Pikachu Teddy

Abbreviations- ch (chain), sl st( slip stitch), sc (single crochet), st (stitch), sts (stitches), sk (skip), dec (single crochet decrease), F/O (finish off)

Crochet Hook Size- G

Finished Measurements with using G hook- 8 ½ inches tall (not including ears) and 7 inches wide from arm to arm.

Materials needed: Red Heart Super Saver Yellow (Color A), Black (Color B) and Light Brown (Color C). Red and Light Brown basic felt, scissors, a yarn needle, sewing needle, thread for sewing and for mouth, and plastic safety eyes unless you make your eyes out of felt.

Body

With color A (yellow) use the Magic adjustable ring method to work in the round and single crochet 6 stitches into the ring/circle. Then start with round one.

R1: 2 sc in each st (12)

R2: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st… rep from * (18)

R3: *sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st… rep from * (24)

R4: *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st… rep from * (30)

R5: *sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st… rep from * (36)
If you choose to use plastic safety eyes, this is the row I put mine in at.
R6: Sc next 4 sts. Place safety eye in 5th sc. sc next 6 sts. Place safety eye in next sc. Sc rest of sts (36)
R7-10: sc all (36)

R11: *sc in next 4 sts, dec… rep from * 2 more times, sc in remaining sts (33)

R12: *sc in next 3 sts, dec… rep from * 2 more times, sc in remaining sts (30)

R13: *sc in next 2 sts, dec… rep from * 2 more times, sc in remaining sts (27)

R14: sc all (27)

R15: *sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st… rep from * 2 more times, sc in remaining sts (30)

R16: sc all (30)

R17: *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st… rep from * 2 more times, sc in remaining sts (33)

R18: sc all (33)

R19: *sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st… rep from * 2 more times, sc in remaining sts (36)

R 20-30: sc all (36)

Go ahead and stuff the head and body at this point.

This next round is the round starting the left leg

R31: sc first 14 sts, then sk the next 18 sts and sc into the remaining sts of this row to form a tube. (18)

R32: sc all sts that were sc in last row (18)

R33: *sc in next 4 sts, dec… rep from * 2 more times (15)

R34: *sc in next 3 sts, dec… rep from * 2 more times (12)

R35: *sc in next 2 sts, dec… rep from * 2 more times (9)

R36: *sc in next st, dec… rep from * 2 more times (6)

R37: dec 1 time (5)

F/O left leg and weave yarn end through remaining stitches and pull leg closed.

Stuff the left leg through the hole left for the right leg.

Join new yarn in the 1^st skipped st before beginning the left leg to begin the right leg. Leave a 4 inch tail at least.

Sc in same st as joining and next 17 sts , then sc in first sc of right leg to form a tube. Repeat R32-37 to form the rest of the right leg. Be sure to stuff the body full before finishing off the right leg.

F/O right leg and weave yarn end through remaining stitches and pull leg closed.
Now with that 4 inch tail left at the beginning of the right leg, weave it through the space/sts between the legs and pull closed.

Arms [make 2]

With color A (yellow) use the Magic adjustable ring method to work in the round and single crochet 6 stitches into the ring/circle. Then start with round one.

R1: 2 sc in each st (12)

R2-3: sc all (12)

R4: *sc in next 3 sts, inc… rep from * 2 more times (15)

R5-7: sc all (15)

Ears [make 2]

Ch 10 with color A  (yellow) and join to first ch with a sl st

R1: sc in same st as joining, and sc remaining sts (10)

R2-8: sc all (10) {change to color B (black) in last st of round 8}

R9-10: sc all (10)

R11: *sc in next 3 sts, dec… rep from * 1 more time (8)

R12: *sc in next 2 sts, dec… rep from * 1 more time (6)

R13: *sc in next st, dec… rep from * 1 more time (4)

R14: dec once (3)

F/O and weave in ends

Tail [optional: make 2 (see below)]

Ch 3 with color C (light brown)

R1: Sc in 2^nd ch from hk, sc next st (2)

R2-3: ch 1, turn work, sc next 2 sts (2)

R4: ch4, turn work, sc 2^nd ch from hk, sc remaining sts (5)

R5: ch1, turn work, sc next 5 sts (5)

R6-9: ch 1, turn work, sc next 3 sts (3) {change to color yellow in last st, and do not cut brown}

R10: ch 6, turn work, sc with yellow in 2^nd ch from hk and in next 4 sts, and sc with brown in next 3 sts (8)

R11: ch1, turn work, sc with brown in next 3 sts, and sc with yellow in next 5 sts (8) {cut color brown}

R12-15: ch 1, turn work, sc with yellow in next 5 sts (5)

R16: ch 8,  turn work, sc in 2^nd ch from hk and in next 11 sts (12)

R17: ch 1, turn work, sc in next 12 sts (12)

R18-30: ch 1, turn work, sc next 7 sts (7)

F/O   Whip stitch or sew two tails together for a stronger, stiffer tail if desired.

Ok, so you should have your main body, two arms, two ears, and a tail. Go ahead and cut out two red felt ovals or circles for pikachu’s cheeks and two light brown stripes for the back. Sew these felt pieces on first. Then stuff the arms and ears and sew on all of the parts in the appropriate places.

As for the eyes, nose and mouth, I’ll explain what I did. For the eyes I bought safety plastic eyes from my local Joann’s fabrics store.

For the nose I took a 5” piece of black yarn and weaved it through the head where I wanted the nose to be and tied it, then hid the yarn ends inside the head.  

For the mouth I used black sewing thread to form a triangular teddy bear mouth. I think it’s cute.

You can use whatever methods you like, such as using felt, yarn or buttons for the eyes. Same goes with the nose and mouth. 

You're Finished   :D  

p.s.- If you find any errors in the pattern please, feel free to let me know and I will fix it.