A 100% cuddly XL Amigurumi chicken 🐔 Free pattern with step-by-step video

Looking for a project full of love? Since May is #Amigurumay month —the celebration of Amigurumi on social media—, we’re giving away the pattern and video for this XL Amigurumi chicken. It’s 100% cuddly, with a plush feel thanks to Katia Bambi and Katia Velvet Mini chenille yarns. This giant hen is perfect as an Emotional Support Chicken. Not sure what that means? Get your crochet hooks ready!

What is an Emotional Support Chicken?

An Emotional Support Chicken is more than just an Amigurumi; it’s a large, soft, and comforting companion. Its pear shape and soft texture make it the perfect cushion: for hugging while you rest, for resting your arms while you knit, or simply for adding a fun and cozy touch to your home. You’ll want to cuddle it!

Plush feel with Katia Bambi and Velvet Mini

To make sure this XL Amigurumi chicken is 100% cuddly, the choice of yarn is key. That’s why we combined two of our softest yarns:

Katia Bambi

A chenille with spectacular volume. It’s what gives it that fluffy body and makes the project progress very quickly.

Katia Velvet Mini

Perfect for the details of the beak and comb. Its velvety finish provides a very professional and delicate contrast of textures.

Tutorial with step-by-step video

We want you to enjoy every step and for the result to be flawless. Press play to follow the video tutorial where we show you how to bring this chicken to life, from the body to the finishing details.

Pro tips 💡

If you want to perfect your finishing touches, check out our YouTube playlist with basic stitches and essential techniques to make your Amigurumi look 100% professional.

XL Amigurumi Chicken

Crochet pattern created by Marta Vilches · skip the stitch

Measurements. Approx. 58 cm tall x 50 cm wide

Materials

• Color A: 1 ball of Katia Bambi 305 (ecru)
• Color B: 1 ball of Katia Bambi 330 (brown)
• Color C: 4 balls of Katia Bambi 306 (camel)
• Color D: 1 ball of Katia Velvet Mini 224 (pumpkin)
• Color E: 1 ball of Katia Velvet Mini 211 (red)
• A length of black yarn to embroider the eyes (for example, Katia Velvet Mini 210)
• 5.5-mm and 6-mm crochet hooks
• Tapestry needle
• Beginning-of-the-round marker (optional)
• Amigurumi stuffing

Notes

The chicken’s body is pear-shaped and worked in a spiral from top to bottom, with the wings, beak, and comb sewn on separately. We’ve split it into head, neck, and body to distinguish each area and make it easier to understand.

Stitches and abbreviations

• *…* – repeat instructions between asterisks
• ch – chain
• dec – decrease
• inc – increase
• R(s) – row(s)
• rep – repeat
• Rnd(s) – round(s)
• sc – single crochet
• st(s) – stitch(es)

Head of the chicken

With the 6-mm crochet hook, work in a spiral using color A (ecru).

Rnd 1: sc6 into magic ring.

Rnd 2: inc1 into each sc. [12 sts]

Rnd 3: *sc1, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [18 sts]

Rnd 4: *sc2, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [24 sts]

Rnd 5: *sc3, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [30 sts]

Rnd 6: *sc4, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [36 sts]

Rnd 7: *sc5, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [42 sts]

Rnd 8: *sc6, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [48 sts]

Rnd 9-23: sc to end of rnd. [48 sts]

Rnd 24: *sc6, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [54 sts]

Neck

Continue the neck in tapestry crochet working into the front loop as follows:

Rnd 25: sc2 in color A (ecru), *sc1 in color B (brown), sc5 in color A*, rep 8 times, end with sc1 in color B, sc3 in color A. [54 sts]

Rnd 26: sc2 in color A, *sc3 in color B, sc3 in color A*, rep 8 times, end with sc3 in color B, sc1 in color A. [54 sts]

Rnd 27: sc1 in color A, *using color B: sc2, inc1 and sc2; sc1 in color A*, rep 9 times. [64 sts]

Stuff head.

