PACHIRISU with pattern

This guy has been hard to get good pictures of because of his colors, and this is the best I can do for right now. Pachirisu is my middle daughter's very favorite pokemon, so I made this for her.
I hope you can see the details well enough.

This third pic was just purely for fun. It seems that Pachirisu is something of a camera hound, and decided to ham it up just a little for us. :)




The pattern is below, as always, if you find anything missing or wrong in the pattern, please let me know and I will fix it promptly :)

PACHIRISU

MATERIALS:
WW yarn in white and a medium blue
G Hook
Fiberfill
Yarn needle
Scraps of felt in black, red and yellow (or orange)
sewing threads to match the colors

NOTES:

I tend to prefer to join my rounds, but if you prefer continuous rounds and using stitch markers, that's just as good. Whatever is most comfortable for you.

Gauge isn't an issue, just make sure that your hook, yarn and tensions result in a fairly tight stitch, to prevent the stuffing from showing through.

I also recommend using the 'invisible decrease' when making 3D pieces like this. It's done by making the decrease stitch in the Front Loops Only of the two sc. While the stitch isn't completely invisible, it does create a much neater looking piece with few to no 'gaps' where the decrease stitches are made.

Number in ( ) at the end of each round or row, are the total number of stitches in that round or row.


HEAD:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Rnd 3: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (18)

Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (24)

Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (30)

Rnd 6: sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (36)

Rnd 7: sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (42)

Rnd 8: sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (48)

Rnd 9-13: sc in each sc around (48)

Rnd 14: sc in next 6 sc, dec over next 2 sc around (42)

Rnd 15: sc in next 5 sc, dec over next 2 sc around (36)

Rnd 16: sc in next 4 sc, dec over next 2 sc around (30)

Begin stuffing about this point if you haven't done so already.

Rnd 17: sc in next 3 sc, dec over next 2 sc around (24)

Rnd 18: sc in next 2 sc, dec over next 2 sc around (18)

Rnd 19: sc in next sc, dec over next 2 sc around (12)

Rnd 20: dec over next 2 sc around (6)

F/O leaving tail, add any stuffing to finish filling out the head. Weave the tail through the last round worked and pull to close.


BODY:

Repeat rounds 1-7 of HEAD.

Rnd 8-11: sc in each sc around (42)

Rnd 12: sc in next 5 sc, dec over next 2 sc around (36)

Rnd 13-14: sc in each sc around (36)

Rnd 15: sc in next 4 sc, dec over next 2 sc around (30)

Rnd 16-17: sc in each sc around (30)

Rnd 18: sc in next 3 sc, dec over next 2 sc around (24)

Rnd 19: sc in each sc around (24)

Rnd 20: sc in next 2 sc, dec over next 2 sc around (18)

Rnd 21: sc in each sc around (18)

F/O and stuff moderately firm, leaving opening at next as is for now.


EARS:
(make 2)
(Ears have a small point at the base of the front of each, this is created in 8-11)

Using Blue:

Rnd 1: Sc 4 in magic ring. (4)

Rnd 2: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (6)

Rnd 3: sc in each sc around (6)

Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (8)

Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (10)

Rnd 6: sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (12)

Rnd 7: sc in each sc around (12)

Row 8: sc in next 4 sc, turn (leave remaining stitches unworked) (4)

Row 9: dec in first two sc, sc in next 2 sc (3)

Row 10: dec in first sc, sc in next sc (2)

Row 11: dec over the 2 sc (1)

F/O

HEAD STRIPE:

(this stripe goes from the head all the way down the back)

Using Blue:

Row 1: Ch 2, sc in second ch from hook, turn (1)

Row 2: 2 sc in sc, turn (2)

Row 3: sc in first sc, 2 sc in second sc, turn (3)

Row 4: sc in first two sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn (4)

Row 5-42: sc in each sc across (4)

F/O

ARMS:

Using white, make 2:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Rnd 2: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (9)

Rnd 3-6: sc in each sc around (9)

F/O


FEET:

Using white, make 2:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)

Rnd 2: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (9)

Rnd 3: sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (12)

Rnd 4-7: sc in each sc around (12)

Rnd 8: dec over next 2 sc around (6)

F/O


TAIL:

Using white:

Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Rnd 3: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (18)

Rnd 4: sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 7 sc sc, 2 sc in last 2 sc (22)

Rnd 5: sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 9 sc sc, 2 sc in last 2 sc (26)

Rnd 6: sc in next 11 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 11 sc sc, 2 sc in last 2 sc (30)

Rnd 7-11: sc in each sc around (30)

You may wish to begin stuffing at this point and continue as you progress. The tail is fairly long and can be very difficult to stuff after fully crocheted.

