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CharmanderPattern
byBeccadeKroon
Materials:
Crochethook4.25mmG/6(orahooksizetogettight
stitches)
Worstedweightyarn
orange
yellow
red
white
Felt(foreyes)
Fabricglueorsewingneedleandthread(toattachfelt
eyes)
Stuffing(suchaspolyfil)
Stitchmarker
Yarnneedle
Gauge:
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tightenoughthatthestuffingwillnotshowthrough.
Abbreviations:
chchain
ststitch
MRmagicring
scsinglecrochet
sc3togsinglecrochet3together
slstslipstitch
rndround
incincrease(2scinthenextst)
decdecrease(sc2together)
blobackloopsonly
hdchalfdoublecrochet
hdc2toghalfdoublecrochet2together
F/Ofastenoff
NotesandTips:
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needtohaveanythingfancy,evenaplainbobbypinwilldo.
Therearestitchcountsinbracketsattheendofeachroundtoletyouknowhow
manystitchesthereshouldbeattheendofeachround.
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doingyourassemblyitisveryhelpfultopinthepiecesintoplacebeforeyousew
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attached.
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objectsitiseasytostuffthemneartheend(IusuallystuffthembeforeIstartthe
lastround).Whenyouaremakinglongthinpieces(likehands/arms)itisbestto
stuffthemasyougooritwillbehardtogetthestuffingdowntotheends
properlylater.
InstructionsoftencallforyoutoF/[Link]
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whenyouaredecidinghowlongforthetailtobe.(forexample:alongtailto
attachthetoeswouldnotneedtobeaslongasalongtailtoattachthebelly)
TheflamesofCharmanderstailwascreatedbyattachingred,orangeandyellow
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brush(youcanfindthematapetstore,Ihaveoneforcraftinguseonly).ThenI
straighteneditwithahairstraighteronalowsettingtomakeitlesspoofyand
moresoftandsmooth.
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beingcreatedmycamerawasstrandedatmyparentshouse(4hoursaway!).
PATTERN
Head/Body
orange
Rnd1:MR6(6)
Rnd2:Incaround(12)
Rnd3:[sc,inc]around(18)
Rnd4:[sc2,inc]around(24)
Rnd5:[sc3,inc]around(30)
Rnd6:[sc4,inc]around(36)
Rnds712:Scaround(36)
Rnd13:Sc15,inc6,sc15(42)
Rnds1416:Scaround(42)
Rnd17:Sc15,dec6,sc15(36)
Rnd18:[sc4,dec]around(30)
Rnd19:[sc3,dec]around(24)
Rnd20:Scaround(24)
Rnd21:[sc3,inc]around(30)
Rnds2224:Scaround(30)
Rnd25:[sc4,inc]around(36)
Rnds2628:Scaround(36)
Rnd29:[sc5,inc]around(42)
Rnds3039:Scaround(42)
Rnd40:[sc5,dec]around(36)
Rnd41:[sc4,dec]around(30)
Rnd42:[sc3,dec]around(24)
Rnd43:[sc2,dec]around(18)
Rnd44:[sc,dec]around(12)
Rnd45:Decaround(6)
F/O
Hands/Arms
orange
*Aphototutorialofthe1sthandhasbeenaddedtotheendtohelpwiththissection*
Fingers
Make8fingers.Thereare4fingersoneachhand.
Rnd1:MR5(5)
Rnd2:Scaround(5)
F/O
Startthehandwith3fingers.The4thfingerwillbethethumbandwillbeaddedinthe
3rdround.
FirstHand
Rnd1:Sc2inthe1stfinger,sc3inthe2ndfinger,sc5inthe3rdfinger.sc2inthe2nd
finger,sc3inthe1stfinger.(15)
Rnd2:Dec4,sc7(11)
Rnd3:Sc,sc5into4thfinger,sc10(16)
Rnd4:Sc3,dec,sc3tog,sc2,[sc,inc]3times(16)
Rnd5:Sc,dec,sc3tog,[sc2,inc]3times,sc(16)
Rnds614:Scaround(16)
Rnd15:[sc2,dec]around(12)
Rnd16:[Link]
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F/Owithlongtail
SecondHand
Rnd1:Rnd1:Sc3inthe1stfinger,sc2inthe2ndfinger,sc5inthe3rdfinger.sc3in
the2ndfinger,sc2inthe1stfinger.(15)
Rnd2:Sc7,dec4(11)
Rnd3:Sc10,sc5into4thfinger,sc(16)
Rnd4:[inc,sc]3times,sc2,sc3tog,dec,sc3(16)
Rnd5:sc,[inc,sc2]3times,sc3tog,dec,sc(16)
Rnds614:Scaround(16)
Rnd15:[sc2,dec]around(12)
Rnd16:[Link]
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F/Owithlongtail
Legs
yellow,orange
Make2.
