CHAI

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 MATERIALS &TOOLS
• Yarn: **less than one skein of each** Size 4/worsted weight
yarns:
Blue (dark, light & medium blue): Craft Smart “Light Blue” & Red
Heart Super Saver “Blue”, Red Heart Soft “Navy”
Brown (dark & medium brown): Bernat Super Value “Walnut” & Red
Heart Soft “Toast”
Pink (light & pale pink): Craft Smart “Blush” & “Light Pink”
White: Vanna’s Choice “White”
Yellow (dark & light yellow): Craft Smart “Butter” & “Mustard”
• Crochet hook 3.5mm (any size; consistent throughout pattern)
• Polyester stuffing
• Scissors, sewing needle, stitch marker & pins
• Felt or wool: black, blue, pink & white
• A small amount of black yarn or embroidery floss
• Fabric glue or thread (for felt)
• Wooden dowel

ABBREVIATIONS
Sc – single crochet
Hdc – half double crochet
Slst – slip stitch
Dc – double crochet
Tr – triple crochet
Inc – increase (2 single crochet stitches in one stitch)
Dec – decrease
Ch – chain, followed by a number indicating the number of chains to make

RESOURCES
Ovals – www.sheacrochet.com/post/ovals

PURCHASE POLICIES
You are welcome to sell items made from this pattern on a small scale, as long as credit for the design is provided
as “Pattern by Shea Crochet”.
I am not responsible for any repercussions that may incur.
You may not redistribute, sell, or claim this pattern in whole, or in part, as your own.
Chai is part of the Animal Crossing franchise and does not belong to me in any way; she belongs to Nintendo.

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 HEAD
In light blue
1. Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
9. sc around (48)
10. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
11-12. sc around (54)
13. (4 sc, inc, 4 sc) x 6 (60)
14-16. sc around (60)
17. (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
18. sc around (66)
19. (5 sc, inc, 5 sc) x 6 (72)
20-25. sc around (72)
26. (5 sc, dec, 5 sc) x 6 (66)
27. (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
28. (4 sc, dec, 4 sc) x 6 (54)
29. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
30. (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 6 (42)
31. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
32. (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 6 (30) – stuff the head firmly
33. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
34. (sc, dec, sc) x 6 (18)
35. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
36. dec x 6 (6)
Fasten off, leaving a tail. Do not close the ring. The hole will be used to insert the wooden
dowel later.

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 TRUNK
Starting in light yellow
1. Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. in the back loop only (just for this round): sc around (12)
Change colour to light blue & continue:
4. hdc inc, hdc, 8 sc, hdc, hdc inc (14)
5. 3 hdc, 8 sc, 3 hdc (14)
6. dc inc, dc, 3 hdc, 4 sc, 3 hdc, dc, dc inc (16)
7. dc inc, dc, 3 hdc, 6 sc, 3 hdc, dc, dc inc (18)
8. dc inc, dc, dc inc, 3 hdc, 7 sc, 3 hdc, dc inc, dc (21)
9. 2 dc, dc inc, 2 dc, dc inc, 2 hdc, hdc inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 hdc, hdc inc, 2 dc, dc inc (28)
10. (dc, dc inc) x 3, (hdc, hdc inc) x 2, sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, sc, hdc inc, hdc,
hdc inc, hdc, dc (40)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the trunk to the head.

HAIR
In white
1. Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)
2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
9. sc around (48) – continue to “bangs”

Bangs:
The bangs are worked in rows. Do not turn or fasten
off for the first row of the bangs.
10. inc, 11 sc, inc, ch1, turn (15)
11. 2 sc, inc, 9 sc, inc, 2 sc, ch1, turn (17)
12. 17 sc, ch1, turn (17)
13. 17 sc, ch2, turn (17)

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14. *dc, dc, hdc* in the first stitch. Skip the next
stitch & slip stitch in the second stitch.
Skip the next stitch & make 4 dc in the same stitch.
Skip the next stitch & slip stitch in the second stitch.
Skip the next stitch. *dc, tr, tr, dc* in the next stitch.
Skip the next stitch & slip stitch in the second stitch.
Skip the next stitch & make 4 dc in the same stitch.
Skip the next stitch & slip stitch in the second stitch.
Skip the next stitch. *hdc, dc, dc* in the last stitch.
(22)
Fasten off & weave in the end.

