Bulbasaur/Ivysaur Crochet Pattern

A crocheted plush toy resembling a cartoon-style dinosaur with a big head, red and white eyes, green spots, and a green tail, held by a person wearing a white glove.
Hand holding a plush toy of Vaporeon, a blue aquatic Pokémon with large red eyes, blue markings on its head and back, and a green fin on its tail, against a plain white background.

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Notes

This pattern is in US terminology only.

I use the yarn under/yarn over method, but you may use whichever method you prefer.

All decreases in this pattern use the invisible decrease method because the regular decrease may leave larger gaps in your work. I highly recommend using the invisible decrease method.

Using a different weight yarn may require you to make adjustments in certain places and cause issues with the face shaping - ex. crocheting the arms onto the body in rnd 14 may require adjustments.

Materials (Bulbasaur)

  • Yarn

    • Parfait Chunky (Super Bulky 6) in color ‘Rain’ - 2 skeins

    • Honey Bunny (Super Bulky 6) in color ‘Shamrock’ - 1 skein

    • Any worsted weight yarn (Medium 4) in a similar color to ‘Rain’ < 1 skein

  • Felt

    • Dark Green Felt

    • White Felt

    • Red Felt

  • Embroidery Thread

    • Dark Green Embroidery Thread

    • White Embroidery Thread

    • Red Embroidery Thread

  • Embroidery Needle

  • Weaving/Yarn Needle

  • 4mm Crochet Hook

  • Sewing Pins

  • Scissors

  • Stitch Markers

  • Polyester Stuffing

Materials (Ivysaur)

  • Yarn

    • Baby Snuggle (Super Bulky 6) in color ‘Aquamarine’ - 2 skeins

    • Honey Bunny (Super Bulky 6) in color ‘Shamrock’ - 1 skein

    • Honey Bunny (Super Bulky 6) in color ‘Candyfloss’ - 1 skein

    • Parfait Chunky (Super Bulky 6) in color ‘Almond Butter’ < 1 skein

    • Any worsted weight yarn (Medium 4) in a similar color to ‘Aquamarine’ < 1 skein

  • Felt

    • Dark Teal Felt

    • White Felt

    • Black Felt

    • Red Felt

  • Embroidery Thread

    • Dark Teal Embroidery Thread

    • White Embroidery Thread

    • Black Embroidery Thread

    • Red Embroidery Thread

  • Embroidery Needle

  • Weaving/Yarn Needle

  • 4mm Crochet Hook

  • Sewing Pins

  • Scissors

  • Stitch Markers

  • Polyester Stuffing

Abbreviations

ch = chain

mr = magic ring

sc = single crochet

inc = single crochet increase

dec = invisible decrease

rnd = round

slst = slip stitch

st(s) = stitch(es)

FLO = front loop only

BLO = back loop only

FO = fasten off

sc3inc = single crochet 3 increase

Arms

Bulbasaur: Use Parfait Chunky in color ‘Rain.’

Ivysaur: Use Baby Snuggle in color ‘Aquamarine.’

Crochet in continuous rounds and make 2.

Round 1: mr 12 (12)

Round 2: (sc, inc) x6 (18)

Round 3: [BLO: sc around] (18)

Round 4: sc around (18)

Round 5: (sc 5, inc) x3 (21)

Round 6-9: sc around (21) 4 ROUNDS

(Ivysaur ONLY) Round 10-12: sc around (21) 3 ROUNDS

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the arms and set aside.

Body

Bulbasaur: Use Parfait Chunky in color ‘Rain.’

Ivysaur: Use Baby Snuggle in color ‘Aquamarine.’

Crochet in continuous rounds.

