We are all well aware of the craze sweeping the world with PokemonGo and the crafting world is no different. Hats, scarves, mitts, gloves, teddies, bags, lovies, blankets…you name it, we’ve all seen it or you  been asked to make it or asked someone to make it.

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pokeball-keyring

(Above is a Poke-ball keyring I made using cotton thread and a 1.25mm hook. I added a proper keyring loop so it could be attached to keys).

I was asked to make a set for Christmas and I obliged. It included a selection of pokemon characters, along with some poke-balls, poke-balls that opened and some poke-egg drawstring bags. Some are below…

drakini

Dratini and Poliwag were the first ones I completed
Gastly was a tricky one but he was completed by splitting the yarn and brushing it out…in the end he ended up being a bit of an Elvis impersonator
JigglyPuff helped me find my new found love for needle felting…one of the most satisfying things I have ever come across
The Koffing was one of the more difficult ones to complete as it had a lot of surface crochet in a small amount of space
Oddish was one of the cutest things I’ve ever made
Snorlax slept through the whole process
Tangela made an appearance
This is one of the opening pokeballs, fastened
This is a regular pokeball

The photos have their own captions but there were more including Picachu, Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Zubat.

They were all pretty much the same size and sat neatly in the palm of your hand. All used DK yarn and a 4mm hook. They were fiddly at times but great fun to make. They were also free patterns found through Nicole’s Nerdy Knots Facebook Page and the CrochetGo Facebook Page.

There were so many more other patterns available, all favourite characters, all well known ones, some not so well known ones, the old ones, new ones and many more in between. I may just start making some more just because I can.

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I did also make a larger version of the Picachu as a Christmas present for my son. Which again was from Nicole and it stood a good 6 or so inches in height if not more.