It's Finishing Friday and I've created a monster. Actually, it's all Michelle's fault. She shared a link with me for Chicken Egg Cozies and I went wild.
In the 1970s, my Grandma Grace used to make these to fit over the L'egg's Pantyhose Eggs. As soon as I saw the pattern, I knew I had to make a whole bunch, er, clutch of hens.
Half our knitting group is getting on the band wagon with these. You can use any worsted weight yarn, a few googly eyes, some felt, a very small amount of fingering weight yarn for the coxcomb and some thread the same color as the felt. Oh, and some plastic eggs.
These may be the happiest little things I've ever made. I am channeling Grandma Grace. I expect requests for these from all my brothers and sisters and cousins. Let's see how many I get.
So cute! I think I'm going to have to make one...or two...or three......
Posted by: Wool Winder | Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 09:46
I love the photos! They are so much fun!!
Posted by: Michelle | Friday, March 18, 2011 at 17:47
OMG So Cute. These are going on my needles ASAP.
Posted by: Beth | Friday, March 18, 2011 at 13:43
I love, love, love 'em! Cluck cluck.
Posted by: Rhonda the StitchingNut | Friday, March 18, 2011 at 13:03
cluck cluck
hysterical
peep peep
cocka doodle doo
Posted by: kathy b | Friday, March 18, 2011 at 12:28
They are just too cute! I can see why you'd want to knit a whole barnyard of them.
Posted by: Karen | Friday, March 18, 2011 at 10:36
Nana must be up there knitting with Grandma Grace! I still have a few of these in my Easter decoration box. Such a blast from the past!
Posted by: Geri | Friday, March 18, 2011 at 10:10