSSO, K 1; pull through the 3 remaining stitches and then did the seaming.

  • Double Wattle (knit the wattle and before ending it did a few plain rows and then knit the pattern in reverse.)

  • Block all the pieces after knitting and before any sewing.

  • Created an inner “beanbag” with nylon sock and Poly-Fil Poly-Pellets

  • Helpful Seaming Video

  • Source for Safety Eyes

  • Decided to set a goal of 24 Emotional Support Chickens in 2024. (24in24) This is ESC #25

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August 26, 2024
August 30, 2024
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by Knit Picks
Worsted
100% Merino
110 yards / 50 grams

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by Artful Yarns
Aran
65% Wool, 29% Acrylic, 6% Nylon
138 yards / 50 grams

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by Lion Brand
Aran
80% Acrylic, 20% Wool
348 yards / 150 grams

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  1. Soft
  2. Beautiful Colors
  3. Great Hand
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by Herrschners
Aran
100% Acrylic
489 yards / 226 grams

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  • Project created: August 26, 2024
  • Finished: August 30, 2024
  • Updated: February 14, 2025
  • Progress updates: 2 updates