Thank you!! I made everything except the tail just from reading your blog. I am so glad I found this video to help me with the tail. I will be doing this tomorrow on my day off:) 21:30
Thank you!!! looked off and on for months a while back for a Pikachu that looked just right, and decided to give another look the other day. I'm so glad you shared this. It's super cute. And I really liked that you posted the pattern in the description. It helped when i didn't catch something in the video, or if I just wanted to do it on my own then skip to parts i had questions about. Thanks again, and i can't wait to see what else you post!
Hi Kori! I skipped over parts of the pattern that didn't have any new information to keep the video to a more reasonable length. The arms and legs are made up of the same stitches we used in the head, just less of them! The exact pattern is written in the video description (and if you're not sure how to read it I have an article on my blog 53stitches.com/reading-patterns/ explaining that in more detail as well. The arms and legs use a magic ring (as described at 0:50), a single crochet and increase (both are described at 2:31). The arm also has a decrease (described at 7:52). These three stitches are the building blocks of a huge number of crochet patterns, so once you've mastered them you'll be able to make so many more patterns!
Thanks for this tuto !! Clear and detailed when it has to be, and otherwise concise: the perfect balance This wast my first crochet project, and I am really satisfied, though it's not perfect haha !! (Love the cat intervention)
I’m going to make this little guy for my grandson. I’ve only crocheted a couple things so far but not characters lol. I went over the video and over the comments and regardless of the negative I think you did a fine job at explaining plus you have it written down so fingers crossed..I think this will be fun to make. Thank you for taking the time to make this tutorial:)
Thank you so much for this!! I'm new to crochet and I've been so excited to make this!! One problem I keep encountering though, every time I try to make this it ends up being WAAY too big! I don't understand what I'm doing wrong! I'm using the right size hook, and the yarn seems the same too? Maybe I'll try splitting the yarn in half
Hi! Sizing has a lot to do with your yarn and hook combination for crochet. If it's turning out a lot bigger than you anticipated, I'd try switching your yarn up first. You could split it, like you suggested, but I imagine that would be a painful process haha. I'm using a DK weight yarn, but you could try fingering weight if you want an even smaller doll. In that case you'd want to change your hook size too - a general rule for amigurumi is your hook size should be about 2 sizes smaller than what's recommended on the yarn band. This is because we generally want a much tighter stitch and fabric and yarn band recommendations are usually for garments which need more drape. I hope that helps!
Thank you for the pattern and the video. There's a jump from 19:16 to 19:19 of the tail sewing part. Could you explain how you got the thread from the end of the tail to the middle part? Thank you!
hello! im planning on making a bunch of the starter pokemons. wanted to ask how long it takes for you to make each pokemon (pikachu, bulbasaur, charmander, eevee, squirtle)
Hi! I batch make them, so I don't know exactly (i.e. I crochet a bunch of pieces and then later I do a bunch of assembly), but if I were to go from start to finish uninterrupted probably about 2 hours per Pokemon? I am pretty speedy though because I know the patterns off by heart and have made them lots of times over the years, so your mileage may vary haha
I have some questions about your patterns. for example one of them say sc, [ inc, sc 2 ]x 5, inc, sc (24). so do you single crochet once, then (single increase and single crochet x2) 5 times and then increase once and then sc once? so do you only do the stuff in the parenthis 5 times and everything else just once?
Hello! Yes, that's right. Basically for those rounds that have this weird break up of repeating patterns we're staggering the increases to have more of a circular shape, and avoid the noticeable line you sometimes get when all the increases sit on top of each other. I have a video that explains that a bit better over here: ruclips.net/video/z1PHczV_cpY/видео.html
Thank you for posting this, it's so cute! Is it okay to crochet the head and body as one piece, instead of crocheting them separately and sewing them together? Or would that turn out strange?
Thank-you! I think it would be fine! You could do the last row of the body in the front loop only to help it "turn", and should help create a similar definition between the neck and the body that you get with crocheting them separately and sewing together. Most of the final shape of the doll comes from how you stuff him, so if you're careful with that and move the stuffing around to get the shape you're after, it'll be an easy way to avoid one more thing to sew!
Took me a few tries and I got most of this right. But the tail really confuses me around where you add the brown. Do you have any other videos showing that clearer?
Hola,me encantaría ver su video ,al parecer está muy bueno, pero no hay subtítulo, gracias a dios puedo ver lo q va haciendo pero me pierdo detalles.Saludos desde Cuba.❤❤❤
I turn them all inside out so they're "right sides out" - you can see me do it with the head at 6:41, and I usually do it right after the second row for the arms and legs since they're so small. They're called the "right side" and "wrong side" but to be honest, neither of them are actually wrong - it's up to you which look you prefer!
