How to Crochet Christmas Chick Amigurumi with Santa Hats

A quick, low-sew, and simply cute Christmas project is here! Learn how to crochet this mini Christmas hat chick amigurumi, an adorable, chubby chick wearing a Santa hat. Designed by Xuxu, the Santa and chick are worked as a one-piece with a hat featuring a beautiful edging and a fringed pom-pom. You can easily crochet this mini chick within 30 minutes and fill your inventory. Sewing is only needed for the cute sewn blush; even the wings are worked directly onto the body of this chick amigurumi. These baby chicken amigurumi can be used as a Christmas tree ornament, a bag charm, or a gift charm!

So, if you have made up your mind to crochet these chick amigurumi, continue reading this post till the end. There you will find the complete tutorial.

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About the Designer: The designer behind this Christmas chick keychain is @xuxucrochet – her animal and flower bag charms, ornaments, and pouches are always oh-so-cute. She also crochets the accessories and wearables, all with beautiful touches. Her popular crochet ideas are a mushroom, an octopus, a bouquet and flower keychain, a bunny, and a frog in a bikini. She has a whole series of quick crochet Christmas projects, including Christmas wreaths, Santa capybara, Christmas tree, and much more, of which the animal tree is my favorite!

Note: In respect of the creator’s rights, there will be no provision of the written pattern. You can watch the tutorial with on-screen written instructions at the end of this post.

Crochet Christmas Chick Tutorial

Skill Level: The chick pattern is worked from the head to the bottom in the rounds, with the Santa hat crocheted before the body. After it, you will put the eyes, embroider the beak and feet, add the wings using surface-stitching, and finally, the embroidery blush. As for stitches, you will be using single crochet, chain stitch, and slip stitch, and work the stitches in FLO and BLO for parts like the hat and body. Increase and decrease, as usual, are needed. For the wings, you will also be using the double crochet in the surface stitching!

Tutorial Timing: Approximately 24 minutes only. (perfect for learning the no-sew techniques the same as were used in baby mushroom patterns plus a simple crochet chubby body for beginners. The no-sew Santa hat and pom-pom making are also lovely techniques that can be adjusted for larger wearable sizes!)

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Personalization Tips: You can crochet this chick in either white, light brown, or the popular yellow. To test your skills, surface-stitch the crochet beak instead of sewing with yarn. You can also change this crochet chick to a baby duck pattern using the color changes or making a beak similar to ducks. You can also crochet it in a large size by using the super bulky yarn. Customize the hat by using the green and white color combo like in the crochet mini bear plushie.

Pattern Type: The on-screen written pattern is available if you find written instructions easy to follow along with. Also, the tutorial is slow-paced.

Materials Needed

Gather the following suggested tools and materials for crocheting this festive amigurumi chick for a little one:

4ply Yarn – You can use Milk Cotton yarn, which is a blend of cotton and milk protien
2.0mm crochet hook
6mm safety beads
Stuffing
Little yarn from scrap for embroidery

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Techniques Used

Here are our quick guides for crocheting each stitch and technique in this crochet chick project:

Chain (ch): Yarn over and pull through the loop on your hook.
Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook.
Single Crochet (sc): Insert hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through both loops.
Double Crochet (dc): Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops twice.
Increase (inc): Work 2 stitches into the same stitch.
Decrease (dec): Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop, insert into next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all loops.
Front Loop Only (FLO): Work the stitch in the front loop of the stitch only.
Back Loop Only (BLO): Work the stitch in the back loop of the stitch only.