I bought some mini googly eyes today (I just love saying "googly eyes" - don't you?) and knit up two more mini chickens. These are really so much fun.
I also learned something interesting about a chicken's coxcomb. They are red because of blood and were genetically a source of cooling down for the chicken. Interesting, no?
I also googled chicken images and decided to knit mine in the truer colors of the birds. I like yellow and orange, but chickens are not really those colors. So here you have my white, red, black, tan and brown hens.
I think the black chicken is my favorite.
So, there you have it! My chicken clutch is ready for the auction!
They really came out cute!
Posted by: Acornbud | Saturday, January 07, 2012 at 11:46
The truer colors of chickens works!!! here's to the auction!
Posted by: kathy b | Friday, January 06, 2012 at 13:45
I love how the tan one is looking over her shoulder!
Posted by: Beth | Friday, January 06, 2012 at 12:07