What part are you stuck on Linda? This is my first video so there's a lot I still have to learn about making them clear, but is there a particular part of the video that makes it difficult to see for the tail? It's a fiddly part of the pattern, I've made it dozens of times and it's still tricky to get into those small stitches.
I found the pattern all over the place I’m just learning I expected to be told how many stitches for legs not just same pattern as we have been doing. I’ve made so many things as a learner over past few weeks because the person tutoring explained everything. How do i know how to finish ears . I’m not being rude but if you are not going to show how to make each peice how can I learn . Very sad halfway through now going in the bin because I don’t know how to finish it .😢 . First time this has happened to me . 😢😢😢
Thanks for the feedback Susan :) I'll take that on board for future videos, but I do personally prefer tutorials that skip the repetitive bits, which is why I make them that way - I understand that style's not for everyone! The pattern is written out fully in the description so you can have a reference without needing to jump around the video, just in case you found yourself wanting to try again - or in case someone else is reading and agrees with this comment.
Thanks for your feedback, I'll try get a bit closer next time! I'm still figuring out how to see what the camera is filming and what I'm doing at the same time :D
Most of this tutorial was helpful however the tail part is explained so poorly, so many cuts and can’t see what’s going on. The rest is explained with so much detailed but when it gets to the tail it doesn’t make sense and I’ve been crocheting for awhile now
Thanks for the feedback! The only things that got cut were single crochets but I probably could have left them in for the tail since I know it's the trickiest part of the pattern. I'm thinking of making a video just for the tail, without cuts, and while using a few more stitch markers to make it a bit clearer - I'm still learning the best way to make clear tutorials! Was it just the cuts that made it tricky to understand or was there another part of the explanation that didn't make sense as well?
Hi! :) You can find the pattern and stitch counts for the ears in the description - they don't use any new stitches or techniques and I personally prefer tutorials that skip the repetitive bits, which is why I make them that way - I understand that style's not for everyone!
@ I understand but please keep in mind that when someone is watching a video that says it’s for beginners they may be expecting for it to be thorough as not all beginners know how to read crochet patterns.
@darlingarlette that's a great point, and I have resources on how to read patterns as well! I know everyone's learning style is different - including mine making this video! This is one of the first video tutorials I made so there's a lot for me to learn about viewing angles, level of detail, editing style and other ways that it could improve and I'm open to that feedback. Videos like this do take a lot of time and effort to make (for free!) so I'm sure you'd see it's more motivating to receive feedback and suggestions on improvements I can do for future videos, rather than things I can't change about a video that's already finished :)
Thanks for the feedback! The entire pattern is in the description box, I wanted to try and keep the video a bit shorter by only covering things in detail when you need new techniques, but I know that style doesn't suit everyone!
Thanks for the feedback, I wanted to create a tutorial that didn't repeat things we'd already covered, so since the arms, legs and ears don't have any new stitches or techniques in them I sped through them. I know that style doesn't suit everyone :) The full pattern is written in the description box of the video so you can find the stitch counts there!
Hi! This kind of comment is too vague to help me understand what might be confusing. More specific feedback is more likely to get a helpful response, thanks!
I read your blog THANK GOODNES I FOUND your RUclips. I can watch ths all day ❤
Thank you!! I made everything except the tail just from reading your blog. I am so glad I found this video to help me with the tail. I will be doing this tomorrow on my day off:) 21:30
I’m brand new to crocheting and I’m so excited to try this! Thank you for your wonderful video ❤
Thank you!!! looked off and on for months a while back for a Pikachu that looked just right, and decided to give another look the other day. I'm so glad you shared this. It's super cute. And I really liked that you posted the pattern in the description. It helped when i didn't catch something in the video, or if I just wanted to do it on my own then skip to parts i had questions about. Thanks again, and i can't wait to see what else you post!
Great tutorial! I like how you explained invisible decreases too.
how are you actually supposed to make the body arms and feet??? it doesn't give any direction at all
Hi Kori! I skipped over parts of the pattern that didn't have any new information to keep the video to a more reasonable length. The arms and legs are made up of the same stitches we used in the head, just less of them! The exact pattern is written in the video description (and if you're not sure how to read it I have an article on my blog 53stitches.com/reading-patterns/ explaining that in more detail as well. The arms and legs use a magic ring (as described at 0:50), a single crochet and increase (both are described at 2:31). The arm also has a decrease (described at 7:52). These three stitches are the building blocks of a huge number of crochet patterns, so once you've mastered them you'll be able to make so many more patterns!
@@53stitches thank you for such a kind and encouraging answer ❤
Exactly, I need to see on arm and one leg and the body being done, even if you speed through it.
