I’m excited to share my newest crochet project with you—it’s a cute Chicken C2C crochet pattern! This adorable pattern features a cute little chick that’s perfect for adding a touch of spring to your crochet projects.
The pattern is easy to follow and great for both beginners and experienced crocheters. So grab your yarn and hooks, and let’s start crocheting these cute chick squares together! The free crochet pattern is below.
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Free chicken square crochet pattern information
This chick pattern is part of my Farm Animals Blanket, which also includes patterns for a goat, horse, sheep, cow, and pig. Each square features a different adorable farm animal, making the blanket a fun and colorful project. It’s perfect for adding a touch of the countryside to your home or making a special gift for someone who loves farm life.
Skill level
Advanced beginners. This C2C crochet pattern is made using the corner to corner (C2C) technique. It involves color changes.
Materials needed
Crochet Hook Size: G-6 4 mm
Yarn: Worsted weight yarn. I used Vanna’s Choice yarn in white, black, lemon, mustard, & rust.
Yarn needle: Use this to weave in your ends.
Scissors: Use scissors to fasten off your yarn.
Stitch marker(s): Use these to help keep track of your stitches.
PDF version
This crochet chicken pattern is also available as an ad-free PDF in my Etsy Shop.
C2C Crochet Chick Finished Measurements
My crocheted square measures 22 inches by 22 inches.
Gauge
4 squares (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 2 inches
Crochet terms
sc = single crochet
ch/chs = chain/chains
st/sts = stitch/stitches
sl st = slip stitch
C2C crochet technique
The pattern is made in the C2C technique. You make “squares” in diagonal rows starting in the bottom right corner and ending in the top left corner.
Each square is made of a chain 3 + 3 double crochet.
Chain 6 to start a new row and chain 3 to start a new square.
You can follow the picture graph or the written pattern.
The written pattern tells you how many squares to make of each color and in what order.
↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 square) ↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 squares) ↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 squares) ↗ Row 4: white x 4 (4 squares) ↙ Row 5: white x 5 (5 squares) ↗ Row 6: white x 6 (6 squares) ↙ Row 7: white x 7 (7 squares) ↗ Row 8: white x 8 (8 squares) ↙ Row 9: white x 9 (9 squares) ↗ Row 10: white x 10 (10 squares) ↙ Row 11: white x 11 (11 squares) ↗ Row 12: white x 12 (12 squares) ↙ Row 13: white x 13 (13 squares) ↗ Row 14: white x 14 (14 squares) ↙ Row 15: white x 15 (15 squares) ↗ Row 16: white x 16 (16 squares) ↙ Row 17: white x 17 (17 squares) ↗ Row 18: white x 7, yellow x 3, white x 8 (18 squares) ↙ Row 19: white x 7, yellow x 6, white x 6 (19 squares) ↗ Row 20: white x 5, yellow x 9, white x 6 (20 squares) ↙ Row 21: white x 6, yellow x 11, white x 4 (21 squares) ↗ Row 22: white x 4, yellow x 13, white x 5 (22 squares) ↙ Row 23: white x 5, yellow x 14, white x 4 (23 squares) ↗ Row 24: white x 4, yellow x 15, white x 5 (24 squares) ↙ Row 25: white x 5, yellow x 16, white x 4 (25 squares) ↗ Row 26: white x 4, yellow x 16, white x 6 (26 squares) ↙ Row 27: white x 6, yellow x 5, black x 1, yellow x 11, white x 4 (27 squares) ↗ Row 28: white x 4, yellow x 4, orange x 4, yellow x 3, black x 2, yellow x 5, white x 6 (28 squares) ↙ Row 29: white x 6, yellow x 5, black x 2, yellow x 4, orange x 4, yellow x 3, white x 5 (29 squares) ↗ Row 30: white x 5, yellow x 4, orange x 4, yellow x 4, black x 2, yellow x 4, white x 7 (30 squares) ↙ Row 31: white x 7, yellow x 5, black x 1, yellow x 5, orange x 4, yellow x 4, white x 5 (31 squares) ↗ Row 32: white x 6, yellow x 4, orange x 3, yellow x 12, white x 7 (32 squares) ↙ Row 33: white x 8, yellow x 12, orange x 3, yellow x 4, white x 6 (33 squares) ↗ Row 34: white x 6, yellow x 5, orange x 2, yellow x 13, white