Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Easter Chicken

I found the most darling  crocheted chickens on The Very Savvy Snail blog.
Take a peek, you will be amazed at how cute her chickens are!

They were SO cute that I wanted to crochet six for Easter brunch, one on each plate, specifically customized for each kiddo. So many ideas, i.e., one in tie dye, one with a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) twist, one as a nurse, one as a mad scientist, etc., etc. The chicken is designed with a crocheted "liner", this helps her sit up without flopping and she has lots of room to keep an egg in an egg cup warm, or hide Easter goodies.


Silly me, I pictured them much smaller so I thought I could whip them up in no time. Boy, was I wrong; she barely fits on the plate and I would have been crocheting non-stop until Sunday morning to make them all. :-)


"Hey, buddy, you want a piece of me?"


Change of plans....
a centerpiece...


She will now rest (alone) upon an elevated nest which allows us all to see each other underneath the nest across the dining table. Perhaps I will add some blue glitter eggs, then she won't feel so lonely and those will be easier to make than five more chickens. ;-0

Six would have been great....maybe next year.

Happy Easter !!!

7 comments:

  1. Cute bird! I know what you're talking about. I want six quilted, white placemats for summer, but I have realized that I have to buy them if I want to use them this summer :-)

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  2. Cute chick. You'll whip them out before Easter!

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  3. Awwwww...you are all so sweet! Too many projects and ideas and too little time. Do you all feel the same way?

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  4. Just brilliant. Maybe you could make the other five for next year... although as a centerpiece it works so well. Love the legs... the colors.. all of it!

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  5. Hi!
    I also made this chicken for my Easter table :)
    It's very funny!
    Bye
    Mopo

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  6. Hi Mopo, I found your post about the chicken and it is adorable. Thanks for the comment.

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