Easter Chicken

I found the most darling  crocheted chickens on The Very Savvy Snail blog.
Take a peek, you will be amazed at how cute her chickens are!

They were SO cute that I wanted to crochet six for Easter brunch, one on each plate, specifically customized for each kiddo. So many ideas, i.e., one in tie dye, one with a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) twist, one as a nurse, one as a mad scientist, etc., etc. The chicken is designed with a crocheted "liner", this helps her sit up without flopping and she has lots of room to keep an egg in an egg cup warm, or hide Easter goodies.

Silly me, I pictured them much smaller so I thought I could whip them up in no time. Boy, was I wrong; she barely fits on the plate and I would have been crocheting non-stop until Sunday morning to make them all. :-)

"Hey, buddy, you want a piece of me?"

Change of plans....
a centerpiece...

She will now rest (alone) upon an elevated nest which allows us all to see each other underneath the nest across the dining table. Perhaps I will add some blue glitter eggs, then she won't feel so lonely and those will be easier to make than five more chickens. ;-0

Six would have been great....maybe next year.

Happy Easter !!!