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MATERIALS:
Yarn: Nako Calico & Lanosa Alara
Hook: 1.75 mm, 2 mm
Safety Eyes: 12 mm
▲ Stuffing
▲ Tapestry needle for sewing details
ABBREVIATIONS (US Terms):
ch: chain
MR: magic ring
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec: decrease
sl st: slip stitch
hdc: half double crochet
hdc-inc: 2 hdc in same st
dc: double crochet
dc-inc: 2 dc in same st
tr: treble crochet
tr-inc: 2 tr in same st
BLO: back loop only
(* )x: repeat instructions in parentheses x times
PATTERN – Pikachu Amigurumi
HEAD – Pikachu Amigurumi:
1: MR, 6 sc (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc)*6 (18)
4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, sc (24)
5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (48)
9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
10: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc (60)
11: (9 sc, inc)*6 (66)
12: 5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc)*5, 5 sc (72)
13-20: 72 sc (72)
21: 21 sc, inc, 8 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 8 sc, inc, 21 sc (72)
22: 21 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 7 sc (center), inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, 20 sc (82)
23: 82 sc (82)
24: 40 sc, 3 inc, 39 sc (85)
25: 40 sc, 3 dec, 39 sc (82)
26-27: 82 sc (82)
28: 18 sc, dec, 19 sc, dec, 19 sc, dec, 18 sc, dec (78)
29: (11 sc, dec)*6 (72)
30: (10 sc, dec)*6 (66)
31: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
32: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
33: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
34: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)
35: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
36: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)
37: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
38: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)
39: (sc, dec)*6 (12)
40: 6 dec (6)
Stuff firmly before closing.
Attach the safety eyes between rounds 19 and 20, leaving 11-12 stitches between them.
Eyes can be slightly indented.
ANTENNAS (Make 2) – Pikachu Amigurumi:
1: With black, MR, 4 sc (4)
2: 4 inc (8)
3: (sc, inc)*4 (12)
4: (2 sc, inc)*4 (16)
5-6: 16 sc (16)
7: (7 sc, inc)*2 (18)
Switch to yellow.
8: BLO, 18 sc (18)
9–22: 18 sc (18)
23: 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec (14)
Stuff lightly, leave a long tail for sewing, and fasten off.
CHEEK PATCHES (Make 2):
Use red yarn (slightly thinner yarn recommended, like Nako Estiva).
1: MR, 6 sc, sl st (6)
2: ch 1, 6 inc, sl st (12)
Leave a long tail for sewing and cut the yarn.
BODY – Pikachu Amigurumi:
1: With yellow, MR, 6 sc (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc)*6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)
7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
8: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
10: 5 sc, inc, 2 sc, dc, (tr-inc, tr)*5, tr-inc, dc, 13 sc, dc, tr-inc, (tr, tr-inc)*5, dc, 2 sc, inc, 4 sc (68)
11: inc, 9 sc, 17 hdc, 15 sc, 17 hdc, 9 sc (69)
12–17: 11 sc, 17 hdc, 15 sc, 17 hdc, 9 sc (69)
18: dec (back), 18 sc, dec (side), 30 sc, dec (side), 15 sc (66)
19–20: 66 sc (66)
21: (9 sc, dec)*6 (60)
22–26: 60 sc (60)
27: (8 sc, dec)*6 (54)
28–31: 54 sc (54)
32: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
33–35: 48 sc (48)
36: 48 sc, crochet 4 more sc.
ARMS (Make 2) – Pikachu Amigurumi:
1: With yellow, MR, 6 sc (6)
2: (sc, inc)*3 (9)
3: (2 sc, inc)*3 (12)
4: 12 sc (12)
5: (3 sc, inc)*3 (15)
6: 15 sc (15)
7: (4 sc, inc)*3 (18)
8–12: 18 sc (18)
13–16: 4 sl st, 10 sc, 4 sl st (18)
17: 4 sl st, 9 sc, sl st (14)
LEGS (Make 2) – Pikachu Amigurumi:
1: With yellow, ch 9, starting from 2nd ch: 7 sc, 3 sc in same st, 6 sc, inc (18)
2: inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc (24)
3: (sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, sc, inc)*2 (30)
4: 6 sc, 4 hdc, hdc-inc, 2 hdc, hdc-inc, 2 hdc, hdc-inc, 4 hdc, 9 sc (33)
5: 9 sc, hdc, hdc-inc, dc, dc-inc, (tr, tr-inc)*2, dc, dc-inc, hdc, hdc-inc, hdc, 11 sc (39)
6–7: 39 sc (39)
8: 10 sc, 4 dec, sc, 5 dec, 20 sc, sl st (30)
Stuff as you go. Leave a long tail and cut.
TAIL – Pikachu Amigurumi:
1: With yellow, ch 15, 13 sc, 3 sc in same st, 12 sc, inc (30)
2–9: 30 sc (30)
10: 7 sc, skip 16 st, 7 sc (14)
11: 14 sc (14)
12: 14 sc, ch 10 (14)
13: 14 sc, 10 sc into chains (24)
14–15: 24 sc (24)
Switch to black.
16: skip 13 st, 10 sc (10)
17: 5 sc, ch 9, 5 sc (10)
18: 5 sc, 9 sc into chains, 5 sc (19)
19: 9 sc, skip 10 st (9)
20–21: 9 sc (9)
Sew open areas closed. You may insert a plastic piece inside the tail for shaping.
