Aisha Plush Crochet Pattern

Aishas are my personal favorite Neopet! In the past I've managed to get my hands on some official merch but today they're harder to find or too expensive. I made an Alien Aisha for myself and ended up receiving some requests for the pattern so here it is so now you can make your own! This is fanart and made for personal use only. 

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You can make most colors with this pattern. I recommend using a photo reference of your Aisha to determine what colors you will need. Mutant, Desert, Baby, Darigan, Tyrannian, and so on would need some alterations and add ons that are not included in this pattern, yet. Below are tips on how to make the Alien, Rainbow and Plushie color that requires multiple colors and a few extra steps.

Alien 

Body, Feet, Tail: Make all white

Neck and Head: Pick up stitches with white and color change to green at the end or round 8.

Ears and Antennas: Make in all green

Use embroider floss or you can needle felt the spacesuit details and kneepads.

The Alien was my first attempt at this pattern. I have since improved the feet and reshaped the head to make it look more oval.

Rainbow 

Body: Start with a greenish blue color for the body and change to a light bright blue at the end of round 8

Feet: Start with purple, color change to the light bright blue at the end of round 8

Tail: Start with a fuchsia pink yarn and change color to purple at the end of round 20

Ears and Antennas: Make all red

Neck and Head: Start with a yellowish green and color change to yellow at the end or round 9, color change to orange at the end or round 18, color change to red at the end of round 26

Plushie

Body: Make all a greyish blue color

Neck and Head: Start with the greyish blue and color change to a mustard yellow at the end or round 5

Feet, Tail, and Ears: Make all mustard yellow

Antennas: Start with the greyish blue and color change to mustard yellow at the end or round 21.

You can use felting fabrics or needle felt for the patches. Use black embroidery floss and a sewing needle and create spaced out stitches onto the Aisha. (I have not tested this yet so have no photo)

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Abbreviations

ch: chain

mr: magic ring

sc: single crochet

inc: increase

dec: decrease (use the invisible decrease method)

Supplies 

4ply medium weight yarn (Yarn used in this pattern was Red Heart brand. Dk yarn will work too but your plush will be smaller.)

2.0 mm crochet hook/ US A (You can use a larger hook but I have only tested this in 2.0mm and 2.5mm)

Stitch markers (optional but highly recommended)

Scissors

Tapestry needle

Stuffing 

Optional supplies

Jump ring (to attach the A on the collar)

Pipe cleaners (for the antennas)

Barbed felting needle (for needle felting details)

Wired pet brush (so you can make your own fibers for felting)

Felting Fibers 

Felt Sheets (if you don't want to needlefelt, you can cut out shapes and sew/glue them onto the plush)

Embroidery floss (you can also embroider the details)

For the "A" on the collar, mine was made using a 3d printer. There are free files available on thingiverse to make a boxed A letter but you will need to scale it to your plush on your own. For those without access to a 3d printer, here are some other ways you can do it:

Option 1: Cut shape into felted sheet fabric 

Option 2: Needle felting

Option 3: Polymer Clay

Option 4: Shrink plastic 

Option 5: Sturdy craft paper or cardboard

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Body 

You're going to start with the neck hole and will work your way down to the Aisha's belly. 

Ch 24 then slip stitch into the first chain stitch forming a loop. You will now be working in the round. 

1. sc 24 (24)

2. *sc 2, inc* (32) ch 10 at end of the round

The round will now start here

3. inc, sc8 down the chain foundation, *sc3, inc *x7, sc3, skip a stitch and sc8 going back up the chain foundation, inc last stitch (58)

4. inc2, sc7, dec2, sc, inc, sc28, inc, sc, dec2, sc7, inc2 (60)

5. *sc, inc*x2, sc5, dec2, sc2, inc, sc28, inc, sc2, dec2, sc5, *sc, inc*x2 (62)

6. sc, inc, sc2, inc, sc6, dec2, sc32, dec2, sc6, inc, sc2, inc, sc (62)

7. *sc3, inc*x2, sc46, *inc, sc3*x2, (66) 

8-9. *sc* (66)

10. sc20, dec, sc7, dec, sc4, dec, sc7, dec, sc20 (62) 

11-13. *sc* (62) 

14. sc4, ch9, skip 9, sc7, ch9, skip 9, sc6, ch9, skip 9, sc7, ch9, skip 9, sc2 (62)

15. sc, dec, sc2, dec, sc17, *dec, sc2*x3, sc17, dec, sc2, dec, sc (54)

16. *sc, dec*x2, sc15, *dec, sc*x4, sc15, *dec, sc*x2, (46)

17. dec2, sc15, dec4, sc15, dec2 (38)

18. dec, sc15, dec2, sc15, dec (30)

Secure and fasten off, save a long tail for sewing later

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Feet (make 4)

mr6

1. *inc* (12)

2. *inc, sc* (18)

3. sc7, inc4, sc7 (22)

4-5. *sc* (22)

6. sc7, dec4, sc7 (18)

7-12. *sc* (18) 

Secure and cut long tail for sewing 

Now you're going to attach the legs to the body. Sew half of the leg into the stitches shown in the red box then sew the other half where the green line shows in the photo below.

