Left Hand Pip the Chick Part 1 Free Crochet Pattern Workshop ~ Cute Easter Egg Amigurumi Pattern

Hey everyone, it's Deja from CrochetEverAfter.com. Today we're going to be making this little guy, Pip the Chick. He's a little Easter egg that is hatching a little early. He's very easy to do, no sewing required, great for beginner amigurumi makers. The link is below to download the pattern so that you can get started with me. And I'm going to show you the materials that I used in just a second. But let's get started on this fun little guy. Okay, we are going to start up with Pip the Chick. And the two yarns that I'm using, they're both a Knit Picks Dishy. One is a multi and one is just a solid color. I'm choosing these just because I like the color of the dishy. It's 100% cotton. You could either use cotton or acrylic or really any kind of yarn you want. You'll see in other amigurumis that I use even mohair. So depending on the colors you like, what you want to accomplish, you can really use whatever you want. Whatever you substitute for, just make sure that your hook is small enough that your stitches are tight so your stuffing doesn't show through. So if you want to do the same exact one as me, go to KnitPicks.com, grab the dishy. The orange color is clementine, like the orange. And the Multi one is Tricycle Multi. So these are both size 4 worsted weight. So if you want to substitute, that's a good one to look for as a worsted weight. So let's get started. We are going to start with the feet and beak with our orange color. So let's get started. Okay, we're going to start off our Pip the Chick by doing a leg and foot. So to do that, I'm taking my clementine dishy and a 4mm hook, and let me make my slip knot. And I'm making my tail long enough that I can easily double knot it. I'll end here. I don't like to sew amigurumis. I try to avoid it and I try to design without having a lot of sewing. So these are all going, everything is going to be joined with double knotting while you work. So make the tail long enough that you can easily double knot it. So to begin the foot, what we do is chain 9. And because it's amigurumi, I want to chain it nice and tight. And I want it to be nice and tight because I'm making a foot out of just one row. So keep your chains, keep your loop right on your shaft and pull through so that you can keep them all consistent and nice and tight so you don't have big loopy feet. So chain nine, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine. And then we're going to start on the first toe. So to do the toe, we turn our work and we skip our first chain. We can't work into that chain. If you try to slip stitch into that chain, all you end up with is a loop on your hook. That is not possible, so that's why you skip that first chain. Then, I'm going to slip stitch in the next three chains. One at a time, not all at once. Thank you. I like to just catch this back loop. You can catch however you like working into your foundation chains, whether it be the bottom bump or the back loop and bottom bump. Totally up to you. But, I like to do the back loop because it's just fast. So, I'm going to slip stitch three times. So, there's my second slip stitch, and then my third. So I have my first toe formed. You see I grab down here. It kind of makes it easier to pull that loop through that last loop on my hook. I got my first toe done. I need to do my next toe. So I'm going to chain four and make it nice and tight. So sometimes it's a little difficult to get through, but you should be able to. If you're working in that back loop only, no matter how tight you chain, you should be able to get in there because since you're only pulling on one chain of your chain, it'll kind of tighten up the rest of your chains also. So it does have a benefit working just in that back loop if you find it difficult to catch the other loops. So I'm going to slip stitch three times again to make my second toe. And I need one more toe for Pip. So I'm going to chain four again and slip stitch again. Three slip stitches and we're going to finish off the leg by slip stitching into the five chains that we haven't done anything to. But if you finish this toe and you're looking and confused on where your hook needs to go, what you can do to make it easier on yourself is go back to the beginning. Go to that very first chain you made and count five chains up. And that is going to be where you're going to put your hook. So we have one, two, three, four, five. If it's hard for you to count them because they look kind of funny, just count that back loop. Just look for the back loops. And count five back loops. And then you'll know that this is where my hook needs to go. So I need to make five slip stitches up the leg. So pull it nice and tight so your toes close up into a foot and start slip stitching back up that leg. So five slip stitches and you have finished your first leg of Pip the Chick. You're going to make a second leg the exact same way, pun intended, and we will meet up On the next tutorial to start working on the beak and the egg body. So to fasten this off what I like to do is I just make another chain once I'm done and pull it along and then I tighten it down. Then I grab my scissors and cut that off. Now I have two tails that I'm gonna easily be able to knot through my project. So I'll have my feet. My feet. So go make your other foot and either click on the link to get to the next tutorial or meet us when you're done with that foot and we'll start on the beak.