Snorunt - The Snow Hat Pokemon

Another pattern! I absolutely love ice-types, so when I looked at Snorunt, I just HAD to make one! They're so cute! And the pattern was easy to make, too. My pictures show a shiny Snorunt with a blue coat with yellow trim, red eyes, and yellow diamonds on the back of its coat. The regular Snorunt has a yellow coat with orange trim, blue eyes, and orange diamonds on the back of its coat.

Snorunt

Materials:
 WW yarn in black, yellow, and orange (regular) or black, blue, and yellow (shiny) (I used Red Heart colors)

 Size G (#6 or 4.00 mm) crochet hook

 Yarn Needle

 Polyester fiberfill (pillows work just as well!)

 Scissors

 Felt in orange, white and blue (regular) or yellow, white and red (shiny)

Notes:

 Gauge isn't that important, just so long as your stitches are tight so that the stuffing won't show or fall out.

 The (parentheses) at the end of each Rnd/Row indicate the number of stitches at the end of that Rnd/Row.

 I work in continuous rounds (aka spiral rounds), but if your prefer to join at the end of each round that's fine. I also decrease in front loops only because I've heard that it makes the decrease stitch less visible.

 If you don't know what a Magic Ring is don't panic! It's also called Magic Loop or Magic Circle. Here's an alternative: If the pattern says 6 sc in Magic Ring you can ch 2 and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook and join stitches. I prefer working with a Magic Ring because you can pull it as tight as you want so that the stuffing won't show. Most people I have tried to teach the Magic Ring to throw their crochet hooks and yarn on the floor in a huffy, but I myself find it fairly easy depending on how many stitches are in it. If you'd like to learn how to make one I found THIS LINK very helpful. The only person I've had success with teaching is my sister. Just use whatever you feel most comfortable using.

 In this pattern I used the terms single crochet (sc), slip stitch (sl st), 2 sc in next sc (inc), decrease over next 2 stitches (dec), and Back Loops Only (BLO).

Body: using black,
Rnd 1: 5 sc in Magic Ring (5)
Rnd 2: sc in each sc around (5)
Rnd 3: inc in each sc around (10)
Rnd 4: sc in each sc around (10)
Rnd 5: sc in 1, inc in next around (15)
Rnd 6: sc in 2, inc in next around (20)
Rnd 7: sc in each sc around (20)
Rnd 8: sc in 3, inc in next around (25)
Rnd 9: sc in 4, inc in next around (30)
Rnd 10: sc in 5, inc in next around (35)
Rnd 11-20: sc in each sc around (35)
Rnd 21: In BLO, sc in 5, dec around (30)
Rnd 22: sc in 4, dec around (25) begin stuffing
Rnd 23: sc in 3, dec around (20)
Rnd 24: sc in 2, dec around (15)
Rnd 25: sc in 1, dec around (10)
Rnd 26: dec in each around (5)
 F/O. Weave in last row and pull to close.

Feet: (make 2) using black,
Rnd 1: 5 sc in Magic Ring (5)
Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (10)
Rnd 3: sc in 1, inc in next around (15)
Rnd 4-7: sc in each sc around (15)
Rnd 8: sc in 1, dec around (10) begin stuffing lightly
Rnd 9: sc in each sc around (10)
  F/O. Weave in last row and pull to close.

Hands: (make 2) using black,
Rnd 1: 6 in Magic Ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (12)
Rnd 3-5: sc in each (12) stuff lightly
Rnd 6:  dec around (6)
  F/O. Weave in last row and pull to close.

  I am not 100% sure the stitch counts after rnd 6 are accurate. If they are not, let me know and I'll fix it.

Coat: using yellow or blue (shiny),
Rnd 1: 6 sc in Magic Ring (6)
Rnd 2: sc in each around (6)
Rnd 3: inc in each sc around (12)
Rnd 4: sc in 1, inc in next around (18) sl st in last, ch1 and turn
Rnd 5: sc in next 17 sts, ch1 turn (17)
Rnd 6: sc in each (17)
Rnd 7: sc in 1, inc in next around to last st, sc in last st (25)
Rnd 8: sc in 4 st, inc in next around to last 5 sts, sc in last 5 sts (29)
Rnd 9: dec in 1st st, sc in 4, inc in next, *sc in 5, inc in next*, repeat *to* to last 5 sts, sc in 3, dec. (31)
Rnd 10: dec in 1st st, *sc in 6, inc in next*, repeat *to* to last 2 sts, dec (33)
Rnd 11: sc in 2, dec in next, *sc in 4, inc*, repeat *to* to last 5 sts, sc in next, dec in last sts. (35)
Rnd 12: dec in 1st st, sc across, dec in last st. (33)
Rnd 13: dec in 1st, sc across, dec in last (31)
Rnd 14: dec in 1st st, sc in 14, dec in next, sc to end, dec in last st. (28)
Rnd 15: sc in each (28)
Rnd 16: dec in 1st st, sc across, dec in last st (26)
Rnd 17-20: sc in each (26)
Rnd 21: ch 8, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each across, sc across, ch 8 (41)
Rnd 22-25: sc in each across (41)
 On very last row, sc across next 8 sts to make the sleeves even in length.
F/O with long enough tail to weave up the coat for a length. Weave tail up side of coat to hide it.

Coat Trim: attach orange or yellow (shiny) yarn to bottom corner of one sleeve (with long tail) and sc along the inside edge of the coat, 2 sc in outside corners. F/O, and weave in ends so as to hide the tail.





Coat Diamonds: using orange or yellow (shiny),
Rnd 1: ch 2, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook (2)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each (4)
Rnd 3: 2 sc in 1st and last sts (6)
Rnd 4: dec in 1st and last sts (4)
Rnd 5: dec in each (2)
Rnd 6: dec in one (1)
 F/O and weave in ends.


Assembly:
Sew feet to body, coat to body, hands to body/coat (as pictured), and finally sew on the diamonds on the back of the coat (as pictured). Cut out pieces of felt for eyes, the regular has blue eyes and the shiny has yellow eyes. Cut out a piece of white felt for the teeth and glue or sew as the pictures show. NOTE: If you are sewing the mouth on, I recommend doing so BEFORE sewing the hands to the body. I glued the mouth on after I had sewn the hands on and it worked just fine.

I hope you enjoy your Snorunt!

Snorunt and Pokémon are © Nintendo.

This pattern is an original pattern by Gemma Taylor (June 2013). Please don't claim this pattern as your own. If you want to share this pattern, I give you permission to link to it if you'd like, but please don't repost/reprint the pattern on your website. You can print and keep a copy for your own personal use (I like doing this myself), but you cannot sell, distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern in any way possible without permission from moi. Thank you! :D