I finished up the body this past Saturday, and once the body was done, the head and tail worked up quickly and I finished all the knitting on Saturday as well. I did make one slight modification to the pattern, I did not like the look of the knitted comb, it just seemed too big, so instead I did a line of single crochet along the top of the head, and then worked three sets of half-double, double, and triple crochet stitches to create the scallops. Then came the blocking. I started out just laying it flat and pinning the bottom edge to combat the inevitable stockinette stitch curl, but after letting it sit a couple of days I realized that it was going to take forever to dry - two layers of colorwork fabric - so I changed how I was blocking it. I put knit blockers inside the body to open it up, and then put T-pins through the edge to prevent curling.
That sped things up considerably. I checked it this morning and it is almost dry. The side that was in contact with the blocking mats is still just slightly damp, so I flipped it over this morning and put the knit blockers back inside again to hold it open. I did not pin the edges as they are dry. Hopefully it will all be dry tomorrow and I can stuff her and sew her up and get her on her way to her home.
Pattern: Fancy Hen by Ella Austin
Yarn: Rauma 3 trads Strikkegarn
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