It’s been a year since we shared our first pattern, Sayo & Nara-chan.

Easter is almost here again and this time, we have Haru-chan and her pet chick, Chioux, to join us for the celebration.

Spring is Haru-chan’s favourite season of the year. She is a big fan of jelly-filled chocolate and cute little animals. Her free time is spent rescuing stray animals – lil’ Chioux being one of them. That happened a long time ago, one cold, rainy day.

Now the two are the best of friends and all ready for some Easter fun!

Make your own Haru-chan and baby Chioux!

 Abbreviations

• Ch: chain
• Sc: single crochet
• Dc: double crochet
• Inv dec: invisible decrease

Materials

• 2.50 mm hook
• 1.75mm hook
• Similar sized yarn in white, cyan and pastel yellow
• Embroidery thread in mustard yellow
• Sewing thread in dark brown
• Blue brads
• Pink felt
• Sewing needle
• Darning needle
• Polyester fiberfill

 

Head

With white yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic circle (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Round 3: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18)

Round 4: *2sc, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat 6 times (24)

Round 5: *2 sc, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat 6 times (30)

Round 6: *2 sc, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat 6 times (36)

Round 7: *2 sc, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat 6 times (42)

Round 8 – 13: Sc in each sc around (42)

Round 14: *Inv dec, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat 6 times (36)

Round 15: *Inv dec, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat 6 times (30)

Round 16: * Inv dec, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat 6 times (24)

Round 17: * Inv dec, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat 6 times (18)

Begin stuffing the head.

Round 18: * Inv dec, sc in next 1 sc*, repeat 6 times (12)

Round 19: Inv dec all around (6)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

 

Designing the face

Eyes:

• Pop in the blue brads below Round 10.
• There should be 6 stitches in between each eye.
• With your dark brown sewing thread, sew a small diagonal stitch from the side-centre to the top-centre of each eye.
• Knot the ends off at the bottom of the head, which will be hidden later on when you place the head in the hood.

 

Nose & mouth:

With dark brown sewing thread:

• Thread your needle through from the bottom of the head to the centre between the eyes on Round 10.
• Sew a vertical line to the bottom of Round 11.
• Make small backstitches to the left and right of this line to form curves for the mouth.
• Knot the ends off at the bottom of the head.

 

Hood

With cyan yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic circle (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Round 3: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18)

Round 4: *2 sc, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat 6 times (24)

Round 5: *2 sc, sc in next 3 sc*, repeat 6 times (30)

Round 6: *2 sc, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat 6 times (36)

Round 7: *2 sc, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat 6 times (42)

Round 8 – 14: Sc in each sc around (42)

Place the finished head inside the hood then continue with the next round.

Round 15: *Inv dec, sc in next 5 sc*, repeat 6 times (36)

Round 16: Sc in each sc around (36)

Round 17: *Inv dec, sc in next 4 sc*, repeat 6 times (30)

Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

Using a backstitch, secure the hood in place and trim excess yarn.

 

Body

With white yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic circle (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Round 3: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18)

Round 4: *2 sc, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat 6 times (24)

Round 5 – 8: Sc in each sc around (24)

Round 9: * Inv dec, sc in next 2 sc*, repeat 6 times (18)

Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

Stuff with polyester fibre.

 

Ears (make 2)

With white yarn and 1.75mm hook:

Round 1: 3 sc in magic circle (3)

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (6)

Round 3: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 3 times (9)

Round 4 – 9: Sc in each sc around (9)

Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

 

Arms (make 2)

With white yarn and 1.75mm hook:

Round 1: 7 sc in magic circle (7)

Round 2 – 6: Sc in each sc around (7)

Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

 

Legs (make 2)

With white yarn and 1.75mm hook:

Round 1: 5 sc in magic circle (5)

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (10)

Round 3: Sc in each sc around (10)

Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

 

Tail

With white yarn and 1.75mm hook:

Round 1: 7 sc in magic circle (7)

Fasten off (ss to first st) and leave a long end for sewing.

 

Pet chick (body)

With pastel yellow yarn and 1.75mm hook:

Round 1: 6 sc in magic circle (6)

Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Round 3: *2 sc, sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (18)

Round 4 – 6: Sc in each sc around (18)

Round 7: * Inv dec, sc in next sc*, repeat 6 times (12)

Stuff with polyester fibre.

Round 8: Inv dec all around (6)

Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

 

Pet chick (beak)

With mustard yellow embroidery thread and 1.75mm hook:

Round 1: 3 sc in magic circle (3)

Fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

Flatten the piece and sew it into the body of the pet chick, below Round 4.

Assembly

• Sew the body onto the hood (that should now contain the head).
• Sew the arms onto the front of the body, right below the hood.
• Sew on the legs.
• Sew on the tail.
• Sew on the ears – give the pieces a slight pinch to mould them into shape.
• Give the pet chick a pair of eyes – use the dark brown sewing thread to make a small horizontal line, one stitch away, to the left and right of the beak.
• Sew the pet chick onto Haru-chan’s hood. Let it peek out from between her ears.
• Cut two small round pieces of pink felt and glue them onto the cheeks.