Rainbow Chicken by Jennifer Olivarez

Rainbow Chicken

Crochet
April 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
5 stitches and 5 rows = 1 inch
in single crochet
4.0 mm (G)
English
This pattern is available for free.

Rainbow Chicken is just your average, ordinary, everyday chicken, except that she developed a striped pastel pattern to her plumage after a rainbow fell on her one day. Can you imagine that? I want a rainbow to fall on me too!

Finished size: 7″ tall and 13″ around at the widest point

Materials:

50 yds worsted-weight yarn in white (Caron Simply Soft in White, 6 oz 170 g / 315 yds 288 m)
small amounts of worsted-weight yarn in 4 pastel colors:
Caron Simply Soft in Soft Pink, 6 oz 170 g / 315 yds 288 m
Caron Simply Soft in Orchid, 6 oz 170 g / 315 yds 288 m
Caron Simply Soft in Soft Green, 6 oz 170 g / 315 yds 288 m
Caron Simply Soft in Sunshine, 6 oz 170 g / 315 yds 288 m
small amount of worsted-weight yarn in yellow (Caron Simply Soft in Sunshine, 6 oz 170 g / 315 yds 288 m)
small amount of worsted-weight yarn in red (Caron Simply Soft in Red, 6 oz 170 g / 315 yds 288 m)
G-6 (4.00 mm) crochet hook
1 set of size 12 mm safety eyes
(if you are making this for a child, please embroider eyes)
White felt
Polyester Fiberfill
Tapestry needle