Why Is Everybody Knitting Chickens?

A couple years ago, my wife began knitting. And when she takes an interest in something, she goes all in. She’s a perfectionist about learning a new craft, so in a short amount of time, she’s gotten pretty damn good. I can’t even pretend to know anything more than the most basic idea behind knitting, but somehow she makes incredibly complex garments with skill and precision. She’s also become active in the online knitting community, which is interesting for me to watch because she’s otherwise not really active online. But now she follows r/knitting and shares on Ravelry and watches knitting videos on YouTube. The other day she told me about something that’s spread like wildfire through the knitting community: chickens. Knitted chickens. They’re roughly the size of a throw pillow and are stuffed with material to be soft and huggable. Everybody’s making them. “Emotional Support Chicken” by Annette Corsino Since the knitting pattern for this chicken was posted on Ravelry in 2023, near ... Read full article.