Back of the hair:

Skip one stitch from round 9, attach a new piece of yarn & continue.
10. 4 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 4 sc, ch1, turn *note: there will be one stitch left
unworked at the end of the row. (37)

11-13. 37 sc, ch1, turn (37)

14. inc, 35 sc, inc, ch1, turn (39)
15-20. 39 sc, ch1, turn (39)
21. 39 sc, ch2, turn (39)

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22. Make 3 dc in the first stitch. Skip the next stitch & slip stitch in the second stitch.
Skip the next two stitches. *tr, 4 dc, tr* in the third stitch. Skip the next two stitches & slip
stitch in the third stitch.
*Skip the next stitch. Make 4 dc in the next stitch. Skip the next stitch & slip stitch in the
second stitch. * - repeat this twice.
Skip the next two stitches. *tr, 4 dc, tr* in the third stitch. Skip the next two stitches & slip
stitch in the third stitch.
*Skip the next stitch. Make 4 dc in the next stitch. Skip the next stitch & slip stitch in the
second stitch. * - repeat this twice.
Skip the next two stitches. *tr, 4 dc, tr* in the third stitch. Skip the next two stitches & slip
stitch in the third stitch.
Skip the next stitch. Make 3 dc in the last stitch. (48)
Do not fasten off. Turn so you’re working down the edge of the rows.

Hair border:
23. Make 13 sc along the edge of the back of the hair piece. Sc in the stitch left over from round
9 of the hair. Make 5 sc along the edge of the rows of the bangs. Slip stitch into the first dc on
the bangs. (20)
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the bangs to the head.

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Hair border (part two):
Attach a new piece of yarn to the last dc on the
bangs & continue:

23. Slip stitch in the last dc on the bangs. Make 5

sc along the edge of the rows of the bangs. Sc in
the stitch left over from round 9 of the hair (the
skipped stitch at the beginning of the rows for the
back of the hair). Make 13 sc along the edge of
the back of the hair piece. Slip stitch in the first dc
on the back of the hair. (21)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the back of
the hair to the head.

TEACUP&PLATE
Teacup:
In light pink

1. Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)

2. inc x 6 (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. in the back loop only (just for this round): sc around (30)
7. sc around (30)
8. (9 sc, inc) x 3 (33)
9. (5 sc, inc, 5 sc) x 3 (36)
10. (5 sc, dec, 5 sc) x 3 (33)
11. (9 sc, dec) x 3 (30)
12. in the front loop only (just for this round): sc around (30)
13. sc around (30)
Fasten off & weave in the end.

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Plate:
Starting in light pink
Attach a new piece of yarn to one of the front
loops left over from round 6 of the teacup (it
doesn’t matter which stitch) & continue.

1. (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)

2. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
3. (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
Change colour to white & continue:
4. sc around (48)
5. (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 6 (42)
Change colour to light pink & continue:
6. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
7. (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 6 (30)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the plate to the hair.

Teacup Handle:
In light pink

1. Start by leaving a tail to sew to the teacup &

chain 6. Join to first chain with a slip stitch to
form a ring. Sc in each stitch (6)
2-12. sc around (6)
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the end of the
handle to the teacup.

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Tea:
Starting in medium brown:

1. Using medium brown yarn, make a magic ring. Make 3 sc in medium brown & pull the yarn
loop up (see first picture). Attach dark brown yarn in magic ring & make 3 sc in dark brown.
Carefully pull the ring closed – there will be a medium brown tail (from the magic ring) & a dark
brown tail (from the yarn that was attached) (6)

2. Continuing in dark brown: inc, inc. Leave the

third medium brown stitch unworked for now &
pull the dark brown yarn loop up (see picture
below). Working in medium brown: inc, inc, inc.
Pull the medium brown yarn loop up. Working in
dark brown, inc in the last medium brown stitch
from the previous round. (12)

3. Continuing in dark brown: sc, inc, sc, inc, sc.

Leave the last medium brown stitch unworked for
now & pull the dark brown yarn loop up. Working in
medium brown: sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc. Pull the
medium brown yarn loop up. Working in dark
brown, inc in the last stitch of medium brown from
the previous round. (18)

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4. Continuing in dark brown: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc.
Leave the last medium brown stitch unworked for
now & pull the dark brown yarn loop up. Working in
medium brown: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc. Pull the
medium brown yarn loop up. Working in dark
brown, inc in the last stitch of medium brown from
the previous round. (24)
5. Continuing in dark brown: 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc.
Leave the last medium brown stitch unworked for
now & pull the dark brown yarn loop up. Working in
medium brown: 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc. Fasten
off medium brown, leaving a tail to sew to the
teacup.
Working in dark brown, inc in the last stitch of
medium brown from the previous round. Fasten off
dark brown, leaving a tail to sew to the teacup (30)

Optional: if you’d prefer to make the tea in one

colour instead of two colours, follow the first 5
rounds of the teacup on the previous page in dark or
medium brown.

