Auntie Nat's Crochet (Free Crochet Pattern)

 Some called him God of Prosperity, others addressed him as God of Wealth. From where I am, he is known as Chai Shen Yeh Yeh. Since Chinese New Year is around the corner, I thought it would be great to make a cute Chai Shen Yeh Yeh and placed it around the house. It is quite an auspicious Feng Shui figure to have in one's house  during the festival. The crochet tutorial is easy to follow, even for beginners. I added quite a bit of details to my amigurumi, but if you think that it is quite a hassle, you can just make a basic one. One that is without the shoe and the belt, and the hat, maybe make a simple one instead, and of course the mustache and beard is optional too.  Below is the written pattern :   Body (Red) 1) Magic ring. 8 sc     [total 8] 2) (Inc) - 8X     [total 16] 3) (Sc, inc) - 8X     [total 24] 4) (Sc, inc, sc) - 8X     [total 32] 5) (Sc next 3, inc) - 8X     [total 40] 6) (Sc nex...

  Snake 1) Chain 7, sc inc on the 2nd stitch from hook, sc next 4, 3 sc in the last stitch, sc next 4, sc      [total 14] 2) Sc inc next 2, sc next 4, sc inc next 3, sc next 4, sc inc     [total 20] 3) (Inc, sc next 4) - 4X     [total 24] 4) Sc all around     [total 24] 5) (Sc inc, sc next 5) - 4X     [total 28] 6)Sc all around     [total 28] 7) (Dec, sc next 5) - 4X     [total 24] 8) Sc all around      [total 24] 9) (Dec, sc next 4) - 4X     [total 20] 10) - 15) Sc all around     [total 20] 16) (Dec, sc next 3) - 4X     [total 16] Sc all around for as many rows as you need, depending how long you want the snake to be.  Nostril Chain 5, sc on the 2nd stitch from hook and sc next 4 2) sc next 5, joint in a circle Eye  1) Magic ring, 6 sc     [total 6] 2) (Sc inc next 2, sc) - 2X    ...

  Christmas Tree 1) Chain 11, joint to the 1st stitch with ss. Chain 3, 2 dc in the same stitch. 2) Chain 3, turn the work, in the same stitch do 2 dc, skip 1, 3 dc in the last stitch. 3) Chain 3, turn the work, 2 dc in the same stitch, 3 dc in the space area, 3 dc in the last stitch. 4) Chain 1, turn the work, ss next 2, chain 3 and 2 dc in the space area, 3dc in the next space area. 5) Chain 3, turn the work, 2 dc in the same stitch, 3 dc in the space area, 3 dc in the last stitch. 6) Chain 3, turn the work, 2 dc in the same stitch, (3 dc in the space area) - 2X, 3 dc in the last stitch. 7) Chain 1, turn the work, ss next 2, chain 3 n 2 dc in the spare area, (3 dc in space area) - 2X 8) Chain 3, turn the work, 3 dc in the same stitch, (3 dc in space area) - 2X, 3 dc in the last stitch. 9) Chain 3, turn the work, 2 dc in the same stitch, (3 dc in the space area) - 3X, 3 dc in the last stitch.

  Christmas Tree 1) Chain 13, hdc on the 2nd stitch onwards, hdc next 11      [total 12] 2) Hdc dec, hdc next 8, hdc dec     [total 10] 3) Hdc next 10     [total 10] 4) Hdc dec, hdc next 6, hdc dec     [total 8] 5) Hdc next 8     [total 8] 6) Hdc dec, hdc next 4, hdc dec     [total 6] 7) Hdc next 6     [total 6] 8) Hdc dec, hdc next 2, hdc dec     [total 4] 9) Hdc next 4     [total 4] 10) (Hdc, dec) - 2X     [total 2] 11) Hdc dec     [total 1]

  Christmas Tree 1) Chain 4, ss to the 1st stitch. Chain 3, dc next 2, chain 3, (dc next 3, chain 3) - 2X, ss to 1st stitch  2) Chain 3, dc next 2, [(3 dc, chain 3, 3 dc) - in chain 3 space, dc next 3,] - repeat till the end of row and joint with ss to the 1st stitch  3) [Chain 3, dc next 6, (3 dc, chain 3, 3 dc) - in chain 3 space] - repeat till the end and joint with a ss to 1st stitch 4) Sc next 8, (2 sc, chain 4, tc, dc) - in chain 3 space, hdc, sc, (ss, chain 4, tc in the same stitch, dc, hdc, sc) - 3X, sc, (hdc, dc, tc, chain 10, ss to top of tc, tc, dc, hdc) - in chain 3 space, sc (sc, hdc, dc, tc, chain 4, ss in the same stitch) - 3X, sc, hdc, (dc tc chain 4, ss in the same stitch, sc) - in the chain 3 space, sc next 6, ss to the 1st stitch.   

