Pattern: Cubchoo (Pokemon)

I started playing the games and rediscovered Pokemon a couple months ago, and now in my thirties, I'm pretty much all things Pokemon. Having seen amazing Pokemon amigurumi by Kat's Creations, WolfDreamer, Nanette Crochet, and Tiffany Can Crochet, I know I want to crochet some, so here's my first Pokemon amigurumi:  Cubchoo.

Cubchoo クマシュン is one of my favourite Unova Pokemon. Yes, that is snot dripping from his nose. Learn more about this cute guy here.  All his body parts seem pretty standard, so I thought I'd give this a try. Still took lots of trial and error to get him to look right.  Hope you like it.  

Let me know if you see anything weird or funky in the pattern. Thanks!

Yarn, Hook and Other Materials:

(feel free to substitute worsted weight yarn and hook size to your liking):

E hook / 3.5mm hook

Red Heart Super Saver Light Blue

Red Heart Soft Touch White

A small amount of Red Heart Soft Touch Pewter (dark grey colour)

Yarn needle to weave in ends and embroider the lines on Cubchoo's paws

Two small pieces of black felt for the eyes

White and Dark Grey embroidery threads

Polyester fiberfill stuffing

Dimensions / Gauge:

Cubchoo is approximately 6" tall and 4.5" wide at the ears. 

Exact gauge is not important, but as with all amigurumi, crochet tightly to make sure no stuffing will be seen between stitches. 

Abbreviations used:

rnd	round
sc	single crochet
st	stitch
sl st	slip stitch
inv dec	invisible decrease
hdc	half double crochet
dc	double crochet
tc	triple/treble crochet
ch	chain

Number in ( ) at the end of each round: total number of stitches you should have by the end of the round.

Note:

Rounds are work in continuous spirals.

Stuffing can be done at your round of choice. I've just added a reminder in the pattern.

Head:
Using light blue yarn. Head is worked from bottom to top.

Rnd 1       Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)

Rnd 2       2 sc in each st around (12)

Rnd 3       *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 4       *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (24)

Rnd 5       *1 sc in the next 3 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (30)

Rnd 6       *1 sc in the next 4 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (36)

Rnd 7       1 sc in each st around (36)

Rnd 8       *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 12 times (48)

Rnd 9-12   1 sc in each st around (48)

Rnd 13     *1sc in the next 4 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 8 times (40)

Rnd 14     1 sc in each st around (40)

Rnd 15     1 sc in each st around (40)

Rnd 16     *1sc in the next 3 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 8 times (32)

Rnd 17     1 sc in each st around (32)

You may want to think about stuffing the head at this point.

Rnd 18     *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 8 times (24)

Rnd 19     1 sc in each st around (24)

Rnd 20     1 sc in each st around (24)

Rnd 21     *1 sc in the next st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 8 times (16)

Rnd 22     1 sc in each st around (16)

Rnd 23     *1 sc in the next st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 8 times (8)

Rnd 24     *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 2 times (4)

Rnd 25     Depending on how tight you've crocheted, you may need another row of dec in each. 

Finish stuffing. Fasten off and hide the tail inside the head. 

Body:
Using white yarn. Head is worked from bottom to top.

Rnd 1       Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)

Rnd 2       2 sc in each st around (12)

Rnd 3       *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 4       *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (24)

Rnd 5       *1 sc in the next 3 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (30)

Rnd 6       *1 sc in the next 4 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (36)

Rnd 7       1 sc in each st around (36)

Rnd 8       1 sc in each st around (36)

Rnd 9       *1 sc in the next 5 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (42)

Rnd 10-14    1 sc in each st around (42)

Rnd 15     *1 sc in the next 5 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (36)

Rnd 16-18    1 sc in each st around (36)

You may want to think about stuffing the body at this point.

Rnd 19     *1 sc in the next 4 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (30)

Rnd 20     *1 sc in the next 3 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (24)

Rnd 21     1 sc in each st around (24)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the body. 

Legs (make 2): If I were to make this again, I may incorporate the round grey paw pad at the bottom of his feet right into the leg creation, rather than doing the legs in white first, then sew the grey piece on. 

Using white yarn. Legs are worked from the feet to the top.

Rnd 1      Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)

Rnd 2      2 sc in each st around (12)

Rnd 3      *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 4      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (24)

Rnd 5-7   1 sc in each st around (24)

Rnd 8      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (18) 

You may want to start stuffing.

Rnd 9      *1 sc in the next st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (12)

Rnd 10-15   1 sc in each st around (12)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Finish stuffing.

Paw pads at the bottom of the legs (make 2): Using pewter / charcoal grey yarn

Rnd 1      Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)
Rnd 2      2 sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 3      *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (18)
Fasten off. Sew to bottom of legs.


