Meet “Free-Range”, the knitted chicken. My itch to get on a farm and have chickens continues to show itself in my reading and learning about chickens, and making “chicken” things. My paper chicken coop calendar was the start of making chicken things and now I also have a knitted hen. I just read the book, Folks, This Ain’t Normal by Joel Salatin, which is about how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land. This book rocked my socks off! Seriously, you need to read it. Not only is it full of truths about the food we eat, it also provides practical solutions on how to change the way we live to be better stewards of our planet. It has got me thinking about how I can change my own eating and what I do around our home and garden and to be more mindful of what I purchase and consume. It also has me fired up to grow and preserve more of my own food.
One of Joel Salatin’s big points was on how we raise meat in this country, which really has me on the hunt for grass-fed beef and free-range chickens. I have been talking to the Hubby about the book this week, and when he saw me knitting my chicken, he said we should name her, “Free-Range” which I found very fitting. (The conversation also expanded into naming our future real chickens: Free-Range Freda, Free-Ranger, etc.) Anyway, if you can’t have your own chickens yet (like me) or if you just think chickens are funny and need a soft squishy knitted one for your kids (or yourself), you can find the free pattern at Ravelry.
This post is linked to The Homestead Barn Hop ,Lines Across My Face, So Very Creative,How To Nest for Less, Southern Lovely,Sew Woodsy, and Bacon Time.
10:57 am on March 12th, 2012
Free-Range is adorable! Sooo funny and cute!
9:18 pm on March 12th, 2012
Freakin’ chicken that’s cute!
9:20 pm on March 12th, 2012
Adorable. Just too stinkin cute.
9:20 am on March 13th, 2012
Thanks, France!
9:20 am on March 13th, 2012
Thanks for stopping by!
7:35 am on March 14th, 2012
This little chick ROCKS! I do a little crochet myself, but nothing so elaborate and cute… I just came over from Sew Woodsy (my entry is http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-make-faux-wallpaper.html). Cheers:)
9:40 am on March 14th, 2012
Love the name Free Range, oh please come share your amazing talents at the Bacon Time weekly Anything Goes fri-monday linky this week. Your chicken would look great in my kitchen, so pretty and fun.
8:08 pm on March 15th, 2012
So stinkin’ cute!! You are just so talented!
9:04 am on March 31st, 2012
I may just have to try this one . . . my mom sent me about eight of these adorable mini-chickens that are made out of miniature log cabin quilt squares. They are filled with rice (get it? Chicken and rice . . . ) and act as paper weights. It would be great to give them a knitted friend.
10:18 am on March 31st, 2012
Jenni, those mini-chicken paper weights sound adorable!