Round 1: mr 12 (12)

Round 2: (sc, inc) x6 (18)

Round 3: sc, inc, (sc 2, inc) x5, sc (24)

Round 4: (sc 3, inc) x6 (30)

Round 5: sc 2, inc, (sc 4, inc) x5, sc 2 (36)

Round 6: (sc 5, inc) x6 (42)

Round 7: sc 3, inc, (sc 6, inc) x5, sc 3 (48)

Round 8: (sc 7, inc) x6 (54)

Round 9: sc 4, inc, (sc 8, inc) x5, sc 4 (60)

Round 10-13: sc around (60) 4 ROUNDS

Round 14: sc 22 on body, sc 16 on arm 1, skip 5 sts on arm 1 & body, sc 6 on body, sc 16 on arm 2, skip 5 sts on arm 2 & body, sc 22 on body (82)

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Round 15: (sc 4, dec) x6, sc 10, (sc 4, dec) x6 (70)

Round 16: sc around (70)

Round 17: (sc 5, dec) x10 (60)

Start stuffing the body and continue stuffing as you go. Make sure to continue to stuff the arms too, if necessary.

Round 18: sc around (60)

Round 19: (sc 3, dec) x12 (48)

Round 20: sc around (48)

Round 21: sc 3, dec, (sc 6, dec) x5, sc 3 (42)

Round 22: sc around (42)

(Ivysaur ONLY) Round 23-24: sc around (42) 2 ROUNDS

Make a slst & FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Thighs

Bulbasaur: Use Parfait Chunky in color ‘Rain.’

Ivysaur: Use Baby Snuggle in color ‘Aquamarine.’

Crochet in continuous rounds and make 2.

Round 1: mr 12 (12)

Round 2: (sc, inc) x6 (18)

Round 3: sc, inc, (sc 2, inc) x5, sc (24)

Round 4-6: sc around (24) 3 ROUNDS

Make a slst & FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Legs

Bulbasaur: Use Parfait Chunky in color ‘Rain.’

Ivysaur: Use Baby Snuggle in color ‘Aquamarine.’

Crochet in continuous rounds and make 2.

Round 1: mr 12 (12)

Round 2: (sc, inc) x6 (18)

Round 3: sc, inc, (sc 2, inc) x5, sc (24)

Round 4: [BLO: sc around] (24)

Round 5: sc 6, dec x6, sc 6 (18)

Round 6-8: sc around (18) 3 ROUNDS

Make a slst & FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Ears

Bulbasaur: Use Parfait Chunky in color ‘Rain.’

Ivysaur: Use Baby Snuggle in color ‘Aquamarine.’

Crochet in continuous rounds and make 2.

Round 1: mr 6 (6)

Round 2: sc around (6)

Round 3: inc x6 (12)

Round 4: sc around (12)

Round 5: (sc, inc) x6 (18)

Round 6: sc around (18)

Round 7: sc, inc, (sc 2, inc) x5, sc (24)

(Ivysaur ONLY) Round 8: sc around (24)

Make a slst & FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Head

Bulbasaur: Use Parfait Chunky in color ‘Rain.’

Ivysaur: Use Baby Snuggle in color ‘Aquamarine.’

Crochet in continuous rounds.

Round 1: mr 12 (12)

Round 2: (sc, inc) x6 (18)

Round 3: sc, inc, (sc 2, inc) x5, sc (24)

Round 4: (sc 3, inc) x6 (30)

Round 5: sc 2, inc, (sc 4, inc) x5, sc 2 (36)

Round 6: (sc 5, inc) x6 (42)

Round 7: sc 3, inc, (sc 6, inc) x5, sc 3 (48)

Round 8: (sc 7, inc) x6 (54)

Round 9: sc 4, inc, (sc 8, inc) x5, sc 4 (60)

Round 10: (sc 9, inc) x6 (66)

Round 11-13: sc around (66) 3 ROUNDS

Round 14: sc 11, (sc, inc) x6, sc 20, (inc, sc) x6, sc 11 (78)

Round 15: sc around (78)

Round 16: sc 11, (sc 2, inc) x6, sc 20, (inc, sc 2) x6, sc 11 (90)

Round 17: sc 4, dec, (sc 8, dec) x8, sc 4 (81)

Round 18: sc 36, [FLO: inc x9], sc 36 (90)

Round 19-21: sc around (90) 3 ROUNDS

Round 22: sc 4, dec, (sc 8, dec) x8, sc 4 (81)

Round 23: (sc 7, dec) x9 (72)

Round 24: sc 5, dec, (sc 10, dec) x5, sc 5 (66)

Round 25: (sc 9, dec) x6 (60)

Round 26: sc 4, dec, (sc 8, dec) x5, sc 4 (54)

Round 27: (sc 7, dec) x6 (48)

Round 28: sc 3, dec, (sc 6, dec) x5, sc 3 (42)

Round 29: (sc 5, dec) x6 (36)

Round 30: sc 2, dec, (sc 4, dec) x5, sc 2 (30)

Start stuffing and continue stuffing as you go.

