With the announcement of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet came the inevitable love and hype for the introduction of our newest region’s local pig Pokémon, Lechonk. While Scarlet and Violet don’t come out until later this year, the good news is you don’t have to wait to catch a Lechonk – because I’ve written a step-by-step guide on how to handmake your very own crochet Lechonk plushie!

Materials and Methods:

Yarn: Weighted for 4 mm in colours charcoal, light brown, pink, white, black, and lemon
Hooks: 3.5 mm and 2.5 mm
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stuffing
Techniques: Magic circle, single crochet, increasing and decreasing proportionately within rounds, yarn changing, tying off, yarn sewing
Don’t forget your stitch markers! ♡

This is an advanced pattern that combines a lot of techniques such as single crochet, rounds, partial rounds, a bit of freehand, and tactfully combining stitches to bring shapes to form. If you’re brand new to crochet, I suggest this very slow demonstration of the single crochet technique, because it can be hard to tell what you’re looking at when you’re first starting out – trust me, I know!

Glossary:

CH – Chain

ST – Stitch

SC – Single crochet

Inc – Increase

Dec – Decrease

{x, x, y,}*n – You’ll be repeating what’s in here times the following number; so if it says {2, 1, 1, …} it means you’ll single crochet twice in the following stitch, then only one in the following 2 stitches, then 2 in one again, so on and so forth, for number of (n) times.

Body:

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Starting with 3.5mm hook – Row 1: CH 6 in magic ring

Row 2: SC 2 in each st (for total of 12)

Row 3: SC 2 in 1^st st, 1 in 2^nd st, 2 in 3^rd st, 1 in 4^th, 2 in 5^th st, 1 in 6^th(for a total of 18)

Row 4: Same pattern but adding 1 sc between double st, so {2, 1, 1…}*6 (for total of 24)

Row 5: Same as above, adding one more between your increases, so {2, 1, 1, 1…)*6 (for a total of 30)

Row 6-10: Etc. By row 10, you should have 60 stitches

Row 11-25: Put on a YouTube video and sc through each row of 60, 15 times

Row 26: Decrease by 6 in opposite pattern as original 10 rows, dec 2, {sc 1}*9, until end of row

Row 27: Dec 2, {sc 1}*8, until end of row

Change yarn

Row 28-35: Etc.

Stuff & close!

Legs (x4):

Hoof:

Changing to 2.5 mm hook – Row 1: SC 6 in magic ring

Row 2: SC 2 in each ST (12)

Row 3: SC 1 in previous 6 st (this raises the front of the hoof and creates the little toe)

Leg:

Change yarn

Row 10: By expanding on the back of the leg and not the front, you’ve created a more anatomically correct leg, rather than just a stiff looking funnel.

Row 3 (cont.): SC 6 in rest of foot pad (for a total of 12)

Row 4: SC in next 7 st, {sc 2 in next st, sc 1 in next} x2, sc 2 in next (completes round, for total of 15)

Row 5: SC in next 15 st

Row 6: SC in next 7 st, {sc 2 in next st, sc 1 in next 3 st} x2 (completes round, for total of 17)

Row 7: SC 1 in next 17 st

Row 8: SC next 8 st, {sc 2 in next st, sc 1 in next 2 st} x3 (completes round, for total of 20)

Row 9: {SC 2 in next st, sc 1 in next 3 st} x5 (completes round, for total of 25)

Row 11: The taper for a less stiff looking, gradual attachment up to the body

Row 10: SC 1 in next 25 st

Row 11 & 11.5: SC in next 15 st, turn and sc again in same 15 st (This creates the taper for which the leg will be attached to the body)

Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing onto the body!

Note: For the two legs on the left, put the taper on the opposite side!

♡

Snout:

You can use a stitch marker to keep tabs on which stitch is which.

You’re going to form a triangle by adding 3 stitches in each corner stitch, which you start by increasing the middle (3^rd) of each of the 5 you put in the original 3 stitches you chain at the beginning. Then as you work in the round, sc 3 in the 2^nd st of the 3 you increased by in the previous row.

(This is handy for making bigger triangles of a chosen size, but for the sake of this pattern, I have each row laid out)

Row 1: CH 3

Row 2: SC 5 in first st, put a marker in the 3^rd st, then repeat for the 2^nd and 3^rd st (for total of 12 st). This creates a round.

Row 3: SC 1, sc 3 in next st (put a marker in the 2^nd st), sc 2, sc 3 in next st (mark 2^nd st), sc 3, sc 3 in next st (mark 2^nd st), sc 2

Row 6: By combining the stitches in each corner, it gives the nose that piggy-like structure

Row 4: sc 2, sc 3 in next st (the marked st), sc 4, sc 3 in next st, sc 5, sc 3 in next st, sc 3

Row 5: sc through the row

Row 6: SC 2, combine the next 2 st, sc 6, combine next 2 st, sc 6, combine next 2 st, sc 3

Row 7: SC through the row

Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Pseudo-embroider the nostrils by slipstitching through the front.

Eyes (x2):

Whites:

Row 1: CH 4

Similar to how we made a triangle before, now we’re making an oval, and increasing by stitching three at both ends, which we’ve marked!

Row 2: SC 1 in second st from hook (the 3^rd st you chained), and third st. sc 3 in 4^th st (mark the 2^nd), sc 1 in next st, sc 3 in next st (mark the 2^nd), sc 1 in next 3 st

Row 3: SC 3 in the following marked st (mark the 2^nd), sc 1 in the next 3 st, sc 3 in the marked st (mark the 2^nd), sc 1 in next 5 st

Row 4: SC 3 in following marked st (mark the 2^nd), sc 1 in next 5, sc 3 in the marked st, sc 1 in the next 7 st

Tie off and leave tail for sewing.

Pupils:

Row 1: CH 3

Row 2: SC 1 in second st from hook, sc 2 in next st, sc 1 in next st

Tie off, sew on to the white oval applique from before

Eyelids(…?):

Staggering row 2 and 3 in this manner gives our Chonk that little divot in the eyelid

Row 1: CH 6

Row 2: Turn and sc 1 in previous 5 stitches, starting from the second one from hook, sc 1 in the very first stitch you chained, then ch 5 more

Row 3: Turn and sc in previous 3 st, starting with the second one from the hook

Tie off!

Ears (x2):

This time, you’re actually going to start with a long tail at the beginning, rather than leaving on at the end for sewing.

Row 1: CH 14

Row 2-6: SC 1 in each 13 st starting at the second st from your hook, ch 1 at the end

Change yarn

Row 7: Start your ch 1 with this colour, sc 1 in the next 11, combine the last 2 st

Row 8: SC 1 in the next 10 st, combine the last 2 st

Row 9: SC 1 in next 9 st, combine the last 2

Row 10: SC 1 in the next 8 st, combine the last 2

Row 11 – 15: So on and so forth

Row 16: (There should be 4 stitches left) Combine stitches 1+2, and 3+4

Tie off, sew the long tail down through the edges for a smooth disappearance.

Tail:

Row 1: CH 21

Row 2: SC 1 in the previous 20 starting from second stitch from hook. Tighter stitching here will ensure your little tail has a nice curl to it!

Tie off!

♡ Your Lechonk is now ready to be assembled! ♡

Using the yarn needle, sew the long tails through the stitches onto the main body. You can use a second needle or stitch markers to keep your parts in place, so they don’t get moved around during the sewing process to ensure they’re placed exactly where you want them to be (and stay put). Don’t forget to stuff the legs before tieing them off to your body portion!

This pattern is available as a free, downloadable PDF on my ko-fi page.

Edited by Aldo, Arcaneum, bobandbill, and Sheep.