Inspired by a commission, I decided to make my Mudkip design into a video tutorial!
Here is the written pattern!
Materials:
4 mm crochet hook
Size 4 worsted weight yarn in tropical blue, light blue, and orange
Polyester fiberfill stuffing
7mm safety eyes
Black embroidery thread
Scissors
Yarn needle
Head Fin:
In tropical blue, ch 6.
R1: 4 sc, 3 sc in next st, 3 sc, inc (12)
R2: 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc (14)
R3-R4: 1 sc in each st (14)
R5: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec (12)
R6: (1 sc, dec) x4 (8)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Head:
In tropical blue.
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
R5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
R6-8: 1 sc in each st (30)
Change to light blue in the last st of R8. Pause here to sew head fin to the top of the head. Attach safety eyes between R7 and R8, leaving 5 st in between.
R9: 1 sc in each st (30)
R10: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
R11: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
R12: (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
R13: 6 dec (6)
Stuff with polyester fiberfill. Fasten off, tucking in the yarn end.
Cheek Circles:
Make 2 in orange yarn
R1: In MR, ch 2, 10 hdc, sl st to first hdc
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Whiskers:
Leaving a tail for sewing, ch 4, 3 sl st, ch 5, 4 sl st, ch 4, 3 sl st
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew cheek circles and whiskers onto head between R6-R9.
Body:
In tropical blue.
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
R4-R9: 1 sc in each st (18)
R10: (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Sew body onto head, covering the color change.
Feet:
In tropical blue, make 4 feet.
R1: 4 sc in MR, sl st to first sc
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Sew each foot onto the body.
Tail fin:
In light blue, ch 6.
R1: 4 sc, 3 sc in next st, 3 sc, inc (12)
R2: 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc (14)
R3: 6 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc (16)
R4: 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec (14)
R5: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec (12)
R6: 4 sc, dec 4 sc, dec (10)
R7: 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec (8)
R8: 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec (6)
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Attach tail fin to body.
Using the back stitch, embroider two lines on the head fin and two lines on the tail fin.
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