Pikachu amigurumi - free crochet pattern

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Material:

• Sport weight/category 2 yarn in yellow, black, red and brown
• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Black thread or embroidery skein
• A pair of 1-cm safety eyes
• Fiberfill

Size:

Approximately 13 cm/5.25 inches from the tip of the ears to the feet

Stitches/Abbreviations Used:

[ ] - Repeat instructions within brackets as a set as many times as directed

st/sts - stitch/stitches

ch - chain

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

hdc - half double crochet 

sc2tog - single crochet worked together in 2 consecutive stitches (decrease)

Note:

The pattern is written in standard US terms

Crochet as tightly as possible

The head and body is worked as a single piece and the other parts are sewn later.

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Instruction:
Head
Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 1, 6 sc into ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)
Round 3: Repeat [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] 6 times. (18 sts)
Round 4: Repeat [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times. (24 sts)
Round 5: Repeat [sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times. (30 sts)
Round 6 to 8: Sc in each st around. (30 sts)
Round 9: Repeat [sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times. (36 sts)
Round 10: Repeat [sc in next 17 sts, 2 sc in next st] 2 times. (38 sts)
Round 11: Repeat [sc2tog, sc in next 17 sts] 2 times. (36 sts)
Round 12: Repeat [sc in 4 sts, sc2tog] 6 times. (30 sts)
Round 13: Repeat [sc in 3 sts, sc2tog] 6 times. (24 sts)
If you are using safety eyes, place the eyes between the 8^th and 9^th rounds with 6 sc between the eyes.

Round 14: Repeat [sc in 2 sts, sc2tog] 6 times. (18 sts)

Continue working the body. 

Body

Round 15: Repeat [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times. (24 sts)
Round 16: Repeat [sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times. (30 sts)
Round 17: Repeat [sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times. (36 sts)
Round 18 to 22: Sc in each st around (36 sts)
Round 23: Repeat [sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times. (42 sts)
Round 24 to 26: Sc in each st around (42 sts)
Round 27: Repeat [sc in 5 sts, sc2tog] 6 times. (36 sts)
Round 28: Repeat [sc in 4 sts, sc2tog] 6 times. (30 sts)
Round 29: Repeat [sc in 3 sts, sc2tog] 6 times. (24 sts)
Round 30: Repeat [sc in 2 sts, sc2tog] 6 times. (18 sts)
Round 31: Repeat [sc in next st, sc2tog] 6 times. (12 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail. Thread the free end of yarn through a yarn needle and weave in through the stitches to close the opening. Hide the yarn into the body.

Ears (make 2)
Using yellow, ch 4, join the last ch with a sl st to the 1^st ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc into ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: Repeat [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] 3 times. (9 sts)
Round 3: Repeat [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] 3 times. (12 sts)
Round 4 to 7: Sc in each st around. (12 sts)
Round 8: Pull black through the loop, sc in the back loop of each st around. (12 sts)
Round 9: Repeat [sc in 2 sts, sc2tog] 3 times. (9 sts)
Round 10: Repeat [sc in next st, sc2tog] 3 times. (6 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail and close the opening by weaving in through the stitches.
 
Arms and legs (make 4 – 2 for arms and 2 for feet)
Using yellow, make a magic ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc into ring. (6 sts)
Round 2: Repeat [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] 3 times. (9 sts)
Round 3 to 6: Sc in each st around. (9 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail, flatten the opening and sew it to close and leave a tail for sewing into the body.

Tail (make 2)

Row 1: Using yellow ch 9, sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in rest of the chs across. (8 sc). Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in 6 sts, hdc in 2 sts. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, hdc in 2 sts, sc in next 6 sts. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 3 sts. Turn. (3 sc)
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in 3 sts, ch 4. 
Row 7: Sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in next 2 ch, sc in 3 sc. (6 sc) Turn.
Row 8: Ch 1, sc in each st across. (6 sc). Turn.
Row 9: Ch 1, sc in 3 sts. Turn.
Row 10: Pull brown through the loop and sc in each st, ch 5. 
Row 11: Sc in 2^nd ch from hook and in next 3 ch, sc in 3 sc. (7 sc) Turn.
Row 12: Ch 1, sc in each st across. (7 sc). Turn.
Row 13: Ch 1, sc in 3 sts. (3 sc). Turn.
Row 14: Sc2tog. 2 sc in next st, (3 sts). Turn. 

Back stripes (make 2)
Using brown ch 12, sl st in 2^nd and 3^rd ch from hook, sc in 3 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next 3 ch, sl st in next 2 ch. Fasten off.

Assembling

Sew the two tail pieces together placing them one on top of the other with the right side out and sew the pieces together or work sc sts around using brown yarn for the brown parts and yellow yarn for the yellow parts. Stuff lightly as the tail should be flat and not bulging.

Sew the ears at the top between the 3^rd and 4^th rounds.

Sew the arms to the body right below the head slightly at an angle pointing forward.

Sew the feet at the bottom, flat with the top pointing forward as shown in the image.

Embroider the nose and mouth. 

Sew the cheek patches and back stripes. Then sew the brown part of the tail at the lower stripe. Paint the tongue.