Free Eggy Farm Friend Crochet Pattern: Hetty the Hen
This free Easter crochet pattern makes a small egg-shaped chicken amigurumi.
Hetty the Hen’s crochet pattern is easy, super quick to make, and minimal sewing is required as the feet and beak are crocheted to the body as you go.
This chicken amigurumi pattern is the second I designed as part of the Eggy Farm Friends series. The first was Peter the Piglet. This series of free crochet patterns are farm animal amigurumi designed in the shape of an egg - ideal for Easter gifts!
If you’d prefer to purchase the PDF crochet pattern for Peter the Piglet, it can be purchased from my Etsy or Ravelry stores. But everything you need to make Peter the Piglet is right here on this blog page. Let’s get started!
Hen Crochet Pattern Information
Materials you need
Here’s what you’ll need to crochet Hetty the Hen:
Yarn: DK chenille yarn in three colours. I used Sirdar Happy Chenille in the following colours. Amounts are in brackets.
A - White (8 grams = 20.3 m / 22.2 yds)
B - Yellow (3 grams = 7.6 m / 8.3 yds)
C - Red (4 grams = 10.2 m / 11.2 yds)
Crochet Hook: size 2.5 mm (Use US B or C if 2.5mm is unavailable). If you decide to use a different yarn, use a hook size smaller than the size recommended on the yarn label. This will ensure your stuffing doesn’t appear through your stitches.
Other materials:
Stuffing
Needle
Scissors
Stitch marker
Safety eyes 6 mm
Pins (optional)
Before you get started
This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
Checking your gauge is not required. To ensure your stuffing doesn’t show through the stitches, use a hook that is smaller than the recommended size for your yarn weight.
Use a stitch marker throughout to keep track of your stitches.
All parts within this pattern are worked in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated.
Some body parts are attached to the body while you crochet. As a result, I recommend crocheting the feet and beak before you crochet the body. The no-sew technique is also explained clearly throughout the pattern.
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Hetty the Hen crochet pattern abbreviations
Here are the abbreviations used throughout Hetty the Hen’s crochet pattern:
R# - Row/round number
st - Stitch
ch - Chain
sl st - Slip stitch
mc - Magic circle
sc - Single crochet
inc - Increase
dec - Decrease
sk - Skip
[...] x ... - Repeat the sequence of stitches in brackets x-times
(...) - Total number of stitches at the end of each row/round
Hen Amigurumi Pattern
As a reminder, crochet Hetty the Hen’s feet and beak first as they will be attached to the body while you crochet.
Feet (Make 2)
Using Colour B Yarn (Yellow).
Do not stuff.
Start: Ch 7
In R1, you will crochet around both sides of the ch. Slip stitches and chains are not counted in total st counts.
R1: Start in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next 6 sts, now working on the other side of the ch - 1 sc in next 6 sts, sl st in 1st sc in round to join, ch 1 (12)
R2: 1 sc in each st around, sl st to 1st sc in round, ch 1 (12)
R3: [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x 2, sl st to 1st sc in round, ch 1 (10)
R4: [dec, 3 sc] x 2, sl st to 1st sc in round, ch 1 (8)
R5: [sc, dec, sc] x 2, sl st to 1st sc in round, ch 1 (6)
R6: hold sides together and join with 3 sc (3)
Cut yarn and fasten off.
Using a needle, weave yarn tail into foot to hide.
Repeat steps to make a second foot.
See completed feet in the image below.
Beak
Using Colour B Yarn (Yellow).
Do not stuff.
R1: mc with 4 sc (4)
R2: [sc, inc] x 2 (6)
R3: [2 sc, inc] x 2 (8)
R4: hold sides together and join with 4 sc (4)
Cut yarn and fasten off.
Using a needle, weave yarn tail into the beak to hide.
See completed beak in the image below.
Hen body
Using Yarn A (White).
Stuff firmly throughout.
R1: mc with 8 sc (8)
R2: [inc] x 8 (16)
R3: [sc, inc] x 8 (24)
In the next round, you will attach the feet to the body while you crochet. To do this, line up the foot to the body when instructed to do so. *Insert your hook into the first st of the foot, then into the st of the body. Complete sc as per normal. Repeat from * until all sts of the foot are crocheted to consecutive sts of the body. See images below.
R4: 3 sc, crochet foot to body with 3 sc, 2 sc, crochet other foot to body with 3 sc, 13 sc (24) - see image below.