x 8 (34 squares) ↙ Row 35: white x 9, yellow x 13, orange x 2, yellow x 4, white x 7 (35 squares) ↗ Row 36: white x 7, yellow x 20, white x 9 (36 squares) ↙ Row 37: white x 10, yellow x 20, white x 7 (37 squares) ↗ Row 38: white x 8, yellow x 20, white x 10 (38 squares) ↙ Row 39: white x 11, yellow x 20, white x 8 (39 squares) ↗ Row 40: white x 9, yellow x 20, white x 11 (40 squares) Corner: Start decreasing on both ends ↙ Row 41: white x 11, yellow x 20, white x 8 (39 squares) ↗ Row 42: white x 8, yellow x 18, dark yellow x 2, white x 10 (38 squares) ↙ Row 43: white x 9, dark yellow x 3, yellow x 12, black x 1, yellow x 4, white x 8 (37 squares) ↗ Row 44: white x 7, yellow x 4, black x 2, yellow x 11, dark yellow x 4, white x 8 (36 squares) ↙ Row 45: white x 7, dark yellow x 5, yellow x 10, black x 2, yellow x 4, white x 7 (35 squares) ↗ Row 46: white x 7, yellow x 4, black x 2, yellow x 10, dark yellow x 5, white x 6 (34 squares) ↙ Row 47: white x 5, dark yellow x 6, yellow x 10, black x 1, yellow x 5, white x 6 (33 squares) ↗ Row 48: white x 6, yellow x 15, dark yellow x 4, white x 7 (32 squares) ↙ Row 49: white x 6, dark yellow x 4, yellow x 15, white x 6 (31 squares) ↗ Row 50: white x 6, yellow x 14, dark yellow x 5, white x 5 (30 squares) ↙ Row 51: white x 5, dark yellow x 5, yellow x 14, white x 5 (29 squares) ↗ Row 52: white x 5, yellow x 13, dark yellow x 2, white x 3, dark yellow x 1, white x 4 (28 squares) ↙ Row 53: white x 4, dark yellow x 1, white x 3, dark yellow x 2, yellow x 12, white x 5 (27 squares) ↗ Row 54: white x 5, yellow x 11, dark yellow x 2, white x 4, dark yellow x 1, white x 3 (26 squares) ↙ Row 55: white x 8, dark yellow x 2, yellow x 9, white x 6 (25 squares) ↗ Row 56: white x 6, yellow x 8, dark yellow x 1, white x 9 (24 squares) ↙ Row 57: white x 11, yellow x 5, white x 7 (23 squares) ↗ Row 58: white x 22 (22 squares) ↙ Row 59: white x 21 (21 squares) ↗ Row 60: white x 20 (20 squares) ↙ Row 61: white x 19 (19 squares) ↗ Row 62: white x 18 (18 squares) ↙ Row 63: white x 17 (17 squares) ↗ Row 64: white x 16 (16 squares) ↙ Row 65: white x 15 (15 squares) ↗ Row 66: white x 14 (14 squares) ↙ Row 67: white x 13 (13 squares) ↗ Row 68: white x 12 (12 squares) ↙ Row 69: white x 11 (11 squares) ↗ Row 70: white x 10 (10 squares) ↙ Row 71: white x 9 (9 squares) ↗ Row 72: white x 8 (8 squares) ↙ Row 73: white x 7 (7 squares) ↗ Row 74: white x 6 (6 squares) ↙ Row 75: white x 5 (5 squares) ↗ Row 76: white x 4 (4 squares) ↙ Row 77: white x 3 (3 squares) ↗ Row 78: white x 2 (2 squares) ↙ Row 79: white x 1 (1 square)
Border
Ch 1, in the side of each square make 2 sc and in each corner make (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc).
Finishing
Weave in the yarn tails. Block if desired.
What are alpha crochet patterns?
Alpha patterns are pixel drawing designs used primarily in tapestry crochet and C2C (corner to corner) crochet techniques to create letters, numbers, or easy pixel art ideas.
These patterns allow crafters to spell out names, messages, or create detailed images and motifs using a pixel grid approach. Each square on the grid corresponds to a stitch in crochet. These patterns are also commonly referred to as “pixel crochet charts”, “grid crochet patterns”, or “crochet graph patterns”.
Exploring pixel art in crochet
When I design my corner to corner (C2C) crochet designs, I create pixel charts. These charts are super helpful and are also known as “graphs”, “alpha patterns”, and “grids”.
What’s cool is that you can use these pixel crochet pdf pattern free downloads not just for crochet but also for knitting, cross-stitch, needlepoint, weaving, tapestry, beadwork, and even pixel art.
They make creating beautiful crafts easier, especially if you’re using easy pixel art templates or looking for pixel drawing grid art ideas. Whether you want a big project or something smaller, my small pixel art grid easy and pix art pixel grid crochet pattern are perfect for all craft lovers!
