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Sew the circles together with about a 1/4 inch seam allowance, leaving a 1 1/2 inch opening (Don't worry about perfection here. No one will ever see it!)

Turn the circles right side out and fill the pouch with lentils, using a funnel or a piece of paper taped into a cone.
Sew the opening closed however you want, or, in my case, however you can.

Now you can set the little bean bag aside and start knitting!

The Body

NOTE: The pattern begins at the chick's tail and makes its way to the beak.
With US #7 double pointed needles and the Main Yarn, cast on 6 stitches.
Join for working in the round, being careful to not twist the stitches.
Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: *Knit into the front and back (kfb), repeat from * to end of round. (12 stitches)
Round 3: Knit
Round 4: *K1, kfb, repeat from * to end of round. (18 stitches)
Round 5: Knit
Round 6: *K2, kfb, repeat from * to end of round. (24 stitches)
Round 7: Knit
Round 8: *K3, kfb, repeat from * to end of round. (30 stitches)
Round 9: Knit
Round 10: *K4, kfb, repeat from * to end of round. (36 stitches)
Round 11: Knit
Round 12: *K5, kfb, repeat from * to end of round. (42 stitches)
Round 13: Knit
Round 14: *K6, kfb, repeat from * to end of round. (48 stitches)
Round 15: Knit
Round 16: *K7, kfb, repeat from * to end of round. (54 stitches)
Knit 8 rounds.
Next Round: K24, slip slip knit (ssk), place a marker, k2, k2tog, knit to end of round. (52 stitches)
Next Round: Knit to 2 stitches before marker, ssk, slip the marker, k2, k2tog, knit to end of round. (2 stitches decreased)
Repeat the last round 11 more times. (28 stitches remaining)
Now is a good time to start stuffing your chick. First place the bean bag in the area between the tail and the beginning of the decreases. (The dotted lines are outlining where I put my bean bag.)

Fill in the rest of the body with stuffing, keeping in mind that the lines of decreases are the chick's chest. Make the chick nice and plump!

The Head

NOTE: Because the opening will get smaller and smaller as you knit the head, be sure to stuff as you go. Also, try not to overstuff the neck area.
Round 1: Removing the stitch marker when you get to it, *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (21 stitches)
Round 2: [K1, kfb] 3 times, [kfb] 9 times,  [k1, kfb] 3 times. (36 stitches)
Knit 6 rounds.
Round 9: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (30 stitches)
Round 10: Knit.
Round 11: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (24 stitches)
Round 12: Knit.
Round 13: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (18 stitches)
Round 14: Knit.
Round 15: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (12 stitches)
Round 16: With US #5 double pointed needles and the Contrast Yarn, knit.
Round 17: *K2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (6 stitches)
Knit 3 rounds.
Round 21: *K2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (3 stitches)
Cut the yarn, and thread it through the remaining stitches.

Weave all the tails into the inside of the chick.

The Wings

Using just two US #7 double pointed needles and the Main Yarn, cast on 3 stitches. (Leave an 8 inch tail.)
Row 1: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 2: K1, make 1 right (m1R), k1, make 1 left (m1L), k1. (5 stitches)
Row 3: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: K2, m1R, k1, m1L, k2. (7 stitches)
Row 5: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: K3, m1R, k1, m1L, k3. (9 stitches)
Row 5: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 6: K4, m1R, k1, m1L, k4. (11 stitches)
Row 7: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 8: Knit.
Row 9: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 10: K5, m1R, k1, m1L, k5. (13 stitches)
Row 11: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 12: Knit.
Row 13: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 14: K6, m1R, k1, m1L, k6. (15 stitches)
Row 15: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Rows 16-18: Knit.
Row 19: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 20: K5, ssk, k1, k2tog, k5. (13 stitches)
Row 21: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 22: Knit.
Row 23: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 24: K4, ssk, k1, k2tog, k4. (11 stitches)
Row 25: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 26: Knit.
Row 27: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 28: K3, ssk, k1, k2tog, k3. (9 stitches)
Row 29: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 30: K2, ssk, k1, k2tog, k2. (7 stitches)
Row 31: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 32: K1, ssk, k1, k2tog, k1. (5 stitches)
Row 33: K1, purl to last stitch, k1.
Row 34: Ssk, k1, slip the first stitch over, k2tog, slip the remaining stitch over. (1 stitch) (If this row confuses you, think of it as the cast off row with simultaneous decreases.)
Cut the yarn so there is an 8 inch tail.

Fold the wing in half at the purl ridge (purl sides facing each other), and use the tails to sew the edges of the wings together.

Make another wing identical to the first.
Use one of the tails to sew the first wing to the chick's body. You can put the increase or decrease side up, just make sure you do the next one the same way.

Sew the second wing on as symmetrically to the first as you can.

The Legs

With a US #5 needle and the Contrast Yarn, pick up 4 stitches along the bottom of the chick, slightly to the left or right of center.

Make a 1 1/2 inch I-cord.
Next Row: K1, [kfb] 2 times, k1. (6 stitches)
Without turning the work, slip the first 4 stitches off the right end of the needle onto an extra US #5 needle.

With the 2 stitches remaining on the left needle, * work 3 rows of an I-cord.  Slip the first stitch over the second, cut the yarn and pull it through the last stitch.**
Slip the next 2 stitches off the left end of the needle onto an extra needle. With those stitches and new yarn, work from * to **.

With the final 2 stitches and new yarn, work from * to **.
Weave in the ends.

Make an identical second leg on the other side of center.

The Eyes

With some white scrap yarn, sew three parallel lines for the first eye.

Thread the yarn through to the other side of the head and sew the second eye.
Use a contrasting color to sew two lines perpendicular to the white lines.

Bring that yarn to the other side of the head and finish the second eye.

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