Waddlewing from Super Mario Bros. U

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

SIZE/MEASUREMENTS
approx. 6"height x 3.5"length not including wings (9"length wings extended)

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

MATERIALS
*Crochet hook size: 2.5mm & 3.5mm (E)
*Worsted Weight Yarn: Gold (59yds), Beige (73yds), Brown (37yds), & Red (7yds)

*Stitch Markers to mark your rounds
*Fiberfill

*2 Pipe Cleaners

*Felt: White & Black
*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

Invisible join - this VIDEO explains how to do this technique.

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

HEAD with gold; 3.5mm (E)

  Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring (6)

  Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (12)

  Rnd 3: sc in next st, 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 7-8: sc in each st around (36)

  Rnd 9: sc in next 5 sts, 2sc in next st around (42)

  Rnd 10-11: sc in each st around (42)

  Rnd 12: *2sc in next st, sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 18 sts* repeat from * to * 1 more time (46)

  Rnd 13: *2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 18 sts* repeat from * to * 1 more time (50)

Start stuffing the head moderately firm.

  Rnd 14: sc in each st around (50)

  Rnd 15: *sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 18 sts* repeat from * to * 1 more time (46)

  Rnd 16: *sc2tog, sc in next st, sc2tog, sc in next 18 sts* repeat from * to * 1 more time (42)

  Rnd 17: sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog around (36)

  Rnd 18: sc in each st around (36)

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

BODY with beige; 3.5mm (E)

  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: sc in next 25 sts, 2sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 25 sts (60)

  Rnd 9: sc in each st around (60)

  Rnd 10: sc in next 25 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 25 sts (64)

  Rnd 11: sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 50 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts (62)

  Rnd 12: *sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 6 sts* repeat around, sc in the last 2 sts (54)

Start stuffing the body moderately firm.

  Rnd 13: sc2tog, sc in next 7 sts around (48)

  Rnd 14-15: sc in each st around (48)

  Rnd 16: sc in next 18 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 18 sts (46)

  Rnd 17: sc in each st around (46)

  Rnd 18: sc in next 19 sts, *sc2tog* repeat from * to * 4 more times, sc in next 19 sts (42)

  Rnd 19: sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts around (36)

  Rnd 20: sc in each st around (36)

  Rnd 21: sc in next 13 sts, hdc in next 10 sts, sc in next 13 sts, join to the next st with the invisible join (36)

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

EARS with gold, make 2; 3.5mm (E)

  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 each st around,  join to the next st with the invisible join (16)

F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

EAR SPOTS with beige, make 2; 2.5mm

  Row 1: ch5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 2: sc in next st, sc2tog, sc in next st, ch1, turn (3)

  Row 3: sc in each st, ch1, turn (3)

  Row 4: sc2tog, sc in next st, ch1, turn (2)

  Row 5: sc2tog (1)

F/O, secure and weave in the ends. 

SIDE thing that goes around the face with beige; 3.5mm (E)

  Row 1: ch5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 2-9: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 10: 2sc in next st, sc in next st, sc2tog, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 11: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 12: sc2tog, sc2tog, ch1, turn (2)

  Row 13-17: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (2)

  Row 18: 2sc in next st, sc in next st, ch1, turn (3)

  Row 19: sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 20-23: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 24: sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, ch1, turn (3)

  Row 25: sc in next st, sc2tog, ch1, turn (2)

  Row 26-32: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (2)

  Row 33: 3sc in next st, sc in next st, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 34: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 35: 2sc in next st, sc in next st, sc2tog, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 36-43: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (4)

  Row 44: ch1, sl st all the way around the piece

F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

LEFT CHEEK with gold; 3.5mm (E)

  Rnd 1: ch10, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 6 chs, hdc in next ch, 3hdc in next ch other side of the foundation chains hdc in next 4 chs, sc in next 4 chs (19)

  Rnd 2: sl st in the next 7 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, 2hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts, sl st in next 4 sts (21)

F/O, secure and weave in the ends. 

RIGHT CHEEK with gold; 3.5mm (E)

  Rnd 1: ch10, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 chs, hdc in next 4 chs, 3hdc in next ch other side of the foundation chains hdc in next ch, sc in next 7 chs (19)

  Rnd 2: sl st in next 4 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, 2hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sl st in next 7 sts (21)

F/O, 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.

