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!