Sherry|Boberry

While trying to work out the peacock pattern I really had to make another one, but since I no longer have that yarn i thought i would make something similar yet different and this is what i came up with.  It is an omage to out chicken Chip, who looks just like this, creepy eyes and all.

Pattern

body:
1. 6sc in magic circle (6)
2. 2sc in each stitch around (12)
3. (2sc in 1, sc in 1) around (18)
4. (2sc in 1, sc in 2) around (24)
5. (2sc in 1, sc in 3) around (30)
6-9 sc around (30)
10. (sc2tog, sc in 3) around (24)
11. (sc2tog, sc in 2) around (18)
12-13 sc around (18)
insert safety eyes and begin stuffing
14. (2sc in 1, sc in 2) around (24)
15. sc around (24)
16. (2sc in 1, sc in 3) around (30)
17. sc around (30)
18. (2sc in 1, sc in 4) around (36)
19-23 sc around (36)
24. (sc2tog, sc in 4) around (30)
25. (sc2tog, sc in 3) around (24)
continue stuffing while working rounds.
26. (sc2tog, sc in 2) around (18)
27. (sc2tog, sc in 1) around (12)
28. (sc2tog) around (6)
29. close hole and finish off

beak:ch 10 and slst to join, now work in a countinous round.  (sc2tog, sc) until there is only one sc left, fo and pull end through the tip of the beak.

wings-make 2:

ch7, sc in 2nd ch and next, 1hdc, dc, dc, 6tc in last
working in back of stitches: dc, dc, hdc, sc, slst
FO

tail:
1. ch 7
2. sc in 2nd ch from hook and across
3.  ch 1, turn, sc across
4. turn, ch4, slst back down, sc, ch6, slst back, sc, ch8, slst back, sc, ch6, slst back, sc ch4, slst
FO

comb:
1. sc12
2. sc in 2nd ch from hook and across
3. ch1 turn, (skst, 5dc, skst, slst) 3 times and FO

feet, make 2:
1. 6sc in mc (6)
2. (2sc in 1) around (12)
3. popcorn, slst, popcorn, slst, popcorn, slst and FO

Pattern for my little peacock:

notes: when working sc2tog only work in the front loop of the stitches.

body:
1. 6sc in magic circle (6)
2. 2sc in each stitch around (12)
3. (2sc in 1, sc in 1) around (18)
4. (2sc in 1, sc in 2) around (24)
5. (2sc in 1, sc in 3) around (30)
6-9 sc around (30)
10. (sc2tog, sc in 3) around (24)
11. (sc2tog, sc in 2) around (18)
12-13 sc around (18)
insert safety eyes and begin stuffing
14. (2sc in 1, sc in 2) around (24)
15. sc around (24)
16. (2sc in 1, sc in 3) around (30)
17. sc around (30)
18. (2sc in 1, sc in 4) around (36)
19-23 sc around (36)
24. (sc2tog, sc in 4) around (30)
25. (sc2tog, sc in 3) around (24)
continue stuffing while working rounds.
26. (sc2tog, sc in 2) around (18)
27. (sc2tog, sc in 1) around (12)
28. (sc2tog) around (6)
29. close hole and finish off

beak:
1. 3sc in mc (3)
2. 2sc in, 1sc in 1, 2sc in 1 (5)
3. sc around (5)
FO

wings, make 2:
ch7, sc in 2nd ch and next, 1hdc, dc, dc, 6tc in last
working in back of stitches: dc, dc, hdc, sc, slst
FO

Tail:
1. 6sc in magic circle (6)
2. 2sc in each stitch around (12)
3. (2sc in 1, sc in 1) around (18)
4. (2sc in 1, sc in 2) around (24)
5. (2sc in 1, sc in 3) around (30)
continue in this manner until the circle fold in half is a size you are happy with.
now scallop the edges by skipping a stitch, 5dc in1, skst, slst, 5dc in1, and so on around.
Now fold the tail just off slightly from half so you have 2 rows of scallops showing and attach to the body.

feet, make 2:
1. 6sc in mc (6)
2. (2sc in 1) around (12)
3. popcorn, slst, popcorn, slst, popcorn, slst and FO

attach all pieces to the body and add some yarn bits to the head.