Poppy, an Emotional Support Chicken™
Finished
August 12, 2024
August 27, 2024

Poppy, an Emotional Support Chicken™

Project info
Emotional Support Chicken by Annette Corsino
Knitting
SoftiesAnimal
Gift
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
239 yards
Big Twist (Jo-Ann) Tweed
642 yards in stash
0.21 skeins = 80.2 yards (73.4 meters), 35 grams
White
Joann.com
Knit Picks Brava Tweed
552 yards in stash
0.71 skeins = 155.5 yards (142.2 meters), 71 grams
648469
Red
Knit Picks
Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling
56 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.9 yards (1.7 meters), 1 grams
Red
Lion Brand Crayola Cake
71 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.8 yards (1.6 meters), 0 grams
Yellow
Lion Brand Yarn Studio in NYC, New York
Notes
  • MC Brava Poinsettia for the Body

  • CC White Tweed (stripes and the underside)

  • Video Tutorial

  • Used the 3 needle bind-off to join the two tail sections. Knit each tail section with the same number of rows. (41) This gives you the correct stitch count when you pick up the stitches for the chicken body.

  • Added some mosaic pattern knitting where possible to add interest.

  • Added two extra rows to the neck.

  • Used Crayola Dandelion for the beak with Size 6 DPNs.

  • For the beak after there were 5 stitches I purled back and then K 1, slip one, K2 tog, PSSO, K 1; pull through the 3 remaining stitches and then did the seaming.

  • Double Wattle (knit the wattle and before ending it did a couple of plain rows and then knit the pattern in reverse.)

  • Block all the pieces after knitting and before any sewing.

  • Created an inner “beanbag” with nylon sock and Poly-Fil Poly-Pellets

  • Helpful Seaming Video

  • Source for Safety Eyes

  • Decided to set a goal of 24 Emotional Support Chickens in 2024. (24in24) This is ESC #20

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Finished
August 12, 2024
August 27, 2024
 
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97% Acrylic, 3% Rayon
382 yards / 170 grams

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Worsted
97% Acrylic, 3% Rayon
219 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: August 7, 2024
  • Finished: August 27, 2024
  • Updated: September 2, 2024
  • Progress updates: 3 updates