The beginning of the video is great;almost too thorough. But then you skip over half the pattern and integral part of the character.
I love your videos! I am a beginner and you explain everything so clearly. Thanks so much - I look forward to seeing more tutorials!
Do u know where is the arms tutorial
Thanks for this tuto !! Clear and detailed when it has to be, and otherwise concise: the perfect balance This wast my first crochet project, and I am really satisfied, though it's not perfect haha !! (Love the cat intervention)
I’m going to make this little guy for my grandson. I’ve only crocheted a couple things so far but not characters lol. I went over the video and over the comments and regardless of the negative I think you did a fine job at explaining plus you have it written down so fingers crossed..I think this will be fun to make. Thank you for taking the time to make this tutorial:)
Thank-you! The tail is definitely the trickiest part, so use plenty of stitch markers if you need help with the counts!
Thanks this helped so much i even suprised my best friend with the pikachu and she was so happy cause she loves pikachu
I hope to see more tutorials cause i love crocheting i dont know how to spell sorry If I got one wrong spelled
Thank you so much for this!! I'm new to crochet and I've been so excited to make this!!
One problem I keep encountering though, every time I try to make this it ends up being WAAY too big! I don't understand what I'm doing wrong! I'm using the right size hook, and the yarn seems the same too? Maybe I'll try splitting the yarn in half
Hi! Sizing has a lot to do with your yarn and hook combination for crochet. If it's turning out a lot bigger than you anticipated, I'd try switching your yarn up first. You could split it, like you suggested, but I imagine that would be a painful process haha. I'm using a DK weight yarn, but you could try fingering weight if you want an even smaller doll. In that case you'd want to change your hook size too - a general rule for amigurumi is your hook size should be about 2 sizes smaller than what's recommended on the yarn band. This is because we generally want a much tighter stitch and fabric and yarn band recommendations are usually for garments which need more drape. I hope that helps!
Thank you for the pattern and the video. There's a jump from 19:16 to 19:19 of the tail sewing part. Could you explain how you got the thread from the end of the tail to the middle part? Thank you!
Hi! I just thread it through the inside of the piece - like at 19:40 when I'm hiding the end piece. I hope that helps 😊
This pikachu is so cute!! Thanks a lot for this beutiful pattern!! 😅
Thank you very much for sharing & for kindly provide the materials details very kind thank you
Ur a good teacher its just me
hello! im planning on making a bunch of the starter pokemons. wanted to ask how long it takes for you to make each pokemon (pikachu, bulbasaur, charmander, eevee, squirtle)
Hi! I batch make them, so I don't know exactly (i.e. I crochet a bunch of pieces and then later I do a bunch of assembly), but if I were to go from start to finish uninterrupted probably about 2 hours per Pokemon? I am pretty speedy though because I know the patterns off by heart and have made them lots of times over the years, so your mileage may vary haha
I have some questions about your patterns. for example one of them say sc, [ inc, sc 2 ]x 5, inc, sc (24). so do you single crochet once, then (single increase and single crochet x2) 5 times and then increase once and then sc once? so do you only do the stuff in the parenthis 5 times and everything else just once?
Hello! Yes, that's right. Basically for those rounds that have this weird break up of repeating patterns we're staggering the increases to have more of a circular shape, and avoid the noticeable line you sometimes get when all the increases sit on top of each other. I have a video that explains that a bit better over here: ruclips.net/video/z1PHczV_cpY/видео.html
You deserve more subs
Glaceon tutorial please😢
How did you crochet with the black yarn? I cannot for the life of me see my own stitches that I make.
Someone pls like my comment so I can come back to this 12:28 tail
Thank you for posting this, it's so cute! Is it okay to crochet the head and body as one piece, instead of crocheting them separately and sewing them together? Or would that turn out strange?
Thank-you! I think it would be fine! You could do the last row of the body in the front loop only to help it "turn", and should help create a similar definition between the neck and the body that you get with crocheting them separately and sewing together. Most of the final shape of the doll comes from how you stuff him, so if you're careful with that and move the stuffing around to get the shape you're after, it'll be an easy way to avoid one more thing to sew!
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Took me a few tries and I got most of this right. But the tail really confuses me around where you add the brown. Do you have any other videos showing that clearer?
I don't sorry, but I can add it to my to do list! This was my first tutorial video so I know there's some room for improvement on visibility :)
Thank youuu my Pikachu is so cute❤️❤️❤️
I really want to watch more videos
Hola,me encantaría ver su video ,al parecer está muy bueno, pero no hay subtítulo, gracias a dios puedo ver lo q va haciendo pero me pierdo detalles.Saludos desde Cuba.❤❤❤
Do I turn all the pieces inside out or leave them as they naturally curl up? Thanx
I turn them all inside out so they're "right sides out" - you can see me do it with the head at 6:41, and I usually do it right after the second row for the arms and legs since they're so small. They're called the "right side" and "wrong side" but to be honest, neither of them are actually wrong - it's up to you which look you prefer!