EARS
Inner ears:
Make two in pale pink *see “ovals” under resources on page two

1. Chain 6. Starting in the second chain from the hook: sc 4. Make 4 sc in the last chain. Turn so
you’re working on the opposite side of the foundation chain, sc 4, ch1 & turn (12)
2. 4 sc, *inc four times in a row*, 4 sc, ch1, turn (16)
3. 6 sc,*inc four times in a row*, 6 sc, ch1, turn (20)

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4. 8 sc, *inc four times in a row*, 8 sc (24)
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew to the head.

Ears:
Make two, in light blue

1. Chain 6. Starting in the second chain from the

hook: sc 4. Make 4 sc in the last chain. Turn so
you’re working on the opposite side of the
foundation chain, sc 4, ch1 & turn (12)
2. 4 sc, *inc four times in a row*, 4 sc, ch1, turn (16)
3. 6 sc,*inc four times in a row*, 6 sc, ch1, turn (20)
4. 8 sc, *inc four times in a row*, 8 sc, ch1, turn (24)
5. Insert hook through first stitch of light blue piece & last stitch of pink piece. Sc 24 around
both of the ear pieces. (24)
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew to the head.

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 LEGS&BODY
First leg:
Starting in light yellow

1. Make a magic ring with 7 sc (7)

2. inc x 7 (14)
3. in the back loop only (just for this round): sc around (14)
Change colour to dark yellow & continue:
4. 5 sc, dec, dec, 5 sc (12)
Change colour to light blue & continue:
5-7. sc around (12)
8. 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc (14)
9. sc around (14)
10. 3 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 3 sc (16)
11. sc 14 & leave the last two stitches unworked (14 – 16 in the round)
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the gap on the body.

Second leg & body:

Starting in light yellow

1. Make a magic ring with 7 sc (7)

2. inc x 7 (14)
3. in the back loop only (just for this round): sc around (14)
Change colour to dark yellow & continue:
4. 5 sc, dec, dec, 5 sc (12)
Change colour to light blue & continue:
5-7. sc around (12)
8. 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc (14)
9. sc around (14)
10. 3 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 3 sc (16)
11. sc around (16)
*Sc in the next 6 stitches (note: this does not change the stitch count)

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12. Chain 2. Join to the first stitch of the first
leg. 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc. On the chain: hdc,
hdc inc. On the second leg: 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc,
4 sc. On the opposite side of the chain: hdc,
hdc inc. You will have 42 stitches in total (42)
13. sc around (42)
14. 12 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc,
inc, 2 sc, inc, 14 sc (48)
15-17. sc around (48)
Change colour to medium blue & continue:
18-20. sc around (48)
**Add stuffing to the legs & bottom of the
body.
21. 15 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 16
sc (44)
22. (9 sc, dec) x 4 (40)
23. sc around (40)
24. (4 sc, dec, 4 sc) x 4 (36)
25. sc around (36)
26. (7 sc, dec) x 4 (32)
27. sc around (32)
28. (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 4 (28)
29-30. sc around (28)
31. (5 sc, dec) x 4 (24)
32. sc around (24)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew the body to the head. Add stuffing to the body.

Bottom of shirt:
In dark blue
1. Start by leaving a long tail to sew the bottom of the shirt to round 18 of the body & chain 49.
Starting in the second chain from the hook: sc 48 (48)
Fasten off.

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Collar:
In white
1. Start by leaving a long tail to sew the collar to the last round of the body & chain 27. Starting
in the fourth chain from the hook: tr inc, dc, dc, hdc, 16 sc, hdc, dc, dc, tr inc, chain 3 & slip
stitch in the last stitch (26)
Fasten off.