  Christmas Tree 1) Chain 15, sc on the 2nd stitch from hook. Sc next 5, dec, sc next 6     [total 13] 2) Turn the work. Back loop only. Sc next 5, dec, sc next 6.       [total 12] 3) Turn the work. Back loop only. Sc next 5, dec, sc next 5.       [total 11] 4) Turn the work. Back loop only. Sc next 4, dec, sc next 5.       [total 10] 5) Turn the work. Back loop only. Sc next 4, dec, sc next 4.       [total 9] 6) Turn the work. Back loop only. Sc next 3, dec, sc next 4.       [total 8] 7) Turn the work. Back loop only. Sc next 3, dec, sc next 3.       [total 7] 8) Turn the work. Back loop only. Sc next 2, dec, sc next 3.       [total 6] 9) Turn the work. Back loop only. Sc next 2, dec, sc next 2.       [total 5] 10) Turn the work. Back loop only. Sc next 1, dec, sc next 2.      [total 4] 11) Tur...

  Shoe 1) Chain 9, 3hdc on the 3rd chain from hook. Hdc next 5, 6 hdc in one, hdc next 5, 3hdc in the 1st stitch     [total 22] 2) (Sc inc) - 3X, sc next 2, hdc next 3, (dc inc) - 6x, hdc next 3, sc next 2, (sc inc) - 3X,      [total 34] 3) Hdc all around, only on the back loop      [total 34] 4) Hdc 2tog, hdc next 9, (hdc 2tog) - 6X, hdc next 9, hdc 2tog     [total 26] 5)  Sc next 10, (dc 2tog) - 3X, sc next 10     [total 23] 6) Sc all around     [total 23] Tiny Flower Magic ring. (chain 3, ss into ring) - 5X

  Mini Dress 1) Chain 15. Joint to the 1st stitch with a ss and chain 2, do 20 dc into ring, ss to 1st stitch     [total 21] 2) Chain 2, dc in the same stitch, do dc inc all around     [total 42] 3) Chain 2, dc next 2, chain 4, dc next 3, chain 4, dc next 3 ........repeat till end of the row     4) Ss to the 1st stitch, ss next 2 till reach the chain 4 space area. (3 dc, chain 4, 3 dc) in the same space area. Go to next chain 4 space area and repeat. All in 4 sets.  5) (6 dc in the chain 4 space area) - 3 sets 6) Repeat 4) then follow by 5) 7) Fold it in half. Joint with a sc and chain 3. Go to the middle of the 6 dc and do 4). Do 1 dc between the joint of the 2 sets of 6 dc sets. Then repeat 4) in the middle of the 6 dc. Repeat all around. 8) Repeat 7) for a few more rows, depending how long you want the dress to be.  Tiny Flower Magic ring. (chain 3, ss into ring) - 5X

Mini   Bag 1) Magic ring. 8 sc.      [total 8] 2) (Sc inc) - 8X     [total 16] 3) (Sc, sc inc) - 8X     [total 24] 4) Sc all around     [total 24] 5) (Sc next 2, sc inc) - 8X     [total 32] 6) - 11) Sc all around     [total 32] 12) Sc next 5, chain 10, skip 6, sc next 10, chain 10, skip 6, sc next 5 13) Ss next 5, 12 sc in the chain 10 space, ss next 10, 12 sc in the chain 10 space, ss next 5 Tiny Flower Magic ring. (chain 3, ss into ring) - 5X

  Hat 1) Magic ring. 6 sc.      [total 6] 2) (Sc inc) - 6X      [total 12] 3) (Sc, sc inc) - 6X     [total 18] 4) (Sc next 5, sc inc) - 3X     [total 21] 5) - 7) Sc all around     [total 21] 8) Chain 2, dc in the same stitch, dc inc all around     [total 42] 9) (Sc, chain 1, sc) - repeat all around Tiny Flower Magic ring. (chain 3, ss into ring) - 5X

  Slipper 1) Chain 11     [total 11] 2) Sc inc, sc next 4, hdc next 4, 5 dc in one stitch (tip), hdc next 4, sc next 4, sc inc     [total 25] 3) Sc, sc inc next 2, sc next 6, hdc inc, sc inc next 5, hdc inc, sc next 6, sc inc next 2, sc     [total 36] 4) (Sc inc, sc) - 2X, sc next 9, (sc inc, sc) - 5X, sc next 9, (sc, inc) - 2X     [total 39] Strap 1) Chain 20, ss next 9, 3 sc in 1 stitch, ss next 9 2) Ss next 11, chain 2, joint to slipper with a ss, ss next 12 Tiny Flower Magic ring. (chain 3, ss into ring) - 5X