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Speckles, an Emotional Support Chicken
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With her nest
With her nest
Underside
Underside
Underside
Underside
In the Gallery North shop
In the Gallery North shop
Sample of the poly-pellet bean bag
Sample of the poly-pellet bean bag
Big box of Poly-Pellets for creating bean bags
Big box of Poly-Pellets for creating bean bags
Choices for wattles and combs
Choices for wattles and combs
A gang ready for final sewing
A gang ready for final sewing
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Finished
March 31, 2025
April 20, 2025

Speckles, an Emotional Support Chicken

Project info
Emotional Support Chicken by Annette Corsino
Knitting
Softies → Animal
Gallery North - Terence Netter Creative Center
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
232 yards
Big Twist (Jo-Ann) Value (Print)
46 yards in stash
0.36 skeins = 96.8 yards (88.6 meters), 43 grams
Arcade Party
45/2993 and 45/5663
Multicolored
Joann.com
Big Twist (Jo-Ann) Value Solids
296 yards in stash
0.08 skeins = 30.4 yards (27.8 meters), 13 grams
Sapphire
Blue
Big Twist (Jo-Ann) Value Solids
300 yards in stash
0.13 skeins = 49.4 yards (45.2 meters), 22 grams
Varsity Gold
Yellow
Herrschners Worsted
318 yards in stash
0.05 skeins = 24.5 yards (22.4 meters), 11 grams
1046 Raspberry
Pink
Herrschners Worsted
357 yards in stash
0.06 skeins = 29.3 yards (26.8 meters), 13 grams
1051 Lavender
Purple
Lion Brand Crayola Cake
281 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.8 yards (1.6 meters), 0 grams
601 Maximum Red
Red
Lion Brand Yarn Studio in NYC, New York
Notes

  • Donation for Fundraising at Gallery North for this cause.

  • 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 Varsity Gold 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.

  • Leave long tails on the undersection for sewing up the chicken.

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

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

  • Source for Safety Eyes

  • Her chicken nest here.

  • Her babies.

  • Goal of 25 Emotional Support Chickens in 2025. (25in25ESC) This is #19 in 2025 and overall ESC #73

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Finished
March 31, 2025
April 20, 2025
About this pattern
Emotional Support Chicken
by Annette Corsino
from Annette Corsino's Ravelry Store
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Worsted
by Herrschners
Aran
100% Acrylic
489 yards / 226 grams

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Value Solids
by Big Twist (Jo-Ann)
Aran
100% Acrylic
380 yards / 170 grams

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Crayola Cake
by Lion Brand
Aran
100% Acrylic
177 yards / 85 grams

123 projects

stashed 146 times

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  1. Colorful
  2. Soft
  3. Easy care
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Value (Print)
by Big Twist (Jo-Ann)
Aran
100% Acrylic
269 yards / 121 grams

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stashed 1887 times

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  • Project created: March 31, 2025
  • Finished: April 20, 2025
  • Updated: June 20, 2025
  • Progress updates: 4 updates