Crochet pattern «Super Mario» (7 in)

Designer is Julia Ustimenko @straw_animals

https://www.instagram.com/straw_animals/

Pattern includes:
- Mario
- cap
- gloves
- mushroom
 ©All rights reserved. You are not allowed to copy and sell this pattern. You are not
allowed to distribute or publish this pattern in any form.

You can sell the finished products, if they are made by you, and in limited quantities by
giving a credit to the designer - @straw_animals.

This pattern does not include crochet and knitting tutorials and requires basic skills.

My Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/straw_animals/

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 MATERIALS

1. Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (50g – 160m)

2. Hook: 1,25 mm (you can use hook of any size which is comfortable for you)
3. 2 black beads for eyes: 2-3 mm (for mushroom)
4. 2 black beads for eyes: 5 mm (for Mario)
5. 2 buttons: 4-5 mm
6. Fiber filling
7. Steel or copper wire: 1 mm thick
8. Big tapestry needle for sewing details together
9. Pins
10. Scissors
11. Stitch marker to mark the beginning of each row (I use thread in contrasting color)
12. Pastel for toning the toy (oil pastels or crayons)

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch – chain
Sl st – slip stitch
Sc – single crochet
Hdc - half double crochet
Dc - double crochet
Tr - treble crochet
Inc – increase (2sc in one st)
Dec – decrease (2sc together)
R- row/round

(..) – number of stitches in a round/row

()*… – repeat instructions in brackets … times

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 MUSHROOM PATTERN

Cap:

Use red yarn.

1 R – 6sc in magic ring
2 R - inc×6 (12)
Place the marker to mark the beginning of the round.
3 R – (1sc, inc)×6 (18)
4 R – (2sc, inc)×6 (24)
5 R – (3sc, inc)×6 (30)
6 R – 30sc
7 R – (4sc, inc)×6 (36)
8 R – 36sc
9 R – (4sc, dec)×6 (30)
10 R – (1sc, dec)×10 (20)
Sl st to complete the row. Fasten off.

Stem:

Use beige yarn.

1 R – 5sc in magic ring
2 R - inc×5 (10)
Place the marker to mark the beginning of the round.
3 R – (1sc, inc)×5 (15)
4 R – (2sc, inc)×5 (20)
5-9 R – 20sc (5 Rs)
10 R – (2sc, dec)×5 (15)
11 R – (1sc, dec)×5 (10)
Stuff stem tight.
12 R – 5dec
Fasten off. Close hole. Hide yarn tail inside the detail

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 Spots:

Use white yarn.

1 R – 6sc in magic ring
2 R - inc×6 (12)
Sl st to complete the row. Cut yarn leaving a tail for sewing. Make 5 details:

Assembling:

1. Glue on the eyes at the level of rows 8-9 of the stem.

2. Sew the spots to the mushroom cap, as shown in the photo:

3. Put a cap on the stem of the mushroom. If necessary, you can fix the cap with thread
stitches.

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 MARIO PATTERN

Legs and body:

First leg:

Use brown yarn.

1 R – 6sc in magic ring
Place the marker at the beginning of the row.
2 R – (1sc, inc)×3 (9)
3-4 R – 9sc (2 Rs)
5 R – 2sc, 2dec, 3sc (7)

Change yarn to blue color:

6 R – 1sc, 2dec, 2sc (5)
7 R – 1sc, inc, 3sc (6)
8 R – 1sc, 4inc, 1sc (10)
9 R – 10sc
10 R – 5sc (don't finish the row)

Finish off, cut yarn.

Second leg, body:

Repeat round of R 1-9 of first leg.
10 R – 6sc (don't finish the row)
Don't fasten off.

Attention: Everybody has different crochet tension and if you see that the row ends are
not symmetrical on both legs, just crochet 1sc more or 1sc less if needed.

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 Continue: chain 8 and join the first leg with slip stitch. While joining the legs, the feet
should be turned towards each other.

Place the marker to mark the beginning of the row.

