How to crochet chicken 🐔 potholder

[@vickiparisi5886]

I am so glad that I didn't write my comment after the first try with this pattern. The body was easy, but the head confused me a bit. I was so frustrated and tired of starting over. To be honest, there are parts of this video that aren't all that easy to follow unless you slow the speed down. I thought this was a cute potholder though, so I decided to try again and take very detailed step by step notes. I noticed that a few people asked about the number of stitches per round, and I was wondering too. Since that question was not answered, I did the math myself. It makes things easier (especially for beginners) in a project like this to know how many stitches are needed per round. Here is what I got: Round 1 (in the magic circle) 8 hdc Round 2- 16 stitches (all are 2 hdc, so that should make it easy to stay on target) Round 3- 24 stitches (when you get to the 2-hdc stitches, each should end on a multiple of 3 in order to stay on target) Round 4- 32 stitches (2-hdc all end on a multiple of 4) Round 5- 40 stitches (2-hdc all end on a multiple of 5) Round 6- 48 stitches (2 hdc all end on a multiple of 6) Round 7- 56 stitches (2 hdc all end on a multiple of 7) Round 8- 64 stitches (2 hdc all end on a multiple of 8) Round 9- 72 stitches (2-hdc all end on a multiple of 9) Round 10- 81 sc stitches Round 11- 91 sc stitches, I also saw people asking which stitch to start a round in. That wasn't answered either, so I slowed down the video. It looks like a round is started in the stitch directly next to the "sl st - ch 2" stitch. This way you aren't skipping any stitches and the numbers that I came up with work out. I hope this helps.

[@victoriawashburn4934]

now if we could get a count on the head part that would be helpful. mine looks lopsided after 2nd frogging.

[@Ralyns]

I changed the head and face from the video - head was ruffley done by the video, beak didn't look symmetrical... also did french knots for eyes - looks better. Another thing I changed was only did double thick for circle and did rounds instead of joining each row with sl st, crochet circles together as doing the last sc row and did a reverse sc all the way around the bottom from wing edges for a better finished edge and no extra tie ins to tuck away.

[@Ralyns]

@@victoriawashburn4934 I had to play with it a little - last row don't do increases in every st, was like 5 dc inc, 3 dc, inc, 3 dc, 4 dc inc, dc - join on 2nd st instead of 3rd also. Made a big difference and no longer lopsided.

[@karinwest919]

I had problems understanding a purchased pattern from Etsy (after finishing the body) but after finding and following your video, I finally was able to finish the head! Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you for your comment I love to hear good feedback from my viewers. Thanks again 😊

[@sandrademay4110]

Same with me! Glad I found this tutorial, so very helpful!

[@crochetbyjen4410]

@Sandra Demay thank you 😊

[@idecipher1]

I did it!! Your video is very clear and I look forward to making more of your projects!!

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Wonderful! Thank you 😊

[@SusieAngeloTheEstheticGoddess]

Thanks for sharing this pattern! And I love that you have the written pattern as you crochet! Makes it so easy to follow!

[@melanieatkinson3073]

Hi. I’ve just started making one but it’s hard to follow the video knowing how many to do in each stitch as the rounds increase. I’m fairly new to crochet! You mention a written pattern but I can’t find it anywhere? Thanks x

[@SusieAngeloTheEstheticGoddess]

@@melanieatkinson3073 , I am referring to the the text she has on her video. That is the written part. I can see how if you are new to crochet it might be confusing. Look up videos on how to crochet flat circles and you will find many examples on how to increase each row. Also etsy has this pattern in written form as well.

[@melanieatkinson3073]

@@SusieAngeloTheEstheticGoddess ah thanks for the reply. I read it wrong and thought there was a separate file. Yes I see it now, but I guess I was concentrating so much on the video & counting, I missed the pattern instructions! 😆 The words seemed a bit random so I didn’t realise it was the whole thing. I will sit & note down the pattern to follow along with the video. I think I’ve kind of got the idea for the rounds now, but the head and wings look tricky. Wish me luck. Thanks again xx

[@SusieAngeloTheEstheticGoddess]

@@melanieatkinson3073 lol! Good luck but I know you will get the hang of it! That's the beauty of crochet, you can tear it out and start over till you get it right. Yarn work is so forgiving!! Have fun learning and I hope your day is filled with beautiful blessings!

