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Strong, determined, and full of energy—Machop is a Fighting-type Pokémon known for its endless stamina and love of training. With its muscular little body and determined expression, Machop is always ready to take on new challenges.
This crochet pattern captures Machop’s charm and fighting spirit, making it a great addition to any Pokémon amigurumi collection. From its sturdy build to its iconic ridged head, every detail comes together to bring this Pokémon to life in yarn form.
If you’re a fan of the Fighting-types, Machop is the perfect project to flex your crochet skills and add a touch of strength and determination to your handmade Pokémon team!
Supplies you'll need to crochet Machop
General supplies:
- Crochet hook 2,5 mm, I always use clover amour hooks for my projects!
- Sewing needle
- Stuffing
- Stitch marker
With Amigurumi you guage doesn’t matter much. Using smaller hook and yarn will make you finished Machop smaller, and bigger hook and yarn will make it bigger. Just make sure that your yarn and hook fits together and makes a tight fabric so the stuffing won’t show through!
For a smaller version, about 10 cm tall, or 4 inches, you will need the following yarn.
I reccomend Hobbii Rainbow cotton 8/4. This yarn is a 100% cotton and very nice to work with! With this yarn, I use a 2,5 mm hook. If Rainbow cotton is sold out, I can also recommend Friends cotton from Hobbii as a direct substitute.
- Pale blue
- tan/brown
- a bit of black, white and red for embroidery
Abbreviations in this crochet pattern
Rnd = round
mr = magic ring
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
inc = increase, 2 sc in the same stitch
dec = decrease, make 2 stitches into 1
ss = slip stitch
FO = Finish Off
Machop crochet pattern
Head
Work in pale blue
Rnd 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (5sc, inc) x 4 (28)
Rnd 6-9: sc around (28)
Rnd 10: 6sc, 2inc, 5sc, 2inc, 14sc (32)
Rnd 11-12: sc around (32)
Rnd 13: dec, 5sc, 2dec, 3sc, 2dec, 5sc, 2dec, 3sc, dec (24)
Rnd 14: (sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Stuff the head.
Rnd 15: dec x 8 (8)
FO.
Body
Work in pale blue
Rnd 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5-7: sc around (24)
Rnd 8: (6sc, dec) x 3 (21)
Rnd 9-10: sc around (21)
Rnd 11: (5sc, dec) x 3 (18)
Rnd 12-13: sc around (18)
Ss, FO with tail for sewing. Stuff before sewing shut.
Tail
Work in pale blue
Rnd 1: 4sc in mr (4)
Rnd 2: sc, 2inc, sc (6)
Rnd 3: 2sc, 2inc, 2sc (8)
Rnd 4: 2sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 2sc (10)
Rnd 5: 3sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 3sc (12)
Rnd 6: inc, sc, inc, 7sc, inc, sc (15)
3sc, ss, FO with tail for sewing. Stuff the tail before sewing shut.
Legs
Work in pale blue
The legs are started at the bottom of the foot. The first round is crocheted around a chain, ch 6, start work in 2nd ch from the hook.
Rnd 1: 4sc, 3sc in last ch, turn the piece to work on the other side of the chain, 3sc, inc (12)
Rnd 2: sc around (12)
Rnd 3: 4sc, 2dec, 4sc (10)
Rnd 4-7: sc around (10)
Rnd 8: (sc, 2dec) x 2 (6)
Stuff firmly, FO leaving tail for sewing, make 2.
Arms
Work in pale blue
The arms are started at the hand. The first round is crocheted around a chain, ch 4, start work in 2nd ch from the hook.
Rnd 1: 2sc, 3sc in last ch, turn, sc, inc (8)
Rnd 2-8: sc around (8)
Make 2. Add stitching in body color on the hands to give illusion of fingers
Head ridges
Work in tan/brown color
Start by chaining 10. Start work in 2nd ch from the hook.
3sc, 3hdc, 3sc, FO leaving tail for sewing.
Make 3.
Assembly of your crochet Machop
Begin the assembly by pinning all the pieces together. This will give you a good idea of how Machop will look once finished and make it easier to place everything correctly.
Start by sewing the head to the body, making sure the head is turned the right way with the starting magic ring at the very top.
Once the head and body are joined, add the tail and legs. Since Machop is sitting, the bottoms of the legs and the tail should line up evenly around rounds three to four of the body. To find the front, look for the increases and decreases on the head; the center between them marks the front of the face. Place the legs on each side of the body, then attach the tail on the back, centered between the legs.
After this, add the arms. Close the last round of each arm before attaching, then position them so the tops sit just below the head, covering about four rounds of the body. Turn the piece as you work to make sure the arms look even from every angle.
Next, attach the head ridges on top of the head. Begin with the center ridge, then add the two side ridges, keeping them symmetrical. From the front, they should be spaced about one and a half to two stitches apart.
Finally, embroider the face details. Start with long black eyes, add the red iris, and then place small white highlights on the edges and in the center of the pupils. To complete Machop’s look, embroider the nose, mouth, and the lines on the chest.
