Free Pattern Friday: Pikachu with Ash Hat (Old)

Hey, it's Friday, so here's a free pattern. It's a 7" tall amigurumi of Pikachu with an Ash hat. The pattern is available on Ravelry or you can find it written below. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at icrochetthings@gmail.com.

So this is an older pattern of mine that was for sale, but I have since updated the pattern and decided to put up the old one for free.

This is an icrochetthings original pattern © 2014-2016. Do not claim as your own. Do not copy, sell, or distribute this pattern. Do not sell any products made from this pattern. Pikachu belongs to Nintendo.

Materials:

▪  Worsted weight yarn in yellow, brown, black, pink, red, white, green
▪  Crochet thread in black
▪  E hook (3.50 mm)
▪  Stuffing
▪  12 mm safety eyes
▪  Scissors
▪  Tapestry needle

Difficulty:  Medium-Easy

You should know how to work in the round, increase, decrease, slip stitch, and change colors.

Head

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  [sc, inc] around  (18)
4.  [2 sc, inc] around (24)
5.  [3 sc, inc] around (30)
6.  [4 sc, inc] around  (36)
7.  [5 sc, inc] around  (42)
8.  [sc] around (42)
9.  [6 sc, inc] around  (48)
10 – 14.  [sc] around  (48)
15.  [6 sc, dec] around  (42)
16.  [sc] around  (42)
17.  [5 sc, dec] around  (36)
18.  [4 sc, dec] around  (30)
19.  [3 sc, dec] around  (24)
20.  [2 sc, dec] around  (18)
Stuff and attach safety eyes (I placed mine between rounds 13 and 14 at about 11 sts apart)

F/O

2 Ears

Starting with black

1.  ch 2, 4 sc in 1st ch  (4)

2.  [sc, inc] around  (6)

3.  [sc, inc] around  (9)

4.  [sc] around  (9)

5.  [2 sc, inc] around  (12)

6.  [sc] around  (12) – Break off black

7 – 10.  Attach yellow – [sc] around  (12)

Stuff

11.  [2 sc, dec] around  (9)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Cheeks

Starting with red

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1st ch  (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Body

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1st ch  (6)
2.  [inc] around  (12)
3.  [sc, inc] around  (18)
4.  [2 sc, inc] around (24)
5.  [3 sc, inc] around (30)
6.  [4 sc, inc] around  (36)
7 – 8.  [sc] around  (36)
9.  [4 sc, dec] around  (30)
10.  [sc] around  (30)
11.  [3 sc, dec] around  (24)
12.  [sc] around  (24)
13.  [2 sc, dec] around  (18)
Stuff

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Feet

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1st ch  (6)

2.  [2 inc, sc]  around  (10)

3.  sc, inc, sc, inc,   2 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc  (14)

4.  [sc] around  (14)

5.  sc, dec, sc, dec,   2 sc, dec, sc, dec, sc  (10)

Stuff

6.  [2 dec, sc] around  (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Pads

Starting with pink

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1st ch  (6)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Arms

Starting with yellow

1.  ch 2, 6 sc in 1st ch  (6)

2.  [2 sc, inc] around  (8)

3 – 4.  [sc] around  (8)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Stripes

Starting with brown

1.  ch 10  (10)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

2 Tail Halves

Starting with brown

1.  ch 2, 3 sc in 1st ch  (3)

2.  Turn, [sc] across  (3)

3.  Turn, inc, 2 sc  (4) – Break off brown

4.  Attach yellow – Turn, 4 sc, ch 4  (8)

5 – 7.  Turn, [sc] across  (7)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Hat

Starting with white

For the next part, all unmarked sts should be done in white yarn, and all sts marked in red should be done in

red yarn
1.  ch 2,   3 sc, 3 sc, in 1^st ch  (6)
2.  3 inc, 3 inc  (12)
3.  [sc, inc] three times, [sc, inc] three times  (18)
4.  [2 sc, inc] three times, [2 sc, inc] three times  (24)
5.  [3 sc, inc] three times, [3 sc, inc] three times  (30)
6 – 8.  15 sc, 15 sc  (30) – Break off white
9.  5 ss, 5 sc,   turn, 5 sc, turn, 5 sc,   sc into the edge of the previous row, ss into the next white st, 4 ss  (26)

F/O, leave long tail for sewing

Assembly

See pictures above if you need help with placement

▪  Sew the ears onto either side of the head
▪  Sew the cheeks onto either side of the head
▪  Sew the body onto the bottom of the head
▪  Sew the arms on either side of the body, stuffing as you go
▪  Sew one pad onto the bottom of each foot
▪  Sew the feet on either side of the body
▪  Sew the stripes onto the back of the body
▪  Sew the two tail halves together, stuffing as you go
▪  Sew the tail onto the back of the body
▪  Use black crochet thread to embroider a nose and mouth onto the head
▪  Use black crochet thread to embroider 2 toes onto each foot
▪  Use green yarn to embroider the marking on the hat
▪  Sew the hat onto the top of the head, stuffing as you go