[@arunashenoy7127]

Thanks for the tutorial. The chicken coaster came out cute.

[@crochetbyjen4410]

I'm glad to know that 😊. You're welcome! Thank you for your comment. God bless....

[@laurab.1651]

It would be much more helpful if you verbally explained what to do.

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Ok thanks

[@traceyregnold6398]

I agree, especially when it started into the head. I got very confused.

[@carolinedurbin9582]

Nothing in the transcript! I’m abandoning this

[@crochetbyjen4410]

@@carolinedurbin9582 thank you for your comment I'll do better next time..

[@crochetbyjen4410]

@@traceyregnold6398 thank you for your comment I'll do better next time.

[@crystalmeadows3764]

Many parts hard to follow. You need to verify if you begin a new row after the "chain 1" or "chain 2" in the same stitch or the next. Also you need to verify the number of stitches in each row.

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you for your comment and suggestions. I'll do better next tutorial video. Thanks again

[@vickiparisi5886]

I'm not the creator of this video, but I did get frustrated with some of the difficult views, which made it hard to figure things out. I just posted the math of figuring out the stitches per row, as well as which stich to start the row in. I hope it helps if you decide to try this project again.

[@tammyfletcher7667]

Very cute I'm going to do this. Thank you for posting.

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

Really cute 👍👍

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you 😊

[@gismygurl]

Thanks for the video! I just made mine and it’s so cute 😊

[@crochetbyjen4410]

You're welcome! I'm glad to know that thanks for your comment 😊

[@vajee5]

Oh, these are adorable!! I have to make some Thank you

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you 😊

[@conniedaly1787]

So Cute!

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you

[@kristacallahan9029]

Is there a written version of this pattern?

[@jessicalewis9889]

Thank you for posting! Great video

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you 😊

[@mrsh1091]

This is cute😍🤩

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you 😊

[@nataliestewart6706]

This is lovely. I will try it

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you

[@roselewis5332]

I’m a beginner but I think I can make this!

[@crochetbyjen4410]

I believe you can make it! Goodluck 😊😊

[@Rosesandtea]

Super cute!

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you

[@connieirvin6875]

Great video. However, i got confused on the head. Trying to make this for my daughter. We'll see

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Goodluck! Thank you

[@thalathananayakkara6253]

Thanks 😊 It came out really cute.

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you 😊

[@tamathamash5122]

This is really cute! I am working on a set and I used cotton for the chicken body, but I don't have the black, yellow and red in cotton only acrylic. Can I use the acrylic for the eyes, beak and bow? Or should I do all cotton?

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Yes that's fine you can use acrylic. I used acrylic for the bow. Thank you 😊

[@tamathamash5122]

@@crochetbyjen4410 awesome! Thank you ❤️

[@crochetbyjen4410]

You're welcome

[@melanieatkinson3073]

So cute. I’m just starting one but I’m having trouble following how many stitches in each round as they increase. Where is the written pattern please as it would help me a lot. Thanks xx

[@crochetbyjen4410]

The written pattern is on my video each round need to increase. Thank you..

[@JudyMLMckay]

The number of stitches should be shown at end of each round as well

[@crochetbyjen4410]

@@JudyMLMckay thank you for your comment I'll do next tutorial.

[@lynnettepiper8380]

Cute!

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Thank you 😊

[@jeannettefranks6287]

Thank you very much !!!!

[@brendaperalta2676]

Am I to understand round 11 is a repeat of round 10?

[@crochetbyjen4410]

Yes round 11 is a repeat of round 10.

[@honghuynh629]

What ỉs the size of the finished product?

[@crochetbyjen4410]

About 9 inches

[@honghuynh629]

@@crochetbyjen4410 thankyou☺

[@crochetbyjen4410]

You're welcome

[@liamirciacosta2911]

Thank you😍😍😍😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💖💖🇧🇷

[@crochetbyjen4410]

You're welcome 😊 thank you for your comment 🥰😊

[@debrarobertson6021]

Seems to me that your subtitles aren’t matching what you’re doing. Says half double then double and looks to me you are doing all half doubles. ??

[@cristinachaile7567]

No se puede ver bien no me sirve tendria que ir mas paso a paso.y esta muy de cerca.