Body

Rnd 28: sc1 in color A, continue the rest of the rnd in color B. [64 sts]

Continue working in tapestry crochet, this time through the whole stitch instead of just the front loop:

Rnd 29: using color B (brown), *sc6, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [72 sts]

Rnd 30: *sc3 in color B, sc1 in color C (camel), sc3 in color B, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [80 sts]

Rnd 31: *sc2 in color B, sc3 in color C, sc3 in color B, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [88 sts]

Rnd 32: *sc1 in color B, sc5 in color C, sc3 and inc1 in color B*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [96 sts]

Rnd 33: *sc7 in color C, sc3 and inc1 in color B*, change color in the last inc. [104 sts]

Rnd 34: *sc8 in color C, sc3 in color B, inc1 with 1 st in color B and 1 st in color C*, rep 8 times and end with sc8 in color C, sc2 in color B, sc1 in color C, inc1. [112 sts]

Rnd 35: *sc9 in color C, sc2 in color B, sc1 and inc1 in color C*, rep 8 times and end with sc9 in color C, sc1 in color B, sc2 in color C, inc1. [120 sts]

Finish the body using just color C.

Rnd 36: *sc13, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [128 sts]

Rnd 37: *sc14, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [136 sts]

Rnd 38: *sc15, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [144 sts]

Rnd 39: *sc16, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [152 sts]

Rnd 40: *sc17, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [160 sts]

Rnd 41-48: sc to end of rnd. [160 sts]

Decreases

Rnd 49: *sc17, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [152 sts]

Rnd 50-51: sc to end of rnd. [152 sts]

Rnd 52: *sc16, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [144 sts]

Rnd 53: sc to end of rnd. [144 sts]

Rnd 54: *sc15, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [136 sts]

Rnd 55: *sc14, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [128 sts]

Rnd 56: *sc13, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [120 sts]

Rnd 57: *sc12, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [112 sts]

Rnd 58: *sc11, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [104 sts]

Rnd 59: *sc10, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [96 sts]

Rnd 60: *sc9, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [88 sts]

Rnd 61: *sc8, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [80 sts]

Rnd 62: *sc7, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [72 sts]

Rnd 63: *sc6, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [64 sts]

Rnd 64: *sc5, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [56 sts]

Rnd 65: *sc4, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [48 sts]

Stuff.

Rnd 66: *sc3, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [40 sts]

Rnd 67: *sc2, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [32 sts]

Rnd 68: *sc1, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [24 sts]

Rnd 69: *sc1, dec1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [12 sts]

Rnd 70: dec6 [6 sts]

Finish stuffing and close.

Wings (x2)

With the 6-mm crochet hook, work in a spiral using color C (camel).

Rnd 1: sc6 into magic ring. [6 sts]

Rnd 2: inc1 into each sc. [12 sts]

Rnd 3: *sc1, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [18 sts]

Rnd 4: *sc2, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [24 sts]

Rnd 5-13: sc to end of rnd. [24 sts]

Stuff and sew to body.

Beak

With the 5.5-mm crochet hook, work in the round with color D (pumpkin).

Rnd 1: sc6 into magic ring. [6 sts]

Rnd 2: *sc1, inc1*, rep from * to * to end of rnd. [9 sts]

Rnd 3: sc to end of rnd. [9 sts]

Rnd 4: sc2, inc1, sc2, inc1, sc4. [12 sts]

Rnd 5: sc8 and close without finishing the rnd.

Stuff and sew to the head.

Comb

With the 5.5-mm crochet hook, work flat with color E (red).

Start: ch9.

Row 1: sc8, ch1 and turn.

Row 2: sc8, fold in half, form an arch and sew to the head.

Repeat as many times as combs you want to add to the head of the chicken, making more or less starting chains so that it follows the shape of the head. For example, make the next comb with 13 starting chain stitches so that it is larger than the previous one.

Lastly, weave in all ends and embroider the eyes using black yarn to add expression to the chicken.

Now hug it tight! Your soft and cuddly Emotional Support Chicken is ready. We hope it keeps you good company while knitting. Share your XL chicken with @katiayarns on Instagram and @katiacrafts on TikTok. We can’t wait to see your version!

Note: This sweet chicken amigurumi is an original design using Katia Big Cotton, a discontinued yarn, by Marta Vilches in 2013.