When all done, your body should look like the photo below. Be sure the toe part of the feet are facing towards the front. 

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Neck and Head

Start from the center back of the neck hole shown in the photo below.

1. Pick up and sc22 stitches around the neckline (22)

2. *sc9, dec* (20)

3-9. *sc* (20)

10. *inc* (40)

11. *inc5, sc15* (50)

12. *sc4, inc* (60)

13-24. *sc* (60)   

25. *sc4, dec* (50)

26-28. *sc* (50) 

29. *sc3, dec* (40)

30. *sc2, dec* (30)

31. *sc, dec* (20)

32. *dec* (10)

Secure and cut long tail. Take a tapestry needle and sew into each of the remaining 10 stitches and pull to close the head. 

Stuff your plush firmly and then sew up the bottom stomach area.

 

This is how your plush should look: 

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Tail

mr 3

1. *inc* (6)

2. *sc* (6)

3. *inc, sc* (9)

4-6. *sc* (9)

7. *inc, sc2* (12)

8. *sc* (12)

9. *inc, sc3* (15)

10-12. *sc* (15)

13. inc, sc14 (16)

14. *sc* (16)

15. inc, sc15 (17)

16. *sc* (17)

17. inc, sc16 (18)

18. *sc* (18)

19. inc, sc17 (19)

20. *sc* (19) 

21. inc, sc18 (20)

22-26. *sc* (20)

Secure and save long tail for sewing. Stuff, attach and sew onto the top back end of the plush. 

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Ears (make 2)

mr 3

1. *inc* (6)

2-3. *sc* (6)

4. *inc, sc* (9)

5. *sc* (9)

6. *inc, sc2* (12)

7. *sc* (12)

8. *inc, sc3* (15)

9. *sc* (15)

10. *inc, sc4* (18)

11. *sc* (18)

Secure and save long tail for sewing. Add stuffing.

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Antennas (make 2) (x4 for Alien)

mr 3

1. *inc* (6)

2. *sc* (6)

3. *inc, sc* (9)

4. *sc* (9)

5. *inc, sc2* (12)

6. *sc* (12)

7. *inc, sc3* (15)

8. *sc* (15)

9. *inc, sc4* (18)

10. *sc* (18)

11. *inc, sc5* (21)

12-15. *sc* (21)

16. *sc5, dec*

17. *sc* (18)

18. *sc4, dec* (15) 

Note: Add a little stuffing but not too much, just enough to keep shape but you want it to look a little flat. Fold 2 pipe cleaners and twist them around one another and you will continue crocheting around it. To keep the pipe cleaners secure, I took a tapestry needle and some scrap yarn of the same color then made a stitch going through the top hole of the twisted pipe cleaner and through the back of ear shape of the antenna. Your antennas will flop over if you do not add anything to keep them up. Firmly adding stuffing may work but I have not tested doing it that way

19.*sc3, dec* (12)

20. *sc2, dec* (9)

21. sc7, dec (8)

22-35. *sc* (8)     

Secure and leave long tail for sewing.

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Collar

ch 26

1. *sc* ch1 at the end of row (25)

2. *sc* ch1 (25)

3. *sc* (25)

Secure and leave long tail for sewing. 

Wrap collar around neck and sew on to secure. Sew on ears and antennas.

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Details

The eyes, mouth and ears were needle felted on mine. You can cut out felt sheets into the shapes you need and either glue or sew them on. If you'd like to give needle felting a try, I can show you below how to make your own fibers. You will need a barbed felting needle, I personally have never found them in any of my local shops so you may have to find them online like on Amazon. 

To make your own fibers requires some yarn and a wired brush. I use a cheap pet brush that you can find at most stores with a pet department.

Take some yarn (I'm using Worsen 4 Red Heart brand in white) and wrap layers around your hand but not too tight. I do about 20 wraps.

Cut the string attached to the skein. Now, cut the middle of the ring and hold one of the ends of the loose yarn. Making a bunch of loose strings.

Take the yarn and hold the ends tightly by wrapping one side on your finger to secure it. Straighten out the yarn strands, then start slowly and gently brushing out the ends. As it starts to get fluffy, start working your way up. (The four photos below are from a previous pattern I made)

Don't brush on any table that can get scratched. It's best to use a cutting board or something to protect your surfaces. I used an old cheap plastic folder. Careful not to scratch your hand and work slowly! 

The fuzz left behind on the brush is what you want to use. Pull off and continue this method until you have enough fibers needed. Store extras in a plastic lock bag or a jar and save for another future project. 

You can use a photo reference to help determine where the details should go. Add light layers as you go and build your way up by gently stabbing until you get your desired look. Try not to clump too much fibers at once or it will look uneven.

If you mess up, don't sweat it, you can easily tear it off without harming all your hard work and try again. Think of it like a one time use velcro, it sticks until you use force to pull it off.

The needle felting method is great for display purposes only I do not recommend it if you have intentions to use it as a prop or for play.

Thank you for checking out this pattern! I hope you enjoy your new plush!