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Charmander - Free amigurumi pattern

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Charizard is icon when it comes to Pokémon and its fan base. Why wouldn't it be since it is a giant Dragon. Since dragons are not so cuddly though, here is Charizard's younger form Charmander. This version of the fiery lizard is so cute and huggable for that Pokémon fan in your life.

Many gamers choose Charmander because of him being the fire type starter. I would have probably chosen him as well, but I didn't start playing until Gen 2.

Here's a step by step guide about making your very own Charmander Pokémon amigurumi. Come join the fun and learn how to crochet your very own fire starter!

If you make a Charmander, please @CrochetCacheCA on social media. I would love to see the results!

Charmander Pokemon

 


Materials and Information


Yarns:

**All yarns are in Weight 4 - Medium / Worsted
  1. Orange - Bernat Premium
  2. Almond - Bernat Premium
  3. Cherry Red - Red Heart Super Saver
  4. White - Red Heart Soft
  5. Bright Yellow - Red Heart Super Saver

US Crochet Terms

Abbreviations:
  • Rnd(s): Round(s)
  • Row(s): Row(s)
  • sc: Single Crochet
  • dc: Double Crochet
  • inv dec: Invisible decrease
  • dec: Decrease
  • inc: Increase
  • dc inc: Increase but with double crochets
  • blo: Back loop only.
  • cc: Colour Change, followed by the colour
  • sl st: Slip Stitch

Additional Materials:

  • - Black - Aunt Lydia's Crochet Thread - Fashion 3 (1 Super Fine)
  • - Blue, White and Black Felt
  • - 3.5mm crochet hook
  • - Bent Yarn needles
  • - Scissors

Tips:

  • - Keep track of beginning of rows by using a marker
  • - 4.5mm crochet hook
  • - Crochet this toy with tight stitches, helps not show the stuffing through
  • - To keep details such as increases, make sure to add extra stuffing in these areas as you stuff them.

Use Policies:

You may not redistribute, sell or claim this pattern in it entirety, or in part of, as your own design/pattern

You are welcome to sell finish products made from this pattern, as long as you provide credit for the pattern as 'Pattern by Crochet Cache' if posted on a social platform other than Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. Else provide credit as 'Pattern by @CrochetCacheCA' on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

I am not responsible for any legal repercussions that may incur, this character is not licensed by me.

Charmander is property of the Pokemon franchise, I have no ownership of this character in any way. It is property of Nintendo.

 

 


Head & Body


The head and body is easy and for the most part worked in the round, but the neck does contain a turning of the work to add the extra rows need to have the head tilted and body tilt properly. If you find this hard you could skip this part and just have charmander's head slightly tilted. I do have it written as invisible decrease for the head. If you find they make your stitch to tight, then do a regular decrease.

 

Rnd 1 Orange - 6sc in Magic Circle (6)
Rnd 2 6inc (12)
Rnd 3 (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4 (2sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5 (3sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6 (4sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7 (5sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 8 (6sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 9 (7sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rnds 10-14 54sc (54)
Rnd 15 (8sc, inc) x 6 (60)
Rnds 16-17 60sc (60)
Rnd 18 27sc, 6inc, 27sc (66)
Rnd 19 30sc, 6inc, 30sc (72)
Rnd 20 72sc (72)
Rnd 21 15sc, 2inc, 4sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 4sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 4sc, inc, 5sc, inc, 4sc, 2inc, 15sc (82)
Rnds 22-23 82sc (82)
Rnd 24 34sc, inv dec, 8sc, inv dec, 34sc (80)
Rnd 25 20sc, 2inv dec, 5sc, inv dec, 3sc, inv dec, 3sc, inv dec, 3sc, inv dec, 3sc, inv dec, 5sc, 2inv dec, 20sc (71)
Rnd 26 (4sc, inv dec) x 3, 5sc, inv dec, 9sc, inv dec, 10sc, inv dec, 5sc, (inv dec, 4sc) x3 (62)
Rnd 27 62sc (62)
Rnd 28 10sc, (inv dec, 5sc) x 3, (5sc, inv dec) x 3, 10sc (56)
Rnd 29 10sc, (inv dec, 4sc) x 3, (4sc, inv dec) x 3, 10sc (50)
Rnd 30 10sc, (inv dec, 3sc) x 3, (3sc, inv dec) x 3, 10sc (44)
Rnd 31 inv dec, 8sc, (inv dec, 2sc) x 3, (2sc, inv dec) x 3, 8sc, inv dec (36)
Rnd 32 (4sc, inv dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 33 30sc (30)
Neck Bend Rnd 34 22sc, turn work skip a stitch 12sc, turn work skip a stitch 20sc around entire work (30)
Rnd 35 (4sc, inc) x 6 (36)
- Stuff head.
Rnd 36 (5sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Rnds 37-38 42sc (42)
Rnd 39 (6sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Rnds 40-41 48sc (48)
Rnd 42 (7sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Rnds 43-57 54sc (54)
Rnd 58 (7sc, inv dec) x 6 (48)
Rnd 59 (6sc, inv dec) x 6 (42)
Rnd 60 (5sc, inv dec) x 6 (36)
Rnd 61 (4sc, inv dec) x 6 (30)
Rnd 62 (3sc, inv dec) x 6 (24)
- Stuff the body
Rnd 63 (2sc, inv dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 64 (sc, inv dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 65 6inv dec (6)
- Stitch close using the front loops tie off and weave tail through body.
Head and start of face/nose of Charmander

