Pikachu and his Pokeball

6/20/2017

Materials:

- 2.75mm and 2.25mm (for eyes only) hook
- Yarn: Worsted Weight (4): Yellow (Loops and thread), Red, Black, White, Taupe/Brown (Vanna's choices)
- Embroidery black and white floss for eyes
- Tapestry needle for sewing and weaving in ends
- Scissors
- Stitch marker (optional)
- Polyester stuffing

Abbreviations:

- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- sc2tog = 2 single crochet together (diminution)
- slst = slip stitch
- st = stitch / sts = stitches

PIKACHU
(About 8cm height)

(Indications are written to work in continuous spirals, not in joined rounds. Then your stitch marker will be useful to know where is the beginning of each row . If you prefer to join with slst at the end of every rows, just make sure to do your ch1 before starting a new row.)

HEAD

With yellow color, Ch 2

Rnd 1 : 5sc in the second ch from your hook
Rnd 2 : 2sc in 1st sc of Rnd 1, 2sc in next 4sts (10)
Rnd 3 : (2sc in next st, sc in next st)5 times. (15)
Rnd 4 : (2sc in next st, sc in next 2sts) 5 times. (20)
Rnd 5 to 7 : sc in next 20sts.
Rnd 8 : (sc2tog, sc in next 2sts) 5 times. (15)
Rnd 9 : (sc2tog, sc in next st) 5 times.(10) -- FASTEN OFF

BODY

With yellow color, Ch 2

Rnd 1 : 5sc in the second ch from your hook
Rnd 2 : 2sc in 1st sc of Rnd 1, 2sc in next 4sts (10)
Rnd 3 : (2sc in next st, sc in next st)5 times. (15)
Rnd 4 and 5 : sc in next 15sts.
Rnd 6 : (sc2tog, sc in next st) 5 times.(10) -- FASTEN OFF

SEW THE HEAD ON THE BODY AND STUFF WITH POLYESTER JUST BEFORE CLOSING THEM TOGETHER.

PAWS (make 4)

With yellow color, Ch 2

Rnd 1 : 5sc in the second ch from your hook
Rnd 2 : sc in next 5sts.--FASTEN OFF

SEW THEM IN FRONT OF THE BODY (SEE PICTURE)

EARS (make 2)

With black color, Ch 2

Rnd 1 : 3sc in the second ch from your hook
Rnd 2 : 2sc in the 1st sc of Rnd 1, sc in next st, 2sc in next st. (5)
--JOIN YELLOW COLOR
Rnd 3 : sc in backloop only of 5 next sts
Rnd 4 and 5: sc in next 5sts -- FASTEN OFF

SEW ON EACH SIDE OF THE HEAD

CHEEKS (make 2)

With Red color, Ch4, close with slst in 1st Ch.

SEW EACH SIDE OF THE FACE

EYES (make 2)

With the black floss and hook 2.25mm, Ch2

Rnd 1 : 5sc in the second ch from your hook, slst in 1st sc.

-PASS A LITTLE WHITE FLOSS TO MAKE A EYE REFLECT.
-SEW EYES ON THE FACE

-EMBROIDER MOUTH AND NOSE AS ON THE PICTURE

TAIL

With Taupe/Brown color, Ch 2, Turn

Rnd 1 : sc in the second ch from your hook, 2Ch, Turn
--JOIN YELLOW COLOR
Rnd 2 : sc in the second ch from your hook, sc in next 2sts, Turn
Rnd 3 : Ch1, sc in next 2sts, Turn
Rnd 4 : Ch1, sc in next st, Turn
Rnd 5 : Ch1, sc in next st, 4 Ch, Turn
Rnd 6 : sc in the second ch from your hook, sc in next 4sts, Turn
Rnd 7 : Ch1, sc in next 4sts--FASTEN OFF

SEW BEHIND THE BODY AND EMBROIDER 2 TAUPE/BROWN STRIPES ABOVE

POKEBALL
(About 4cm diameter)

(Indications are written to work in continuous spirals, not in joined rounds. Then your stitch marker will be useful to know where is the beginning of each row . If you prefer to join with slst at the end of every rows, just make sure to do your ch1 before starting a new row.)

With Red color and 2.75mm hook, Ch2

Rnd 1 : 5sc in the second ch from your hook
Rnd 2 : 2sc in 1st sc of Rnd 1, 2sc in next 4sts (10)
Rnd 3 : (2sc in next st, sc in next st)5 times. (15)
Rnd 4 : (2sc in next st, sc in next 2sts) 5 times. (20)
Rnd 5 : sc in next 20sts.
--JOIN BLACK COLOR
Rnd 6 : in backloop only, sc in next 20sts
-JOIN WHITE COLOR
Rnd 7: in backloop only, sc in next 20sts
Rnd 8 : sc in next 20sts.
Rnd 9 : (sc2tog, sc in next 2sts) 5 times. (15)
Rnd 10 : (sc2tog, sc in next st) 5 times.(10)
Rnd 11 : sc2tog 5 times.(5)-- STUFF WITH POLYESTER, FASTEN OFF AND CLOSE THE END

MIDDLE RING

With White color, Ch2

Rnd 1 : 6sc in the second ch from your hook
--JOIN BLACK COLOR
Rnd 2 : in backloop only, 2slst in next 6sts

SEW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POKEBALL