Another Pikachu Pattern

I've written yet another Pikachu pattern for you all. Enjoy :)

Please note that this pattern has not been tested. If you find any mistakes or oddities please let me know so I can update. If you find yourself stuck and needing help don’t hesitate to email me, we can work through it together. Ktstevens90@gmail.com

Materials

Yellow Worsted Yarn

Brown Worsted Yarn

Red Sock Yarn

Black Worsted Yarn

F Hook

10 mm Safety Eyes

Fiberfill

Instructions between * * are to be repeated until the end of the row.

Ears – Make 2

Start with Black Yarn

R1: Magic Circle 6

R2: *2 sc, sc 1* around (9)

R3: Sc around

R4: 2 sc, sc 2 (12)

Change color to yellow

R5 -11: Sc around (12)

R12: *Dec 1, Sc 4* around (10)

Finish off, stuff with fiberfill leave long end for sewing

Head

Yellow Yarn

R1: Magic Circle 6

R2: 2 sc in each st around (12)

R3: *2 sc, sc 1* around (18)

R4: *2 sc, sc 2* around (24)

R5: *2 sc, sc 3* around (30)

R6: *2 sc, sc 4* around (36)

R7: *2 sc, sc 5* around (42)

R8-12: Sc around (42)

R13: *Dec 1, sc 5* around (36)

R14: *Dec 1, sc 4* around (30)

R15: *Dec 1, sc 3* around (24)

Stuff with fiberfill

R16: *Dec 1, sc 2* around (18)

R17: *Dec 1, sc 1* around (12)

Finish off. I left the bottom open to sew onto the body. You can close it if you prefer by decreasing around until it’s closed.

Cheeks

Red Sock Yarn

R1: Magic circle 6

R2: 2 sc in each stitch around (12)

*Note* If the increases leave large holes then do the first stitch of the increase in the back loop and the second stitch of the increase in the front loop.

R3: 2 sc, sc 1 around (18)

Finish off, leave long end for sewing

Body

Yellow Yarn

The body is worked from the bottom up. To get the oblong shape start with a chain.

R1: Ch 7, turn, sc back across. After the last stitch on the chain instead of turning back you will go around and start working the starting chain’s other loop. sc in the each loop of the other side of the starting chain. You should end up with 14 stitches around that looks something like this:

R2: *2 sc, sc 1* 4 times, sc 6 (18)

R3: *2 sc, sc 1* 5 times, sc 4, 2 sc, sc 3 (24)

R4: *2 sc, sc 1* 9 times, sc 5, 2 sc (34)

R5-8: sc around (34)

R9: Dec 1, sc 15, Dec 1, sc 15 (32)

R10: *Dec 1, sc 6* around (28)

R11: *Dec 1, sc 5* around (24)

R12: Sc around (24)

R13: *Dec 1, sc 4* around (20)

R14: *Dec 1, sc 3* around (16)

R15: Sc around (16)

R16: Sc around (16)

Arms – Make 2

Yellow yarn

R1: Mc 6

R2-3: Sc 6

Finish off, leave long end for sewing

Legs – make 2

Yellow yarn

R1: Mc 8

R2-5: sc 8

Finish off, leave long end for sewing

Tail – Make 2

Yellow Yarn

R1: Ch 8, turn

R2: Sc 7, ch 1, turn

R3: Sc 7, ch 1, turn

R4: Sc 7, ch 5, turn

R5: Sc 7, Ch 1, turn

R6: Sc 7

Change color to brown

R7: Turn the tail and put three stitches of brown right in the bottom. These aren’t worked in existing stitches. Just stitch 3 across the side of the previous three rows. Ch 1, turn. 

R8-9: Sc 3, ch 1, turn

Finish off, leave long end of yellow for sewing to the other tail for better structure. Leave long end of brown for sewing onto the body.

Stripes - Make 2

Brown yarn

Ch 10

Turn, sc across

Finish off, leaving yarn to sew to body

Assembly

Put safety eyes between rows 9 and 10, 8 sts apart. Sew ears on top of head, they should span between rows 4 and 7. With black yarn sew a nose on row 11 between eyes with the mouth below on row 12. Place the cheeks between row 11 and 15. About 11 stitches in between. On the body, attach arms between rows 11 and 14, 7 sts apart. Place feet at row 4, 7 sts in between. Sew two tails together to increase sturdiness. Sew tail on the back middle at the bottom. If your Pika is heaving trouble balancing the tail can help it steady. Sew stripes on back, above the tail at rows 10 and 12.