Amigurumi Squirtle Crochet Pattern

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Squirtle, surely the most famous water Pokémon in the world, not only made its big entrance as one of the starter Pokémon in 1996, but is still very popular today.

If you’ve always wanted to own a Squirtle, but are too lazy to catch this little turtle-like Pokémon yourself, now you can easily crochet a Squirtle for your collection.

This crochet Squirtle is exclusively crocheted with slip stitches and single crochet stitches in spiral rounds with increases and decreases and is therefore perfect for beginners.

The depicted amigurumi Squirtle has been crocheted with the “Schachenmayr Catania” yarn with a 2.5 mm crochet hook and has sitting a height of 4.5 cm.

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Free Squirtle Crochet Pattern

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Colors: black, white, blue, brown, beige
This pattern was crocheted using the “Schachenmayr Catania” yarn (100% Cotton, Meterage: 125 m, Yarn Ball Weight: 50 g, Yarn Weight: Sport – 5ply / Fine (2)) in the following colors:
Black (Schwarz (110)), White (Weiß (106)), Cloud (Wolke (247)), Sand (Sand (404)), Chestnut (Marone (157))
2.5 mm Crochet Hook
6 mm Safety Eyes
Polyfill
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Stitch Marker

Crochet the Head and Body

The head and body is crocheted in one piece in Cloud and Sand in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches.

Use the check boxes to mark your finished rounds, rows and steps.

Crochet the head and body in spiral rounds in Cloud.
Round 1: 6 sc into the Magic Ring (6 stitches).
Round 2: [1 increase] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 3: [1 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (18 stitches).
Round 4: 1 sc, 1 increase, [2 sc, 1 increase] repeat 5 times, 1 sc (24 stitches).
Round 5: [3 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (30 stitches).
Round 6-11: 6 rounds, each round 30 sc (30 stitches). Attach the eyes and then continue crocheting the next round.
Round 12: [3 sc, 1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (24 stitches).
Round 13: 1 sc, 1 decrease, [2 sc, 1 decrease] repeat 5 times, 1 sc (18 stitches).
Round 14: [1 sc, 1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 15: Crochet the complete round into the front loop only. Color change to Sand. [1 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (18 stitches).
Round 16: Fill the head with polyfill. Crochet 18 sc (18 stitches).
Round 17: 1 sc, 1 increase, [2 sc, 1 increase] repeat 5 times, 1 sc (24 stitches).
Round 18-19: 2 rounds, each round 24 sc (24 stitches).
Round 20: 1 sc, 1 decrease, [2 sc, 1 decrease] repeat 5 times, 1 sc (18 stitches).
Round 21: Crochet the complete round into the back loop only. [1 sc, 1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 22: Fill the body only with some polyfill, do not stuff the body too full. [1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (6 stitches).
Finish: Cut the yarn generously, close the opening, weave in and hide the leftover yarn.

Crochet the Legs (2x)

The legs are crocheted in Cloud in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches. Crochet a total of 2 legs. The finished legs do not need to be filled with polyfill.

Crochet the legs in spiral rounds in Cloud.
Round 1: 6 sc into the Magic Ring (6 stitches).
Round 2: [1 increase] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 3: Crochet the complete round into the back loop only. Crochet 12 sc (12 stitches).
Round 4-5: 2 rounds, each round 12 sc (12 stitches).
Round 6: [1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (6 stitches).
Finish: Cut the yarn generously and leave a long tail for sewing.

Crochet the Arms (2x)

The arms are crocheted in Cloud in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches. Crochet a total of 2 arms.

Crochet the arms in spiral rounds in Cloud.
Round 1: 6 sc into the Magic Ring (6 stitches).
Round 2: [1 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (9 stitches).
Round 3-4: 2 rounds, each round 9 sc (9 stitches).
Round 5: [1 sc, 1 decrease] repeat till end of the round (6 stitches).
Finish: Fill the arms with a little bit of polyfill. Cut the yarn generously and leave a long tail for sewing.

Crochet the Tail

The tail is crocheted in Cloud in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches.

Crochet the tail in spiral rounds in Cloud.
Round 1: 6 sc into the Magic Ring (6 stitches).
Round 2: [1 increase] repeat till end of the round (12 stitches).
Round 3-19: 17 rounds, each round 12 sc (12 stitches).
Round 20: 5 sc, 1 decrease, 5 sc (11 stitches).
Round 21: 1 decrease, 9 sc (10 stitches).
Round 22: 4 sc, 1 decrease, 4 sc (9 stitches).
Round 23: 1 decrease, 7 sc (8 stitches).
Finish: Cut the yarn generously and leave a long tail for sewing.

Crochet the Shell

The shell is crocheted in Chestnut and White in spiral rounds with single crochet stitches.

Crochet the shell in spiral rounds in Chestnut.
Round 1: 5 sc into the Magic Ring (5 stitches).
Round 2: [1 increase] repeat till end of the round (10 stitches).
Round 3: [1 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (15 stitches).
Round 4: [2 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (20 stitches).
Round 5: [3 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (25 stitches).
Round 6: [4 sc, 1 increase] repeat till end of the round (30 stitches).
Round 7: Crochet the complete round into the back loop only. Color change to White. [5 sc, 1 increase] repeat 4 times, 5 sc, 1 slip stitch (34 stitches).
Round 8: Crochet only 5 slip stitches.
Finish: Cut the yarn generously and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembling

Legs: After you’ve finished crocheting all pieces, start sewing the legs onto the body. Start sewing the first leg onto the body directly over the edge that was created by the round that was crocheted only into the back loop. Sew on the second leg 4 to 5 stitches left or right from the first leg, again just over the edge.

Arms: Sew the arms left and right onto the body, 1 stitch row under the “neck”. Do not sew the arms directly over the legs but slightly behind the legs.

Eyes: Attach the safety eyes after the 7th stitch row counting from the top center of the head. The eyes are 4 stitches apart from each other. Back to the crochet pattern.

Shell: Place the shell on the back of the body as shown on the pictures. Sew the shell to the body with a Chestnut colored thread. Hide the leftover threads inside the body.

Tail: After the shell is attached to the back of the body, sew the tail onto the shell.

Then roll up the tail as shown in the picture. Use a Cloud colored thread and push it with a tapestry needle through the rolled up part of the tail and sew it together.