Full head of Charmander

Head and body of Charmander, side view

 


Tail


Simple in the round, it stretched out the increase through the rounds to help give it a nice long cone shape. Please ensure to follow the stitch counts below to get the desired size. The tip of the tail will look strange as this is where we will feed yarn through and secure it to for the flame.

 

Rnd 1 Orange - 6sc in Magic Circle (6)
Rnds 2-6 6sc (6)
Rnd 7 4sc, 2inc (8)
Rnd 8 8sc (8)
Rnd 9 (inc, 3sc) x 2 (10)
Rnd 10 10sc (10)
Rnd 11 (inc, 4sc) x 2 (12)
Rnds 12-13 6sc, 6dc (12)
Rnd 14 12sc (12)
Rnd 15 (inc, 2sc) x 4 (16)
Rnd 16 8sc, 8dc (16)
Rnd 17 (7sc, inc) x 2 (18)
Rnds 18-19 18sc (18)
Rnd 20 9sc, 9dc (18)
Rnd 21 (5sc, inc) x 3 (21)
Rnd 22 21sc (21)
Rnd 23 (6sc, inc) x 3 (24)
Rnd 24 12sc, 12dc (24)
Rnd 25 (4sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- sl st, leave long tail to attach to the body.
Charmander's Tail

 


Fingers


**Make Six Orange**

Technically these will be four fingers and two thumbs.

 

Rnd 1 Orange - 4sc in Magic Circle (4)
Rnd 2 4sc (4)
Rnd 3 (inc, sc) x 2 (6)
- sl st leave tail.
Charmander's Fingers/thumbs

 

 


Right Hand / Arm


 

Rnd 1 Orange - 4sc in Magic Circle (4)
Rnd 2 4sc (4)
Rnd 3 (inc, sc) x 2 (6)
Connect Fingers Rnd 4 - Take 1 Finger and sc along 3 stitches on the finger connecting it. Take another finger and sc along 3 stitches connecting the third finger. 9sc around the other side of the fingers making them completely connected. (18)
Rnds 5-6 18sc (18)
Rnd 7 14sc, line up another finger with the tip of the finger pointing the same way as the other finder. This will be a thumb. 3sc through both the thumb and finger connecting them together, sc (18)
Rnd 8 14sc, 3 sc around the outside of the thumb, sc (18)
Rnds 9-11 18sc (18)
Rnd 12 (sc, inv dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 13 (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnds 14-18 18sc (18)
Rnd 19 (sc, inv dec) x 6 (12)
Rnds 20-21 12sc (12)
- sl st and leave long tail to attach to body.
Charmander's right hand fingers

Charmander's right hand

Charmander's right arm

 


Left Hand / Arm


 

