So when I was hunting around on the internet for interesting crochet, and I saw this (follow link and scroll down a bit -- see the chicken towel!) how could I resist trying to come up with my own pattern for the little chickens?
Here they are -- 
little bok is worked in filet crochet thread on a size E hook, while big bok is made of thin mercerized cotton (Patons "Grace") double-stranded with some fluffy white yarn (Patons "allure"). The baby section of the yarn department at our local craft chain is a great place to find interesting, machine-washable, fuzzy yarns for animal-making experiments. I used red embroidery thread for little bok's comb, and red satin ribbon for big bok's. Their beaks are orange felt, and their eyes are french knots in brown embroidery thread.
Aren't they silly and fun?!
