We love chickens! Not only do we live on a farm with 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 3 mules, we also have 12 chickens. Each and every single animal we have is spoiled rotten. They literally are treated like royalty. We can’t help it, our pets are a major part of our family. Living in an old farm house we have a rustic farmhouse style.

I needed to replace my old pot holders as they were really tattered and falling apart. I thought why not make crochet chicken pot holders to keep with our farmhouse theme. I think that this crochet pot holder turned out so cute and have used it every day since I made it.

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Crochet Pot Holder Size: 7.75″ x 9.50″

Materials Needed:

Yarn: Cotton yarn in the colors Grey, White, Red, Black, and Country Yellow. I suggest using Lily Sugar and Cream 100% Cotton Yarn for this pattern.

Crochet Hooks: You will need two different crochet hook sizes. 4mm (G/6) Crochet Hook and 3.5mm (E/4) Crochet Hook. I’ve really been loving the crochet hooks with the silicone handles. I really like how nice they feel in my hand when crocheting. I also love the crochet hooks from Furls Crochet. If you can’t find the appropriate hook size in stores you can purchase them through the highlighted links. If you want a larger pot holder I suggest using a 5mm and a 5.5mm hook.

Yarn Needle: Any yarn needle will work, just make sure the eye is large enough to fit your cotton yarn. You can purchase a pack of yarn needles in the link above.

Craft Scissors: Any craft scissors will do. I like to use the smaller craft scissors because they fit nicely in my crochet hook bag. You can purchase a pair of scissors in the link above if you can’t find a pair in the store.

Gauge: 4 SC stitches equals 1″ and 4 SC rows equals 1″. You may have to adjust your hook size based on your crochet tension.

Abbreviations: CH (chain), SC (single crochet), HDC (half double crochet), DC (double crochet), TRC (triple crochet), SC2TOG (single crochet 2 stitches together), BLO (back loops only), SLST (slip stitch).

Let’s Get Started! Feel free to follow along on my on my YouTube channel for a step by step of this crochet chicken pot holder pattern. You can also purchase an ad free PDF of this pattern here!

Crochet Chicken Pot Holder Body

Row 1: With 3.5 mm hook and country yellow yarn, CH (chain) 67. SC (single crochet) in second chain from the hook. SC in each stitch across to the end. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 1 you should have a total of 66 single crochet.

Row 2: Switch to your 4mm hook. SC2TOG (single crochet 2 stitches together) the first two stitches, SC2TOG the next 2 stitches. Repeat the pattern of SC2TOG all the way to the end of row 2. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 2 you should have a total of 33 stitches.

Row 3: SC in CH 1 space and in each stitch all the way across to the end. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 3 you should have a total of 33 stitches.

Row 4: SC2TOG the first 2 stitches, SC2TOG 7 more times, SC in the next 5 stitches, SC2TOG 7 times. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 4 you should have a total of 19 stitches.

Row 5: SC in CH 1 space and in each stitch across to the end. Fasten off and weave in your yarn ends. At the end of row 5 you should still have a total of 19 stitches.

Row 6: Working in BLO (back loops only) for this row. Join your grey yarn and CH 1, SC in the CH 1 space, SC in each stitch all the way across to the end. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 6 you should have a total of 19 stitches.

Rows 7-10: Place 2 SC in the CH 1 space. SC in each stitch across until there is one stitch left, place 2 SC in the last stitch. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 10 you should have a total of 27 stitches.

Rows 11-16: SC in the CH 1 space and in each stitch all the way across to the end. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 16 you should still have a total of 27 stitches.

Row 17: SC2TOG the first 2 stitches, SC in each stitch until there are 2 stitches remaining, SC2TOG the last 2 stitches. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 17 you should have a total of 25 single crochet.

Row 18: SC in the CH 1 space, SC in each stitch all the way across to the end. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 18 you should still have a total of 25 stitches.

