Pokemon Pikachu

Free crochet tutorial for Pokemon Pikachu by Natalia Kuznetsova @sa_nata_toys.
With this pattern, you can crochet Pikachu. Any cotton blend yarn will work for this amigurumi: Alize Cotton Gold, Gazzal Baby Cotton, YarnArt Jeans, and others.
Materials and tools
- Alize Cotton Gold yarn
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Thread for shaping the muzzle
- 7 mm safety eyes
- Toy stuffing
- Pink felt
- Needle for sewing pieces together
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Crochet amigurumi Pokemon Pikachu pattern

Head
1. 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-8. no changes (30)
9. (3 sc, dec) x 3, 15 sc (27)
10. 3 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 15 sc (29)
11. 4 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 15 sc (31)
12. no changes (31)
13. 4 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 15 sc (29)
14. (4 sc, dec) x 4, 3 sc, dec (24)
15. (3 sc, dec) x 4, 2 sc, dec (19)
16. (2 sc, dec) x 4, sc, dec (14)
17. (1 sc, dec) x 4, 2 dec
Ears (make 2)
Start with black yarn:
1. 4 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook (4)
2. (sc, inc) x 2 (6)
3. no changes (6)
Continue with yellow yarn
4. 6 sc
5. (2 sc, inc) x 2 (8)
6-8. no changes (8)
Do not stuff if you are using cotton blend yarn.
Arms (make 2)
1. 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook
2. (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3-5. no changes (9)
6. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
7-8. no changes (12)
Do not stuff if you are using cotton blend yarn. Fold in half and crochet 6 sc through both layers. Fasten off and cut the yarn; the arms will be crocheted into the body.
Legs (make 2)
1. 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook
2. (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3-5. No changes (9)
Do not stuff if you are using cotton blend yarn.
Body
1. 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7-9. no changes (36)
10. 6 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 8 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 4 sc (32)
11. 5 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (28)
12. 24 sc - yellow, 4 sc - orange (28)
13. 5 sc - orange, 23 sc - yellow (28)
14. No changes - yellow (28)
15. 25 sc - yellow, 3 sc - orange (28)
16. 5 sc - orange, 23 sc - yellow (28)
17. 7 sc, 6 sc with leg, 7 sc, 6 sc with leg, 2 sc (28)
18. (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc, dec (23)
19. dec x 11, sc (12)
Tail

Crochet two halves of the tail and work sc around them with yarn in the matching color. Make increases on the protruding corners. Stuff firmly as you crochet. Sew it on at an angle under the stripes on the back.
Toy assembly
- Stuff the head, shaping the cheeks.
- Sew the eyes between rounds 9 and 10, 4 sc apart.
- Insert the nose between rounds 10 and 11.
- Embroider the mouth.
- Glue felt cheeks that match the size of your toy.
- Sew on the ears.