Materials
- 3.00mm Crochet Hook
- I love this Yarn! Limelight https://www.hobbylobby.com/Yarn-Needle-Art/Yarn/I-Love-this-Yarn/p/YN20120
- I love this Yarn! Jelly Beanhttps://www.hobbylobby.com/Yarn-Needle-Art/Yarn/I-Love-this-Yarn/p/YN20120
- White Felting Wool
- Burgandy Felting Wool https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078XMGJ5W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- Dark Pink Felting Wool
- Dark Grey Felting Wool or a piece of yarn in same color.
- 2 pipe cleaners
- Polyfil
- Scissors
- Felting Needle
- Yarn needle for sewing
Stitches Used
- CH – Chain Stitch
- SLST – Slip Stitch
- SC – Single Crochet
- HDC – Half-Double Crochet
- DC – Double Crochet
- TC – Treble Crochet
- SCINC – Single Crochet Increase
- SCTOG – Single Crochet Together (decrease)
- Bobble – 4 Double Crochet Together in same stitch using JellyBean, finish the bobble by using Limelight on the final pull through. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHFoIhvay3I
Sewing Techniques Used
- Mattress Stitch – https://www.mooglyblog.com/mattress-stitch-seaming/
- Amigurumi Closing Method – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMkNQAZ5Si0
- Amigurumi Piece Joining Method – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwnVv0BJOlE
Body
Using LimeLight
CH 11
Round 1: 3 sc in 2nd CH from hook, 8 sc, 3 sc in last ch, Rotate Piece to work down other side, 8 sc. leave last ch unworked. Do not Join. (22 Stitches)
Round 2: 3 scinc, 7 sc, 4 scinc, 7 sc, 1 scinc. (30 Stitches)
Round 3: 1 sc, 5 scinc, 10 sc, 5 scinc, 9sc. (40 Stitches)
Round 4: *[*1 scinc, 1 sc* repeat 5 more times(6x total), 8 sc,]* Repeat section in brackets once. (52 Stitches)
Round 5: 7 sc, 1 scinc, 26 sc, 1 scinc, 17 sc. (54 Stitches)
Round 6 – 16: 54 sc (54 Stitches)
Cut Yarn leaving a very long tail (24 inches) for sewing. Thread your yarn onto a yarn needle, rotate your work clockwise 180 degrees so your first stitch is now on the “top right” of your piece instead of the “bottom left”. Count 18 stitches to the right of your starting point and insert ur sewing needle into the back loop of the 19th stitch. Begin doing the Mattress Stitch joining the top and bottom of the open area of your piece together for the next 9 stitches. This will give you 18 stitches on each end of the piece unworked. Once you have joined the 9 stitches, skip 9 unworked stitches and loop yarn through the middle of the next stitch, pull til the stitch is joined to the area you have already stitched together, Weave yarn end through the mattress stitch to other end of piece with unworked stitches. This is a good time to stuff with polyfil. Loop yarn through the middle of the 9th stitch on this end. You will now have 4 “holes” . Weave in end to secure. Stuff with Polyfil if needed.
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Round 1 Round 5 
Round 16
insert needle into the back loop of the 19th stitch creating leg holes 
4 leg holes
Legs
Using LimeLight
Repeat in each of the 4 holes created on the body.
Round 1: Attach yarn to the first stitch of the opening. 8 sc, 1 scinc. No join. (10 Stitches)
Round 2-3: 10 sc (10 Stitches)
Round 4: 5 sctog (5 Stitches)
Use the Amigurumi Close Method demonstrated here to close the opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMkNQAZ5Si0
Tail
Using Limelight
Create a Magic RIng
Round 1: 6 sc, no join (6 Stitches)
Round 2: 1 scinc, 5 sc. (7 Stitches)
Round 3: 3 sc, 1 scinc, 3 sc. (8 Stitches)
Round 4: 1 scinc, 7 sc. (9 Stitches)
Fasten off and stuff lightly, Attach to the Bum of your Chikorita using this Amigurumi join method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwnVv0BJOlE
Head
Using Limelight
Round 1: Create a magic circle, work 6 sc, join. (6 Stitches)
Round 2: Ch1, 6 scinc, no join. (12 Stitches)
Round 3: *1 scinc, 1sc* x6 (18 Stitches)
Round 4: *2 sc, 1 scinc* x6. (24 Stitches)
Round 5: *3 sc, 1 scinc* x6. (30 Stitches)
Round 6: *4 sc, 1 scinc* x6 (36 Stitches)
Round 7-15: 36 sc. (36 Stitches)
Round 16: 2 sc, * 1 Bobble with Jelly Bean Green, 3 sc with Limelight Green” x8, 1 Bobble with JellyBean Green, 1 sc with Limelight Green, slst to join, Ch 1. (36 Stitches)
Round 17-18: 36 sc (36 Stitches)
Cut a long tail for sewing, pull through last stitch to fasten off. Do not attach to Body yet.
Leaf
Make 2
Using JellyBean
CH 15
Round 1: 1 slst in 2nd ch from hook, 1 slst, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 3 tc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 hdc in last chain (and rotate clockwise to continue down the other side) 1 hdc, 1 dc, 3 tc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc, 2 slst, no join. (29 stitches)
Round 2: CH 3, slst into 1st slst of previous round., 2 slst, 3 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, 3 scinc, 1 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, 3 sc, 3 slst.
Fasten off leaving a long tail on one of the leaves for sewing. Thread your long tail on a yarn needle and use the mattress stitch to sew the leaves together leaving 3 stitches on each leaf unworked at the rounded base of the leaves for the stem.
Stem
Using JellyBean
Round 1: join yarn to the opening at the base of the leaf, sc in each stitch around, slst to join. ( 6 Stitches)
Round 2: Ch 1, 6 sc, no join. (6 Stitches)
Round 3-5: 6 sc no join. (6 stitches.)
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Take your 2 pipe cleaners and twist them together, bend the ends on one end and insert that end into the stem and leaf. Insert the other end of the pipe cleaners into the top of the Chikorita Head. Sew the stem to the head using the Amigurumi Piece joining method.
Stuff the head and join to body using the Amigurumi piece joining method. Make sure one of the dark green bobbles is centered with the legs.
Adding Details
Using white felting wool, create 2 oval shapes between rounds 6-12 on the head leaving 4 sc space between them. Once you are satisfied with the shapes of the eyes, switch to the dark burgandy felting wool and fill in half the oval closest to the center of the face. Lay a strip of the burgandy felt down the center of the oval and felt a curved edge so that a small section of the white felt still shows. Create a small crescent shape on the bottom of each eye with the dark pink color and a white spot towards the top of the eye for an animated finishing touch.
Using either dark grey felting wool or a small piece of dark grey yarn, felt Chikoritas mouth in a slightly zigzag line below the eyes.
Thank you so much for choosing my pattern to create your Chikorita! Enjoy!
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