Round 31: (sc 3, dec) x6 (24)

Round 32: sc, dec, (sc 2, dec) x5, sc (18)

Round 33: (sc, dec) x6 (12)

Round 34: dec x6 (6)

Close off the head & FO, leaving a long tail to weave in.

We will now shape the face - NOTE: If you are using a different weight yarn that isn’t chenille this face shaping method will not be suitable. To shape the face, you will need a weaving needle, and worsted weight yarn in a similar to Bulbasaur/Ivysaur’s skin color. Follow the steps below:

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Bulb

Bulbasaur: Use Honey Bunny in color ‘Shamrock.’

Ivysaur: Use Honey Bunny in color ‘Candyfloss.’

Crochet in continuous rounds.

Round 1: mr 12 (12)

Round 2: (sc, inc) x6 (18)

Round 3: sc, inc, (sc 2, inc) x5, sc (24)

Round 4: (sc 3, inc) x6 (30)

Round 5: sc 2, inc, (sc 4, inc) x5, sc 2 (36)

Round 6: (sc 5, inc) x6 (42)

Round 7: sc 3, inc, (sc 6, inc) x5, sc 3 (48)

Round 8: (sc 7, inc) x6 (54)

Round 9-11: sc around (54) 3 ROUNDS

Round 12: (sc 7, dec) x6 (48)

Round 13: sc around (48)

Round 14: sc 3, dec, (sc 6, dec) x5, sc 3 (42)

Round 15: sc around (42)

Round 16: (sc 5, dec) x6 (36)

Round 17: sc around (36)

Round 18: sc 2, dec, (sc 4, dec) x5, sc 2 (30)

Round 19: sc around (30)

Round 20: (sc 3, dec) x6 (24)

Start stuffing and stuff as you go.

Round 21: sc, dec, (sc 2, dec) x5, sc (18)

Round 22: (sc, dec) x6 (12)

Round 23: dec x6 (6)

FO, leaving a long tail to weave in.

Bulb Petals

Bulbasaur: Use Honey Bunny in color ‘Shamrock.’

Ivysaur: Use Honey Bunny in color ‘Candyfloss.’

Crochet in rows and make 4.

Ch 11 and start row 1 in the 2nd ch from hook.

Row 1: sc 10, ch 1, turn (10)

Row 2: inc, sc 8, inc, ch 1, turn (12)

Row 3: sc 12, ch 1, turn (12)

Row 4: inc, sc 11, ch 1, turn (13)

Row 5: inc, sc 12, ch 1, turn (14)

Row 6-12: sc 14, ch 1, turn (14) 7 ROWS

Row 13: dec, sc 12, ch 1, turn (13)

Row 14: dec, sc 11, ch 1, turn (12)

Row 15: dec, sc 10, ch 1, turn (11)

Row 16: dec, sc 9, ch 1, turn (10)

Row 17: dec, sc 8, ch 1, turn (9)

Row 18: dec, sc 7, ch 1, turn (8)

Row 19: dec, sc 6, ch 1, turn (7)

Row 20: dec, sc 5, ch 1, turn (6)

Row 21: dec, sc 2, dec, ch 1, turn (4)

Row 22: dec x2, ch 1, turn (2)

Row 23: dec (1)

Continue to crochet around the entire edge of the leaf. When you make your way back to the last st of row 23, make a slst and FO. Leave a long tail to securely weave in.

Leaves (Ivysaur Only)

Use Honey Bunny in color ‘Shamrock.’

