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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Aipom Plushie


I finally got around to making Aipom.  I apologize for the lighting in the pictures,  I'll try to get some better pictures for ya when time allows  :D   We were kind of in a hurry, and I was also weeding and watering the vegetable garden before it got dark...  Hopefully these are enough to help you with the pattern.



The pattern hasn't been tested by anyone but me,  so if you find any mistakes,  please let me know so I can correct them as soon as possible :D


Aipom

Materials:

WW yarn in Medium Lavender (purple) and Tan
G hook
Fiberfill
Yarn Needle
Felt scraps in black and white
Sewing needle and thread to match yarn and felts


Body:

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 7-17:  sc in each sc around  (36)
Rnd 18:  sc in next 4 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (30)
Begin stuffing here if you haven’t already.  Stuff moderately firmly and shape while stuffing.  Continue to stuff/shape as you progress.
Rnd 19:  sc in next 3 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (24)
Rnd 20:  sc in next 2 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (18)
Rnd 21:  sc in next sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (12)
F/O.  Weave in ends.  Add any stuffing necessary to finish the shape desired.  Leave neck opening.

Body Inset:
Using tan:

Rnd 1:  7 sc in magic ring  (7)
Rnd 2:  2 sc in each sc around  (14)
Rnd 3:  sc in next sc,  2 sc in each sc around  (21)
Rnd 4:  sc in next 2 sc,  2 sc in next sc around  (28)
Rnd 5:  sc in next 3 sc,  2 sc in next sc around  (35)
Rnd 6:  slip stitch in each sc around  (35)

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:  sc in next 7 sc,  2 sc in next sc around  (54)
Rnd 10-15:  sc in each sc around  (54)
Rnd 16:  sc in next  7 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (48)
Rnd 17:  sc in next  6 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (42)
Rnd 18:  sc in next  5 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (36)
Begin stuffing here if you haven’t already.  Stuff moderately firmly and shape while stuffing.  Continue to stuff/shape as you progress.
Rnd 19:  sc in next  4 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (30)
Rnd 20:  sc in next  3 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (24)
Rnd 21:  sc in next  2 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (18)
Rnd 22:  sc in next  sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (12)
F/O.  Weave in ends.  Add any stuffing necessary to finish the shape desired.  Leave neck opening.


Ears (make 2):

Rnd 1:  6 sc in magic ring  (6)
Rnd 2:  2 sc in each sc around  (12)
Rnd 3:  sc in next 3 sc,  2 sc in next sc around  (15)
Rnd 4:  sc in next 4 sc,  2 sc in next sc around  (18)
Rnd 5-10:  sc in each sc around  (18)
Rnd 11:  sc in next 4 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (15)
Rnd 12:  sc in next 3 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (12)
Rnd 13:  sc in next 2 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (9)
Rnd 14:  sc in each sc around  (9)
F/O .  Flatten ear  (ear is not stuffed).   Weave tail through final round and gently tug to draw together.  Secure and weave in end.

Ear Inset (make 2):
Using tan:

Rnd 1:  Ch 5,  3 sc in second chain from hook,  sc in next 2 ch,  3 sc in last ch.   (working down other side of foundation chain now),   sc in next 2 ch loops,   slip stitch to first sc of round.
Rnd 2:  Ch 1,  sc in same sc as join.  4 sc in next sc,  sc in each of next 4 sc,  4 sc in next sc,  sc in each of next 3 sc.   Slip stitch to first sc of round.
F/O.   Weave in loose ends.   Sew inset onto ear as shown in photos.

Arms  (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 4-10:   sc in each sc around  (12)
Rnd 11:   sc in next 4 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around ,  sc in next 4 sc,  dec over next 2 sc  (10)
Rnd 12-13:  sc in each sc around  (10)
Rnd 14: sc in next 3 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around,  sc in next 3 sc,  dec over next 2 sc  (8)
Rnd 15:  Stuff arm moderately while shaping.  Don’t overstuff.   Flatten end,  sc across end through all layers.  (4 sc across)
F/O and weave in end.

Legs (make 2):

Rnd 1:  6 sc in magic ring  (6)
Rnd 2:  2 sc in each sc around  (12)
Rnd 3:  working in Back Loops only for this round,  sc in each sc around  (12)
Rnd 4-12:  sc in each sc around  (12)
F/O and stuff leg moderately firm.  Leave open end.

