EGG WARMER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF PIECE
Start at top of head and work down.
BEAK
Start with the beak so it is ready when you work the round where it is fastened to the head. Follow diagram A.1, working with colour crimson red and hook size 3.5 mm.
Leave a strand-end of 15 cm at the beginning and end of A.1 – these are used to fasten the beak to the head.
CHICK
Start with colour yellow and hook size 3.5 mm. Work 3 chain stitches and form them into a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch. Work A.2 a total of 5 times on the round, A.3 shows how the rounds start and finish and is worked in addition.
The beak is fastened to the head on the round marked with an arrow; sew the start-strand to a stitch, skip 2 stitches and sew the end-strand to the next stitch. Fasten the strands to the inside before filling the chick with wadding on the round marked with a star. When the beak is fastened, embroider the eyes using flat stitch on each side of the beak, with colour black.
You can work a little down on the head as follows:
Use colour off white and hook size 3.5 mm. * Work 1 slip stitch around the chain-stitch ring on top of the head, work 6 chain stitches, * repeat from - 3 times, finish with 1 slip stitch around the chain-stitch ring. Cut and fasten the strands.
Diagram
= Chain-stitch ring - Work 3 chain stitches and form them into a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch – read CROCHET INFORMATION. Continue with symbol over point on circle and work towards left
= 1 double crochet around chain-stitch ring
= Round starts with 1 chain stitch, at end of round work 1 slip stitch in this chain stitch
= 2 double crochets in same stitch
= 1 double crochet in stitch below
= 2 double crochets worked together to 1 stitch: Insert hook through first double crochet and pick up strand, insert hook through next double crochet and pick up strand (= 3 loops on hook), make 1 yarn over and pull it through all 3 loops (1 double crochet decreased).
= Fill with wadding after this round
= Round starts with 1 chain stitch, at end of round work 1 slip stitch in this chain stitch but before working slip stitch – cut the strand and change to colour off white – continue with colour off white
= Picot -: * 2 chain stitches, 1 double crochet in first chain stitch, skip 1 double crochet on round below, work 1 double crochet in next double crochet , repeat from -* over all stitches (= 15 picots)
= Work the beak with colour crimson red as follows: 2 chain stitches, 1 double crochet in first chain stitch, finish with 1 chain stitch – cut strand. Beak is fastened on round with arrow in A.2 by sewing in each end with 2 stitches between
= Flat stitch, Pictures 1-4
PICTURE 1: Insert the needle from the wrong side to the right side, where you wish the stitch to start.
PICTURE 2: Skip 0.5 – 1 cm and thread the needle down and up again to where you want the next flat stitch to start, pull the strand through.
PICTURE 3: Skip 0.5 – 1 cm and thread the needle down and up again to where you want the next flat stitch to start, pull the strand through.
Continue like this until you have enough stitches. Fasten the strand on the wrong side.
PICTURE 4: Flat stitches in different directions and lengths
