How to Crochet Chicken Nugget For Thanksgiving

A crocheted chicken nugget is certainly a whimsical, fun, and unique addition to Thanksgiving decor. Learn how to crochet a chicken nugget amigurumi with a step-by-step tutorial from Stitches Be Crazy. This nugget amigurumi has a very accurate shape along with a squishy appearance due to the use of velvety yarn.

By making it even bigger, you can also use it as a huggable pillow for little ones. Its one special feature is the addition of big safety eyes while the remaining construction is very simple.

This post will provide you with helpful details about this project and resource you for the tutorial.

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Skill Level: Beginners

Tutorial Timing: Very quick with the tutorial period of 15 Minutes.

Crochet Chicken Nugget Tutorial

Crocheting a nugget is very easy and you can even try your unique pattern and design since the shaping is quite random. You can add this amigurumi chicken to your Thanksgiving table centerpiece. It will stay fresh for years brightening your festive decor. So, here we have presented this crochet video tutorial whose notes are below:

Materials Needed: The tutorial starts with a list of materials, including yarn, a 5 mm crochet hook, 10 mm safety eyes, a needle, stitch markers, scissors, and polyester fiberfill.
Basic Stitches Overview: Instructions are provided for making a slip knot, chaining, single crochet, and increases in stitches, marking the first stitch of each round with a stitch marker.
Step-by-Step Instructions: The process begins with chaining 13 and performing single crochets along the chain, with increases at the ends of each row. Instructions are given for specific stitch counts and rounds up to round 19.
Adding Features: In round 20, safety eyes are inserted between rounds 16 and 17, spaced five stitches apart.
Stuffing and Shaping: The nugget is stuffed with polyester fiberfill. Decreases are performed in later rounds to shape the nugget, and the hole is closed by threading yarn through the remaining stitches.
Finishing Touches: The nugget is completed by tying a knot with the yarn tail and threading it through the piece to secure it.

Supplies Needed

The exact supplies needed for this crochet chicken nugget tutorial are:

Yarn (bulky weight velvet yarn)
5 mm crochet hook
10 mm safety eyes
Needle
Stitch markers
Scissors
Polyester fiberfill

When crocheting a velvet yarn chicken nugget, the best yarn to use would be a chenille-style velvet yarn. Chenille velvet yarn is known for its softness and plush texture which mimics the velvety surface of an actual chicken nugget. The yarn's velvety texture also reflects light in a way that gives the finished product a more lively and appealing look.

You can choose the acrylic yarn because of its durability but cotton can also be used if you want to crochet a pillow with chicken nugget amigurumi.

Techniques to Revise

Following are the few techniques and their abbreviations that the tutor uses within the crochet chicken nugget amigurumi tutorial:

Slip Knot
Chain Stitch: Yarn over and pull through the loop on the hook.
Single Crochet (SC): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, and complete the stitch.
Increasing (INC): Work two SCs into one stitch.
Decreasing (DEC): Insert hook into two stitches, yarn over, and complete the stitch.
Slip Stitch (SL ST): Insert hook, yarn over, and pull through both loops.
Close the hole: thread your yarn tail through the front loops of the remaining stitches and pull tight