Amigurumi Crochet Pikachu Tutorial with Tips for Beginners

Welcome to my first tutorial! My name is Clare AKA 53stitches, and I love all things geekery and crochet. I started my blog as a way to give back to the amazing crochet community who helped me so much when I was first getting started.

I get asked a lot about Pikachu's tail - you can skip straight to 12:07 if that's where you're stuck.

If you're new to crochet, please check out my blog post 'Amigurumi 101': 53stitches.com/amigurumi-101/

To get a more detailed breakdown of how to read my patterns, you can find a guide here: 53stitches.com/reading-patterns/

I explain how to do every stitch once in the tutorial, and then cut through to the next step, so you'll need to refer to the pattern below for full instructions.

You will need:

3.0mm crochet hook
yellow yarn
black yarn
brown yarn
red felt
2 x 10mm safety eyes
fabric glue
polyester filling

HEAD
1. (in Yellow) MR 6 (6)
2. [ inc ]x 6 (12)
3. [ inc, sc ]x 6 (18)
4. sc, [ inc, sc 2 ]x 5, inc, sc (24)
5. [ inc, sc 3 ]x 6 (30)
6. sc 2, [ inc, sc 4 ]x 5, inc, sc 2 (36)
7-10. sc 36 (36)
11. [ inc, sc 5 ]x 6 (42)
12-13. sc 42 (42)
14. [ dec, sc 5 ]x 6 (36)
15. sc 2, [ dec, sc 4 ]x 5, dec, sc 2 (30)
16. [ dec, sc 3 ]x 6 (24)

Finish off, leaving a tail for attaching later. Insert safety eyes between rows 11 and 12, with approximately 7 stitches between them.

BODY
1. (in Yellow) MR 6 (6)
2. [ inc ]x 6 (12)
3. [ inc, sc ]x 6 (18)
4. sc, [ inc, sc 2 ]x 5, inc, sc (24)
5. [ inc, sc 3 ]x 6 (30)
6-8. sc 30 (30)
9. [ dec, sc 3 ]x 6 (24)
10-12. sc 24 (24)

Finish off.

LEGS (MAKE 2)
1. (in Yellow) MR 6 (6)
2. [ inc, sc ]x 3 (9)
3-6. sc 9 (9)

Finish off, leaving a tail for attaching later.

ARMS (MAKE 2)
1. (in Yellow) MR 6 (6)
2. [ inc, sc 2 ]x 2 (8)
3-4. sc 8 (8)
5. dec, sc 6, (7)

Finish off, leaving a tail for attaching later.

EARS (MAKE 2)
1. (in Black) MR 5 (5)
2. inc, sc 4 (6)
3. inc, sc 5 (7)
4. inc, sc 6 (8)
5. (in Yellow) inc, sc 7 (9)
6-8. sc 9 (9)
9. dec, sc 7 (8)
10-11. sc 8 (8)

Finish off, leaving a tail for attaching later.

TAIL
1. (in Yellow) ch 7 (7)
2. turn, sc 12 (6 on either side of chain) (12)
3-4. sc 12 (12)
5. sc 3, skip 6, sc 3 (6)
6. sc 6, ch 4 (10)
7. sc 1, skip 4, sc 5 (6)
8. (in Brown) sc 6 (6)
9. sc 6 (6)

Stuff your pieces, pin in place, and assemble. I hope you liked this tutorial, hopefully I can continue to make more of some of my more popular patterns, and if you have any requests, please feel free to comment them below!

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Clare x