Bulbasaur

Bulbasaur

Crochet By Katie Humes

My Pokémon Project

Materials Needed:

3.25mm hook
Stitch Marker
Scissors
Yarn Needle
Yarn: Jade, Spring Green, Paddy Green, Light Purple, Cream or Off White
Felt: White and Red
Fabric Glue

Abbreviations:

MR - Magic Ring
sc - single crochet
4sc popcorn - Popcorn stitch with 4 sc worked into it (stays one stitch)
FLO - front loop only
BLO - back loop only
inc - increase - (2 stitches in one stitch)
dec - decrease - (2 stitches together)

Pattern Notes: Work in continuous rounds use stitch markers if needed. I use U.S. terms in this pattern.

Head/Body

Begin with Jade yarn.

Round 1: MR of 6 (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1sc, inc) (18)
Round 4: 8sc, 4sc popcorn, 8sc, 4sc popcorn (18)
Round 5-6: 2 rows - 18sc (18)
Round 7: (FLO: 1sc, inc) x 4, 2sc: switch to light purple on second stitch, BLO: 6sc, switch back to Jade on the sixth stitch and clip your light purple yarn weaving in as you go, sc 2 (22)
Round 8: 22sc
Round 9: 2sc, 10 inc, 2sc, BLO: 4 dec, (28)
Round 10: BLO: 1sc, 27sc (28)

 

Take a minute to add the green triangles with the patty yarn on the forehead with a yarn needle. I add these details now because it is easier to sew them on before stuffing the head and closing the body. Once the triangles are in place stuff the head portion.

Round 11: 20sc, 4 dec (24)
Round 12-13: 2 rows - 24 sc (24)
Round 14: (2sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 15: (1sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Round 16: 6 dec (6)

Sew up the bottom of the Bulbasaur by inserting your yarn needle through the back loop of every stitch then pull tight creating a nice circle. Hide your yarn, tie off and trim.

Front Legs: make 2

Begin with Jade yarn.

Round 1: MR of 4 (4)
Round 2-5: 4 rows - 4sc (4) sl st, clip yarn, leave a tail for sewing

Add details: Add the green patches with the Patty Green yarn by weaving back and forth into the legs. I put two patches on each front leg. Add three toes to each front leg using the cream colored yarn and the same method. Tie and hide your yarn tails inside each leg.

Back Legs: make 2

Begin with Jade yarn.

Round 1: MR of 6 (6)
Round 2: 6sc (6)
Round 3: 1sc, 2 inc, 3sc (8)
Round 4: 8sc (8)
Round 5: 1sc, 2 dec, 3sc (6) sl st, clip yarn, leave a tail for sewing

Add details: Add the green patches with the Patty Green yarn by weaving back and forth into the legs. I put one thicker patch on each back leg. Add three toes to each back leg using the cream colored yarn and the same method. Tie and hide your tails inside each leg.

Assemble your Pokémon to this point by sewing on the front and back legs in a frog standing position.

 

Seed on Bulbasaur's Back:

Begin with Spring Green

Round 1: MR of 6 (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1sc, inc) (18)
Round 4: (2sc, inc) (24)
Round 5: 24sc
Round 6: (2sc, dec) (18)

Begin adding stuffing.

Round 7: (1sc, dec) (12)
Round 8: 6 dec (6)
Round 9: 6sc BLO (6)

Cut yarn. Leave a long tail and sew four distinct sides for the seed by inserting your needle directly through the top center of the seed and coming back through the bottom of the seed. Repeat that four times to create four creases for the seed. Pull tight and tie off your work. Sew the seed directly onto Bulbasaur's back.

Eyes:

Cut two pieces of white felt into half circles. Cut two smaller pieces of red felt in the same shape for the iris. To get an idea and most precision for the eyes insert two sewing pins into the exact places you want the eyes to go. Using the fabric glue, glue the white part of the eyes onto the Bulbasaur first, removing the sewing pins as you work. Once the fabric glue has had time to sit (I give it about one minute of pressing down firmly) place a tiny dot of glue onto the white part of the eye directly where you want to place the red part of the eye. Glue both red pieces into place. Let this sit undisturbed over night or 24 hours.

Thank you so much for crocheting along with me today! I hope you had fun making this Bulbasaur with me!! You can check out my YouTube Channel Crochet By Katie Humes for more patterns and instructions on how to assemble the Pokémon Mini's and how to make the Pokémon Ball they all fit inside. Happy Crochet Day!! If you would like to show me your work please use the hashtags: #crochetbykatiehumes and #mypokemonproject I can't wait to see your creations!! See ya soon.