Petey Piranha from Mario Bros.

By Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!"

SIZE/MEASUREMENTS
approx. 13"height

...but can vary based on yarn and hook size.

MATERIALS
*Crochet hook size: 4mm (G)
*Worsted Weight Yarn: Red (80yds), Light Green (35yds), Yellow (18yds) & Orange (7yds)

*Stitch Markers to mark your rounds
*Felt: Black & White
*Fiberfill
*Tapestry Needle
*Matching Thread
*Hot Glue

PATTERN NOTES - must-read...
 Numbers in ( ) at the end of each round/row indicate the total number of stitches.
 Always use stitch markers to mark your rounds.
 There's no need to sl st and/or ch when going to the next round unless stated to do so.
 Always do the 1st stitch where you slip stitch from the previous round.
 The chain, in the beginning, does NOT count as one stitch unless stated otherwise.
 You slip stitch on the first sc, not on top of the chain 1.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Chain 2 Picot Stitch - ch2, insert hook into the 2nd chain from hook, y/o & draw up the yarn through all the loops.

Other side of the foundation chains - this VIDEO explains how to do this technique.

Triple Crochet (tr) - Y/O hook twice, insert hook into stitch & pull up a loop (4 loops remaining), Y/O hook & pull thru 2 loops (3 loops remaining), Y/O hook & pull thru 2 loops (2 loops remaining, Y/O hook & pull thru the 2 remaining loops.

HEAD with red

  Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring (6)

  Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (12)

  Rnd 3: sc in next sc, 2sc in next st around (18)

  Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st around (24)

  Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st around (30)

  Rnd 6: sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st around (36)

  Rnd 7: sc in next 5 sts, 2sc in next st around (42)

  Rnd 8: sc in next 6 sts, 2sc in next st around (48)

  Rnd 9: sc in next 7 sts, 2sc in next st around (54)

  Rnd 10: sc in next 8 sts, 2sc in next st around (60)

  Rnd 11-12: sc in each st around (60)

  Rnd 13: sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog around (54)

  Rnd 14: sc in each st around (54)

  Rnd 15: sc in next 7 sts, sc2tog around (48)

  Rnd 16-18: sc in each st around (48)

  Rnd 19: working in the back loops for this rnd only sc2tog around (24)

  Rnd 20: sc in each st around (24)

  Rnd 21: sc2tog  around (12)

Start stuffing the head moderately firm.

  Rnd 22: sc in each st around (12)

  Rnd 23: sc2tog around (6)

F/O and leave a tail for closing. Add any bits of stuffing need it to finish shaping the head. Weave in the tail through the final round and draw up tight to close. Secure and weave in the ends.

LIPS with white, make 2

  Rnd 1: 4sc in magic ring (4)

  Rnd 2: sc in next st, 2sc in next st around (6)

  Rnd 3: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st around (8)

  Rnd 4: sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st around (10)

  Rnd 5: sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st around (12)

  Rnd 6-17: sc in each st around (12)

Begin stuffing at this point if you haven't already.

 Rnd 18: sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog around (10) 

 Rnd 19: sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog around (8)

 Rnd 20: sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog around (6)

 Rnd 21: sc in next st, sc2tog around (4)

F/O and leave a tail for closing. Add any bits of stuffing need it to finish shaping the lips. Weave in the tail through the final round and draw up tight to close. Secure and weave in the ends.

Note: when you see a + sign it means all those stitches are supposed to be done in that one particular stitch.
PETALS starting with yellow

We are going to be working between rounds 11 and 12 from the headpiece to make the petals. Attach the yarn in any spot between rounds 11 and 12. Tried to do this as tightly as possible, we do not want the loops to be too loosely.

