Crochet Amigurmi Chicken Magician

The Crochet Amigurumi Chicken Magician is a delightful and whimsical creation that brings joy to anyone who encounters it. With its charming design and intricate details, this little magician chicken is sure to put a smile on your face. Its colorful yarn and tiny top hat make it a truly magical addition to any collection. Whether you're a fan of crochet, amigurumi, or just love all things cute and quirky, this little chicken is bound to become a cherished companion. So, let your imagination run wild and let this quirky magician chicken weave some enchantment into your life!

Materials Needed:

1. Yarn: Specific colors or types are not mentioned in the snippet you provided, but typically, a medium-weight or «worsted» yarn would be suitable for such projects. You might need colors for the body, hat, and any accessories like the bow.
2. Crochet hook: The specific size isn't mentioned, but based on the project, a hook size suitable for medium-weight yarn, such as a 4mm (G) or 5mm (H), is likely needed.
3. Stuffing: For filling the body of the chicken.
4. Stitch marker: To mark the beginning of the round since the body is worked in continuous rounds.
5. Yarn needle: For weaving in ends and assembling parts.
6. Scissors
7. Safety eyes or yarn for embroidering eyes.
8. Glue: Optional, for attaching certain elements like eyes unless you prefer to sew them.

Abbreviations Used:

• ch: Chain
• sc: Single crochet
• inc: Increase (making two single crochets into the same stitch, effectively increasing the number of stitches in the row or round)
• dec: Decrease (combining two stitches into one to reduce the number of stitches in the row or round)
• sl st: Slip stitch
• hdc: Half double crochet
• dc: Double crochet
• Magic ring: A ring of stitches created around a loop of yarn, which can be pulled tight to close. It's a common start for crocheting in the round.
• Back Loops Only (BLO): Crocheting into only the back loop of the stitch as opposed to under both top loops.

Step by step Guide

Body:

1. Row 1: Make a magic ring and make 6 single crochets (sc) into the ring. Pull the ring tightly.
2. Row 2: Increase in each stitch around (12 sc).
3. Row 3: 1 sc, 1 increase Repeat six times (18 sc).
4. Row 4: 1 sc in the next 2 stitches, 1 increase Repeat six times (24 sc).
5. Row 5: 1 sc in the next 3 stitches, 1 increase Repeat six times (30 sc).
6. Row 6: 1 sc in each stitch around (30 sc).
7. Row 7: 1 sc in the next 4 stitches, 1 increase Repeat six times (36 sc).
8. Row 8: 1 sc in each stitch around (36 sc).
9. Row 9: 1 sc in each stitch around (36 sc).
10. Row 10: 1 sc in the next 5 stitches, 1 increase Repeat six times (42 sc).
11. Row 11: 1 sc in each stitch around (42 sc).
12. Row 12: 1 sc in each stitch around (42 sc).
13. Row 13: 1 sc in the next 5 stitches, 1 decrease Repeat six times (36 sc).
14. Row 14: 1 sc in the next 4 stitches, 1 decrease Repeat six times (30 sc).
15. Row 15: 1 sc in the next 3 stitches, 1 decrease Repeat six times (24 sc).
16. Row 16: 1 sc, 1 decrease Repeat six times (18 sc).
17. Last Row of Body: Make a decrease in each stitch around (9 sc), slip stitch to end, fasten off, and leave a long tail for closing the body. Weave the tail through the front loops of the remaining stitches and pull it tight.

Legs (Make 2):

1. Leg: Make a magic ring and do 6 sc into the ring. Slip stitch into the first stitch and fasten off.

Bow:

1. Bow: Start with a slip knot, ch 3. In the first chain, make 1 half double crochet, ch 2, slip stitch in the same chain, ch 2, make another half double crochet in the same chain, ch 2, and slip stitch. Cut the yarn, leaving a tail, and use it to wrap around the center of the bow and secure.

Hands (Make 2):

1. Hand: Go to Row 8 of the body, insert hook and yarn, ch 3, make 1 double crochet into another stitch, ch 3 and slip stitch into another stitch. Repeat for the second hand.

Hat:

1. Row 1: Make a magic ring and do 6 sc into the ring. Slip stitch to close.
2. Row 2: Ch 1, make an increase in each stitch around (12 stitches), slip stitch to close.
3. Row 3: Ch 1, 1 sc, 1 increase Repeat six times (18 stitches), slip stitch to close.
4. Row 4: Ch 1, crochet in back loops only, 1 sc in each stitch around (18 sc), slip stitch to close.
5. Row 5: Ch 1, 1 sc in the next 4 stitches, 1 decrease Repeat three times (15 stitches), slip stitch to close.
6. Rows 6-10: Ch 1, sc in each stitch around (15 sc each row).
7. Row 11: Ch 2, 1 double crochet increase Repeat times in front loops only (30 stitches), slip stitch to close.

Assembly:

• Glue eyes on Row 7, count five stitches between each eye.
• Attach bow on the neck location.
• Sew arms to the body.