Freebie Friday: Speedy Gonzales Crochet Pattern

Happy Freebie Friday Sunday!

Another week and another pattern. Only one more pattern to go before the end of the series. These little guys have been fun to make – they’re quick and easy. I hope that you also find them easy enough too.

The issue that I have with this pattern is again the hat. Like with Yosemite Sam’s hat the shape just was not right. I have tweaked the hat a little since making the speedy pictured below and I am a lot happier with it. I think it maybe just needs a bit more elongation in the front of the hat. However, I am happy with the outcome and that is just a finer detail which I hope to perfect at a later date.

Just keep scrolling for the pattern below 🙂

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ABBREVIATIONS:

• MR#—MAGIC RING WITH SPECIFIED NUMBER OF SINGLE CROCHETS (E.G. MR6)
• SC—SINGLE CROCHET (DOUBLE CROCHET UK)
• HDC— HALF DOUBLE CROCHET
• DC— DOUBLE CROCHET
• INC—INCREASE
• DEC—DECREASE
• HDC INC— HALF DOUBLE CROCHET INCREASE
• DC INC— DOUBLE CROCHET INCREASE
• CH# —CHAIN SPECIFIED NUMBER OF STITCHES (E.G CH1 OR CH5)
• *_______* X# — REPEAT SEQUENCE WITHIN THE ASTERISKS THE SPECIFIED NUMBER OF TIMES (E.G. *SC, INC* X6)
• 3IN1—3SC IN ONE STITCH
• 4IN1—4SC IN ONE STITCH
• BLO—BACK LOOP ONLY
• FLO—FRONT LOOP ONLY
• CC—COLOUR CHANGE
• CH1T—CHAIN ONE STITCH THEN TURN YOUR WORK
• ST/STS—STITCH/STITCHES
• FO—FASTEN OFF

TOOLS AND MATERIALS:

• 4ply yarn (I used Scheepjes Catona in — 157 Root Beer, 261 Bridal White, 249 Saffron and 110 Jet Black)
• 2mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Fire retardant Fibrefill
• Scissors
• Red felt
• White felt
• Black felt
• Felt glue
• Felting needle
• Black wool roving
• Red/pink wool roving
• Black 1mm foam
• Leather fingers (optional)
• Sewing pins (optional)
• Stitch marker (optional)

HEAD & BODY:

Starting with Bridal White yarn

• MR6
• 6INC (12)
• *SC, INC* X6 (18)
• 18SC (18) = 5 ROWS
• *SC, DEC* X6 (12)
• 12SC (12)

CC ROOT BEER

• FLO: *SC, INC* X6 (18)
• *2SC, INC* X6 (24)
• *3SC, INC* X6 (30)
• *4SC, INC* X6 (36)
• *5SC, INC* X6 (42)
• 42SC (42) = 2 ROWS
• 10SC, *DEC, SC* X3 5SC, *DEC, SC* X3, 9SC (36)
• 10SC, 3DEC, 5SC, 3DEC, 9SC (30)
• 30SC (30) = 4 ROWS
• *3SC, DEC* X6 (24)
• *2SC, DEC* X6 (18)
• *SC, DEC* X6 (12)
• 6DEC (6)

FO

^ I needle felted the hair on top of the head using black wool ^

ARMS (MAKE TWO):

Starting with Root Beer yarn

• MR6
• *INC, 2SC* X2 (8)
• 8SC (8)

CC Bridal White

• 8SC (8)
• *DEC, 2SC* X2
• 6SC (6)

FO

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FEET (MAKE TWO):

Using Root Beer yarn

• CH6
• *4SC, 3IN1* X2 (14)
• 5SC, 4IN1, 6SC, 4IN1, SC (20)
• BLO: 20SC (20)
• *4SC, 3DEC* X2 (14)
• FO

^ Whip stitch the opening of the foot closed ^

EARS (MAKE TWO):

Using Root Beer yarn

• MR6, CH1T
• *SC, INC* X3, CH1T (9)
• SC, 3INC, 5SC, CH1 (NO TURN) (12)
• 7SC along bottom, CH1T (7)
• SC, DEC, SC, DEC, SC (5)
• FO

Snout:

Using Root Beer yarn

• MR6
• *INC, 2SC* X2 (8)
• SC, 2INC, 5SC (10)
• 10SC (10)
• FO

^ I needle felted the nose using black wool. But you can sew it on using black yarn or your preferred method. I also cut thin strips of flexible 1mm black foam for the whiskers^

MOUTH:

Using Root Beer yarn

• MR6
• FO

^ I also needle felted mouth details using black, red and light pink wool. But you can stitch it on with yarn, glue it on using felt or your preferred method ^

TAIL:

Using Root Beer yarn

• CH19
• From 2^nd ST: 5HDC, 3SC
• SS TO FO

^ I weaved the end of the yarn into the tail to give it some rigidity ^

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HAT:

Using Saffron yarn

• MR6
• *INC, SC* X3 (9)
• *INC, 2SC* X3 (12)
• 12SC (12)
• *INC, 3SC* X3 (15)
• 15SC (15)
• *INC, 4SC* X3 (18)
• *INC, 5SC* X3 (21)
• 21SC (21)
• *INC, 6SC* X3 (24)
• 24SC (24)
• *INC, 7SC* X3 (27)
• *INC, 8SC* X3 (30)
• *5SC, INC* X5 (35)
• FLO: *2SC, INC, 3SC, INC* X5 (45)
• *3HDC, HDC INC, 4HDC, HDC INC* X5 (55)
• *4HDC, HDC INC, 5HDC, HDC INC* X5 (65)
• SC, CH1T
• 3SC, 3HDC, 17DC, 3HDC, 3SC, CH1T
• DEC, SC, 3HDC, 17DC, 3HDC, SC, DEC, CH1T
• DEC, HDC, 5DC, DC INC, 4DC, DC INC, 4DC, DC INC, 5DC, INC, HDC, DEC, CH1T
• SKIP FIRST ST, DEC, HDC, *3DC, DC INC* X2, 4DC, *DC INC, 3DC* X2, HDC, DEC
• SC ALL THE WAY AROUND THE HAT
• FO

Once you are done, just assemble your Speedy using the pictures above. I needle felted a tuft of hair on top of his head and the black tip of his nose. I also needle felted the mouth detail.

As I stated in an earlier post, instead of every Friday, I will be releasing patterns sets every 2 months. So, after next weeks Foghorn pattern there will not be another Freebie Friday release until the first week of July. I know that it seems like a long wait but it will be worth it. If you didn’t get a chance to read my previous post with all the relevant info it is going to be Super Mario Bros. themed. There are a whopping 32 characters that I want to do – yes 32! I just couldn’t narrow it down because at the end of the day my shelves really NEED the whole Mario gang, the baddies and all. There will be four sets and each will have 8 character patterns.

In the mean time, over the next 2 months you can check out my Instagram page to see the WIP and finished pictures of my Mario characters before their pattern releases.

Thank you for stopping by and happy crocheting!

Chantelle X