Tastes Like Chicken

Tastes Like Chicken represents one of my favorite animals.  He took a lot of tuning to get the legs how I want them.  I hope you enjoy.

Techniques Needed

• magic ring
• working in rounds - you can use spiral technique or circular (with slip at end of each round and chain 1 at beginning).  If you use spiral, slip at the end of each piece to smooth off the end)
• chain stitch
• slip stitch
• single crochet
• double crochet
• increase
• decrease

Materials

• worsted weight acrylic yarns (or any weight or material that you prefer)
• green, white, and black
• crochet hook, size G (can be adjusted based on weight of yarn and desired gauge)
• scissors
• tapestry needle
• polyester filling

Key

• sc - single crochet
• inc - single crochet twice into one loop
• dec - single crochet one stitch into two loops
• dc - double crochet
• sl - slip stitch
• ch - chain
• fo - fasten off 

Pattern
  
Body
worked in rounds, green yarn to start

1. magic ring 6 (6)
2. inc 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4.  (sc 2, inc) x 6 (24)
5. sc 3, inc 6, sc 15 (30)
6. sc around (30)
7. change to white yarn, sc 3, dec 6, sc 3, change to green yarn, sc 12 (24)
8. change to white yarn, (sc 2, dec) x 3, change to green yarn, (sc 2, dec) x 3 (12), stuff firmly at this point
9.  dec 6 (6)

Fasten off and neatly weave closed with tail.

Back Legs
worked in rounds, green, make 2

1. magic ring 4 (4)
2. sc around (4)
3. sc around (4)
4. sc around (4)
5. hdc 2, sl 2 (4)
6. hdc 2, sl 2 (4)
7. inc 4 (8)
8. (sc 4, inc) x 2 (10)
9. sl, ch, dc, ch, sl, ch, dc 2, ch, sl, ch, dc, ch, sl, ch, dc 2, ch, sl (the last slip stitch is into the first stitch of the next round to even the edge)

Fasten off leaving a tail.  Stitch the feet flat to make 3 toe protuberances.  The double crochet surrounded by slip stitches will form the middle toe and the parts with 2 double crochet in a row will fold on each end to make the outside two toes.  Attach the legs to the body at the ankle, knee, and hip.

Front Legs
worked in rounds, green, make 2

1. magic ring 4 (4)
2. -  6.  sc around (4)

Fasten off leaving a tail.  Attach to body with the tail.

Eyes (green part)
worked in rounds, green, make 2

1. magic ring 6 (6)
2. inc 6 (12)
3. sc around (12)
4. (sc, dec) x 4 (8)

Fasten off leaving a tail for stitching onto body.  Stuff firmly and attach to body.

Eyes (white and black part)

Worked in rounds, starting with black, make 2

1. magic ring 6 (6), change to white yarn
2. inc 6 (12)

Fasten off leaving a tail for stitching.  Attach to green part of eyes.