11 R – 10sc around the first leg, 8sc on the first side of the chain, 10sc around the second
leg, 8sc on the second side of the chain (36)

12 R – 10sc, inc, 6sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 6sc, inc (40)

13 R – 10sc, inc, 8sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 8sc, inc (44)
14 R – 10sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 10sc, inc, 10sc, inc (48)

Start stuffing the legs.

15-30 R – 48sc (16 Rs)

Crochet 6-8sc to move the beginning of the row to the left and change the color of the red
yarn.
31 R – 48sc - back loop only
32 R – 48sc

Start to make decreases on the sides of the toy. Crochet 1-2sc to move the beginning of
the row, so decreases would be evenly on the sides of the toy. Place the marker to mark the
beginning of the round. Stuff it as you go.

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 33 R – (dec, 22sc)×2 (46)
34 R – 46sc
35 R – (dec, 21sc)×2 (44)
36 R – 44sc
37 R – (dec, 20sc)×2 (42)
38 R – (dec, 19sc)×2 (40)
39R – (dec, 18sc)×2 (38)
40 R – (dec, 17sc)×2 (36)
41 R – (dec, 4sc)×6 (30)
42 R – 30sc
43 R – (3sc, dec)×6 (24)
44 R – 24sc
45 R – (dec, 2sc)×6 (18)
46 R – (1sc, dec)×6 (12)

Change yarn to beige color:

47 R – 12sc
48 R – 6dec (don't finish the row)
Finish off, cut yarn leaving a tail for sewing. In order for the head to be more rigidly fixed
after sewing to the body, you can insert a rigid wire into the body.

Head:

Use beige yarn.

1 R – 6sc in magic ring

2 R – inc×6 (12)
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 Place the marker to mark the beginning of the round. Stuff it as you go.

3 R – (1sc, inc)×6 (18)

4 R – (2sc, inc)×6 (24)
5 R – (3sc, inc)×6 (30)
6 R – 30sc
7 R – (4sc, inc)×6 (36)
8 R – 36sc
9 R – (5sc, inc)×6 (42)
10 R – 42sc
11 R – (6sc, inc)×6 (48)
12-18 R – 48sc (7 Rs)
19 R – (6sc, dec)×6 (42)
20 R – (5sc, dec)×6 (36)
21 R – (4sc, dec)×6 (30)
22 R – (3sc, dec)×6 (24)
23 R – (2sc, dec)×6 (18)
24 R – (1sc, dec)×6 (12)

Stuff head tight. Fasten off. Hide yarn tail inside the detail.

Arms:

Use beige yarn.

1 R – 5sc in magic ring
2-5 R – 5sc (4 Rs)

Change yarn to red color:

6 R – inc, 4sc (6)
7-20 R – 6sc (14 Rs)

Make 2 details. Stuff the arms. You can frame them with wire (bending the wire ends
into loops prior to framing), for the legs to bend:

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 Fold the arms in half and work 3sc joining the two edges. Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving
a long tail for assembly.

Hair:

Use brown yarn.

1 R – 6sc in magic ring

2 R – inc×6 (12)

Place the marker to mark the beginning of the round.

3 R – (1sc, inc)×6 (18)
4 R – (2sc, inc)×6 (24)
5 R – (3sc, inc)×6 (30)
6 R – (4sc, inc)×6 (36)
7 R – (5sc, inc)×6 (42)
8 R – (6sc, inc)×6 (48)
9-14 R – 48sc (6 Rs)
15 R – (sl st, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc)×8 (48)

Fasten off. Hide yarn tail inside the detail.

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Ears:

Use beige yarn.

1 R – 4sc in magic ring

Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for assembly. Make 2 details.

Nose:

Use beige yarn.

1 R – 6sc in magic ring

2 R – inc×6 (12)
3 R – 12sc
Sl st to complete the row. Cut yarn leaving a tail for sewing.

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 Brows:

Use brown yarn.

Chain 6.

1 R – start from the 2nd stitch from the hook: sl st, hdc, dc, hdc, sl st

Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for assembly. Make 2 details.

