Pattern Ruffles the Hen

Ruffles loves to ‘shake a tail feather’ and gossip with her pals. A button hidden inside her body enables her to sit comfortably on her nest. You can have fun with the colours. Using single pointed 3mm needles, I made the orange, yellow and buff hens from Paton’s extra fine merino wool, but any DK yarn would be OK. Wool or alpaca is a good choice because it has some stretch which is easier when increasing at the beginning of the body and of course it is better for the environment than acrylic and cotton has less flexibility. If you want to make a bigger hen you could use an Aran/worsted yarn with 3.50 needles. The ‘Bluebell’ hen is knitted in Aran- Adrifil Lana Natural Inca, shade 73. I used fabric paint for the head feathers. You will need some experience of shaping and instructions are found in the abbreviations of the pattern. The hen is made up using mattress stitch and fake grafting and instructions can be found on my Facebook page or Instagram as indicated in the pattern. Approximate size Height – 8cm Length – 10cm You will need A 15gm DK Merino Yarn in the colour of your choice 1 metre of red yarn in 4ply or a few strands of DK 30cm of yellow yarn 30cm of black thread Pair 3.00mm single pointed needles Stitch holder 2.75 crochet hook Darning needle Button, approx. 1cm Small amount of high loft filler THIS ITEM DOES NOT HAVE A POSTAGE CHARGE IT IS EMAILED TO YOU ON RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER.