Crochet Rooster Applique - Free Crochet Pattern

Learn how to crochet this rooster applique as a part of the Farm Granny Square Blanket! Scroll down for both the written pattern and video tutorial.

This crochet rooster granny square is a part of my Farm Blanket Crochet Along.
Click here to see the main page of the crochet along.

For Week #3 of the CAL we will be making the following number of squares and appliques:
Baby size: Make 1 rooster applique and 6 red squares
Throw size: Make 2 rooster appliques and 10 red squares

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Lean how to Sew on Appliques to your granny square here!

Rooster Applique Crochet Pattern

Yarn Colors: Red, Clay red/rouge, yellow
Hook: F/3.75mm hook
Notes: Beginning chain does not count as a stitch
Abbreviations (US terms):
Ch = chain, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, sl st = slip stitch, st = stitch(es)

Pattern

Head
Using clay red yarn
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 10hdc in ring, join to first hdc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2hdc in each st around, join to first hdc
Round 3: Ch 2, *2hdc, hdc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first hdc
Change to red yarn
*Ch 3, dc in same sp as ch 3, ch 3, sl st in same sp as dc, *sk 1 st, sl st into next st, repeat from * one time, then repeat from * * one time. Fasten off.

Face
Attach safety eyes and sew on beak using yellow yarn and tapestry needle using photo as a guide.

Sew rooster onto white granny square.

Lean how to Sew on Appliques to your granny square here!

Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Use J/6.00mm hook

Chain 2 in beginning of round does not count as stitch

Abbreviations (US terms)
Ch = chain, dc = double crochet, hdc = half double crochet, st = stich(es)

Round 1: Magic ring, Ch 2, 10dc into magic ring, join to first dc
Round 2: Ch 2, 2dc into each st around, join to first dc
Round 3: Ch 2, *dc, hdc into next 2 st, dc, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in one st, repeat from * , join to first dc (8 st per side)
Round 4: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in ch 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 2 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (12 st per side)
Round 5: Ch 2, *dc until you get to the ch 2 space from previous row, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] all in chain 2 space, repeat from * , dc in next 4 spaces until you get to the beginning of the round, join to first dc (16 st per side)
Fasten off and weave in all ends.

The video for the granny square is the same as the Christmas square EXCEPT use a J/6.00mm hook and fasten off after the 5th row.