The Knit Guru

Bellsprout is strangely one of my favourite pokémon – he is just this silly little plant guy against the world. Here is my pattern to make your own.

There is also a video that will help you with this project here:

And a Ribblr version will appear here: https://ribblr.com/pattern/bellsprout-Knitting?referrer=356843

Bellsprout

You will need:
– 3.5mm knitting needles
– DK yarn
– 5 pipe cleaners
– Stuffing
– Eyes

Build a pipe cleaner skeleton like this:

Take a small amount of stuffing and tie this onto the belly section like this:

Legs

Cast on 4 in brown
Stockinette 6 rows

Cast on another 4 stitches on the same needle

Stockinette 6 rows
Slide both pieces together and knit as one (8 stitches)
Stockinette 12 rows

Repeat to have 2 of these units. Slide together and knit as one (16)
Stockinette 12 rows
K2, k2 tog over row (12)
Stockinette 3 rows
K1, k2 tog over row (8)
Stockinette 11 rows

K2 tog over whole row (4) cut yarn with 20cm tail, thread through remaining stitches and pull tight to close.

This tail gets used to sew up the back seam of the stem.

Leaves

1. Cast on 1 stitch. KYOK Increase (k1, yo, k1 into the same stitch) (3)
2. Purl
3. Knit 1, KYOK Increase (k1, yo, k1 into the same stitch), knit 1 (5)
4. Purl
5. Knit 2, KYOK Increase (k1, yo, k1 into the same stitch), knit 2 (7)
6. Purl
7. Knit 3, KYOK Increase (k1, yo, k1 into the same stitch), knit 3 (9)
8. Knit
9. Purl
10. Knit
11. Purl
12. Knit 3, CDD (slip 2 together as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over) knit 3 (7)
13. Purl
14. Knit 2, CDD (slip 2 together as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over) knit 2 (5)
15. Purl
16. Knit 1, CDD (slip 2 together as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over) knit 1 (3)
17. Purl
18. CDD (slip 2 together as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over) Cut yarn – thread a needle, slip remaining stitch onto the yarn, pull tight.

Head

Cast on 9 in pink
Stockinette 4 rows
Change to yellow – k1, k1fb – repeat to the last stitch, k1 (13)
Purl
Knit
Purl
Knit
Purl
K2, m1, – repeat to the last stitch – k1 (19)
Purl
Knit
Purl
K2, m1, – repeat to the last stitch – k1 (28)
Purl
Knit
Purl
Knit
Purl
Knit
Purl
K2, k2 tog (21)
Purl
K1, k2 tog (14)
Purl
K2 tog (7)
Purl
Cut yarn – thread a needle, slip remaining stitches onto the yarn, pull tight.

Sewing up

Stitch the brown body around your pipe cleaner skeleton- the seam runs down his spine.

Place the eyes on the sides of the head in between the rows of increases. Stitch the head from the bind off down half way. Stuff the head. Continue closing up the side seams and stuffing as you go.

Stitch the leaves onto the sides of the body.