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Emotional Support Chicken FO

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Pattern:

Emotional Support Chicken by Annette Corsino

Yarn:

Various bits of my handspun yarn:

  • Red (crown and wattle) = Merino I spun this week, from stash, for this project
  • Brown = North Ronaldsay spun in 2019 from fibre bought in Orkney
  • Bright Orange = Merino (70%) and tussah silk (30%) Leo blend from World of Wool I spun
  • Blended Orange (tail) = Merino/silk Leo blend plus other merino colours combined on blending board in 2019 and then spun unknown date.
  • Orange and green (mid-section) = Cheviot I dyed and spun in 2019
  • Yellow (beak) = Baby camel and tussah silk spun last year from the Coastal Colours advent.

Cost:

Pattern: $6.50 = £5.37 (June 2024)

Yarn:  ? How can I calculate handspun cost? I had to buy a pack of eyes and more stuffing, but the cost is minimal.

Timeline:

Started – 11th January 2025

Finished – 17th January 2025

Link to Ravelry Page

Pattern summary

What a fun pattern to knit! I can see why people knit so many.  It’s easy to follow and pretty simple.  I have already lined up some other handspun to make another.  It’s a great way of using up small amounts. On YouTube you’ll find videos for how to make and sew it together…I didn’t realise this until I had the eyes to fit. They are maybe a little higher than they should be, it would be good if the written instructions had more information on this.

Yarn Summary

Well since the yarn is my own handspun I can’t really fairly judge it.  Many of you will know I’m not a fan of orange. Trying to use up lots in a project to give away seemed like a good idea.

The North Ronaldsay is pretty toothy, the Cheviot a little less so but firmer, then there’s the merino & silk blends that are very soft and its beak is the softest baby camel and silk…it was the only yellow yarn I had. The orange merino/silk was a little thinner and so you can see some stuffing though those sections.

So it’s a bit of a hodgepodge of yarns and feel, but all from my stash. I just had to order some eyes.

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