Create your own cute and cuddly amigurumi chick with this free, beginner-friendly crochet pattern complete with clear, step-by-step instructions.
This adorable amigurumi chick was designed after the free Doxie Chicken crochet pattern. Nothing says spring like a cute little baby chick!
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If you love simple animal amigurumi patterns, be sure to check out the Doxie Chicken, The Ava Bunny and the Issac Lion.
Doxie Chicken 
Here’s what you will need to make your own crochet amigurumi chick.
MATERIALS (WITH CLICKABLE LINKS)
– F (3.75) Crochet Hook
– Scissors
– 2 colors of worsted weight yarn. One for the main body color, one for your feet/beak and for chick hair.
– 15mm Safety Eyes
– Tapestry Needle
– 3 Sewing Pins
– Polyfil
Finished Amigurumi Chick is about 7.5″ tall and 4.25″ wide.
If you prefer video tutorials, you can watch the step-by-step video of my Doxie Chicken below. Be sure to look at the written pattern below for color and hair differences.
STITCH KEY (US TERMS)
CH- Chain
SC- Single Crochet
INC- Increase (in this case- 2 SC in the same stitch)
DEC- Decrease, in this case, invisible decrease (explained below)
HDC- Half Double Crochet
SLST- Slip Stitch
* To be repeated
SPECIAL STITCHES
- Magic Circle –We will be using the Magic Circle method for this amigurumi chick pattern. If you are unfamiliar with this technique please refer to the video that goes with this pattern
- Invisible Decrease – invisible single crochet decrease – insert hook into front loop of next stitch, then insert your hook into the front loop of the following stitch (3 loops on hook). Yarn over and draw through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 2 remaining loops on hook.
- Continuous Rounds – This pattern is worked in continuous rounds without joining. After you finish the stitches of one round, start right on the next without joining between. I find it handy to use a stitch marker (or a piece of yarn) to mark the start of each round so you know when each round starts/ends.
- Color Changes – change colors at the end of the round. Complete last single crochet of the round until the last yarn over. Yarn over with new color and pull through last step of the single crochet. So your single crochet will go like this: insert hook into last stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over with new color, pull through both loops on hook.
BEFORE YOU START– IMPORTANT
If you do plan on selling these cuties in your shop (either online or at markets), And I hope you do, I would include a warning that it is made with small pieces and children under 3 should be supervised when playing with them.
The safety eyes are in there REALLY GOOD and they’re super hard to pull apart after you snap them shut, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Alternatively, you could stitch on the eyes of your chick, you can embroider the eyes like I did here for the Issac Lion.
The progress photos for this pattern have been digitally edited to be the correct “chick” colors.
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Amigurumi Chick Crochet Pattern
Starting with your first leg and using your feet color worsted weight yarn. (I am using Orange yarn)
Round 1: SC 6 into magic circle (6)
Round 2: INC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: INC, SC* around 6 times (18)
Round 4: INC, SC, SC* around 6 times (24)
Rounds 5-6: SC in each stitch around (24)
Switch to body-color yarn to finish out your last SC in round 6. Rounds 7-13 will be made with your body color yarn. (I am using yellow yarn for the body)
Rounds 7-13: SC in each stitch around (24)
You can cut your feet color yarn now.
SLST into the next space and tie off. Sew in your tails.
Repeat rounds 1-13 for your second leg, but do not cut your yarn and tie off.
Sew in your tails you made when starting each foot.
We are going to start Round 14 working on the second leg- this will be the first round of our chick body.
For extra help skip to the 11:00 mark in the video that goes with this post (linked at the top)
Round 14: SC 24 (leave in your stitch marker after the 24th SC.)
Grab your first leg and place a SLST in the SLST from where you tied off in Round 13 of leg 1.
SC in the same space where you SLST to tie off Round 13 from leg 1.
So you are slip stitching into a slip stitch- then putting a single crochet into the same space where the original slip stitch was. If this is confusing please refer to the video that goes with this pattern.
This is the best way I could get it where there wasn’t a hole between the two legs that would have to be stitched closed. If you prefer to stitch up a small hole that’s totally fine. The main thing is round 14 has 48 stitches total, 24sc for the first leg and 24sc for the second leg.
SC 23 more times around the leg. (48 stitches total in Round 14)
SLST into the same space as your 24th sc from Round 13 on leg 2. (where your stitch marker is.) CH 1.
None of the slip stitches count as a stitch, they’re just creating the desired shape of our chick.
Round 15-31: SC around (48)
Before we start our decreases we’re gonna do a few things. Pull up a big loop from your working yarn so you don’t accidentally pull out any stitches.
Sew in all your tails using a tapestry needle. (I show how I do this on the video that goes with this pattern)
Stuff the bottom half of your chick with polyfill.
Find the center of your chick face to help you line up your eyes.
Tip: I like to use a piece of yarn to find the center of my chick.
Position the Eyes centered and between Rounds 27 and 28. I usually have about 3-5 stitches between my eyes. Depending on which size eyes I have.
Ok back to our crochet chick body!
Insert your hook back into the loop you left up and begin Round 32.
Round 32: SC 6, DEC* around 6 times (42) – remember I prefer the invisible decrease method here for a cleaner look.
Round 33: SC 5, DEC* around 6 times (36)
Round 34: SC 4, DEC* around 6 times (30)
Round 35: SC 3, DEC* around 6 times (24)
Finish stuffing your chick.
Round 36: SC 2, DEC* around 6 times (18)
Add any more stuffing if necessary.
Round 37: SC 1, DEC* around 6 times (12)
Round 38: DEC around 6 times (6) Cut your yarn leaving a long tail for sewing.
Thread your tail onto a tapestry needle and close the top of your chick by picking up the front loop of every stitch and pulling your tail through all the loops. (I show how to do this in the video that goes with this pattern)
Finish sewing in your tail.
Amigurumi Chick Beak
I am using the same orange yarn I used for my feet, for my beak.
Chain 7
Row 1: HDC 6. Ch 1, turn. (6)
Row 2: DEC HDC, HDC 2, DEC HDC. Ch 1, turn. (4)
Row 3: DEC HDC, DEC HDC. Ch 1, turn. (2)
Row 4: DEC HDC. Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing. (1)
Pin your beak centered under your eyes.
Use the long tail and a tapestry needle to attach to your chick with a whip stitch. Tie off and sew in your tail.
Chick Hair
Cut 3 strips of yellow yarn, about 6″ long. Insert your hook into the top of your chick head, grab the 3 strands together, and pull up a loop.
Grab the tails of the 3 strands and pull through the loop on your hook. Tighten and trim if necessary.
Tada!! Now you have an adorable amigurumi chick, isn’t she precious? She would make a perfect baby shower gift or Easter basket filler!
I hope you loved this simple chick pattern. If you make one of these cuties, I’d love to see it. You can tag me on Instagram @Acraftyconcept. Until next time!
Happy Crocheting
❤️ Ashley