Materials :
2mm hook
Stylecraft Special DK in Plum and Stone
Polyester toy filling
Wire or pipe cleaners – I’ve used 1.2mm jewellery wire
Pins to place pieces before sewing together
Darning needle
Stitch markers (I prefer using scrap yarn as “stitch markers”)
Fibres in Black, White and Blue for needle felting*
Needle felting tool
Please note that I have used needle felting to create Aipom’s eyes and smile. Needle felting is still quite new to me so I will not be including instructions on how to do this. You may want to look into alternative ways of creating the eyes, mouth, teeth and creating the ears & belly patches.

Size
Aipom is approximately 12cm tall.
Weight: 50 grams (this includes all materials used to make Aipom)

Tıtches & Abbrevıatıons – Uk Englısh
ch chain
dc double crochet
st/sts stitch/es
inc dc 2 in one st
dec decrease; insert hook in the front loop of the next two sts, yarn over, pull through both loops, y.o. and pull through remaining two loops –> one dc placed into two sts
y.o. yarn over

Assembly
Assemble in the same order the pattern is written. I would recommend using a photo of Aipom as reference for best possible outcome. Pin all the pieces in place before sewing to make sure it looks right.

The Pattern
Head & Body
Yarn: Plum
ch4 – we will be working around the chains to make an oval shape.
Round 1: inc in second ch from hook, inc in the next two chains. Continue to the other side of the chains: inc in the three chains (12)
R2: inc, dc 3, inc x 3, dc 3, inc x 2 (18)
R3: inc x 2, dc 6, inc x 3, dc 6, inc (24)
R4: (dc, inc) x 2, dc 6, (dc, inc) x 3, dc 6, dc, inc (30)
R5: (dc 2, inc) x 2, dc 6, (dc 2, inc) x 3, dc 6, dc 2, inc (36)
R6: (dc 3, inc) x 2, dc 6, (dc 3, inc) x 3, dc 6, dc 3, inc (42)
R7: dc 42
R8: (dc 4, inc) x 2, dc 6, (dc 4, inc) x 3, dc 6, dc 4, inc (48)
R9: dc 48
R10: (dc 5, inc) x 2, dc 6, (dc 5, inc) x 3, dc 6, dc 5, inc (54)
R11-13: dc 54
R14: (dc 5, dec) x 2, dc 6, (dc 5, dec) x 3, dc 6, dc 5, dec (48)
R15: (dc 4, dec) x 2, dc 6, (dc 4, dec) x 3, dc 6, dc 4, dec (42)
R16: (dc 5, dec) x 6 (36)
R17: (dc 4, dec) x 6 (30)
R18: (dc 3, dec) x 6 (24)
R19: (dc 2, dec) x 6 (18)
Start stuffing the head
R20: (dc, dec) x 6 (12)
R21: all in the front loops (dc 2, inc) x 4 (16)
R22: (dc 3, inc) x 4 (20)
R23: dc 20
R24: (dc 4, inc) x 4 (24)
R25-30: dc 24
R31: (dc 2, dec) x 6 (18)
Continue to stuff the head and body
R32: (dc, dec) x 6 (12)
R33: dec x 6 (6)
Fasten off. Weave in loose end by inserting darning needle in the front loop of each st and pull tight to close the hole.
I’ve fluffed up some Stone yarn and used it to needle felt the patch on Aipom’s belly.
Hair
The hair comprises of three parts
Yarn: Plum
Middle piece – make 1
Round 1: dc 4 in Magic Ring (4)
R2: inc, dc 3 (5)
R3: inc, dc 4 (6)
R4: inc, dc 5 (7)
R5: dc 7
Fasten off and leave long end for sewing.
Front & Back pieces – Make 2
Round 1: dc 4 in Magic Ring (4)
R2: inc, dc 3 (5)
R3: inc, dc 4 (6)
Fasten off and leave long end for sewing.

