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This item is made-to-order and will be posted to you by Knitting Jules Designs within 3 days of receiving payment.
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All my designs are made with care in high quality natural yarns.
Your purchase will be carefully wrapped in an attractive bag, hand made from recycled cotton fabrics and tied with a ribbon and Knitting Jules tag. If sending directly as a gift, I am very happy to write your personal message on the on the tag. Just message it when placing your order.
I use recycled materials in my packaging.
I had a request to make a hen for a friend who kept Bluebell hens so I had a go and wrote up the pattern. she was delighted!
This is a custom-made item and cannot be returned unless faulty.
Please note that if your order is being posted outside mainland UK, you (or the recipient) may have to pay customs or VAT charges and a handling fee. The seller is not responsible for any charges or fees that may incur.
Full description
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
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Designed by Julie Lunt in Stamford
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