Crochet into the front & back loops of the foundation ch to make an oval, and then continue to crochet in continuous rounds, until specified otherwise. Make 4.

TIP: For round 1, I crochet into the front and back loop of each chain. So, crochet into the 15 front loops, turn to the back loops, and crochet into all 15 back loops.

Ch 16, and start round 1 in 2nd ch from hook.

Round 1: (in the front loops of the ch: inc, sc 13, inc), turn to crochet into the back loops, (in the back loops of the ch: inc, sc 13, inc) (34)

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Round 2: sc, inc, sc 13, (sc, inc) x2, sc 14, inc (38)

Round 3: sc, sc3inc, sc 14, (sc 2, inc) x2, sc 14, sc3inc, sc (44)

In Round 4, we will temporarily crochet into rows to make the leaf’s margin. You will need to use the following sequence of rows when you see the word ‘MARGIN.’

MARGIN =

Ch 5, and start row 1 in 2nd ch from hook.

Row 1-2: sc 4, ch 1, turn (4) 2 ROWS

Row 3: sc 4 (4)

Round 4: sc 2, sc3inc, sc, (MARGIN, skip 3 sts, slst) x9, sc, sc3inc, sc 2 (48)

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Make a slst and FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. You may want to use some scrap yarn to sew the gaps shut between each leaf margin (I don’t do this but it’s up to your personal preference).

Trunk (Ivysaur Only)

Start with Parfait Chunky in color ‘Almond Butter.’

Crochet in continuous rounds around the foundation ch.

Ch 30, leaving a long starting tail to sew with later, and start row 1 in the first ch st, creating a loop.

Round 1: sc 30 (30)

Change color from ‘Almond Butter,’ to ‘Shamrock.’

Round 2: (sc, ch 3) x29, sc (30)

FO, leaving a long enough tail to weave in.

Assembly

1. Cut out and embroider your felt eyes. For Ivysaur, you will want to use red, white, and black felt. For Bulbasaur, only use red and white felt. Using matching embroidery thread with an embroidery needle, sew the eyes together and then onto the face!

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2. Sew the bottom of the (4) Bulb Petals onto the Bulb around rnd 4 of the Bulb.

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3. Sew the top of the Bulb Petals onto the Bulb - where you sew these on depends if you’re crocheting Ivysaur or Bulbasuar. Sew them higher up for Bulbasaur and lower for Ivysaur.

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4. (IVYSAUR ONLY - skip to step 5 for Bulbasaur) Sew the Trunk around rnd 4 of the Bulb.

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5. Sew the Head onto the Body. Make sure this step hides the yarn tails from when we shaped the face! Add additional stuffing to the neck area to ensure there’s enough support to keep the head up.

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6. Sew the Ears onto the Head from rnds 7-14. Make sure to stuff them prior to sewing them all the way on.

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7. Sew the Thighs onto the Body so that they’re flush with the bottom of the body, ensuring he will sit correctly on a flat surface. Make sure to stuff them prior to sewing them all the way on.

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8. Sew the Legs onto the Thighs & Body so that they’re flush with the bottom of the body, ensuring he will sit correctly on a flat surface. Make sure to stuff them prior to sewing them all the way on.

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9. Sew the Bulb onto the back of the Body, ensuring it’s centered. For Bulbasaur’s Bulb you will need to use a separate strand of ‘Shamrock’ colored yarn. For Ivysaur’s Bulb, you will want to use your ‘Almond Butter’ yarn tail from the Trunk. Stuff the Trunk a little prior to sewing it all the way on.

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10. (IVYSAUR ONLY - skip to step 11 for Bulbasaur) Sew the (4) Leaves around the edge of the Trunk.

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11. Cut out a bunch (~14) of random shapes with felt (Dark Green for Bulbasaur, and Dark Teal for Ivysaur). Reference a photo of these characters while you cut these out for a more accurate depiction! Use matching embroidery thread and an embroidery needle to sew them onto the body!

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* CONGRATS *

You're Finished!

* CONGRATS * You're Finished!

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