Common Abbreviations

Together = tog Beginning = beg Chain = ch Slip Stitch = sl st Single Crochet = sc Half Double Crochet = hdc Double Crochet = dc Decrease = dec Increase = inc Together = tog Remaining = rem Repeat = rep Skip = sk Beginning = beg Loop = lp

Materials Needed For Rooster

3 ¾ oz of Green of #4 cotton yarn 0.75 oz of Blue #4 cotton yarn. Scraps of Yellow and Red of #4 cotton yarn. Few yards of #3 Black cotton thread. Sizes H and # 2 or size B crochet hooks.

Rooster Hotpad

Starting at the Thumb

Round 1

Make 6 sc in the ring. Do NOT join we will begin working in a spiral. (6 sc)

Round 2

Make 2 sc in each of the 6 sc around. (12 sc)

Round 3

(Sc in the next st, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (18 sc)

Next Rounds

Sc in each of the 18 sts around until the thumb is 3 ¼” to 4 1/2” long.

Begin Bottom Mitt Portion

You will be working on the round flat part of the hot pad with Green Cotton yarn and a size H (5.0 mm) hook, make a magic circle and ch 1 to secure.

Round 1

Make 6 sc in the ring. Do NOT join we will begin working in a spiral. (6 sc)

Round 2

Make 2 sc in each of the 6 sc around. (12 sc)

Round 3

(Sc in the next st, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (18 sc)

Next Rounds

Sc in each of the 18 sts around until the thumb is 3 ¼” to 4 1/2” long.

Begin Bottom Mitt Portion

(Top Patter Follows after this pattern.)

Round 1

(Sc in the next 2 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (24 sc)

Round 2

(Sc in the next 3 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (30 sc)

Round 3

(Sc in the next 4 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (36 sc)

Round 4

(Sc in the next 5 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (42 sc)

Round 5

(Sc in the next 6 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (48 sc)

Round 6

(Sc in the next 7 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (54 sc)

Round 7

(Sc in the next 8 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (60 sc)

Round 8

(Sc in the next 9 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (66 sc)

Round 9

(Sc in the next 10 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (72 sc)

Round 10

(Sc in the next 11 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (78 sc)

Round 11

(Sc in the next 12 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (84 sc)

Round 12

(Sc in the next 13 sts, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (90 sc) End off and weave in the end. Set aside. Outside Portion of Hot pad shown below

Outside Portions of the hotpad

With size H hook and Green yarn. Ch 18 very loosely and join to to the 1st ch made with sk st to form a ring.

Rounds 1 - 12

Rnd 1. (Sc in the next 2 chs, make 2 sc in the next ch) around. (24 sc) Follow rnds 2 - 12 above. (90 sc) End off and weave in the end.

Outside of Head

With Blue Cotton yarn and size H (5.0 mm) hook make a magic circle and ch 1.

Round 1

Make 6 sc in the ring. Do NOT join we will begin working in a spiral. (6 sc)

Round 2

Make 2 sc in each of the 6 sc around. (12 sc)

Round 3

(Sc in the next st, make 2 sc in the next st) around. (18 sc)

Next Rounds

Sc in each of the 18 sts around until the thumb piece is 1 row shorter than the bottom thumb piece.

Next Row

(Make 2 sc in the next st, sc in each of the next 2 sts) around. (24)

Finishing Head

(Sk 1 st and make 5 dc in the next st. Sk 1 st and sc in the next t st ) around. Sk the last sc and join to the beg sc with a sl st. End off and weave in the end.

Step 1

Pin and sew the blue head over the hole in the top piece and sew in place. Joining Top and Bottom Turn the bottom piece to the wrong side.

Step 2

Place the outside piece over the inside piece. Join yarn at the edge. Working through both thicknesses, sc around the entire piece. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. End off and weave in the end.

Edging

Attach blue in any st from the last row. Ch 1 and sc in the same st. (Sk 1 st and make 5 dc in the next st. Sk 1 st and sc in the next st ) around. Sk the last sc and join to the beg sc with a sl st. End off and weave in the end.

Beak

With yellow, ch 4 leaving a long tail. Sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook. Hdc in the next st and dc in the last st. End off. Hint, I left the tail long and weaved it in and out the piece to make it stronger.

Attach beak

Sew to face as shown below.

Wattle - Step 1

With red, ch 4 and make 3 dc in the 4th ch from the hook. Ch 3 and sl st into the same ch. Sl st into the next ch on the beg ch 3.

Step 2

Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the sl st and into the next st. Ch 1 and turn.

Step 3

Sc both sts tog. Ch 1 and turn, sc in the sc. Ch 5 and sc in the 2nd ch from the hook. Ch 1 and turn. Make 2 sc in the st. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 2 sts. Ch 3 and turn, make 2 dc in the same st. Dc in the next st. Ch 3 and sl st back into the same st. End off and weave in the end. Sew to face as shown below.

Eyes

With Black cotton yarn and size 2/B hook, make a magic circle and ch 1. Make 8 sc in the ring. Join to the 1st sc with a sl st. Tighten the ring. End off leaving a 12” tail answer sew to face as shown below.

Comb - Make 2

Step 1. Attach the red yarn between and above eyes as shown below.

Step 2

Ch 3 and make 4 dc in the same space. Ch 2 and sc in the same sp. Sl st into the next space on the next row, on top of the head.

Step 3

Ch 2 and make 3 dc in the same st. Ch 1 and sc in the next row. Make 3 dc in the same sp.

Step 4

In the same sp make a dc, hdc and a sc. Sl st in the next st. End off and weave in the end. Opt: Sew plastic ring to back for hanging. Congratulations you have finished the rooster.

Hen

Materials Needed

3 ¾ of white of #4 cotton yarn 0.75 of Yellow #4 cotton yarn. Scraps of dark yellow or orange #4 cotton yarn Few yards of #3 Black cotton thread. Sizes H and # 2 or size B crochet hooks.

Instructions

Make the Hen the same as for the Rooster but make the head a round or two shorter. Make the head in Yellow and the body in white. Make the final shell edging in yellow. For the top of the head a couple of chain loops (about 6 or 7 chs) and tack them to the center of the head as shown above.