Face
Yarn: Stone
ch10 – we will be working around the chains to make an oval shape.
Round 1: inc in second ch from hook, inc in the next ch, decrease in the next two chains, dc, in the next chain, dec in the next two chs, inc in the next two chains, continue to the other side of the chains: inc in the first ch on the other side, (dc, inc) x 4 (25)
R2: inc x 2, dc 7, inc x 2, dc 14 (29)
R3: (dc, inc) x 2, dc 7, (inc, dc) x 2, inc, dc 12, inc (35)
R4: (dc 2, inc) x 2, dc 7, (inc, dc 2) x 2, inc, dc 14, inc (41)
Fasten off and leave long end for sewing.

Eyes & Smile
I’ve used black, white and blue fibre to needle felt the eyes and smile onto Aipom’s face.

Ears
Yarn: Plum
Make 2
Round 1: dc 4 in Magic Ring (4)
R2: inc in all sts around (8)
R3: (dc, inc) x 4 (12)
R4: dc 12
R5: (dc 2, inc) x 4 (16)
R6-7: dc 16
R8: (dc 6, dec) x 2 (14)
R9-10: dc 14
R11: (dc 5, dec) x 2 (12)
Stuff the ear very lightly at the top only
R12-14: dc 12
R15: dec x 6 (6)
Fasten of and leave a long end to sew the piece onto body. Weave in loose end by inserting darning needle in the front loop of each st and pull tight to close the hole. Use the remaining thread to sew the ear onto the side of Aipom’s head through the side of the ear.
I’ve fluffed up some Stone yarn and used it to needle felt the patches on each of Aipom’s ears.

Feet
Yarn: Stone & Plum
Make 2
Starting with Stone ch 3 – we will be working around the chains to make an oval shape.
Round 1: (dc, inc) x 2 (6)
R2: (inc x 2, dc) x 2 (10)
R3: dc 10
R4: (dec, dc 3) x 2 (8)
R5: dc 8
R6: dc 1, turn
R7: (Row): ch1, dc 4 (turn)
R8: ch1, dc 4, – we are now working in rounds again so keep going without turning: – dec in side of row and next dc from previous round, dc 2, dec in next dc and side of next row (8)
R9: dc 4, change colour to Plum, the next part will count as a new round:
R10: all in the back loops, dc 8 (8)
R11: (dc 2, dec) x 2 (6)
R12-14: dc 6
Fasten off and leave a long end to sew the pieces onto body. I used a wire to make Aipom’s legs a bit sturdier. You can follow the same instructions as I used for Jigglypuff here.

Arms
Yarn: Plum
Make 2
Round 1: dc 4 in Magic Ring (4)
R2: (inc, dc) x 2 (6)
R3: dc 6
R4: inc x 2, dc 4 (8)
R5-9: dc 8
R10: dec, dc 6 (7)
R11: dec, dc 5 (6)
R12: dc 6
Fasten of and leave a long end to sew the pieces onto body.

Tail
Yarn: Stone & Plum
The tail is comprised of several pieces. Starting with Stone:
Round 1: dc 5 in Magic Ring (5)
R2: inc in all sts around (10)
R3: (dc, inc) x 5 (15)
R4: dc 15
R5: (dc 2, inc) x 5 (20)
R6: dc 20
R7: (dc 2, dec) x 5 (15)
R8: dc 15
Stuff the ball
R9: (dc, dec) x 5 (10)
Change colour to Plum
R10: dec x 5 (5)
R11-40: dc 5
Before fastening off assess whether you want the tail to be longer or shorter. Once long enough, fasten off and leave long end for sewing onto body. I’ve used wire to make the tail sturdier and bendable. You can use the same instructions I used when adding a pipecleaner to Marill’s tail here.
We now need to make 3 fingers to attach to the ball of the tail:
Using with Stone
Round 1: dc 4 in Magic Ring (4)
R2: inc in all sts around (8)
R3-4: dc 8
R5: dec x 4 (4)
R6-7: dc 4
Fasten off and leave long end for sewing.

Finished!