Mustache:

Use brown yarn.

Chain 14.

1 R – start from the 4th stitch from the hook: dc, sl st, 2dc in 1 stitch, 4sl st, 2dc in 1 stitch,
sl st, 2dc in 1 stitch, sl st

Fasten off. Cut the yarn leaving a long tail for assembly.

Cap:

Use red yarn.

1 R – 6sc in magic ring

2 R – inc×6 (12)

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 Place the marker to mark the beginning of the round.
3 R – (1sc, inc)×6 (18)
4 R – (2sc, inc)×6 (24)
5 R – (3sc, inc)×6 (30)
6 R – (4sc, inc)×6 (36)
7 R – (5sc, inc)×6 (42)
8 R – (6sc, inc)×6 (48)
9 R – (7sc, inc)×6 (54)
10 R – (8sc, inc)×6 (60)
11 R – 60sc - back loop only
12-15 R – 60sc (4 Rs)
16 R – (8sc, dec)×6 (54)
17 R – 44sc (don't finish the row)

Let's move on to crochet a cap visor. Next, we will crochet not in a circle, but in the
opposite direction. Turn work after each row.
18 R – chain 1, 25sc - back loop only

19 R – chain 1, dec, 21sc, dec

20 R – chain 1, dec, 19sc, dec
21 R – chain 1, dec, 17sc, dec
22 R – chain 1, dec, 15sc, dec
23 R – chain 1, dec, 13sc, dec

Fasten off. If necessary, crochet the sides of the visor with sc. Hide yarn tail inside the
detail.

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Cap patch:

Use white yarn.

1 R – 6sc in magic ring

2 R – inc×6 (12)
3 R – (1sc, inc)×6 (18)

Sl st to complete the row. Cut yarn leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew on a patch on the cap and embroider "M" as shown in the photo below:

Gloves:

Use white yarn.

First detail (finger):

1 R – 5sc in magic ring
2R – 5sc
Fasten off. Cut the yarn.

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Second detail:
1 R – 6sc in magic ring
2 R – (1sc, inc)×3 (9)
Place the marker to mark the beginning of the row.
3 R – (2sc, inc)×3 (12)
4 R – 12sc

Don't fasten off. Join the first detail with slip stitch.
Make 17sc in a circle:
5 R - 5sc around the first detail, 12sc around the second detail (17)
6 R – 3dec, 4sc, 1dec, 3sc, 1dec (12)
7-8 R – 12sc (2 Rs)
9 R – 2sl st (don't finish the row)

Fasten off. Hide yarn tail inside the detail. Make 2 gloves.

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Assembling:

1. Sew the head to the neck loop-in-loop.

2. Sew arms on the sides of the body at the level of rows 43-45.

3. Put the hair on the head and sew it with basting stitches.

4. Sew the ears at the level of 15-17 rows.

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5. Making the bib of the jumpsuit.
Use blue yarn.
Chain 17.
Leave the long tip of the yarn (1-2m) for the straps.

1 R – start from the 2nd stitch from the hook: 16sc

Turn work after each row:

2-9 R – chain 1, 16sc (8 Rs)

Fasten off. Leave a long tip for sewing the bib to the jumpsuit and for decorating the belt.

Sew the bib to the jumpsuit as shown in the photo below:

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 Using a long tail that we left at the beginning, chain 25-28 and make two straps as shown
in the photo below:

With the other end of the thread, make a belt from ch38-40, wrap around the body and
attach to the other side of the bib:

6. Sew on two buttons on the jumpsuit.

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7. Sew on the nose at the level of 15-17 rows.

8. Sew eyes to the head at the level of rows 15-16. Distance between eyes 8-9sc:

Embroider eyes shadows with white thread as shown in the photo below:

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 9. Sew on the mustache at the level of 17-19 rows:

10. Sew eyebrows at the level of 12-14 rows:

11. Put blush on the cheeks. Put on a cap and gloves on Mario. Congratulations on the
creation of your new baby!

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