Feet:  (make 2):
Using tan:

Rnd 1:  6 sc in magic ring  (6)
Rnd 2:  2 sc in each sc around  (12)
Rnd 3:  sc in next 3 sc,  2 sc in next sc around  (15)
Rnd 4-10:  sc in each sc around  (15)
Rnd 11:  Sc in next 3 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (12)
Rnd 12:  dec over next 2 sc around  (6)
Stuff moderately firm,  don’t overstuff. 
F/O and weave end through last round,  gently pull to close.  Secure and weave in end.

Tail:
Begin with tan:

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 6-10:  sc in each sc around  (30)
Rnd 11:  sc in next 3 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (24)
Stuff the tail portion lightly at this point,  don’t over stuff it,  it should have some volume,  but not be a ball.
Rnd 12:  sc in next  2 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (18)
Rnd 13:  sc in next  sc,  dec over next 2 sc around  (12)
Rnd 14:  sc in next 2 sc,  dec over next 2 sc around ,  change to purple color yarn in last stitch of round  (8)
Rnd 15:  Working in Front Loops Only for this round,  sc in each sc around  (8)
Rnd 16-38:  sc in each sc around,  stuffing moderately to shape as you progress  (8)
F/O but leave end open. 

Fingers for tail (make 3):
Using tan:

Rnd 1:  6 sc in magic ring  (6)
Rnd 2:  2 sc in each sc around  (12)
Rnd 3-4:  sc in each sc around  (12)
Rnd 5:  dec over next 2 sc around  (6)
Rnd 6:  working in Front Loops only for this round,  sc in each sc around  (6)
Rnd 7:  sc in each sc around  (6)
F/O and stuff  very lightly if desired.

Sew the ‘fingers’ to the tail as shown in pictures.

Face inset:
Using tan:

Rnd 1:  Ch 11.  3 sc in 2nd ch from hook.  sc in next 8 chs,  3 sc in last ch.  Turn work so that you’re working along the unused side of the chain.  sc in remaining 8 sc of chain.  Join to first sc of round with slip stitch.

Rnd 2:  Ch 1,  sc in same sc as joining.  3 sc in next sc,  sc in next 10 sc,  3 sc in next sc,  sc in remaining 9 sc,  join to first sc of round with slip stitch.

Rnd 3:  Ch 1,  2 dc in same sc as joining,  2 dc in each of next 2 sc.  dc in next 3 sc,  sc in next 5 sc,  dc in next 3 sc,  2 dc in each of next 3 sc,  sc in remaining 10 sc.  Join to first dc with slip stitch.

Rnd 4:  Ch1,  sc in same stitch as joining and in next stitch,  2 sc in each of next 3 stitches,  sc in next 4 stitches,  slip stitch in each of next 5 stitches, sc in each of next 4 stitches,  2 sc in each of next 3 stitches,  sc in next 12 stitches,  join to first stitch of round with slip stitch.

F/O and weave in ends.  


Points (on top of head)
Make 2

Ch 14,  slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook.  Sc in next chain,  hdc in next chain.  Skip 2 chs and slip stitch to next ch.  Ch 6.  Slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook,  sc in next ch,  hdc in next ch,  dc in next ch,  trbl in next ch,  skip 3 chs and slip stitch to next ch.  Ch 4,  slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook.  Sc in next chain,  hdc in next chain.  Skip 2 chs and slip stitch to last ch.

F/O and weave ends.  Match the two pieces with right sides facing out and whip stitch around the outside edges.


Final Assembly:

I HIGHLY recommend pinning all pieces together before sewing to make sure you have all pieces you need in the places you like and that everything is to your liking. 

Sew head to body (matching the two ‘neck openings’)  Sew  ears to either side of the head as shown, positioning as desired.   Sew the face inset to the front of the face,  evenly placed between the ears.   Some ‘stretching’ may be required to get the desired shape exactly as you want it,  pinning first is very helpful.

Sew the body inset to the front center of the body as shown.

Sew  arms to either side of the upper body near the ‘neck’.

Sew the feet to the bottom (closed) end of the leg as shown.  Sew open end of leg to the bottom of the body positioning as you like.

Sew Tail to back of body centered at the bottom.

Sew the points on top of the head,  centered between the ears.

Eyes and mouth are fairly simply shapes,  a larger circle of white with a smaller  circle of black.  Sew on as shown.   Mouth is white felt,  sew on as shown and using some black sewing thread,  create the ‘lines’ for teeth as shown.