Arms/Hands (make 2): Using white yarn.

Rnd 1      Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)

Rnd 2      1 sc in each st around (6)

Rnd 3      2 sc in each st around (12)

Rnd 4      1 sc in each st around (12)

Rnd 5      *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (18) 

Rnd 6-8   1 sc in each st around (18) 

You may want to start stuffing.

Rnd 9      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (12)

Rnd 10    *1 sc in the next st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (6)

Rnd 11    1 sc in each st around (6)

Finish stuffing.  Fasten off and hide tail inside the arms. 

Using a dark grey embroidery thread, sew the two lines on the top of his hands.

Tail: Using white yarn.

Rnd 1      Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)

Rnd 2      2 sc in each st around (12)

Rnd 3      *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 4      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (24)

Rnd 5-8   1 sc in each st around (24)  

You may want to start stuffing.

Rnd 9      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 10    *1 sc in the next st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (12)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.  Finish stuffing.

Ears (make 2): Using light blue yarn. Ears are worked from pointy end to the bottom

Rnd 1      Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)

Rnd 2      2 sc in each st around (12)

Rnd 3      *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 4      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (24)

Rnd 5      1 sc in each st around (24)

Rnd 6      1 sc in each st around (24)

Rnd 7      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 8      *1 sc in the next st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (12)

Rnd 9      1 sc in each st around (12)

Stuff the ears lightly and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle: Using light blue yarn. (Technically, the colour of his snout is slightly darker than the rest of his head, so you may want to do that if you have the right colour)

Rnd 1     Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)

Rnd 2     *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 3 times (9)

Rnd 3     *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 3 times (12)

Rnd 4     *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 5     1 sc in each st around (18)

Rnd 6     *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (24)

Rnd 7     *1 sc in the next 3 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (30)

Rnd 8     1 sc in the next 11 st
              then 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 tc, 2 dc and 1 hdc
              (this part will be the pointy top of the snout between the eyes)
              and 1 sc in the last 12 st (30)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ruffle thingie around his neck: Using light blue yarn

Rnd 1     Ch 25

Rnd 2     Starting with the 2nd ch from hook. *5 dc in next st, skip one st, then sl st into the next stitch* repeat till the end and sl st to the first stitch to form a ring

Whipstitch to top of body.

Normally, you want all your amigurumi parts the right side out, but I like the look of the back side better for the ruffle, so this part has the "wrong" side facing out. 

Nose: Using pewter / charcoal grey yarn

Rnd 1      Make a magic ring with 5 stitches (5)

Rnd 2      1 sc in each st around (5)

Rnd 3      *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 2 times, then 1 sc in the last st (7)

Rnd 4      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 3 times, then 1 sc in the last st (10)

Fasten off and leave long tail for sewing. Flatten the piece to a triangular shape.

And now for my favourite part...

Snot:  Start with white.

Rnd 1      Make a magic ring with 6 sc (6)

Rnd 2      2 sc in each st around (12)

Rnd 3      *1 sc in the next st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 4      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 2 sc in the next st* repeat 6 times (24)

Rnd 5-6  1 sc in each st around (24)

Change to light blue.

Rnd 7      1 sc in each st around (24)

Rnd 8      *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 6 times (18)

Rnd 9      1 sc in each st around (18)

Lightly stuff the bottom part. Don't want to make it too heavy.

Rnd 10    *1 sc in the next 3 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 3 times, then 3 sc in the next 3 st (15)

Rnd 11    1 sc in each st around (15)

Rnd 12    *1 sc in the next 3 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 3 times (12)

Rnd 13    1 sc in each st around (12)

Rnd 14    *1 sc in the next 2 st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 3 times (9)

Rnd 15-16   1 sc in each st around (9)

Rnd 17    *1 sc in the next st, then 1 inv dec* repeat 3 times (6)

Rnd 18-19   1 sc in each st around (6)

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing. I didn't stuff the rest of the snot.

Assembly:

There is not really a particular order of sewing, except:

-ruffle should go on first before you position the arms on the body

-snot should go on the muzzle first before you put the nose on top of it

-add the eyes last so you can space them properly on the sides of the muzzle. 

Eyes are made by cutting two oval-shaped pieces out of black felt, and by doing two french knots on them.

And there you go! Have fun crocheting your own Cubchoo!  Post a link to yours in the comment section. I'd love to see it.

Cubchoo and Pokemon are copyright of Nintendo.

Pattern is for personal use only. Please do not sell items made from it (charity okay). Please do not reproduce the pattern anywhere, but link to this post ( http://ow.ly/cDsfD ).  Thanks!