Vaporeon Inspired Crochet Pattern
If you’re looking for a cute way to combine your love for Pokémon with your favorite amigurumi projects, this Vaporeon crochet pattern modification is the perfect fit! This mod transforms the original Pink Space Cat Snuggler pattern by Squishy Stitch into an adorable Vaporeon-inspired plush featuring its signature blue colors and iconic design details.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to adapt the base pattern with Vaporeon-style color changes, fin-like details, and recognizable features inspired by this beloved Water-type Pokémon—all while keeping the comforting shape and snuggly feel of the original Space Cat Snuggler design. This is not a full standalone pattern, but a helpful step-by-step modification to build upon the original designer’s work.
Whether you’re a Pokémon fan, an amigurumi enthusiast, or simply love making adorable character plushies, this Vaporeon crochet mod is a fun and customizable way to bring one of Eevee’s beloved evolutions to life in your next crochet project!
What You’ll Need
Pattern
The >> Snuggle Space Kitty pattern << by Squishy Stitch (base body + structure)
Ready to stitch your own Vaporeon? Grab your yarn and let’s get started on this fun crochet project!
Tools
Material
- Yarn (feel like bliss by lion brand), about 2 skeins of the main color, 1 skein of contrast color and white, and small amout of yellow color yarn.
- Hook (4.5mm)
- scissors
- poly fill
- plastic eyes (16mm)
Abbreviation
- Sl st: slip stitch
- St(s): Stitch(es)
- Sc: single crochet
- Inc: single crochet increase. 2 single crochet in 1 stitch
- Dec: single crochet decrease
- sc3tog: a decrease stitch that combines three single crochet stitches into one. Insert your hook into the next stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop. Insert your hook into the following stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop.Insert your hook into the third stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop (you have 4 loops on your hook). Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.
- Hdc: half double crochet
- Hdc inc: half double crochet increase. 2 hdc in 1 stitch
- Hdc dec: half double crochet decrease. Yarn over, insert the hook in front loop of the next 2 stitches, yarn over, pull through all the loop
- BB: bobble stitch. Yarn over, insert the hook, yarn ove, pull though 2 loops, repeat for 5 times. You should have 6 loops on the hook, yarn over and pull through all the loop
- FO: fasten off
- MR: magic ring
- Ch: chain
Pattern
Feet & Body
Using main color, follow the Pink Space Cat Snuggler pattern.
Hand
Start with with main color, follow the Pink Space Cat Snuggler pattern.
- Repeat R5 &8
Head
Follow the Pink Space Cat Snuggler pattern
Since the original pattern belongs to another creator, I’m not able to provide the full pattern here. Instead, I will note down only the color changes.
Note: hdc = 1 stitch, inc = 2 stitches, dec = 1 stitch. mc = main color, cc = contrast color
R1-6 Start with cc
R7: 6 sts in cc, 3 sts in mc, 7 sts in cc, 3 sts in mc, crochet the rest of the row in cc
R8: 5 sts in cc, 7 sts in mc, 3 sts in cc, 6 sts in mc, crochet the rest of the row in cc
R9: 5 sts in cc, 12 sts in mc, 1 st in cc, 10 sts in mc, crochet the rest of the row in cc
R10: 3 sts in cc, 28 sts in mc, crochet the rest of the row in cc
R11: 1 st in cc, 29 sts in mc, crochet the rest of the row in cc
FO cc and crochet the rest of the pattern in mc
Neck ruffle
Using white yarn
R1 11 hdc in MR (11)
R2 11 hdc inc (22)
R3 (hdc, hdc inc) x 11 (33)
R4 (2 hdc, hdc inc) x 11 (44)
R5 (3 hdc, hdc inc) x 11 (55)
R6 (4 hdc, hdc inc) x 11 (66)
R7 (5 hdc, hdc inc) x 11 (77)
R8 [sc, (ch 3, sc back to the first ch3), sc, sl st, sl st] x 19, sl st. FO
place the neck ruffle on the bottom of the head before sewing the head (with the ruffle) on to the body
Fins (make 3)
start with CC
ch 10, sl st in the second st from the hook, sl st, 7 sc (9)
change to yellow yarn, ch 1 & turn
R1 9 sc (9), don’t chain 1, turn the piece
R2 skip the first st, sl st, 7 sc, ch 1 & turn (8)
R3 7 sc (leave the last st unwork), ch 1 & turn (7)
R4 7 sc, ch 1 & turn (7)
R5 6 sc (leave the last st unwork), dont chain 1, turn the piece (6)
R6 skip the first st, slst, 4 sc
R7 sc3tog on the side of the piece, FO
Tail
using main color
R1 3 sc in MR
R2 3 hdc inc (6)
R3 (hdc, hdc inc) x 3 (9)
R4 (2 hdc, hdc inc) x 3 (12)
R5 (2 hdc, hdc inc) x 4 (16)
R6-7 16 hdc (2 rounds)
R8 (2 hdc, hdc dec) x 4 (12)
R9 14 hdc (14)
R10 (hdc, hdc dec) x 4 (8)
FO leave long tail for sewing any opening holes later. Repeat R1-10 for the second tail. Don’t FO the second tail, continue to R11
R11 4 hdc dec on the first tail, 4 hdc dec on the second tail [this will join both tail together, use the extra yarn from the first tail to sew close any visible hole between the 2 tails]. (8)
R12 8 hdc (8)
R13 hdc inc, 7 hdc (9)
R14 9 hdc (9)
R15 hdc inc, 8 hdc (10)
R16 10 hdc (10)
R17 (4 hdc, hdc inc) x 2 (12)
R18 12 hdc (12)
R19 (5 hdc, hdc inc) x 2 (14)
R20 14 hdc (14)
R21 (6 hdc, hdc inc) x 2 (16)
R22-23 16 hdc (2 rounds)
R24 (7 hdc, hdc inc) x 2 (18)
R25-29 18 hdc (5 rounds), FO
Spine
Thanks for stitching along! If you make your own Vaporeon-inspired Snuggle Space Kitty, I’d love to see it.
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