Hey guys. Since its publication in 2014, my free pattern for Hildegard, the Life-Sized Crochet Chicken has remained my most popular post here. I’m absolutely delighted that you all like her so much, and I’ve loved seeing your versions.
Here’s the thing: the pattern isn’t that great. It’s poorly written and has a lot of errors. Trust me, I know. I wrote it when I was 15 years old…cut me a little slack. It’s free for a reason. That pattern is really complicated and huge. If I wrote it up professionally, the pattern would no longer be free.
I’ve been meaning to rework it for some time now, and recently I started this undertaking. It was going to look like my beautiful chicken Harriet. However, she recently passed away, and I don’t have the heart to keep working on it right now. Someday, definitely. But not right now.
So this pattern is going to remain how it is: unedited and lacking. I’ve put disclaimers at the top of the pattern warning people that it’s terribly written and confusing. But the comments have been getting to be a little much lately. Most of you are nothing but gracious and kind, and I appreciate that so much. However, a few people have been impatient with me. And while I understand their frustration, please remember that I’m just a college student behind my computer, sharing my love of crochet with you. I don’t make a single penny through my blog. I have my hands full being a full-time student and working.
This post will serve as my official notice that I can’t provide pattern support for Hildegard. I don’t have the time anymore. I really wish I could help everybody, but I gotta let things slide somewhere. So: undertake at your own risk.
Cheerful posts will resume sometime soon. I’m off to keep studying for final exams now.
Good luck with your exams 🙂
Thanks very much! They are done now and I feel immensely better!