Welcome to my crochet rooster pattern. This is a request that I received. This is what the finished rooster applique will look like.

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Crochet Rooster Pattern

Abbreviations 

• st – stitch
• sts – stitches
• ch – chain
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• tr – treble crochet
• dtr – double treble crochet

Materials Used

• Crochet cotton or wool, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sugar Rush or Maxi Sweet Treat 2 ply crochet cotton colors (401) Dark Teal, (383) Ginger Gold, (208) Yellow Gold, (254) Moon Rock, (115) Hot Red, (162) Black Coffee and (189) Royal Orange.
• A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
• Scissors.
• Darning needle to weave in ends.
• Sewing thread and needle to stitch the rooster together.
• A small white bead for the eye.

Size

Large rooster (Using 8 ply yarn & a 3mm hook)

17.5cm x 15cm or 6.75” x 6”

Medium rooster (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)

10.5cm x 11cm or 4” x 4.5”

Small rooster (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)

8cm x 8cm or 3.25” x 3.25”

Head

Using (383) Ginger Gold work 4 ch.

 

Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 dc in next st, 1 sc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)

Rows 3-5: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (6 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 4 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 9: (4 ch, miss 1^st ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in next st along row 8, 3 ch, miss 1^st ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in next st of row 8) 4 times. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

Work 1 sl st in each st to beginning of row 9. Fasten off.

Wattle

Using (115) Hot Red make a magic loop.

 

Row 1: 1 ch, work 5 sc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1^st st. Turn.

Row 2: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in same st as ch and 1 dc in next st. Turn.

Row 3: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over the 2 sts. Fasten off.

Comb

Using (115) Hot Red work 4 ch.

 

Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in last st. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 2: (3 ch, work 1 dc in same st as ch, 3 ch, sl st in same st as dc, sl st in next st) 2 times, 2 ch, 1 hdc in same st as ch, 2 ch, sl st in same st as hdc, sl st in next st, 2 ch, 1 hdc in same st as ch, 2 ch, sl st in same st as hdc. Fasten off.

Beak

Using (208) Yellow Gold make a magic loop.

 

Row 1: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in circle.   Pull circle tight.  Turn.

Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 sc in st. Turn.

Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Fasten off.

Body

Using (401) Dark Teal work 8 ch.

 

Row 1: Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each remaining ch. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last st, 3 sc in last st. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 4: 2 ch, work 2 hdc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (13 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. 3 ch. (14 sts + 3 ch)

Row 6: Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (16 sts)

Row 7: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (16 sts)

Row 8: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (16 sts)

Row 9: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last st, 2 hdc in last st. Turn. (16 sts)

Row 10: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (16 sts)

Row 11: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (15 sts)

Row 12: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (14 sts)

Row 13: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (13 sts)

Row 14: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (12 sts)

Row 15: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each of 1^st 10 sts. Turn. (10 sts)

Row 16: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (10 sts)

Row 17: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 7 sts. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 18: 1 ch, work a sl st in 2^nd st, 1 ch, 1 sc in same st as ch, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts. Turn. (4 sts)

Row 19: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts and a joined sc over last 2 sts. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

Work 1 sl st in each of next 2 sts, (1 hdc and 1 sl st in next st) 4 times, 1 sl st in each st around to beginning of row. Fasten off.

Tail

Join (401) Dark Teal where shown.

Row 1: 4 ch, work 1 sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next st, (5 ch, work 1 sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each remaining ch) 2 times, 7 ch, work 1 sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of following 2 sts, 2 dc in last ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st along top of row 1, sl st in side of body, sl st in next 2 sts up side of body. Turn.

Row 2: Work 1 dc in each of next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 1 sc in following st, sl st in next st. 7 ch.

Row 3: Work 1 sl st in 2^nd ch from hook, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 hdc in following st, 1 dc in next st, 2 tr in last ch, 2 tr in next st, 2 dtr in each of following 2 sts, 2 tr in next st, 1 dc in following st, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts, a joined sc over remaining sts. Sl st in the side of body. Fasten off.

Top of Wing

Using (401) Dark Teal work 4 ch.

 

Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 dc in next st, 1 sc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 sc in 1^st st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, sl st in 1^st st, (3 ch, sl st in next st) repeat to end of row. Work 1 sl st in each st around the top of wing to beginning of row 3. Fasten off.

Bottom of Wing

Using (254) Moon Rock work 10 ch.

 

Row 1: Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sl st in each of next 3 sts, 1 sc in each of following 3 sts, 1 hdc in each of last 3 sts. Turn. (9 sts)

Row 2: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in each of 1^st 3 sts, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 1 sl st in each of following 2 sts. Turn. (8 sts)

Row 3: Work 1 sl st in 2^nd st, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 hdc in each remaining st. Fasten off.

Feet (Make 2)

Join (189) Royal Orange to bottom of leg sections where shown.

7 ch, miss 1 ch, work 1 sl st in each of next 3 sts, (4 ch, miss 1^st ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch and last sl st of 1^st claw) 3 times, work 1 sc in each ch to body, sl st in body. Fasten off.

Lower Back Feathers

Using (383) Ginger Gold work 11 ch.

 

Miss 1^st ch and work 1 sl st in each of next 5 sts, 7 ch, miss 1^st ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, and next of original ch, 10 ch, miss 1^st ch, 1 sl st in each remaining ch and next of original ch, 8 ch, miss 1^st ch, 1 sl st in each remaining ch and next of original ch, 6 ch, miss 1^st ch, 1 sl st in each remaining ch and next of original ch, 5 ch, miss 1^st ch, 1 sl st in each remaining ch and last of original ch. Fasten off.

Top Back Feathers

Using (162) Black Coffee work 5 ch.

 

Row 1: Miss 1^st ch, work 1 sc in each remaining ch. Turn.

Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 sc in 1^st st, (2 ch, 1 sc in next st) 3 times. Turn.

Row 3: Work 1 sc in 1^st 2 ch loop, (2 ch, 1 sc in next 2 ch loop) 2 times, 2 ch, work 1 sc in last sc. Turn.

Row 4: Work 1 sc in 1^st 2 ch loop, 3 ch, work 1 sc in next 2 ch loop. Fasten off.

To Make Up

Weave in ends. Attach a small white bead to the centre of the circle of the wattle.

Stitch a small black dot in the middle of the bead.

Sew the wattle to the head.

Attach the comb to the head.

Stitch the beak to the head up against the top of the wattle.

Sew the bottom of the wing in behind the top of the wing.

Attach the wing to the body.

Stitch the lower back feathers along the top back to the tail.

Sew the top back feathers where shown.

Attach the head to the top of the body.

And there’s the finished crochet rooster. I’ve also made it in different sizes and colors.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. If you’ve liked it, you may also want to look at some of my other patterns including the crochet pig, the cow pattern, the crochet sheep, the crochet sheep and lamb, the duck, the easy crochet pig and the crochet goat pattern.