NOSE with red, 3.5mm

  Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring (6)

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

  Rnd 3: sc+hdc+sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts around (15)

  Rnd 4: sc in next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, join to the next st with the invisible join (18)

F/O, secure and weave in the ends. 

FEET with brown, make 2; 3.5mm (E)

  Rnd 1: 6sc in magic ring (6)

  Rnd 2: 2sc in next st around (12)

  Rnd 3: *2sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, 2sc in next st* repeat from * to * 1 more time (16)

  Rnd 4-8: sc in each st around (16)

Stuff moderately firm while shaping.

  Row 1: flatten and match up the sts, sc through the sts, ch1, turn (8)

  Row 2: sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog, ch1, turn (6)

  Row 3: sc in each st across (6)

F/O, secure and weave in the ends. 

WING make 2: one in beige & one in gold; 3.5mm (E)

  Row 1: ch37, sc in 2nd ch from hook and across, ch1, turn (36)

  Row 2: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (36)

  Row 3: sc in next st, sc2tog, sc2tog, sc til last 5 sts, sc2tog, sc2tog, sc in next st, ch1, turn (32)

  Row 4-5: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (32)

  Row 6: sc in next st, sc2tog, sc2tog, sc til last 5 sts, sc2tog, sc2tog, sc in next st, ch1, turn (28)

  Row 7-8: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (28)

  Row 9: sc in next sc, sc2tog, sc2tog, sc til last 5 sts, sc2tog, sc2tog, sc in next st, ch1, turn (24)

  Row 10-14: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (24)

  Row 15: sc2tog, sc2tog, sc til last 4 sts, sc2tog, sc2tog, ch1, turn (20)

  Row 16: sc in each st across, ch1, turn (20)

For the beige wing, change to gold now

  Row 17: sc all the way around the piece and put 2sc in each corner

F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

HANDS with brown; 3.5mm (E)

  Rnd 1: ch11, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 8 chs, 3sc in next ch other side of the foundation chains sc in next 8 chs, 2sc in next ch (22)

  Rnd 2-7: sc in each st around (22)

  Rnd 8: *sc in next 9 sc, sc2tog* repeat 1 more time(20)

  Rnd 9: *sc in next 8 sc, sc2tog* repeat 1 more time (18)

F/O, secure and weave in the ends.

TAIL with gold; 3.5mm (E)

  Rnd 1: 8sc in magic ring (8)

  Rnd 2: sc in each st around (8)

  Rnd 3: 2sc in each st around (16)

  Rnd 4: sc in each st around (16)

  Rnd 5: sc in next st, 2sc in next st around (24)

  Rnd 6-16: sc in each st around (24)

  Rnd 17: sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog around (18)

  Rnd 18-20: sc in each st around (18)

  Rnd 21-24: sc in next st, dc in next 6 sts, sc in next 11 sts (18)

  Rnd 25: sc in each st around (18)

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 TO BODY...the part that sticks out the most on the body is the belly portion. The parts that stick out on the head are the cheeks.

     EARS & SIDE PIECE...this next part is like a puzzle. You will need to make the pieces fit with each other. Place the ears between rounds 4 and 8. Do not forget to stuff the ears. The sidepiece will go from ear to ear. Let the ears overlap the sidepiece by a tiny bit.

     CHEEKS...place them between round 12. Slant them a bit downward, they will be overlapping by a tiny bit on the sidepiece. Do not forget to stuff the cheeks since this little guy is really chubby.

     NOSE...place it on round 12 and it will be overlapping the cheeks and side piece. You will want to slightly stuff it while pinning it in place. 

     WINGS...cut the pipe cleaners to fit the wings. Glue or sew them on so they will not move out of place. Do this to both wings. Sew the wings together.

Note: The color of the pipe cleaners do not matter since they will be on the inside and will not be seen.

     WINGS TO THE BODY...sew the wings by 8 stitches on the top portion and 6 on the bottom. As shown in the pictures below.

     FEET...place them between rounds 6 and 9. Only sew the flat part of the foot to the bottom of the body.

     TAIL...if you have not already, stuff the tail moderately firm. Place the tail in the center of the bottom wing. The dc's go outward.

     HANDS...stuff them halfway. You want to put the wing inside the hands and sew them in place. Using brown thread/yarn, follow the steps below to create those fingers. 

     EAR SPOTS...place them in the center of the ears.

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

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- Janet

Waddlewing and Mario Bros. are copyrighted by Nintendo.
This pattern is an original pattern by Janet Carrillo "damn it Janet, let's crochet!" (March 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.