Rnd 12: sc in next 13 sc, dec over next 2 sc, sc in 13 sc, dec over next 2 sc (28)

Rnd 13-35: sc in each sc around (28)

Rnd 36: sc in next 12 sc, dec over next 2 sc, sc in next 12 sc, dec over next 2 sc (26)

Rnd 37: sc in next 11 sc, dec over next 2 sc, sc in next 11 sc, dec over next 2 sc (24)

(Rows 38-45 will create the cape of the tail. This part faces out, away from body piece and goes under the bottom of the body, allowing the tail to be sewn on at an upwards angle)

Row 38: sc in next 12 sc, turn (12)

Row 39: sc in each sc across, turn (12)

Row 40: dec in first 2 sc, sc in each sc to last 2 sc, dec over last 2 sc (10)

Row 41: sc in each sc across, turn (10)

Row 42: repeat row 40 (8)

Row 43: repeat row 39 (8)

Row 44: repeat row 40 (6)

Row 45: repeat row 39 (6)

F/O

TAIL STRIPE:

Using blue:

Row 1: Ch 2, sc in second ch from hook (1)

Row 2: 2 sc in sc (2)

Row 3: 2 sc in each sc (4)

Row 4: sc in each sc across (4)

Row 5: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in last sc (6)

Row 6-20: sc in each sc across (6)

Row 21: sc in first 2 sc, dec over next 2 sc, sc in last 2 sc (5)

Row 22-27: sc in each sc across (5)

Row 28: sc in first 2 sc, dec over next 2 sc, sc in last sc (4)

Row 29-44: sc in each sc across (4)

F/O


TAIL SPIKES:

(make 2 of these)

Using blue:

Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)

Rnd 2: sc in each sc around (4)

Rnd 3: sc next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc (6)

Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (8)

Rnd 5: sc in each sc around (8)

F/O

(make one)

Repeat rounds 1-4 of first spike

Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (10)

Rnd 6: sc in each sc around (10)

F/O


ASSEMBLY:

I strongly recommend pinning all pieces together before you begin sewing them whenever possible. This allows you to make fine adjustments to the placement, and when you're happy with everything, then you can sew it together.

Sew Head to neck part of Body firmly. Sew ears on top of head as shown in pictures, with points facing forward. Lightly stuff and sew arms to front of body as shown, and sew feet to underside of body roughly even with the ears. Sew head stripe to head, begin point just below the ear points, and continue down the back.

Stuff tail moderately firm. Tail should be relatively flat, like a squirrel tail. Sew stripe to TOP of tail (the shorter side, without the cape) starting with point tip at the 1st round and sewing down the center of the top of tail. Match the stripes on tail and body back, and ensure cape is well under the bottom side, adjust the tail to angle you like. As you sew around the cape portion of the tail, add a bit more stuffing to fill it out and finalize the shape of the tail. Sew on the three points at the end of the tail (you probably will need to fuss around with the tail at this point and convince it to curl a bit on the very end) Sew the taller of the three points in between the other two.

Cut out face pieces from felt as shown (two eyes in black, two circles for 'electric pouches' on the cheeks, a mouth and small white piece for it's cute little buck teeth up front. Sew or glue pieces to face shown. Using small amount of black sewing thread, make several tiny whip stitches just above the mouth centered between the eyes. I used two tiny pearls and glued them to the eyes in the 10 o'clock position for 'catch lights' in the eyes.


Pachirisu and Pokemon are copyright Nintendo.

This pattern is an original pattern by Linda Potts (March 2009). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.