Using black thread,  create the ‘toe’ line buy running a few stitches around the front of the foot to the center as shown.  

Aipom and Pokemon are copyright of Nintendo.

This pattern is an original pattern by Linda Potts (May 2010).  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 print and keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern. 

46 comments:

Anonymous said...

So cute! It looks amazing!

Kathy N said...

I love it!

Anonymous said...

LOVE IT! cant wait for more pokemon patterns; yours are always the most accurate and are easy to follow! :]

Anonymous said...

You're so great at crochet pokémon !
Thanks for the pattern !
Are you planning on making an Electrike's plush (green dog) ? My little sister loves him so much !

Anonymous said...

Amazing, as usual! Our soon to be 10 yr old son is begging me to ask if you plan on making a Bowser, and Yoshi, hint-hint!

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for posting these! I LOVE pokemon and like to crochet them for myself and my sister

Anonymous said...

I'm a BIG fan of pokemon and a amigurumi crocheter, and I'm so happy I found this blog! Keep crocheting!

Anonymous said...

P.S. I must request VULPIX! :)

Anonymous said...

im the only 1 who likes pokemon here so im happy u made this ps i must request tailow

Anonymous said...

hi how big is and when i tried make the feet i got 2 diffrent sizes what can i do to stop this because 1 leg is 5 inches and the other is9

Anonymous said...

hi my nieces birthday was this week and i just wanted to thank you because shes very picky about things but she loves anything to do
with pokemon mario or sonic

ps your hands must be magic to have made this fantastic pokemon plushi and once again thanks i owe you about 10000000 for saving me from shopping for about 9 hours online oh and sorry the comment is so long

WolfDreamer said...

seems to me you are either varying your tension while working, or perhaps not keeping count of your rows. With practice, your parts will be more even in size :D

Unknown said...

This pattern was amazingly easy to follow, I never had a moment where I couldn't understand it. The only problem I had was on assembly. I pinned all 19 parts where ideal but upon stitching together, (and removing 3x) I could not get the arms and legs symmetrical. He ended up a little pigeon toed and one arm pointing off to the side. Do you have hints to make assembly easier?

WolfDreamer said...

Mostly it's a matter of going slowly with the stitching, and not removing your pins until you've gotten the piece on their fairly securely.

It takes a little 'practice' I think, but in general, I just stop every few stitches and double check that I'm not going off my desired placement, so I can make those tiny adjustments as I go. :D

Anonymous said...

I love this pattern...I am doing it for my new nephew. I am having a hard time understanding the part about the face insert...what do you mean by: Turn work so that you’re working along the unused side of the chain.
What do you mean by that or where am I supposed to be doing those stitches.

Thanks,
Christina
acidentprone@yahoo.com

WolfDreamer said...

When you work the first line of sc across your foundation chain, it leaves a row of 'loops' at the bottom, with this pattern, you turn your work around so that you now will be working across those 'unused' loops along the foundation chain.

I hope that helps... I don't know if there is a youtube video available to help illustrate that, but you can look and see :D

GreenAngel said...

hello...so im making the aipom right now. and let me start by saying he is one of my favorite pokemon so thank you.... right now im at the head and i have just completed rows 1 through 17. im concencerned i might be doing it wrong. is it suspose to look a little samll at this poin?

WolfDreamer said...

Well, the head should be wider than the body, but remember that a good deal of the 'shape' is from the stuffing, not the crochet work.

I would mention that you can count your stitches to makes sure that the round counts are meeting up with the numbers in ( ) at the end of each round, so that you'll know you're getting the right amount of stitches.

Some of the finished size of your doll will depend on the type of yarn you're using, and also your tension. Some people crochet more loosely, some much tighter... so their overall size will vary from what I get.

Try stuffing the part you have already finished, and see if it doesn't start looking a bit more like you want. If not, let me know... and maybe we can figure out what's going on :D

GreenAngel said...

i think my problem is the tension i crochet very tight. probably a side affect from being a guy.

do you think it might be beneficial to maybe go up a hook size?
just comparing mine to yours i can tell my stitches are way tighter

GreenAngel said...

also how tall/wide is he? cause i also might be thinking he is bigger than he actually is

WolfDreamer said...

well mine was about 8 inches tall... as long as your stitches are consistent in all your parts, he should be fine, just perhaps a bit smaller.