Rows 19-22: Repeat rows 17 and 18 ending on a SC row. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 22 you should have a total of 21 stitches.

Rows 23-27: SC2TOG the first 2 stitches, SC in each stitch until you have 2 stitches left, SC2TOG the last 2 stitches. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 27 you should have a total of 11 stitches.

Rows 28-33: SC in the CH 1 space. SC in each stitch all the way across to the end. CH 1 and turn. At the end of each row you should still have a total of 11 stitches.

Rows 34-36: SC2TOG the first 2 stitches, SC in each stitch across until you have 2 stitches left, SC2TOG the last 2 stitches. At the end of row 36 you should have a total of 5 stitches. Fasten off and weave in your yarn ends.

Note: If you want your crochet pot holder to be double thick, you can start from row 6 (chain 20 and SC in 2nd chain from the hook). Follow the pattern to the top of the chicken head. No need to create the eyes, beak, waddle, and wings a second time. Attach the body to the chicken with a SLST (slip stitch) starting at the bottom corner of the chicken and working your way around to the opposite side of the chicken. Fasten off and weave in your ends.

Lets work on the eyes, beak, and waddle.

Eyes: With your 4mm hook and white yarn, create a magic circle, place 8 HDC (half double crochet) in the magic circle. Pull your tail tight to close up the magic circle. SLST (slip stitch) to the top of the first HDC. Fasten off leaving a long enough tail to attach the eyes to the chicken. Weave in your yarn tail where you created the magic circle. Make 2! Now, with your black yarn, from the back of the eye push your needle through the white eye. Make a small line by inserting your hook a little further down and through to the back of the white eye. Go back and forth over the black stitch so it sticks out a little better. Knot off your black yarn and weave in your yarn ends.

Beak: With your 4mm hook and your yellow yarn, CH 8, SC in the 2nd chain from the hook, HDC in the next chain, DC (double crochet) in the next chain, TRC (triple crochet) in the last chain. Fasten off leaving a long enough tail to attach the beak to your chicken.

Boarder: With 4mm hook and your grey yarn, attach at the bottom of the chicken (where the grey starts not the yellow). SC in the space where you attached your grey yarn. SC in each stitch all the way around to the other side of the chicken. When you get to the bottom of the other side, fasten off and weave in your ends.

Waddle: With 4mm hook and your red yarn, CH 6. Place 3 SC in 2nd CH from the hook. Place 3 SC in each stitch all the way across to the end. Fasten off leaving a long enough tail to attach to your project.

Comb:

Row 1: With your 4mm hook and red yarn, attach to the 5th stitch at the top of your chicken head. SC in the space where you attached the red yarn. SC in the next 4 stitches. CH 1 and turn your work. You should have a total of 5 single crochet.

Row 2: Place 3 HDC in the CH 1 space, SLST in the next stitch, 3 HDC in the next stitch, SLST in next stitch, 3 HDC in last stitch. SLST in last HDC space. Fasten off and weave in your ends.

Wings: With 4mm hook and grey yarn. From the bottom of the chicken head/neck, count down 11 stitches. Attach your grey yarn in the 11th stitch. Place 3 HDC in the next stitch, SLST in the next stitch, 3 HDC in next stitch, SLST in next stitch, 3 HDC in next stitch, SLST in next stitch. Fasten off and weave in your yarn end. Repeat on the other side.

Assembly: With your yarn needle, thread the white tail and attach the eyes to the chickens head, weave in your yarn ends. . Placement is up to you. I like the look of them being closer together. Next, attach the beak and weave in your ends. Lastly, attach the waddle just between the beak and the eyes. Weave in your yarn ends.

That’s it! You’ve just created a really cute simple crochet chicken pot holder for your kitchen. I have a few other really fun potholders for you to work on after you are done with this one. Check out my pattern for a cow potholder and also my pig potholder they will make the perfect additions to your chicken potholder.

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