Donating My Chick Amigurumi to the Little Free Art Gallery

Five years ago I took a crocheting workshop at The Space where we all used this pattern called Cute Chick Amigurumi. Here is what I made.

Later that year I entered it in the Retro Town Fair that was held as part of the Greenbelt Labor Day Festival. My little chick had won a first place ribbon in the Needlework category.

Since then that cute chick had been sitting in my home. I was decluttering my home when I finally decided that it was time to give someone else a chance to enjoy my chick amigurumi. Since I made my decision shortly before Easter, I decided to put my chick in a Little Free Art Library Library box that’s located just down the street from where I live.

Here’s the Chick Amigurumi in its new home.

I also took photos of the other tiny artworks that were available for anyone to take.

And here is one final snapshot of my Chick Amigurumi.

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