Metsy, an Emotional Support Chicken
Finished
October 7, 2024
October 11, 2024

Metsy, an Emotional Support Chicken

Project info
Emotional Support Chicken by Annette Corsino
Knitting
SoftiesAnimal
Ministry of Consolation Raffle
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
230 yards
Artful Yarns Old Western
217 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.4 yards (1.3 meters), 0 grams
Red
Herrschners in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Knit Picks Swish Worsted
153 yards in stash
0.6 skeins = 66.0 yards (60.4 meters), 30 grams
395078
Orange
Knit Picks Swish Worsted
64 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.1 yards (1.0 meters), 0 grams
Yellow
Knit Picks Swish Worsted
56 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.1 yards (1.0 meters), 0 grams
White
Knit Picks Swish Worsted
175 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.1 yards (1.0 meters), 0 grams
170516
Gray
Loops & Threads Soft Classic (Solids | Neon)
18 yards in stash
0.45 skeins = 159.3 yards (145.7 meters), 89 grams
871
Blue
Michaels in New York, New York
Notes
  • MC Blue Soft Classic for the Body

  • CC Swish Clementine (Stripes and 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 knitting for interest.

  • Added two extra rows to the neck.

  • Used Swish Honey 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 per pattern and before ending it did a few 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 Enclose this with lots of regular Poly-fil Fiber Fill stuffing.

  • One 2 pound (32 oz) bag of the Poly-fil stuffing seems to be enough for 3 chickens with the large bean bag of Poly-Pellets also taking up lots of room!

  • Helpful Seaming Video

  • Source for Safety Eyes

  • For donation to the Annual Fund Raising Raffle for St. James Church Ministry of Consolation for Community Outreach Efforts (Food Pantry, etc.) to be held October 2024.

  • Decided to set a goal of 24 Emotional Support Chickens in 2024. (24in24) This is ESC #31

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October 11, 2024
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  • Project created: October 7, 2024
  • Finished: October 11, 2024
  • Updated: January 4, 2025
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