Chuckychu.

Alrighty! I finished my Pikachu, whom I affectionately call Chuckychu since he's, well, a bit off his rocker. Once you take in all his magnificent craziness he'll haunt you forever in your dreams.

The pattern is from here. I'm quite proud of myself for interpreting the instructions, in French no less. Now I'm familiar with the most common crochet terminology in French! That definitely widens my horizons when I search for new patterns.

Without further ado, here's Chuckychu in all his glory:

His feet aren't quite as the pattern said - they look like flippers. Technically I should have cut him fingers and toes from felt, but I was too lazy to go buy the stuff. I will, however, make an effort to find safety eyes for him, but the felt ones are good enough for now. They're certainly better than the crochet ones I made at first:

(Give us a hug! And I'll stab you in the back!)

The mouth was a little difficult to make as well. It should be a little smaller, now he's not as optimally cute as he should be. I think I'll make him a sister/brother and try to outdo myself.

Moreover, his tail isn't exactly kosher according to the pattern:

The pattern instructed using felt, but I didn't have it at first so I crocheted it. Improvisation can be a beautiful thing, but not in my hands apparently. The tail is the right size, but too sloppy - thick felt would have been much better. At least I added brown felt for the brown part and the stripes on the back.

One thing I'd also like to modify is his muzzle - because he has none. I'm sure I could modify the pattern somehow. Crocheting amigurumi really isn't that hard once you figure out the basic techniques. I'm confident now in my ability to start designing my own Pokemon amigurumi once I get down to it.