*sl st into the 1st stitch, ch4, sl st into the 5th st*

Repeat this process above until you reach the 1st st and sl st into that 1st sl st to create that final loop (12 4ch loop)

  Rnd 1: sc+hdc+dc+3tr+dc+hdc+sc in each 4ch space, in the last stitch change to orange

  Rnd 2: sl st in next 3 sts, *sc in next 3 sts, sl st in next 6 sts* repeat from * to *

F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

BODY staring with red

  Rnd 1: 8sc in magic ring (8)

  Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (16)

  Rnd 3: sc in next st, 2sc in next st around (24)

  Rnd 4: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st around (32)

  Rnd 5: sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st around (40)

  Rnd 6: sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st around (48)

  Rnd 7: sc in next 5 sts, 2sc in next st around (56)

  Rnd 8-13: sc in each st around in the last stitch change to light green (56)

  Rnd 14: sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog around (48)

  Rnd 15: sc in each st around (48)

Begin stuffing at this point if you haven't already.

  Rnd 16: sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog around (40)

  Rnd 17: sc in each st around (40)

  Rnd 18: sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog around (32)

  Rnd 19-20: sc in each st around (32)

  Rnd 21: sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog around (24)

  Rnd 22-25: sc in each st around (24)

  Rnd 26: sc in next st, sc2tog around (16)

  Rnd 27-32: sc in each st around (16)

F/O, secure and weave in the ends. Add any bits of stuffing need it to finish shaping the body nicely.

LEGS with light green, make 2

  Rnd 1: 4sc in magic ring (4)

  Rnd 2: sc in next st, 2sc in next st around (6)

  Rnd 3: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st around (8)

  Rnd 4: sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st around (10)

  Rnd 5: sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st around (12)

  Rnd 6: sc in next 5 sts, 2sc in next st around (14)

  Rnd 7: sc in next 6 sts, 2sc in next st around (16)

  Rnd 8: sc in next 7 sts, 2sc in next st around (18)

  Rnd 9: sc in next 8 sts, 2sc in next st around (20)

  Rnd 10: sc in next 9 sts, 2sc in next st around (22)

  Rnd 11-12: sc in each st around (22)

F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

LEAVES/ARMS with light green; make 2

  Rnd 1: ch16, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next 2 chs, dc in next 2 chs, tr in next 5 chs, dc in next ch, hdc in next 2 chs, 2sc in next ch other side of the foundation chains hdc in next 2 chs, dc in next ch, tr in next 5 chs, dc in next 2 chs, hdc in next 2 chs, sc in next 2 chs, sl st into 1st st (30)

  Rnd 2: *sc in same st you sl st, ch2 picot, sc in same st, sl st in next 2sts, hdc in next st, ch2 picot, hdc in the same st* repeat from * to *, in the last one you won't be able to sl st twice just sl st once.

F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

ASSEMBLE
     I recommend pinning the pieces before sewing them to make sure you have them in the position you like best before sewing. (Most people prefer to use the yarn at the end of the finished pieces to sew them in place, but I use matching thread).
     TIP...For anything that I’m going to be using felt, I like to first sketch it out on white paper and make a stencil of what I need. Then cut it out. Then tape the stencil to the felt and cut it out.

     HEAD & LIPS...the decreased section of the head goes in the front. Using black felt, cut out a circle. Glue or sew it in place. Place the lips around the black felt.

     HEAD to BODY...sew them together.

     LEGS...if you haven't already stuff them and place them at the bottom of the body.

     LEAVES...place them on the side of the body, in the position you like best.

     SPOTS...using white felt, cut out a few circles and place them around the head.

     TEETH...using white felt, cut out triangles and place them inside the lips.

GLOSSARY:

ch/s: chain/s || dc: double crochet || f/o: finish off || hdc: half double crochet || rnd: round

sc: single crochet || sc2tog: single crochet 2 stitches together || sl st: slip stitch || st/s: stitch/es

tr: triple crochet || y/o: yarn over

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Have a nice crochet time!
- Janet

Petey Piranha and Mario Brothers are copyrighted by Nintendo
This pattern is an original pattern by Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!" (October 2011). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint/repost it on your site. You may print and keep a copy for your own personal use. Please do not resell or distribute it.