Pikachu (free pattern)

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crochet amigurumi Pikachu Pokémon free pattern doll plushie
You can't get into making Pokémon themed amigurumi without making everyone's favourite electro-mouse. As ever, I'm not really happy with the embroidery of the face (it always gets me into a cold sweat to be honest), but the rest of the body is cute enough. And he's easy to make, as Pikachu has quite a blobby physique, ideal for amigurumi.

For Pikachu, you'll need some yellow, dark brown and black yarn, as well as some stuffing, black embroidery thread, some red felt for the cheeks and two black safety eyes. I've used cotton SMC Catania yarn, suitable for a 2.00-2.50mm hook.

crochet amigurumi Pikachu Pokémon free pattern doll plushie

Head:

In yellow, make a magic ring.
Round 1: sc 6 in the ring (6)
Round 2: 2sc in every stitch (12)
Round 3: 2sc in the next 3 stitches, sc 3, 2sc in the next 3 stitches, sc 3 (18)
Round 4: (2sc in every 2nd stitch) x3; sc 3; (2sc in every second stitch) x3; sc 3 (24)
Round 5: (2sc in every 3rd stitch) x3; sc 3; (2sc in every 3rd stitch) x3; sc 3 (30)
Round 6: (2sc in every 4th stitch) x3; sc 3; (2sc in every 4th stitch) x3; sc 3 (36)
Round 7-10: sc in every stitch (36)
Round 11: sc2tog every 5th and 6th stitch (30)
Round 12: sc in every stitch (30)
Round 13: sc2tog every 4th and 5th stitch (24)
 
Put in the safety eyes between tours 9 and 10.

Round 14: sc2tog every 3rd and 4th stitch (18)
Round 15: sc2tog every 2nd and 3rd stitch (12)

Stuff the head

Round 16: sc2tog every 1st and 2nd stitch (6)

Fasten off and use the tail to sew the opening shut. Use some black embroidery thread and red felt to add details to Pikachu’s face.


Body:

In yellow, make a magic ring.
Round 1: sc 6 in the ring (6)
Round 2: 2sc in every stitch (12)
Round 3: 2sc in every 2nd stitch (18)
Round 4: 2sc in every 3rd stitch (24)
Round 5: 2sc in every 4th stitch (30)
Round 6: 2sc in every 5th stitch: (36)
Round 7-10: sc in every stitch (36)
Round 11: sc2tog every 5th and 6th stitch (30)
Round 12: sc in every stitch (30)
Round 13: sc2tog every 4th and 5th stitch (24)
Round 14: sc in every stitch (24)
Round 15: sc2tog every 3rd and 4th stitch (18)
Round 16: sc in every stitch (18)


Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew the body onto the head. With some dark brown yarn, embroider to stripes on the top of Pikachu’s back (leave enough space at the bottom to attach the tail later).


Ears (2x):

In black, start a magic ring.
Round 1: sc 4 in the ring (4)
Round 2: 2sc in every 2nd stitch (6)
Round 3: 2sc in every 3rd stitch (8)

In the last stitch, change to yellow.
 
Round 4: sc in every stitch (8)
Round 5: 2sc in every 4th stitch (10)
Round 6: 2sc in every 5th stitch (12)
Round 7: sc in every stitch (12)
Round 8: sc2tog every 2nd and 3rd stitch (8)

Stuff the ear.

Round 9: sc2tog every 3rd and 4th stitch (6)


Feet (x2)


In yellow, chain 5.
Round 1: sc around the chain (8)
Round 2: (sc 2, 2sc in next stitch) x4 (12)
Round 3: sc 4; sc2tog the 5th and 6th, 7th and 8th and 9th and 10th stitch; sc 2 (9)
Round 4: sc 2; sc2tog the 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th and 7th and 8th stitch; sc 1 (6)

Fasten off with a ss and leave a tail to sew the feet onto the body (between the 2nd and 3rd rounds of the body).


Arms (x2)

In yellow, start a magic ring.
Round 1: sc 6 into the ring.
Round 2: 2sc in every 2nd stitch (9)
Round 3: sc in every stitch (9)
Round 4: sc2tog every 2nd and 3rd stitch (6)
Round 5-6: sc in every stitch (6)

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing (between rounds 13 and 14).


Tail:

In yellow, chain 11.
Round 1: sc around the chain (20)
Round 2-4: sc in every stitch (20)
Round 5: sc 4; sc 3 on the opposite side of the round, leaving the rest of the stitches (7)
Round 6-8: sc in every stitch (7)

At the end of the round, make sure you are working at the correct side of the tail; chain 8. Join with a ss onto the first stitch of the previous round (14)
 
Round 9-13: sc in every stitch, including the chain (14). In the last stitch, change to brown.
Round 14: sc 3; sc 3 on the opposite side of the round, leaving the rest of the stitches (6)
Round 15-17: sc in every stitch (6)


Fasten off, leaving a long tail in the brown. Take some yellow yarn and sew the three gaps in the tail shut making sure the tails is tight and flat. With the brown, sew the tail onto the body, underneath the brown stripes. You shouldn’t need any stuffing or pipe cleaners in the tail to make it stand upright.


crochet amigurumi Pikachu Pokémon free pattern doll plushie


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