Size 8 knitting needles
yellow knitting worsted yarn
Instructions for chick to fit over a large plastic egg. (Instructions for chick to fit regular size plastic egg or hard boiled egg in parentheses.)
Cast on 32 (24) sts.
First 4 (3) rows: K2, P2 across.
Next 14 (10) rows: K across.
Next row: Bind off first 10 (7) sts, then K remaining 22 (17) sts.
Next row: Bind off first 10 (7) sts, then K remaining 12 (10) sts.
Next 10 (6) rows: K across.
Bind off, fold in half, sew together with yarn.
Add features: small bead for eyes, red felt comb, orange beak, yarn loops for tail.