DIY Crochet Set – Spring Chicken – Learning To Crochet – Easter

In just a few days, I’ll be enjoying Easter with my family, with all of my favourite seasonal foods. I can’t wait! I’ve been looking forward to this holiday. Family time, great food, and usually nice spring weather, with a sight of summer days on the horizon… what’s not to love? And since I love seasonal crafts too, naturally, I had to find the perfect DIY project for this time of year, and I did. I saw this assorted crochet set, and I had to get it. I’m not sure how chicks became one of the symbols of Easter – perhaps because they come out of eggs? Either way, the set felt suitable for Easter, and I enjoyed working on it!

Contents of the kit

I bought this set in the Works – a British chain store with stationery, toys, and arts and crafts supplies. It was only £3 – not bad! It included two balls of yarn: orange and yellow, and a short piece of pink yarn too. It also came with a plastic crochet hook, a plastic needle, a pair of safety eyes, toy stuffing, and a leaflet with instructions.

Contents of an assorted crochet set for crocheting a cute little chicken. It includes yarn in yellow, orange and pink, a crochet hook, toy stuffing, a plastic needle, safety eyes and instructions — DIY Crochet Set – Spring Chick

Starting off – crocheting the head and body

I started by crocheting the biggest element – the chick’s yellow head and body. Since I’m not the best at counting rows on a finished piece, I left a stitch marker where the safety eyes would later go.

This part only required basic stitches, and I was done in close to no time. I attached the eyes, inserted the stuffing, and then added the final few rounds to complete the piece.

I have to say, I loved the yarn included in this kit! It’s really soft and nice to touch. Typically, when I buy these assorted DIY kits, the yarn feels either natural but rough, or synthetic and plastic-y, like it’s made of plastic bags. But the yarn in this set was velvety smooth, I loved it.

Nearly completed crocheted yellow body of a chicken — DIY Crochet Set – Spring Chick

Yellow crocheted head of a chicken with safety eyes attached — DIY Crochet Set – Spring Chick

Crocheting the wings

Next, it was time to start crocheting the small additional pieces. I started with the pair of yellow wings. This pattern was a little bit confusing, but the two wings turned out… well, looking like small wings, I guess!

Two small yellow crocheted wings for a chicken — DIY Crochet Set – Spring Chick

Crocheting the beak

Then, it was time to make the small orange details. First, I crocheted the beak – essentially a couple of rounds of basic stitches in a circle. I left a long tail of yarn for sewing, and proceeded to the next element.

Tiny crocheted orange dome that will make a beak of a chicken — DIY Crochet Set – Spring Chick

Crocheting the feet

Next in line were the feet. I’m always nervous crocheting things that don’t just start with a magic circle and follow circular rounds. I’m not entirely sure if I executed this pattern for chicken feet perfectly, but I think they did turn out looking like bird feet, so that was a relief! They’re pretty cute, actually.

Two small crocheted orange chicken feet with three toes — DIY Crochet Set – Spring Chick

Crocheting the fringe

Then, I had to crochet the fringe that would go on top of the chick’s head. It was essentially like a flower with long, pointy petals. I had no problems completing that piece! Again, I left long tails of yarn for sewing, and moved on to the next step of the project.

Crocheted star-like orange shape, to make the fringe of a chicken — DIY Crochet Set – Spring Chick

Assembling everything together

It was time to assemble everything together. I lightly stuffed the beak and attached it to the body of the chick. I also sewed on the feet, the fringe, and the wings.

Finally, I used the pink yarn to add pink, blushy cheeks to the cute face. And just like that, a cute Easter crocheted chick was finished!