Rnd 1 Orange - 4sc in Magic Circle (4)
Rnd 2 4sc (4)
Rnd 3 (inc, sc) x 2 (6)
Connect Fingers Rnd 4 - Take 1 Finger and sc along 3 stitches on the finger connecting it. Take another finger and sc along 3 stitches connecting the third finger. 9sc around the other side of the fingers making them completely connected. (18)
Rnds 5-6 18sc (18)
Rnd 7 11sc, line up another finger with the tip of the finger pointing the same way as the other finder. This will be a thumb. 3sc through both the thumb and finger connecting them together, sc (18)
Rnd 8 11sc, 3 sc around the outside of the thumb, 4sc (18)
Rnds 9-11 18sc (18)
Rnd 12 (sc, inv dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 13 (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnds 14-18 18sc (18)
Rnd 19 (sc, inv dec) x 6 (12)
Rnds 20-21 12sc (12)
- sl st and leave long tail to attach to body.
Charmander's left hand fingers

Charmander's left hand

Charmander's left arm

 


Stomach


The stomach is made of row crocheting Still pretty simple, But watch how you align in on Charmander. I would also attach stomach before you attach the tail to try and help align the tail with the stomach extension lower in the page.

 

  Almond - chain 9, skip stitch closest to the hook, 8sc, chain turn (8)
Row 1 inc, 6sc, inc, chain turn (10)
Row 2 10sc, chain turn (10)
Row 3 inc, 8sc, inc, chain turn (12)
Row 4 12sc, chain turn (12)
Row 5 inc, 10sc, inc, chain turn (14)
Rows 6-7 14sc, chain turn (14)
Row 8 inc, 12sc, inc, chain turn (16)
Rows 9-11 16sc, chain turn (16)
Row 12 inc, 14sc, inc, chain turn (18)
Rows 13-18 18sc, chain turn (18)
Row 19 dec, 14sc, dec, chain turn (16)
Rows 20-22 16sc, chain turn (16)
Row 23 dec, 12sc, dec, chain turn (14)
Rows 24-26 14sc, chain turn (14)
Row 27 dec, 10sc, dec, chain turn (12)
Rows 28-30 12sc, chain turn (12)
Row 31 dec, 8sc, dec, chain turn (10)
Rows 32-43 10sc, chain turn (14)
- sc all around the ouside edge, sl st leave long tail to sew on to body.
Charmander's stomach

 


Stomach/Tail Extension


This is to bridge between the stomach and where you attach to the tail. it is a simple triangle.

 

Row 1 Almond - chain 11, skip stitch closest to the hook, 10sc, chain turn (10)
Row 2 dec, 6sc, dec, chain turn (8)
Row 3 8sc, chain turn (8)
Row 4 dec, 4sc, dec, chain turn (6)
Rows 5-7 6sc, chain turn (6)
Row 8 dec, 2sc, dec, chain turn (4)
Rows 9-11 4sc, chain turn (4)
Row 12 2dec, chain turn (2)
Row 13 2sc, chain turn (2)
Row 14 dec
- sc all around the ouside edge, sl st leave long tail to sew on to body & tail.
Charmander's tail/stomach extension

 

 


Feet


**Make Two**


The feet start as a chain and row, but change into the round. The feet will close and be separate from the rest of the body until the legs are made and connected to the back top of the foot.

 

  Orange - chain 9, skip stitch closest to the hook, 7sc, 3sc in same loop, continue around back of the chain, 6 sc, 3 sc in same loop (18)
Rnds 1-3 18sc (18)
Rnd 4 inc, 3sc, inc, 13sc (20)
Rnds 5-14 20sc (20)
Rnd 15 (dec, 8sc) x 2 (18)
Rnd 16 (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 17 6dec (6)
- stitch close the remaining six stitched and secure tail and feed through and snip extra.
Charmander's foot

 


Toes


**Make Six**


Toes are simple in the round. But they are hard because of how small they are.

 

Rnd 1 white - 4sc in Magic Circle (4)
Rnds 3-4 4sc (4)
  - sl st leave long tail to attach to foot
Charmander's toes

 


Legs


**Make Two**


Legs are a bit different, they start as a chain and then turn into working in the round to get the opening of the leg that will attach to the top of the foot.

