Freebie Friday: Goomba Super Mario Crochet Pattern

Happy Freebie Friday!

We were having what they initially called a “mini heatwave” here in the UK. Thankfully it rained last night and today so it feel much cooler. Spring and Autumn are my favourite months because I am not frozen solid or slowly roasted! Yesterday the temperature reached 38 degrees Celcius and I was hot and sticky all day. To further my torment it felt like 50 degrees in my flat at one point because I was baking a cake. Despite every window being open there wasn’t a single breeze coming in – my curtains remained stationary!

I know that some people were loving the heat, but unfortunately, I was not one of them.

Nevertheless, you didn’t stop by to hear me talk about the heat. In my last post, I said that I intended to use the time that I have over the summer very wisely in order to get stuff done. I also said that lists would be written because it increases my productivity. So far, I am feeling extremely motivated because I have managed to get a fair bit done. It can be so frustrating when my ideas run faster than my ability to complete them. And I tend to start multiple things at a time, then I end up with a huge box of WIP’s (works in progress).

Thankfully the whip box is getting smaller and PDF’s are being written. By the end of the summer, my Etsy store shouldn’t be so barren and I will hopefully be producing new items for the store more regularly.

Now on to the feature presentation. Today’s Freebie Friday pattern is Goomba. This is another fairly straightforward pattern and is quick to make. You could easily whip up an army of these cuties in no time at all. Using 4ply yarn would make him perfect for keys or DK yarn as a bag charm. You could even triple some DK or aran yarn to make a plushie. How you decide to make him is entirely up to you.

The approximate measurements using DK yarn and 3mm hook are 3 inches height, 2.25 inches width and 2.25 inches length/depth.

Materials required:

• Brown DK yarn
• Beige DK yarn
• Dark brown DK yarn
• Fibrefill
• 3mm hook
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Felt glue
• Black felt
• White felt

Abbreviations:

• MR#—MAGIC RING WITH SPECIFIED NUMBER OF SINGLE CROCHETS (E.G. MR6)
• SC—SINGLE CROCHET (DOUBLE CROCHET UK)
• INC—INCREASE
• DEC—DECREASE (I USED INVISIBLE DECREASE METHOD)
• CC—COLOUR CHANGE
• FLO—FRONT LOOP ONLY
• *_______* X# — REPEAT SEQUENCE WITHIN THE ASTERISKS THE SPECIFIED NUMBER OF TIMES (E.G. •*SC, INC* X6)
• FO—FASTEN OFF

Head and Body

Starting with Brown yarn

• MR6
• 6INC (12)
• *SC, INC* X6 (18)
• 18SC (18)
• *2SC, INC* X6 (24)
• 24SC (24)
• *3SC, INC* X6 (30)
• 30SC (30)
• *4SC, INC* X6 (36)
• 36SC (36)
• *5SC, INC* X6 (42)
• 42SC (42)
• *6SC, INC* X6 (48)
• 48SC (48)
• *14SC, DEC* X3 (45)
• *13SC, DEC* X3 (42)
• SC, *2SC, DEC* X5, SC, *2SC, DEC* X5 (32)
• SC, *SC, DEC* X5, SC, *SC, DEC* X5 (22)
• *SC, 5DEC* X2 (12)
• CC TO BEIGE
• FLO: 12SC (12)
• *3SC, INC* X3 (15)
• *4SC, INC* X3 (18)
• 18SC (18)
• *4SC, DEC* X3 (15)
• *3SC, DEC* X3 (12)
• 6DEC (6)
• FO

Feet (Make two)

Starting with Beige yarn

• MR6
• *SC, INC, 3IN1* X2 (12)
• CC BROWN
• *3SC, 3INC* X2 (18)
• FLO: 18SC (18)
• 18SC (18)
• *SC, DEC* X6 (12)
• 6DEC (6)
• FO

Use the pictures of the completed goomba to attach the feet and do the facial features.

Let me leave you with some Super Mario crochet related news. I have selected the next eight characters that will a part of phase 2. It is possible that one or two characters may change but the current intention is to do:

• Piranha Plant
• Toad
• Toadette
• Toadsworth
• Monty Mole
• Thwomp
• Spiny
• Spike Top
• Petey Piranha
• Birdo

Phase 2 will be available on my Patreon page, but you will be able to see progress pictures on my Instagram before then. Please stay tuned and don’t forget to send me any pictures of your completed projects – I would love to see them!

Until next week, happy crocheting,

Chantelle X

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