Doris the Egg Laying Chicken

🐔 Meet Doris – African Flower Squish Ball Chicken Crochet Pattern

Meet Doris the African Flower Squish Ball Chicken, a gloriously round and wonderfully characterful laying hen created using beautiful African Flower motifs. Big, colourful and full of personality, Doris is a fun and unusual crochet project for anyone who loves chickens and African Flower crochet.

Doris isn't just a fabulous squishy chicken — she's a laying hen, making her an especially quirky addition to your crochet collection. Her rounded Squish Ball shape combined with the colourful African Flower construction gives her a distinctive appearance that's guaranteed to get noticed.

Whether you're making her for a chicken lover, creating a special handmade gift, adding to your African Flower collection, or simply looking for something wonderfully different to crochet, Doris is a fun and rewarding project.

💛 Why You'll Love This Pattern

• Beautiful African Flower motif construction

• Big, round Squish Ball chicken design

• Fun laying hen feature

• Characterful and unusual crochet project

• Easy-to-follow written crochet pattern

• Lots of step-by-step colour photographs

• Helpful assembly guidance throughout

• Instant PDF download

• Written in English using US crochet terms

• Perfect for chicken and hen lovers

📏 Finished Size

The finished size of your Doris will vary depending on your yarn weight, hook size and crochet tension.

You can use different yarn weights to create Doris in different sizes. Simply choose an appropriately sized crochet hook for your chosen yarn.

⭐ Skill Level

Suitable for confident beginners and intermediate crocheters.

You'll need a basic knowledge of crochet and working in the round.

The pattern includes clear written instructions, photographs and helpful guidance to take you through the African Flower motifs and assembly.

The pattern is written in English using US crochet terminology.

🧶 Materials

You'll need:

• Yarn in your chosen colours

• Crochet hook suitable for your chosen yarn

• Toy stuffing

• Safety eyes or embroidered eyes if preferred

• Darning needle

• Stitch markers

• Scissors

You can have lots of fun choosing your colours for Doris. Use traditional chicken-inspired shades, choose bright contrasting colours to show off the African Flower motifs, or raid your yarn stash and create a completely unique Squish Ball hen.

You can also use different yarn weights to change Doris's finished size. Just remember to choose an appropriately sized crochet hook and keep your tension tight enough to prevent the stuffing from showing.

A complete materials list is included in the pattern.

📄 Pattern Includes

Your downloadable PDF includes:

• Complete written crochet instructions

• African Flower motif construction

• Step-by-step colour photographs

• Clear assembly guidance

• Instructions for Doris's laying hen feature

• Helpful crochet hints and tips throughout

The pattern can be viewed on your computer, tablet or mobile device, or printed if you prefer to crochet from paper.

🎁 Perfect For

• Chicken and hen lovers

• African Flower crochet fans

• Quirky handmade gifts

• Farmhouse and country-style décor

• Easter and spring projects

• African Flower collections

• Amigurumi enthusiasts

• Colourful crochet projects

• Unusual chicken collections

• Anyone who appreciates a very round laying hen!

Doris makes a wonderfully quirky handmade gift and a fabulous addition to any collection of African Flower animals. With her colourful motifs, wonderfully round shape and laying hen feature, she's certainly not your average crochet chicken.

⚡ Instant Download

Your PDF pattern will be available to download immediately after checkout, so you can start crocheting Doris straight away.

📌 Please Note

• This listing is for a digital PDF crochet pattern only

• No finished Doris or physical item is included

• Written in English using US crochet terminology

• Finished size may vary depending on yarn, hook size and tension

• Due to the nature of digital downloads, refunds cannot be offered once the file has been downloaded

© Copyright

This crochet pattern is for personal use only. It may not be copied, redistributed, translated, shared or resold in any format.

If you have any questions before or after your purchase, please don't hesitate to get in touch—I'm always happy to help.

Happy Hooking! 🐔🧶💛