Quagsire crochet (1/721)

Hi everyone!

As mentioned in my New Year's Resolutions I was working on a Pokémon plushie for my boyfriend, and it's finally finished! It's Quagsire (#195) and the first of hopefully many Pokémon I crochet (even though they will probably be a bit smaller). Read further for the pattern and more pictures!

Materials

Blue wool

Purple wool

Dark blue wool

Black wool

Crochet needle(s) corresponding with the used wool

Needle with large eye

Method

Abbreviations

st: stitch

mc: magic circle

sc: single crochet

2si1: two single stitch in one single stitch
sc2tog: single crochet two together
sl st: slip stitch

Body & head (blue)

R1: 6 sc in mc (6 st)

R2: 2si1 around (12 st)

R3: 2si1 around (24 st)

R4: sc around (24 st)

R5: *sc, 2si1*, repeat around (36 st)

R6: sc around (36 st)

R7: *2 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (48 st)

R8: sc around (48 st)

R9: *3 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (60 st)

R10: sc around (60 st)

R11: *4 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (72 st)

R12: sc around (72 st)

R13: *5 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (84 st)

R14-30: sc around (84 st)

R31: *5 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (72 st)

R32-34: sc around (72 st)

R35: *4 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (60 st)

R36-38: sc around (60 st)

R39: *3 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (48 st)

R40-42: sc around (48 st)

Begin stuffing

R43: *3 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (60 st)

R44-46: sc around (60 st)

R47: *5 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (70 st)

R48: sc around (70 st)

R49: 4 sc, 2si1, *3 sc, 2si1*, repeat until 5 st are left, 4 sc, 2si1 (90 st)

R50: sc around (90 st)

R51: sc, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, 39 sc, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc (86 st)

R52: sc around (86 st)

R53: *5 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around, sc (74 st)

R54: sc around (74 st)

R55: *4 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around, sc (62 st)

R56: sc around (62 st)

R57: *3 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around, sc (50 st)

R58: sc around (50 st)

R59: *2 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around, sc (38 st)

R60: sc around (38 st)

R61: *sc, sc2tog*, repeat around, sc (26 st)

R62: sc around (26 st)

R63: sc2tog, repeat around (13 st)

R64: sc2tog, repeat around, sc (7 st)

R65: sc2tog, repeat around, sc (4 st)

R66: sc2tog, repeat around (2 st)

Finish off.

Tail (blue)

R1: 10 sc, 1 sc for turning (10 st)

R2: 22 sc around (22 st)

R3: 2si1, 8 sc, 3 2si1, 8 sc, 2 2si1 (28 st)

R4: 2si1, 9 sc, 2si1, sc, 2si1, 2 sc, 2si1, 8 sc, 2si1, sc, 2si1, sc (34 st)

R5: 2si1, 10 sc, 2si1, 3 sc, 2si1, 3 sc, 2si1, 8 sc, 2si1, 2 sc, 2si1, 2 sc (40 st)

R6: 2si1, 12 sc, 2si1, 3 sc, 2si1, 4 sc, 2si1, 10 sc, 2si1, 6 sc (45 st)

R7-19: sc around (45 st)

R20: *7 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (40 st)

R21-23: sc around (40 st)

R24: *6 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (35 st)

R25-27: sc around (35 st)

R28: *5 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (30 st)

R29-33: sc around (30 st)

R34: *4 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (25 st)

R35-50: sc around (25 st)

Finish off, fill, and sew to body

Front paws (blue, 2x)

R1: 6 sc in mc (6 st)

R2: 2si1 around (12 st)

R3: *2 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (16 st)

R4: *3 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (20 st)

R5: sc around (20 st)

R6: *4 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (24 st)

R7-11: sc around (24 st)

R12: *4 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (20 st)

R13: sc around (20 st)

R14: *3 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (16 st)

R15: sc around (16 st)

R16: *2 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (12 st)

R17: sc around (12 st)

Finish off, fill and sew to body. Use black wool for the stripes, pull it tight to achieve the dents.

