Hatching Easter Chicks Crochet Pattern

Here is a very cute crochet pattern for Easter chicks hatching out of their egg shells. They would also make adorable baby shower gifts! Enjoy!



Hatching Easter Chicks

Skill level
Beginner

Supplies
Size 4 mm and 3.5 mm crochet hooks
Worsted weight yarn in your choice of colors  (Eggs and chickies pictured were crocheted using 100% cotton Lily Sugar ‘n Cream yarn)
Fiber/poly-fil
Yarn needle
Orange felt for beak
Sewing needle and thread to match beak
Stitch marker
Plastic eyes
Crochet terms
Ch - Chain
Sc - Single crochet
Scinc - Single crochet increase
Rnd - Round

Skills
Ch - Chain
Sc - Single crochet
Scinc - Single crochet increase
Scdec - Single crochet decrease
Sts - stitches
Rnd - Round



Instructions

Egg Shell Bottom

Using 4 mm crochet hook
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 5 sc into second ch from hook
Rnd 2: Scinc in each sc around - 10 sts.
Rnd 3: *1 sc, 1 scinc; repeat from * - 15 sts.
Rnd 4: Sc in each sc around
Rnd 5: *2 sc, 1 scinc; repeat from * - 20 sts.
Rnd 6: *3 sc, 1 scinc; repeat from * - 25 sts.
Rnd 7-8: Sc in each sc around
Rnd 9: *Sc 3, scdec 1; repeat from * - 20 sts.
Switch to 3.5 mm crochet hook. This last round will create the jagged egg shell edge. There will be a “peak” created in every other sc.
Rnd 10: *Sc 1, ch 3, sc 1 into same stitch as the previous sc, 1 sc in next sc; repeat from * - There will be 10 “peaks.”
Fasten off

Egg Shell Top

Using 4 mm crochet hook
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 5 sc into second ch from hook
Rnd 2: Scinc in each sc around - 10 sts.
Rnd 3: *1 sc, 1 scinc; repeat from * - 15 sts.
Rnd 4: Sc in each sc around
Switch to 3.5 mm crochet hook. This last round will create the jagged egg shell edge. There will be a “peak” created in every other sc.
Rnd 5: *Sc 1, ch 3, sc 1 into same stitch as the previous sc, 1 sc in next sc; repeat from * - There will be 8 “peaks.” Because there are 15 stitches in the previous round there will be two peaks next to one another at the end.
Fasten off

Chick

Using 4 mm crochet hook
Ch 2
Rnd 1: 5 sc into second ch from hook
Rnd 2: Scinc in each sc around - 10 sts.
Rnd 3: *1 sc, 1 scinc; repeat from * - 15 sts.
Rnd 4: *2 sc, 1 scinc; repeat from * - 20 sts.
Rnd 5-9: Sc in each sn around
Rnd 10: *1 sc, 2 scdec; repeat from * - 12 sts.
Rnd 11: *1 sc, 2 scinc; repeat from * - 20 sts.
Rnd 12-14: Sc in each sc around
Rnd 15: *2 sc, 1 sc dec; repeat from * - 15 sts.
Cut a small diamond out of orange felt for the beak and sew to head. Stuff most of the way.
Rnd 16: *1 sc, 1 scdec; repeat from * - 10 sts.
Finish stuffing
Rnd 17: Scdec in each sc around
Fasten off

Finishing
Attach eyes to chickie. Weave in all lose ends.