Materials
1.00 and 1.25 mm hook
Yellow,brown, black and red yarn
Sewing needle
Stuffing material
A piece of plastic
Abbreviations
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Dc – double crochet
HDc – half double crochet
Tr – treble crochet
INCDc – increase with Dc
INCTr – increase with Tr
Sl – slip stitch
INC – increase
INVDEC – invisible decrease
* Size of the pikachu is about 3.75 inches (9.5 cm).
Head
With yellow yarn, 1.00 mm hook
1 row 6Sc in magic circle (6)
2 row 6INC (12)
3 row (1Sc, INC) repeat 6 times (18)
4 row (2Sc, INC) repeat 6 times (24)
5 row (3Sc, INC) repeat 6 times (30)
6 row (4Sc, INC) repeat 6 times (36)
7 row (5Sc, INC) repeat 6 times (42)
8 — 11 rows Sc in each Sc around (42)
12 row 12Sc, INC, 4Sc, INVDEC, 4Sc,INVDEC, 4Sc, INC, 12Sc (42)
13 row 13Sc, INC, 2Sc, INC, 1Sc, INC, 4Sc,INC, 1Sc, INC, 2Sc, INC, 13Sc (48)
14 row Sc in each Sc around (48)
15 row 23Sc, 2INC (nose), 23Sc (50)
16 row 23Sc, 2INVDEC (nose), 23Sc, 1Sc (extra stitch made to help conceal the unshapely edges) (48)
17 row (6Sc, INVDEC) repeat 6 times (42)
18 row (5Sc, INVDEC) repeat 6 times (36)
19 row (4Sc, INVDEC) repeat 6 times (30)
Stuff detail with stuffing material, continue crocheting.
20 row (3Sc, INVDEC) repeat 6 times (24)
21 row (2Sc, INVDEC) repeat 6 times (18)
22 row (1Sc, INVDEC) repeat 6 times (12)
23 row 6INVDEC (6), Sl
Tighten all stitches. Cut the yarn, hiding the end inside the head.
When you stuff the detail, make sure that the nose is stuffed tight so that it can hold its shape.
Body
With yellow yarn, 1.00 mm hook
1 row 6Sc in magic circle (6)
2 row 6INC (12)
3 row (1Sc, INC) repeat 6 times (18)
4 row (2Sc, INC) repeat 6 times (24)
5 row (3Sc, INC) repeat 6 times (30)
6 row 4Sc, INC, 1Sc, 1Dc, INCTr, 1Tr, INCTr, 1Tr, INCTr, 1Dc, 7Sc, 1Dc, INCTr, 1Tr, INCTr, 1Tr, INCTr, 1Dc, 2Sc, INC (38)
7 row 5Sc, INC, 1Sc, 10HDc, 75c, 10HDc, 3SC, INC (40)
8-10 rows 8Sc, 10HDc, 7Sc, 10HDc, 5Sc (40)
11 row 5Sc, INVDEC, (8Sc, INVDEC) repeat 3 times, 3Sc (36)
12-14 rows Sc in each Sc around (36)
15 row 4Sc, INVDEC, (7Sc, INVDEC) repeat 3 times, 3Sc (32)
16-18 rows Sc in each Sc around (32)
19 row 32Sc, 3Sc (extra stitches made to help conceal the unshapely edges) (32), Sl
Cut the yarn, leave a long end for sewing.
Stuff detail with stuffing material.
Ears (make 2)
With black yarn, 1.00 mm hook
1 row 3Sc in magic circle (3)
2 row 3INC (6)
3 row (1Sc, INC) repeat 3 times (9)
4 row Sc in each Sc around (9)
5 row (2Sc, INC) repeat 3 times (12)
Connect yellow yarn and cut black one.
6-14 rows Sc in each Sc around (12)
15 row (2Sc, INVDEC) repeat 3 times (9), Sl
Cut the yarn, leave a long end for sewing.
Stuff detail with stuffing material.
Forelegs (make 2)
With yellow yarn, 1.00 mm hook
1 row 6Sc in magic circle (6)
2 row (1Sc, INC) repeat 3 times (9)
3-5 rows Sc in each Sc around (9)
6-7 rows 2Sl, 5Sc, 2Sl (9)
8 row 2Sl, 4Sc (6), Sl
Cut the yarn, leave a long end for sewing.
Stuff detail with stuffing material.
