Pokemon #0120: Staryu

Difficulty: 1/5 

I'm back from my little break with a very simple pattern this week - Staryu! Like many young Pokemon fans, Misty was my favorite character in the original Pokemon anime and games. And Starmie is really fantastic on  I had a lot of fun making this little doll of one of her signature Pokemon. I'll be making Starmie pattern soon too!

Happy crafting!

Materials 


-Yarn. Use a worsted or aran weight in a material of your choice. I use acrylic for my doll patterns due to its firm weave, which provides the doll with some structure, but you may use any material you wish. You will need:
For regular Staryu: (A) ~20m of scarlet, (B) ~50m of yellow gold, (C) ~150m of light brown
For shiny Staryu: (A) ~20m of sky blue, (B) ~50m of pale gold, (C) ~150m of white 

-4.0 mm (size G) crochet hook


-Fiberfill or crafting scraps for stuffing


-Yarn needle


-Pins


-Scraps of yarn for round markers




Gauge: Gauge is not important for this work. With the given yarn and hook size, the finished doll will stand about 7 inches (17.5 cm) in height; adjust yarn and/or hook size if a bigger or smaller doll is desired. Just make sure your stitches are of a consistent size and tightness.

Notation (US crochet)


ch: chain


st: stitch


sc: single crochet


hdc: half-double crochet

dc: double crochet


slst: slip stitch


inc: increase stitch (perform 2 sc in the next stitch)


dec: decrease stitch (insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull through the stitch. Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and pull through first loop. Yarn over again, pull through all 3 loops on hook.)

Pattern

Core (Make 1)
Round 1: With A, 6 sc in starter circle. (6)
Round 2: inc in each st around. (12)
Round 3: *sc in next st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (18)
Round 4: *sc in next 2 st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (24)
Round 5: sc in each st around. (24) Switch color to B.
Round 6: working in back loops only, *sc in next 3 st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (30) Return to normal crochet at the end of the round.
Round 7: *sc in next 4 st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (36)
Round 8: *sc in next 5 st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (42)
Round 9: *sc in next 6 st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (48) Switch color to C.
Round 10: Working in front loops only, sc in each st around. (48) Return to normal crochet at the end of the round.
Rounds 11-15 : sc in each st around. (48)
Round 16: *sc in next 6 st, dec.* Repeat from * to * around. (42)
Round 17: *sc in next 5 st, dec.* Repeat from * to * around. (36))
Round 18: *sc in next 4 st, dec.* Repeat from * to * around. (30)
Round 19: *sc in next 3 st, dec.* Repeat from * to * around. (24)
Round 20: *sc in next 2 st, dec.* Repeat from * to * around. (18) Begin to stuff, and continue to do so as you work.
Round 21: *sc in next st, dec.* Repeat from * to * around. (12)
Round 22: dec in each st around. (6)
Round 23: dec around until closed. Finish off, and weave in ends.

Arms (Make 5)
Round 1: With C, 4 sc in starter circle. (4)
Round 2: inc in each st around. (8)
Round 3: sc in each st around. (8)
Round 4: *sc in next st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (12)
Round 5: sc in each st around. (12)
Round 6: *sc in next 2 st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (16)
Round 7: sc in each st around. (16)
Round 8: *sc in next 3 st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (20)
Round 9: sc in each st around. (20)
Round 10: *sc in next 4 st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (24)
Round 11: sc in each st around. (24)
Round 12: *sc in next 5 st, inc.* Repeat from * to * around. (28)
Round 13: sc in each st around. (28) Finish off, leaving tail. Stuff firmly.

Ring (Make 1)
Work in rows.
Row 1: With B, ch 32. (32) ch 1, turn.
Row 2: sc in 2nd st from hook. Continue to sc to the end of the row. (32) ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sc in 2nd st from hook. Continue to sc to the end of the row. (32) ch 1, turn.
Row 4: sl st in each st across. (32) Finish off, leaving a long tail.

Ridges (Make 6)
Work in rows.
Row 1: With B, ch 6. (6) ch 3, turn.
Row 2: dc in 4th st from hook. Continue to dc to the end of the row (6). ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sl st in 2nd st from hook. Continue to sl st in each st across. (6) Finish off, leaving a tail.

Assembly
1. Pin and whip stitch the arms around the core to make a star shape. You will want to overlap the edges of the arms a bit, as in the picture below.

2. Lay the ring piece flat around one of the legs. Whip or appliqué stitch around all edges of the ring to down.

3. Pin the six ridge pieces around the center of the core. Whip or appliqué stitch around their edges to sew them down. Weave in and trim all loose ends.

Conclusion

If you liked this pattern, please feel free to make it and post on your blog of choice! All I ask is that you please provide credit to me (Danielle Delp) as the pattern author, and if you’re on Ravelry to add your photos to the pattern’s page - the more the merrier! Please do not sell dolls made from this pattern, to respect the intellectual property rights of the original artist that designed the character. If you like my work and would like to support my pattern-making, please consider subscribing to my Patreon.

See you next week!