Topaz, an Emotional Support Chicken
Finished
December 9, 2024
December 17, 2024

Topaz, an Emotional Support Chicken

Project info
Emotional Support Chicken by Annette Corsino
Knitting
SoftiesAnimal
Gallery North
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
206 yards
Big Twist (Jo-Ann) Value Solids
315 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 3.8 yards (3.5 meters), 1 grams
Yellow
Lion Brand Crayola Cake
404 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 1.8 yards (1.6 meters), 0 grams
Red
Lion Brand Yarn Studio in NYC, New York
Loops & Threads Impeccable
379 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 2.9 yards (2.6 meters), 1 grams
Green
Loops & Threads Impeccable
237 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 2.9 yards (2.6 meters), 1 grams
2024-05-101254
Brown
Loops & Threads Impeccable
282 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 2.9 yards (2.6 meters), 1 grams
2023-09-650182
Brown
Loops & Threads Impeccable
211 yards in stash
0.01 skeins = 2.9 yards (2.6 meters), 1 grams
2024-06-101457
Yellow
Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Painterly
306 yards in stash
1 skein = 153.0 yards (139.9 meters), 85 grams
Multicolored
Premier Yarns Everyday Worsted Solids, Marls & Heathers
130 yards in stash
0.18 skeins = 36.5 yards (33.4 meters), 20 grams
Natural/Undyed
June 27, 2012
Notes
  • Donated for Fundraising to Gallery North.

  • 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 coordinated striping in the neck. 4 rows color, 2 rows Painterly, repeat.

  • Added two extra rows to the neck.

  • The Painterly knits up more like dk than worsted.

  • Used Sunny Day 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 #53

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December 17, 2024
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100% Acrylic
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  2. Soft
  3. Easy care
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by Premier Yarns
Worsted
100% Acrylic
153 yards / 85 grams

27 projects

stashed 22 times

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  • Project created: December 5, 2024
  • Finished: December 17, 2024
  • Updated: December 27, 2024
  • Progress updates: 3 updates