You can certainly try using a larger hook... as long as your stitches are still tight enough to prevent the stuffing from coming through, it's all good :D

Greenangel said...

ok. im a perfectionists when it comes to my art i have a app on my phone for counting stitches lol.

yeash i thought it was bigger. well i just might finish with the G hook. and maybe make another sometime later.

thanks for your help

GreenAngel said...

oh also not sure if you know this but there is someone on ebay selling your patterns

WolfDreamer said...

Greenangel:

I've seen one person selling something similar to my pattern of PICHU, but it's really pretty awful so I'm not worried. But if you do know of anyone selling my patterns please send me the ebay seller name to WolfDreamer@live.com I'll handle it from there :D And thank you very much for noticing :D

Greenangel said...

thats how i found your site. i saw the aipom plushie pattern along with about 5 others. i reported them this was about a month ago. i decided to search for the pattern to see if someone already had it. they used your pictures and everything. they dont have them posted anymore

WolfDreamer said...

thank you for letting me know. I wasn't aware of that particular seller. But obviously your report did some good since they aren't there anymore :D

I very much appreciate you doing that, and I'll keep a better watch on ebay in the future! I've had to talk to a few Esty sellers, but they've all been very nice about removing my patterns.

With kind people like you out there, things generally work out for the best :D

Anonymous said...

I wanted to let you know that I did find an error on the arm part of the pattern. On row 14, it says to decrease over next 3 sc instead of next 2 sc.

I love all your patterns by the way. Thank you so much for sharing them.

terri said...

I love all your patterns! I just wish someone would come up with a pattern for the Master Ball! My grandson keeps asking me to make it for him but I am not sure how to handle the band that goes part way around it.

katy said...

hey i was wondering if you could look up a show called pucca i would love for you to make her its simple looking and you are really good at crochet


blessings, Katy

WolfDreamer said...

well I could do that, but instead, why not use this pattern? http://greatamigurumi.blogspot.com/2010/04/pucca.html"

I love to design patterns, but I always feel that if there's already a good one out there (like that) for free, why re-invent the wheel? :D I'd rather spend the time designing patterns that don't exist already, or are hard to come by. :D

Anonymous said...

hi!im making hi doll today,but i think the head is more bigger than te body.is it how it suppose to be

p/s:sorry for the wrong spelling...hope u reply..

WolfDreamer said...

Yes, it's supposed to be that way. If you look at the photos you can see the head is somewhat larger than the body... which is how the character was drawn. :D

Anonymous said...

I have to say your patterns for pokemon have literaly made my day. They are amazing!!!!!

KayBee said...

Hello there! First, YOU ARE AWESOME!!! I am getting started on the Mario plushie tonight but took some time looking around your site at all of your terrific art...your talent is certainly amazing!! Two, this could be used to make a Teletubbie--which I think I will probably do someday. I have a project list thats a page long so who knows when, but if I do I will send it to you and let you know how it turns out!
Have a wonderful day and thank you SO VERY MUCH!! I cannot express my gratitude enough!!

BlackYoshi said...

im making one and when i made the face patch it was small compared to the head. like really small do you think you know what i did wrong ? Thnx in advance. :D

JulieYA said...

Hi, I just love all of your patterns!!! Your AWESOME!! But I miss one pattern, a Shinx pattern. Shinx is my favorite pokemon and I would love if you made one.

Can't wait to see what you'll make next <3

Julie

angry birds rio said...

Love it! thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Please make a snbull

Anonymous said...

I luv your work I was wondering if you could make a vapoureon and
can I please buy a pachirisu plushie off of you i cant get her right :(

y8 games said...

I love this pattern...I am doing it for my new nephew, thanks for post

Anonymous said...

Love this pattern and I'm currently using it to make the monkey from Dora the explorer for my niece for her birthday in a few weeks tnx so much for taking the time to make and post it for free

Anonymous said...

Hello, thank you for posting, could you please tell me how large this doll comes out? Thank you

Unknown said...

I absolutely LOVE all of your patterns! Would you consider making a Munna Pattern? I've been trying to make one for ages and I just can't get the nose/body to join right.
Keep up the fabulous work! <3

Anonymous said...

can you crochet garchomp please

Unknown said...

I just now made this and he is sooo cute! Great pattern. Amazing! Love it.

Anónimo said...

Hi, I am new in crochet and I want to do this little friend. What are the sizes of the finished piece?

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