A cheerful little yellow chick hatching from a white egg – a bright potholder for your Easter kitchen. Make it as a potholder, a hot pad, a mug rug or a coaster, hang it on the wall, sew two together as a small cushion, or crochet it in thin yarn as an Easter or Christmas tree decoration.
An easy pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions and photos; all stitches are explained in the appendix. Pages 13–15 are a print-friendly version to save ink and paper.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Easy
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 16 x 22 cm (6.3 x 8.7 inches) with the materials stated in the pattern.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Colour change
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Crab stitch
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Sport / 5 ply cotton yarn (115 m / 50 g, e.g. Landysh, Vita Cotton Charm or Alpina Rene): 22 g of white, 22 g of yellow and a little orange.
• A pair of oval plastic eyes (12 x 15 mm) – or a little black yarn to crochet them (instructions are not given).
• Crochet hook 2 mm (US steel 4, UK 14).
• Tapestry needle.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
17 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
