Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 20:26:18 -0600 From: Suzanne Ruder To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: KNIT: chick easter egg covers Hi knitlisters, My aunt taught me to knit when I was about 8 years old. I only knit a few things, then stopped knitting for 20 years or so. One thing I remembered knitting was a small chicken that fit over those plastic easter eggs. I did not use a pattern then, though my aunt may have had one (this would have been in the late 1960's). Now that I have kids, I thought this would be a cute and easy thing to make for easter time. This would also be something easy for those of you teaching kids to knit. Anyway, here is the pattern recreated from my memory. Knitted Chickens worsted weight yarn size 3 US needles cast on 34 sts work in K2P2 ribbing for 5/8 in work in garter st until piece measures 1 & 5/8 in cast off 12 st and work to end cast off 12 st (10 st rem, this makes the neck part) work these 10 st until neck measures 1 & 1/2 in cut thread and weave through 10 st. secure. sew back seam together finishing- TAIL: Wrap yarn around four fingers to desired thickness. Cut at one end. Secure with yarn in the middle and fold. Secure again about 1/3 in from fold and sew to back of chicken. Cut a comb out of red feld and sew on top. Glue eyes to sides. With yellow yarn, sew in a beak in front. Fits over regular sized eggs. My daughter (4 years) loves these things and wants me to make one for everyone in her preschool (20 kids, arrgghh!!) happy knitting, Suzanne from Richmond, Virginia sruder@felix.vcu.edu --- This pattern downloaded from Wool Works: the online knitting compendium http://www.woolworks.org/