Back paws (blue, 2x)

R1: 6 sc in mc (6 st)

R2: 2si1 around (12 st)

R3: *2 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (16 st)

R4: *3 sc, 2si1*, repeat around (20 st)

R5-9: sc around (20 st)

R10: *3 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (16 st)

R11: sc around (16 st)

R12: *2 sc, sc2tog*, repeat around (12 st)

R13: sc around (12 st)

Finish off, fill and sew to body. Use black wool for the stripes, pull it tight to achieve the dents.

Markings (purple)

R1: 3 sc, sc to turn (3 st)

R2: 2si1, sc, 2si1, sc to turn (5 st)

R3: 2si1, 3 sc, 2 si1, sc to turn (7 st)

R4-6: sc across, sc to turn (7 st)

R7: 2si1, 5 sc, 2si1, sc to turn (9 st)

R8: 3si1, 7 sc, 3si1, sc to turn (13 st)

R9: sc across, sc to turn (13 st)

R10: 4si1, 11 sc, 4si1, sc to turn (19 st)

R11: sc across, sc to turn (19 st)

R12: 3si1, 17 sc, 3si1, sc to turn (23 st)

R13: 3si1, 21 sc, 3si1, sc to turn (27 st)

R14: 2si1, 25 sc, 2si1, sc to turn (29 st)

R15: sc across, sc to turn (29 st)

R16: sc2tog, 23 sc, sc2tog, sc to turn (27 st)

R17: sc across, sc to turn (27 st)

R18: 2 sc2tog, 17 sc, 2 sc2tog, sc to turn (21 st)

R19: 2 sc2tog, 11 sc, 2 sc2tog, sc to turn (15 st)

R20: sc across, sc to turn (15 st)

R21: 2si1, 13 sc, 2si1, sc to turn (17 st)

R22: sc across, sc to turn (17 st)

R23: 3si1, 15 sc, 3si1, sc to turn (21 st)

R24: sc across, sc to turn (21 st)

R25: 2si1, 19 sc, 2si1, sc to turn (23 st)

R26: sc across, sc to turn (23 st)

R27: 2si1, 21 sc, 2si1, sc to turn (25 st)

R28: sc across, sc to turn (25 st)

R29: 2si1, 23 sc, 2si1, sc to turn (27 st)

R30: sc across, sc to turn (27 st)

R31: sc2tog, 23 sc, sc2tog, sc to turn (25 st)

R32: sc across, sc to turn (25 st)

R33: sc2tog, 21 sc, sc2tog, sc to turn (23 st)

R34: sc2tog, 19 sc, sc2tog, sc to turn (21 st)

R35: sc across, sc to turn (21 st)

R36: sc2tog, 17 sc, sc2tog, sc to turn (19 st)

R37: sc across, sc to turn (19 st)

R38: 9 sc, sc to turn (9 st)

R39: sc across, sc to turn (9 st)

R40: 7 sc, sc2tog, sc to turn (8 st)

R41: sc2tog, 6 sc, sc to turn (7 st)

R42: sc2tog, 3 sc, sc2tog, sc to turn (5 st)

R43: sc2tog, 3 sc, sc to turn (4 st)

R44: 2 sc2tog, sc to turn (2 st)

R45: sc2tog (1 st)

Finish off. Repeat row 38-45 from the other end of the markings. Finish off and sew entire markings to the back of the body with the point at the back of the head and the two points at the other end of the markings next to the tail.

Bumps (dark blue, 3x)

R1: 6 sc in mc (6 st)

R2: 2si1, repeat around (12 st)

R3: sc around (12 st)

R4: sc around (12 st)

Finish off. Tuck extra wool in.

Tail markings (dark blue)

R1: 26 sc, sc to turn (26 st)

R2: 26 sc, 18 sc along the first halves of the three bumps, 18 sc along the other halves of the three bumps, 27 sc along the other side of the first row of 26 sc (89 st)

R3: 89 sc around (89 st)

Finish off and fill. Sew to tail and back of body.

With black wool, sew the eyes and the mouth of Quagsire (tip: use reference pictures), and the plushie is done!

-Love, Marieke