Hey hey crochet lovers. After hooking up the cheeky Chespin, it made sense to partner him up with his brother in arms, Froakie. This pattern was a dream to follow and even the more intricate details like Froakie’s fingers came together quite easily. There’s something of the Mickey Mouse about his cute white fingers that just makes him so sweet.
Froakie is an intricate pattern with lots of characterChespin + Froakie – pals for life
Pattern: $3.95 from http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/froakie-inspired-frog-pokemon
Yarn: White, teal and blue cotton DK, needle felted eyes
Hey hey crochet lovers. The next project on the agenda was this fiery little fellow – the fox Pokemon, Vulpix. He’s on a smaller scale to some of my other projects, but there’s still a lot of character packed in his tiny form.
What I love most of all about Vulpix is how sparkly his dewey little eyes turned out. They really help elevate the look to the anime level, and it’s well worth learning how to master this technique if you want a more accurate look.
Attempt one at Vulpix’s neck did not go wellBreaking needles – a common mishap for the needle-felter
It’s fair to say I experienced a few problems with this one, from breaking a needle trying to perfect Vulpix’s and eyes to completely redoing the neck piece after the first one made him look like a misshapen horse. He still doesn’t stand up too well but what the heck.
Pattern: $4.99 from http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vulpix-pokemon-inspired-pattern
Hey hey crochet fans. Up to now all the Pokemon I’ve brought to life in yarn have been from the first generation but having watched the cartoons a lot, I’ve got some firm favourites among the later generations too. None more so than the adorably cheeky Chespin – the spiny nut Pokemon, and a perfect project for Autumn.
Chespin’s body takes shape
The pattern I followed is a paid-for one by Amanda L. Girão but it’s worth the cost, as it’s very well presented with helpful step-by-step photos for key elements, along with clear instructions. It’s a more complicated pattern than most in terms of colour work, especially when constructing the body, as there are a lot of green and beige ends to weave in.
It’s when I add the needle-felted features that crocheted creatures really spring to life. Chespin’s bright, cheery face is a great one to work with through needle-felting, as his features are over the top and cartoony, which felting captures so well.
Chespin’s cap and tail add cute detail to this little fellow
Hey hey crochet lovers. From the start of my crocheted Pokemon journey I had my eye on the original three starter Pokemon and knew that I wanted all three created to Evelyn Pham’s super cute baby patterns. Squirtle was a lovely pattern to make up and it was a pleasant changed to have so many colours to work with. Isn’t he a sweetie!
I’m gradually building my skills with needle-felting and Squirtle was my first example of making fine detail work for the eyebrows and nostrils. For someone as shocking at embroidery at me, it’s a much more satisfying way of getting those finishes touches just right.
Hey hey, ghouls and ghosties. When I started on my journey of crocheting Pokemon I queued up a whole range of patterns that I fancied putting together. One of the ones that really attracted me was Mia’s Atelier’s Gengar design. To tell the truth, this one did scare me a little with its complexity – well over 30 pieces to stitch together – but with a few projects under my belt I thought I’d give it a try.
This was certainly more of a challenge to construct but it’s a super pattern and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. Gengar towers over the other Pokemon in my brood but he stands proud and his spiky back is gloriously textured. For a ghost type he’s very cuddly too.
Hey hey, crochet lovers. When I picked up my last bundle of yarn I had my eye firmly on an Oddish and its denim blue and vibrant green combo. With a spherical body and fairly simple features Oddish was a quick one to put together with one small fly in the ointment…
I didn’t like the flat-hooked leaves in the original pattern so I thought I’d go off-piste and make up my own from an adapted ear pattern. I can’t say I’m entirely happy with the results. I made the mistake of lightly stuffing the leaves, making them look like a green rubber glove stitched to his cute little head. I might come back to him and try the leaves again as right now, he’s not one of my favourites.
Hey, hey crochet lovers. After a break from Eveleyn Pham’s baby Pokemon patterns with Jigglypuff, I headed back for more with the adorable Charmander. I picked up a lovely range of cotton colours from Rico and the orange is so beautifully vibrant I couldn’t wait to hook him up.
While the pattern came together well the yarn was an awkward customer and kept splitting – not a problem I’ve had with other colours in this yarn so I may have just got unlucky.
The needle-felting is becoming one of my favourite parts of the process and I couldn’t be happier with Charmander’s eyes and cute little toesies. Just don’t look at both eyes at onc and how out of line they are.
After hooking up a couple of Evelyn Pham’s baby Pokemon patterns I fancied trying my hand at something a little different. For critter number three I turned to WolfDreamer’s Jigglypuff pattern.
Withthe main body being one big pink ball, this one was very quick to construct. I didn’t really like the ears in the original pattern so made my own on the round instead of flat. After building my needle-felting confidence with Eevee I dove straight in with Jigglypuff’s eyes and I’m so pleased with how they came out. A little more needle felting adding the mouth and the black depths to the ears too.
Hey hey, crochet fans. After completing Evelyn Pham’s adorable Bulbasaur Pokemon pattern I couldn’t wait to get stuck into another. Of all the options available I just couldn’t pass up on Eevee – it’s just so cute!!!
I didn’t have the right yarn to get started on the little fella and finding the right colour in cotton proved tricky – instead I ended up with a super soft Merino wool in a soft cookie dough colour. It was a dream to hook with and the finished toy is wonderfully cuddly. It works for Eevee but I wouldn’t be keen to use wool again for Pokemon amigurumi as it’s too stretchy and doesn’t keep the shaping as well.
After my experience with Bulbasaur I thought I’d be a bit more adventurous with needle-felting this time and used wool roving for Eevee’s tail, fluffy mane, inner ears and features. His eyes are maybe a little small but I couldn’t be happier with how they’ve come out – so cute! Creating anime eyes is so much easier and more effective with needle-felting, so definitely give it a go.
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