 

  Orange - leaving a long starting string, chain 21, sc into first chain making a loop.(20)
Rnds 1-2 20sc (20)
Rnd 3 8sc, 4inc, 8sc (24)
Rnd 4 8sc, inc, 2sc, 2inc, 2sc, inc, 8sc (28)
Rnd 5 28sc (28)
Row 1 (Chain turn, only do this for left left), 20sc (20)
Row 2 Chain turn, 4sc, dec, 2sc, 2dec, 2sc, dec, 4sc (16)
Row 3 Chain turn, 16sc (16)
Row 4 Chain turn, 2sc, dec, 2sc, 2dec, 2sc, dec, 2sc (12)
Row 5 Chain turn, 12sc (12)
Row 6 Chain turn, dec, 3sc, dec, 3sc, dec (9)
Row 7 Chain turn, dec, 2sc, dec, sc, dec (6)
Row 8 Chain turn, 3dec (3)
- sc all around opening. Leave long tail to attach to body. sl st.
Charmander's leg

 


Assembly


Charmander really starts to take shape when assembling him. Also when you can start really appreciating all the hard work you have put into making a Charmander for yourself or loved one. He is starting Pokémon that is a fan favourite and usually one of the most valued cards in the card sets.

 

  • Attach the left and right arm to its appropriate sides. both just a little lower then the neck line. If you want his arms more forward facing, just adjust the angle you attach them.
Charmander's arms being added

 

  • Align the stomach under the neck, with the more rounded end being towards his head. The more stretched end is towards his bottom. This is the end you will also add the Tail/Stomach extension to.
Charmander's stomach added front view
Charmander's stomach added side view

 

 

  • You take the legs and attach them so that the small opening is to the top of a foot. Make sure the larger opening is the inside of the foot align where a ankle would be. This is to keep his feet straight, once attached to the body.
>Charmander's legs being added to his feet

 

  • Align Charmander's legs to the edge of the stomach to attach them. The hard part is keeping it aligned while stitching them on. I suggest using pins to accomplish this.
Charmander's legs being attached to his body

 

  • Align the tail to the bottom of his body at the back. Just above the end of the stomach. Make sure to keep the tip of the tail pointing up or else your tail will be tilted.
Charmander's Tail  being attached

 

  • Attach the tail/stomach extension align the base of the extension to the bottom of the stomach to overlap the tail.
Charmander's tail extension

 

  • Attach three toes at the end of each foot try to align them so they are even. I didn't put any stuffing in, but if you would like to go for it.
Charmander's toes

 

  • Cut about 10 pieces of red yarn about 5 inches in length. Cut yellow and orange, 16 pieces about 4 inches in length
strings to make Charmander's Flame tail

 

  • Fold each string in half. Using your crochet hook, put the hook through the holes at the end of the tail starting with red at the tip, put the bent pieces through the tail and then feed the cut end through the loop of the string and pull tight. Do this for each colour, working from red, orange then yellow from the tip to down the tail. You many need more or less piece of each color depending.
strings tied to Charmander's tail

 

  • Take a pet wire brush and separate each color and brush until the yarn becomes fluffy. You will loose some yarn to this but it is ok. Do this for each color, try not to hit the orange of his tail.
Charmander's tail, red brushed out.
Charmander's finished tail

 

  • Next using the crochet thread, is to stitch on a mouth. I had to play with mine to get it the way I liked it. I have also seen people stitch on some white teeth to give it just a bit more detail.
Charmander's mouth front view
Charmander's mouth side view

 

  • I used felt for my eyes, but if you have a different way go for it, I would like to see other techniques. The image has the tape measuring tape to try and give an idea how large to make them.I just use hot glue to attach them to his head.
Charmander's eyes

 

YOUR DONE!

 

 


Conclusion


You have now have a finished fire starter Pokemon, Charmander! Hope you found the instructions not to complicated. If you have any question please reach out. I cannot wait to see your results please tag me on social media.

This project took me way to long to make and get posted. I kept not seeing the finished picture, and kept delaying. I also redone the legs 3 times or so, until I came up with the final version. I hope you have fun with this pattern, even if it was for your self or the Pokefan in your life.

 

Finished Charmander front view
Finished Charmander side view
Finished Charmander back view

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kevin

I think Rnd 25 is off. So I did this instead - 20sc, 2inv dec, 5sc, inv dec, 3sc, inv dec, 3sc, inv dec, 3sc, inv dec, 3sc, inv dec, 5sc, 2inv dec, 20sc

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Crochet Cache

Thank you for the catch, you are correct. I have updated the pattern.

Carmilla

Whats size It should be when ITS done?? Thanks for sharing the Pattern :)

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