Poliwag

COMPLETED: 62 GOAL: 649

I was looking for  three shades of blue to make this little guy, but I didn't have any luck. So I settled on three shades of purple. If you want to make the tail a solid shade rather then the three colors, continue the rows without finishing off and rejoining.

Materials: crochet hook, Red Heart lavender, Canon Simply Soft orchid & blue lavender, black and dark pink yarn, black and white felt

Body:

With Red Heart lavender, 6 sc in magic circle (6)

Row 1: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Row 2: sc next sc, 2 sc next sc, around (18)

Row 3: sc next 2 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (24)

Row 4: sc next 3 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (30)

Row 5: sc next 4 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (36)

Row 6: sc next 5 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (42)

Row 7: sc next 6 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (48)

Row 8-9: sc in each sc around (48)

Row 10: sc next 7 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (54)

Row 11-12: sc in each sc around (48)

Row 13: sc next 8 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (60)

Row 14: sc in each sc around (60)

Row 15: sc next 8 sc, decrease over next 2 sc, around (54)

Row 16: sc next 7 sc, decrease over next 2 sc, around (48)

Row 17-18: sc in each sc around (48)

Row 19: sc next 6 sc, decrease over next 2 sc, around (42)

Row 20-21: sc in each sc around (42)

Row 22: sc next 5 sc, decrease over next 2 sc, around (36)

Begin stuffing.

Row 23: sc next 4 sc, decrease over next 2 sc, around (30)

Row 24: sc next 3 sc, decrease over next 2 sc, around (24)

Row 25: sc next 2 sc, decrease over next 2 sc, around (18)

Row 26: sc next sc, decrease over next 2 sc, around (12)

Row 27: decrease over next 2 sc, around (6)

FO Weave tail between loops and pull closed.

Belly:
With Simply Soft orchid, 6 sc in magic circle (6)
Row 1: 2 sc in each sc around (12)

Row 2: sc next sc, 2 sc next sc, around (18)

Row 3: sc next 2 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (24)

Row 4: sc next 3 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (30)

Row 5: sc next 4 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (36)

Row 6: sc next 5 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (42)

Row 7: sc next 6 sc, 2 sc next sc, around (48)

FO

Using black yarn embroider a swirl on belly. Then sew to front of body.

Tail spine:

With Red Heart lavender, ch 6, join

Row 1: sc in each ch around (6)

Row 2: sc next 2, decrease over next 2, sc next 2 (5)

Row 3: sc in each sc around (5)

Row 4: sc next, decrease over next 2, sc next 2 (4)

Row 5-6: Sc in each sc around (4)

Row 7: sc next 2 (place marker last sc), turn (leave remaining sc unworked)(2)

Row 8-17: sc next 2, turn (2)

Row 18: decrease over next 2 (1)

Row 19-23 sc, turn

FO

Row 7: join in unworked sc next to marker, ch 1, sc next, turn (2)

Row 8-17: sc next 2, turn (2)

Row 18: decrease over next 2 (1)

Row 19-23 sc, turn

FO

Tail:

With Red Heart lavender, ch 2, turn

Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn (2)

Row 2: 2 sc next, sc next, turn (3)

Row 3: 2 sc next, sc next 2, turn (4)

Row 4: sc in each sc across, turn (4)

Row 5: 2 sc next, sc next 3, turn (5)

Row 6: 2 sc next, sc next 4, turn (6)

Row 7: sc in each sc across, turn (6)

Row 8: sc, next, hdc next, dc next, dc next, hdc next, sc next, turn (6)

Row 9: skip 1st sc, hdc next, 2 dc next 2, decrease over next 2 with hdc, turn (6)

Row 10: skip 1st sc, hdc next, 2 dc next 2, decrease over next 2 with hdc, turn (6)

FO

Row 11:Change to Simply Soft lavender blue, join in last sc row 10 with sl st, hdc next, 2 dc next 2, decrease over next 2 with hdc (6)

Row 12: skip 1st sc, hdc next, 2 dc next 2, decrease over next 2 with hdc, turn (6)

FO

Row 13:Change to Simply Soft orchid, join in last sc row 10 with sl st, hdc next, 2 dc next 2, decrease over next 2 with hdc (6)

Row 14-15: skip 1st sc, hdc next, 2 dc next 2, decrease over next 2 with hdc, turn (6)

FO

Position tail between the tail spine. Sew together.

Nose: 

With dark pink, ch 4, turn

Row 1: 2 sc 2nd ch from hook, sc next 2 sc next, in back loops, 2 sc next, sc next, 2 sc next (10)

Row 2-3: sc in each around (10)

FO

Stuff and sew to body, just over the belly. The lower edge of nose is just touching belly. Embroider small frown on nose with black.

Feet: (make 2)

With Red Heart lavender, 6 sc in magic circle (6)

Row 1-3 sc around (6)

Row 4: sc next 2, 2 sc next, around (8)

Row 5-6: sc in each sc around (8)

Row 7: sc next 3, 2 sc next, around (10)

Row 8: sc next 3, decrease over next 2, around (8)

Row 9: sc next 2, decrease over next 2, around (6)

Row 10: sc next, decrease over next 2, around (3)

Weave tail between loops and pulled closed.

Legs: (make 2)

With Red Heart lavender, ch 6, join

Row1-3: sc around (6)

Sew legs to feet at Row 1 end. Then sew to body.

Finish: Cut two large ovals out of white for eyes. Two smaller ovals out of black for pupils and two even smaller ovals out of white for accents. Glue or sew to face. Position eyes at a slight angle. 

Poliwag and Pokemon are copyrighted by Nintendo.