Surprise gift for my nephew Jack who has overcome many obstacles in life to now graduate as a Paramedic in the FDNY.

Here’s a link to Jack’s story, a short documentary: https://youtu.be/mAZf9leTcsw

Plan to use the FDNY Emergency Medical Services Colors

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 stitches to the body for interest.

Added two extra rows to the neck.

Used Ochre 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 few plain rows and then knit the pattern in reverse.)

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 #45