ARMS
Make two – starting in light yellow

1. Make a magic ring with 5 sc (5)

2. inc x 5 (10)
3. in the back loop only (just for this round): sc
around (10)
Change colour to dark yellow & continue:
4. sc around (10)
Change colour to light blue & continue:
5-15. sc around (10)
16. sc around, ch1, turn (10)
17. dec, 3 sc, dec, ch1, turn (5)
18. 2 sc, dec, sc (4)
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew to the body. Add stuffing to the arms.

TAIL
Starting in white:
1. Make a magic ring with 4 sc (4)
2. inc, sc, inc, sc (6)
3. 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc (8)
4. (hdc increase, sc) x 4 (12)
Change colour to light blue & continue:
5. (2 sc, hdc) x 4 (12)
6. sc around (12) – add stuffing to the end of the tail
7. dec x 6 (6)
8-10. sc around (6)
Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew to the body.

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 ASSEMBLY
• Sew the tea to the back loops left over
from round 12 of the tea cup.
The dark brown tail is used to sew the
medium brown stitches to the tea cup &
the medium brown tail is used to sew the
dark brown stitches to the tea cup.
Add stuffing to the teacup as you go.
• Using the tail left on the plate, carefully
sew the plate to the top of the hair piece.
Sew through the first&last round of the
plate to help it sit flatter on the top of the
hair piece & head.
It should sit between rounds 5&6 of the
top of the hair piece.

• Pin the hair to the head.

The bangs should sit between rounds 14&15 of the head.
The back of the hair should sit between rounds 22&23 of the head.

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• Sew the hair to the head.
• Pin the ears to the hair piece – they should sit approximately 3 rounds (on the head)
below the bangs.
• Sew the teacup handle to the teacup.
• Sew the pale pink piece of the ear flat along 8 stitches on the hair.
• Sew the light blue piece of the ear along the same stitches that the pale pink stitches
were sewed to.

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• Add stuffing to the trunk & pin it to the head. The top of the trunk should sit 4 rounds
below the bottom of the bangs. The trunk should be in line with the middle bang.
• Sew the trunk to the head.
• Cut a dowel approximately 7~ inches long insert one end in the head (in the ring left on
the head where it was fastened off). Leave a few inches of the dowel (2-2.5 inches) to
insert in the body later. Set the head aside for now.

• Using the tail left on the first leg,

carefully sew the gap closed between
the leg & chain on the body.
• Using the tail left at the beginning of
the bottom of the shirt piece, sew the
foundation chain from the bottom of
the shirt to round 18 of the body (the
first round of medium blue).
• Using the tail left at the end of the
bottom of the shirt piece, sew the two
ends of the bottom of the shirt
together.

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• Insert the dowel into the top of the
body & sew the body to the head using
the tail left over on the body. Add
stuffing to the top of the body as you
go.

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• Pin the arms to the sides of the body & sew them to the body.
• Pin the collar to the last round of the body & sew it to the body.

• Using felt, cut a half circle out

of white for the tummy patch.
Cut a half oval out of blue felt
for the shirt & a smaller half
oval out of white felt for the
center of the shirt.
Cut two small circles out of
black.
• Glue/sew the two small black
circles to the white half oval,
then glue/sew the white half
oval to the larger blue oval.
Attach this piece under the
center of the collar at the front
of the body.
• Glue/sew the tummy patch to the center/front of the body, below the bottom piece of
the shirt.

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• Cut two small ovals out of pink for the
cheeks.
Cut two small ovals out of blue for the
irises.
Cut two half ovals out of white for the
eyes.
Cut two half ovals with an “eyelash”
out of black felt for the back piece on
the eyes.
• Glue/sew the white piece to the black
piece, then glue/sew the blue ovals to
the inner corners of the white pieces.
*Note: you can make two small cuts in
the white pieces to get the blue piece
to sit flatter, so it doesn’t stick out.

• Glue/sew the eyes to the sides of the head. The bottoms of the eyes should sit about 3
rounds below the top of the trunk.
• Glue/sew the small pink ovals to the sides of the head, they should sit about one round
below the eyes & one stitch to the side of the hair piece.

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• Pin the tail to the back of the body & sew it to the
body.
• Using pins, place pins about 4 rounds below the
bottoms of the eyes (see picture)
• Using a piece of black yarn or black embroidery
floss, embroider the mouth on the right side (the
character’s left side) of the face. When finished,
tie the ends into a knot & bury them in the head.

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CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR CHAI IS FINISHED!

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