R5: [2 sc, inc] x 8 (32)
R6 - R9: sc around (32) - 4 rounds
In R10, the beak is crocheted to the body using the same technique we used to attach the feet. The beak should sit over the middle section of the feet.
See under R10 for the detailed st count I used. However, please note that placement of the beak is more important and this may need to be changed depending on your tension/positioning.
R10: sc around joining beak to the body as you crochet (32) - see image below
Detailed st count for R10 (optional): 8 sc, join beak to body with 4 sc, 20 sc (32)
R11 - 12: sc around (32) - 2 rounds
R13: [2 sc, dec] x 8 (24)
R14: sc around (24)
Insert safety eyes between R11 & R12 of the head above the feet. There should be 5 sts between the eyes. See image above.
R15: [2 sc, dec] x 6 (18)
R16: sc around (18)
R17: [sc, dec] x 6 (12)
R18: sc around (12)
Finish stuffing.
R19: [dec] x 6 (6)
Cut yarn leaving a short tail for sewing. Using a needle, weave through FLO of final 6 sc. Pull tight to close. Weave yarn tail into body to hide.
See completed hen amigurumi body in the image below.
Chicken Comb
Using Yarn Colour C (Red).
Do not stuff.
This piece is crocheted as one continuous piece starting with a foundation chain. To make it easier to read, the instructions have been split into separate rows. All sts in each row are counted in the total st counts.
Foundation Chain: Ch 9
R1: Start in 2nd ch from hook with 1 sc in the foundation ch, ch 3 (4)
R2: Start in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next 2 chs, 1 sc in next st of foundation ch (3)
R3: sc in next st of foundation ch, ch 5 (6)
R4: Start in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 4 chs, sc in next st of foundation ch (5)
R5: sc in next st of foundation ch, ch 7 (8)
R6: Start in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next 6 chs, sc in next st of foundation ch (7)
R7: sc in next st of foundation ch, ch 9 (9)
R8: Start in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next 8 chs, sl st in next st of foundation ch (9)
Cut yarn leaving a longer yarn tail for sewing and fasten off. Weave in starting yarn tail, leaving the end yarn tail long for assembly. See completed chicken comb in the image below.
Tail Feathers
Using Colour C Yarn (Red).
Do not stuff.
R1: mc with 6 sc (6)
In R2, several chains are crocheted off from the magic circle to create the tail feathers. To make it easier to read, This section has been split on to different lines with different total st counts. Chains and slip stitches are counted in total st counts.
R2: Follow the next steps:
ch 7, in 2nd ch from hook sc in next 6 sts, sl st to first sc in mc to join (14)
ch 11, in 2nd ch from hook sc in next 10 sts, sl st to next sc in mc (22)
ch 13, in 2nd ch from hook sc in next 12 sts, sl st to next sc in mc (26)
ch 11, in 2nd ch from hook sc in next 10 sts, sl st to next sc in mc (22)
ch 7, in 2nd ch from hook sc in next 6 sts, sl st to next sc in mc (14)
ch 5, in 2nd ch from hook sc in next 4 sts, sl st to last sc in mc (this is the sc under your first ch in this round) (10)
Cut yarn and fasten off leaving a longer yarn tail for sewing.
Sew in your starting yarn tail to the magic circle, leaving the longer yarn tail end for final assembly. See your completed tail feathers below.
Final assembly instructions
Follow these steps to complete your Hetty the Hen amigurumi.
Step 1: Sew comb to top of body
Using longer yarn tail from comb, sew the comb across the top of the body in the middle. The smallest ch of the comb sits at the front of the body between R16 and R17. The longest ch of the comb sits at the back of the body between R15 and R16. See image below.
Step 2: Sew tail feathers to back of body
Using longer yarn tail from tail feathers, sew the magic circle of the tail feathers to the back of the body. The longer feathers should sit closer to the top of the body and the shorter feathers should sit closer to the bottom of the body. The magic circle should be sewn between R4 and R5 of the body in the middle of the back. See images below.
Congratulations, you’ve finished Hetty the Hen!
Congratulations on making your Eggy Farm Friend, Hetty the Hen!
I hope you’ve enjoyed this crochet pattern, and I’d love you to drop me a comment below letting me know how you went.
I’d also absolutely love to see a photo of your completed Hetty the Hen. Simply upload a photo to social media using the hashtag #CillaCrochets and tag me @cillacrochets so I can see it. I’d love to share your creation with the community!
Until next time, happy crocheting,
Cilla x
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