21:30
Just done this but a bit stuck on the tail x
What part are you stuck on Linda? This is my first video so there's a lot I still have to learn about making them clear, but is there a particular part of the video that makes it difficult to see for the tail? It's a fiddly part of the pattern, I've made it dozens of times and it's still tricky to get into those small stitches.
Love the Pikachu!! Can I sell it
Hi Joanna! I'm happy for you to do whatever you want with the finished products :D just don't sell or reproduce the pattern. Good luck!
No Instructions for the arm's and leg's. ??????¿
I found the pattern all over the place I’m just learning I expected to be told how many stitches for legs not just same pattern as we have been doing. I’ve made so many things as a learner over past few weeks because the person tutoring explained everything. How do i know how to finish ears . I’m not being rude but if you are not going to show how to make each peice how can I learn . Very sad halfway through now going in the bin because I don’t know how to finish it .😢 . First time this has happened to me . 😢😢😢
Thanks for the feedback Susan :) I'll take that on board for future videos, but I do personally prefer tutorials that skip the repetitive bits, which is why I make them that way - I understand that style's not for everyone! The pattern is written out fully in the description so you can have a reference without needing to jump around the video, just in case you found yourself wanting to try again - or in case someone else is reading and agrees with this comment.
@@53stitches I was tha same was waiting to see how to do the arms ,legs & body. & then nothing that crazy.. not showing us step by step..
Where do I find the description at ??? 10:57
I found it 👏👏👏👏👏thank you 😊
The tail is the death of me
I ❤ him
Thank you
Super👍
I love your videos but I just don't get it ☹️
Dear madam please can you show very close up as I am poor sighted thankyou
Thanks for your feedback, I'll try get a bit closer next time! I'm still figuring out how to see what the camera is filming and what I'm doing at the same time :D
А по-русски можно сделать видео
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Most of this tutorial was helpful however the tail part is explained so poorly, so many cuts and can’t see what’s going on. The rest is explained with so much detailed but when it gets to the tail it doesn’t make sense and I’ve been crocheting for awhile now
Thanks for the feedback! The only things that got cut were single crochets but I probably could have left them in for the tail since I know it's the trickiest part of the pattern. I'm thinking of making a video just for the tail, without cuts, and while using a few more stitch markers to make it a bit clearer - I'm still learning the best way to make clear tutorials! Was it just the cuts that made it tricky to understand or was there another part of the explanation that didn't make sense as well?
Idk why she didn’t include the ears….
Hi! :) You can find the pattern and stitch counts for the ears in the description - they don't use any new stitches or techniques and I personally prefer tutorials that skip the repetitive bits, which is why I make them that way - I understand that style's not for everyone!
@ I understand but please keep in mind that when someone is watching a video that says it’s for beginners they may be expecting for it to be thorough as not all beginners know how to read crochet patterns.
@darlingarlette that's a great point, and I have resources on how to read patterns as well! I know everyone's learning style is different - including mine making this video! This is one of the first video tutorials I made so there's a lot for me to learn about viewing angles, level of detail, editing style and other ways that it could improve and I'm open to that feedback. Videos like this do take a lot of time and effort to make (for free!) so I'm sure you'd see it's more motivating to receive feedback and suggestions on improvements I can do for future videos, rather than things I can't change about a video that's already finished :)
You had me till you didn't give up the doubts for arm legs and ears. It's not real easy to follow along.
Thanks for the feedback! The entire pattern is in the description box, I wanted to try and keep the video a bit shorter by only covering things in detail when you need new techniques, but I know that style doesn't suit everyone!
Not so good. You didn’t even tell properly about arms and ears.
Thanks for the feedback, I wanted to create a tutorial that didn't repeat things we'd already covered, so since the arms, legs and ears don't have any new stitches or techniques in them I sped through them. I know that style doesn't suit everyone :) The full pattern is written in the description box of the video so you can find the stitch counts there!
I don't have the written pattern so this is a waste of time for me 😢😢😢
The written pattern is in the description box ☺ or you can also find it on my website 53stitches.com!
I hate this I can't do a single thing😭😭😭😭😡😡😡😡
I cannot see what she is doing and I’m new at crocheting so this is 10xs even more discouraging
You are so confusing.
Hi! This kind of comment is too vague to help me understand what might be confusing. More specific feedback is more likely to get a helpful response, thanks!
I ❤ him
I ❤ him