Rnd1:Usingyellowyarn,MR6(6)
Rnd2:Incaround(12)
Rnd3:[sc,inc]around(18)
Rnd4:Switchtoorange,[sc2,inc]around(24)
Rnd5:Inblo,scaround(24)
Rnd6:Sc6,hdc,hdc2tog2times,hdc2,hdc2tog2times,hdc,sc6(20)
Rnd7:Sc6,dec,hdc2tog2times,dec,sc6(16)
Rnd8:Scaround(16)
Rnd9:Sc5,inc6,sc5(22)
Rnd10:Dec2,sc6,inc2,sc6,dec2(20)
Rnds1112:Scaround(20)
Rnd13:Sc7,inc2,sc2,inc2,sc7(24)
Rnd14:Inc2,sc6,dec4,sc6,inc2(24)
Rnd15:Scaround(24)
Rnd16:Sc8,dec4,sc8(20)
Rnds1718:Scaround(20)
Rnd19:[Link]
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F/Owithlongtail
Toes
white
Make6.
Rnd1:MR5(5)
Rnd2:Scaround(5)
Rnd3:Sc4,inc(6)
F/Owithlongtail.
Tail
orange
Rnd1:MR6(6)
Rnds23:Scaround(6)
Rnd4:[sc,inc]around(9)
Rnds57:Scaround(9)
Rnd8:Sc3,inc3,sc3(12)
Rnds911:Scaround(12)
Rnd12:Sc4,inc4,sc4(16)
Rnd13:Hdc4,sc8,hdc4(16)
Rnd14:Hdc4,sc2,inc4,sc2,hdc4(20)
Rnd15:Hdc2togtwice,hdc,sc3,inc4,sc3,hdc,hdc2togtwice(20)
Rnd16:Hdc4,sc12,hdc4(20)
Rnd17:Hdc4,inc2,sc8,inc2,hdc4(24)
Rnd18:Hdc4,sc16,hdc4(24)
Rnd19:Hdc,hdc2tog,hdc3,sc12,hdc3,hdc2tog,hdc(22)
Rnd20:Hdc5,sc12,hdc5(22)
F/Owithlongtail
Belly
yellow
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breakingtheyarn,continuetheinstructionsfortherowstomakethepartthatwillextend
downtheundersideofCharmanderstail.
Ch10
Rnd1:Incin2ndchfromhook,sc7,sc4inlastch,sc7downotherside,inc(22)
Rnd2:Sc,inc,sc7,inc,sc2,inc,sc7,inc,sc(26)
Rnd3:Sc,inc,sc9,inc,sc2,inc,sc9,inc,sc(30)
Rnd4:Sc2,inc,sc9,inc,sc4,inc,sc9,inc,sc2(34)
Rnd5:Sc3,inc,sc9,inc,sc6,inc,sc9,inc,sc3(38)
Sc4.Ch1&turn.NextstwillbethebeginningofRow1.
Rows113:Sc8,ch1&turn.(8)
Row14:Dec,sc4,dec,ch1&turn.(6)
Rows1518:Sc6,ch1&turn.(6)
Row19:Dec,sc2,dec,ch1&turn.(4)
Rows2027:Sc4,ch1&turn.(4)
Row28:Dec2(2)
Rows2935:Sc2,ch1&turn(2)
Row36:Dec(1)
F/Owithlongtail
Assembly:
1) Attachthearmstothesidesofthebody.
2) Attach3toestotheendofeachfoot.
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thebody,worktheundersideofthelegandthenuptheothersidebacktoyour
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Charmanderwillbeinclinedtodothesplitsratherthanstandupstraight!
4) Attachthetailtothelowerbackofthebody.
5) Attachtheyellowbellytothebodyandundersideofthetail.
6) [Link],orangeand
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myflamesseethenotes/tipssection)
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embroideringthemwithyarnorneedlefeltingthemon(myCharmanderseyes
wereneedlefelted)
Thisisaphototutorialforthe1sthand.Instructionsforthe2ndhandvary
slightly.
Fourfingersaremadeandreadytostartthe1st
hand.
Rnd1:Attachyouryarntoafinger.Sc2inthe
finger.Holda2ndfingernexttothe1standsc3
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leftoveropenstsonbothfingers,theywillbe
workedintowhenyoucomearoundthebackof
thehand.
Holdthe3rdfingernexttothe2ndfingerandsc5
aroundthe3rdfinger(alltheopensts).Continue
toworkacrossthebacksofthefingersinthe
remainingopensts.Sc2in2ndfinger,sc3in1st
finger.
Apictureoftheworksofarfromthetop.The3
fingersarenowconnected.Thereshouldbe15
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fromtheMRsandendsofthefingerstosew
togetherthesmallgapsbetweenthefingers,or
youcanjuststufftheendsdownintothefingers
tokeepthemoutofyourway.
Rnd2:Dec4,sc7(11)
Thedecreaseswillmakethethumbmore
centeredtowardsthepalmsideofthehand.
Rnd3:Sc1,holdthelastfinger(thumb)nextto
yourworkandsc5intothethumb,workingallthe
wayarounditsfreests.
Scintothenextfreestofthehand.Sc9around
thefreestsofthehand.Youshouldhave16sts
total.
Rnd4:Sc3,dec,sc3tog,sc2,[sc,inc]3times
(16)
Rnd5:Sc,dec,sc3tog,[sc2,inc]3times,sc
(16)
