05-26-2024

A few people have requested the “shrunken” notes, so I’m adding them here:

Emotional support chicken, miniature version

These notes presume a familiarity with the “emotional support chicken” pattern by Annette Corsino and are meant as an addendum to her fabulous pattern, specifically for miniature knitters, and are not a replacement for her instructions.

Sashiko thread and size 1.0mm needles.

Or cotton embroidery thread and .8 mm needles

ALL THREE use the same counts as below.

Tail:

Co 9 st.
K 1 row
Short rows: 3, 5, 7.
K1 row,
Bo 5, knit back.
Knit to end of row, CO 6, knit full row back. (10 st)

Short rows: 4, 6, 8.

K1 row, bo 6, knit back.
Knit to end of row, CO 7, knit full row back. (11 st)

Short rows: 4, 7, 9, 8,6.
Knit one row, put on a holder (sewing pin)

Repeat the whole piece from the beginning

Use 3-needle bind off to join the 2 pieces.

Body:

Cc: Pick up 34 stitches along the tail (or all the bumps, if your row count is different.) (17 each side) and then the rest

K 2rows.
MC: k 1 row.

Short rows: 14, 12, 10, 7, 4.
K 1 full row to other side, work the same short rows on the other side.
Knit across again, then work short rows across the following number of stitches: 5, 7, 9, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3.
Knit across and repeat the short rows on the other side.

Shoulders:
CC: ssk, k to shoulder (9 more st) then ssk , k to second shoulder (11 st to end ) k2tog, k to 2 stitches before end, k2tog.
(30)

Knit back placing marker to Mark center stitch

Knit one row decreasing one st on each edge, no increase or decrease in middle.
(28)

Then switch to MC for neck rows:
ssk, ssk, k to 1st before center, kfb, sm, kfb, k to 4 st before end, k2tog, k2tog. (26)

Knit back.

Work the last 2 rows 3 more times. (20)

Work 2 more times with no increase at the center (just the 2 decreases on each end) (12)

When it’s 12 stitches on the row:
Head: knit to center st and then work short rows on both sides of the center (like turning a heel) with the following stitch counts:
2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2. Knit across the rest of the row.

Beak: with yellow thread, ssk to center then k2tog across to the end. (6)
Purl back. (Stockinette stitch)
Repeat these 2 rows 1 more time. BO final 3 stitch(es)

Starting a new piece for Breast: with MC, slipknot, kfb, knit one row.

Increase 1 st each side of row on every RS row until 8 st wide. Then every other rs row until 12 st wide. work straight 1 set (rs, ws) then decrease to match increases.
(Make fairly long and not too wide.) 22 rows

Starting a new piece for the Wattle: with red thread, slip knot, kfb, knit 2 on the WS.
K1, kfb, kfb, k1. (4)
knit all stitches for a few rows until it’s as long as you want.
k2tog twice.
K2tog once. done.

Starting a new piece for the Comb: with red thread, slip knot, kfb,
knit back on the ws.
[[Kfb, knit to end. (3 st)
Ws: Knit back.
Rs: Kfb, knit to end (4 st)
Ws: Knit back
Rs: BO 2 st, 2 remaining.
Ws: Knit back ]

Repeat this set of increases in brackets 2 more times to make 3 peaks. On last row, BO last 2 remaining stitches.

Sew all pieces together per original pattern.