PIKACHU

I am surprised that it has taken me this long to make Pikachu.  Pikachu is probably the most popular Pokemon ever.  Pikachu has been the next request from my Etsy customer.  The problem is that he doomed me to make 2 Pikachus because my oldest daughter has been asking for a Pikachu for as long as she could talk.  Before someone says it, I know I should have made her a long time ago, but I have made her about 50 other stuffed animals.

MATERIALS:
Took Worsted Weight Yarn (Shiny colors in parenthesis):  Yellow (gold), red (pink), black, café latte (red), and white.
E crochet hook
Polyester fiberfill
Yarn Needle

BODY:
Rd 1: With yellow, 6 sc in magic ring.  (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (18)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (24)
Rd 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (30)
Rd 6: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (36)
Rd 7: (sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (42)
Rds 8-13: sc in each sc around.  (42)
Rd 14: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc)) 3times, sc in next 19 sc, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) 3 times, sc in next 11 sc.  (48)
Rd 15: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc) 3times, sc in next 19 sc, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) 3times, sc in next 11 sc.  (54)
BEGIN STUFFING BODY FIRMLY ADDING SOME EXTRA STUFFING IN CHEEKS.  CONTINUE STUFFING FIRMLY AS YOU GO ALONG.
Rd 16: (sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog) 7 times, sc in next 5 sc.  (47)
Rd 17: (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) 7 times, sc in next 5 sc.  (40)
Rd 18: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around.  (32)
Rd 19: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around.  (24)
Rd 20: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (32)
Rd 21: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (40)
Rds 22-23: sc in each sc around.  (40)
Rd 24: (sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (45)
Rds 25-35: sc in each sc around.  (45)
Rd 36: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (54)
Rd 37: sc in each sc around.  (54)
Rd 38: (sc in next 7 sc, sc2tog) around.  (48)
Rd 39: (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) around.  (40)
Rd 40: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around.  (32)
Rd 41: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around.  (24)
Rd 42: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around.  (16)
Rd 43: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around.  (12)
Rd 44: sc2tog around.  (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Weave tail through sc of Rd 44, pull tightly and secure.  Weave in ends.  Embroider café latte strips on back of PIKACHU.

EYES (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With black, 8 sc in magic ring, slip st in first sc.  (8)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Sew EYES to BODY.

CHEEKS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With red, 6 sc in magic ring.  (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (12)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Sew CHEEKS to BODY.

WHITE EYE ACCENTS, NOSE, AND MOUTH:
Embroider small white dots to black EYES.  Embroider NOSE and MOUTH on PIKACHU.

ARMS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With yellow, 6 sc in magic ring.  (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (18)
Rds 4-12: sc in each sc around.  (18)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Stuff ARMS firmly.  Sew ARMS to BODY.

LEGS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With yellow, 6 sc in magic ring.  (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around.  (12)
Rds 3-10: sc in each sc around.  (12)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Stuff LEGS.  Sew LEGS to BODY.

EARS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With black, 6 sc in magic ring.  (6)
Rd 2: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (9)
Rd 3: sc in each sc around.  (9)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around.  (12)
Rds 5-6: sc in each sc around.  (12)  Change to yellow after Rd 6.
Rds 7-14: sc in each sc around.  (12)
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Sew EARS to BODY.

TAIL (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With yellow, ch 12, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across.  (11)
Rws 2-6: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (11)
Rw 7: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 5 sc, leaving remaining sc unworked.  (5)
Rw 8-10: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (5)
Rw 11: Ch 4, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch, sc in next 5 sc.  (8)
Rws 12-14: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (8)
Rw 15: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 3 sc, leaving remaining sc unworked.  (3)
Rws 16-17: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (3)  Change to café latte after Rw 17.
Rws 18-20: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (3)
Rw 21: Ch 4, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch, sc in next 3 sc.  (6)
Rws 22-24: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.  (6)
.Rd 25: Holding both TAILS together and working through both thickness, sc around outer edge of TAIL switching to café latte when necessary.
Finish off leaving a long tail.  Sew TAIL to BODY.

Pikachu and Pokemon are copyright Nintendo and their respective creators.

This pattern is an original pattern © by Christjan Bee (November 2016). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.