Hind legs (make 2)
With yellow yarn, 1.00 mm hook
Ch5
1 row Sc in the second stitch, 2Sc, 3Sc in the next stitch (crochet round), 2Sc, 2Sc in the next stitch (that already has the very first single crochet) (10)
2 row INC, 2Sc, 3INC, 2Sc, 2INC (16)
3 row 6Sc, INCDc, INCTr, INCDc, 7Sc (19)
4 row Sc in each Sc around (19)
5 row 4Sc, 5INVDEC, 5Sc (14), Sl
Cut the yarn, leave a long end for sewing.
Stuff detail with stuffing material.
Tail
With yellow yarn, 1.00 mm hook
Ch14
1 row Sc in the second stitch, 11Sc, 3Sc in the next stitch (crochet round), 11Sc, 2Sc in the next stitch (that already has the very first single crochet) (28)
2-9 rows Sc in each Sc around (28)
10 row 4Sc, skip 20 stitches and crochet 1Sc on the 21st stitch, 3Sc (8)
11 row 8Sc (8)
12 row 8Sc, 9Ch (17)
13 row (connect chain of 9Ch to the next stitch) 1Sc, 7Sc, 9Sc (into chain of Ch’s) (17)
14-15 rows 17Sc (17)
Connect brown yarn, skip 9 stitches, continue crocheting with brown yarn to the 10th stitch, cut yellow one.
16-17rows 8Sc (8)
18 row 4Sc, 8Ch, (connect chain of 8Ch to the next stitch) 1Sc, 3Sc (16)
19 row 4Sc, 8Sc (into chain of Ch’s), 4Sc (16)
20 row 16Sc (16)
21 row 12Sc (12)
22 row skip 8 stitches and crochet 1Sc on the 9th stitch, 7Sc (8)
23-24 rows 8Sc (8)
Do not cut the yarn.
You can cut out a piece of cardboard or plastic and place it inside the tail to make it hold its form better, but it is not necessary. Cut out squares of needed size, adjusting them to the tail and put them into the holes that were left before while crocheting the detail. Sew the holes keeping the color . Don’t sew the most bottom hole (which is on the brown side of the tail).
Continue crocheting:
25 row 1Sc, INVDEC, 2Sc, INVDEC, 1Sc (6)
26 row INVDEC, 1Sc, INVDEC, 1Sc (4), Sl
Cut the yarn, leave a long end for sewing.
Eyes (make 2)
With black yarn, 1.00 mm hook
1 row 6Sc in magic circle (6), Sl
Cut the yarn, leave a long end for sewing.
Cheeks (make 2)
With red yarn, 1.25 mm hook
1 row 6Sc in magic circle (6), Sl
Cut the yarn, leave a long end for sewing.
Spots on the back (make 2)
With brown yarn, 1.00 mm hook
Ch11
1 row Sc in the second stitch, 9Sc (10)
Cut the yarn, leave a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Put the body at the bottom center of the head, adjusting it by the nose.
Sew the body with the end of yellow yarn that we left before.
Fasten and cut the yarn, hiding the end inside the body.
Place the hind legs symmetrically to the bottom part of the body and fasten them with pins.
Sew the hind legs with the ends of yellow yarn that we left before. Fasten and cut the yarn, hiding the end inside the body.
Place the hind legs so that Pikachu can stand.
Place the spots to the back and fasten them with pins.
Sew the spots with the ends of brown yarn that we left before. Fasten and cut the yarn, hiding the end inside the body.
Connect brown yarn and guide it under the spots to make them look rounder.
Place the ears symmetrically to the top part of the head. Bend one of the ear a little more than the other one. Place the ears so that the color transition place face backwards.
Sew the ears with the ends of yellow yarn that we left before.
Fasten and cut the yarn, hiding the end inside the head.
Connect thin black yarn and embroider a small nose on the center of the face where you crocheted 2INC.
Place and sew the eyes symmetrically a bit higher than the nose.
Embroider sparkles, making a few stitches with white yarn on the edge of both eyes.
Place the cheeks on both sides of the face, under the nose.
Sew them with the ends of red yarn that we left before.
All yarns must be fastened, cut and hidden inside the head.
Place the forelegs on the front part of the body, a little bit lower than the connection of body and head and fasten them with pins.
Sew the forelegs with the ends of yellow yarn that we left before.
Fasten and cut the yarn, hiding the ends inside the body.
Place the tail to the bottom back of the body, bend the tail a little and fasten it with pins.
Sew the tail with the end of brown yarn so that it is tightly connected to the body and not falling back.
To do so, sew the tail straight up to the spots. Fasten and cut the yarn, hiding the end inside the body.
Connect thin black yarn and embroider the mouth.
Congratulations
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