
Boo Ghosts from Super Mario Bros.
What you'll create
What you'll learn
What you'll need

Cotton Yarn
Weight

Colors

Crochet Hook
G6 / 4.00 mm

Safety Bead (x2)
6 mm

Stuffing

Darning Needle
Abbreviations
ch
Chain Stitch
st
Stitch
slst
Slip Stitch
sc
Single Crochet
inc
Increase
dec
Decrease (Sharp)
invdec
Invisible Decrease
FLO/BLO
Front / Back Loops Only
hdc
Half-Double Crochet
Other Useful Info
Gauge
5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 2” tall
Worked
In the Round unless otherwise stated
Useful Tutorials
The Pattern

01Tongue
[All in Pink]
Ch 4
Row 1: Starting in the 3rd ch from the hook, hdc 2 (2)
Ch 1, cut the yarn and pull through leaving a long enough end to sew onto the mouth.
02Tail (optional)
The following Tail pattern is optional. You can, instead, use a repeat of the arm while making the body to limit the amount of sewing.
See Rnd 8 of the body.
[All in White]
Ch 2 or use magic loop method
Rnd 1: Work 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic loop (3)
Rnd 2: Working in BLO, inc 1, working in both loops, sc 2 (4)
Rnd 3: sc 1, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1 (6)
Sc 1, slst 1, cut the yarn and pull through leaving enough to sew onto the body.
03Body
[Starting in White]
Ch 2 or use magic loop method
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic loop (6)
Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)
Rnd 3: [sc 1, inc] repeat 6 times (18)
Rnds 4-5: sc in each st (18 x 2)
Underlined = Worked into the BLO
Rnd 6: sc 8, arm (ch 3, starting in 2nd ch from the hook, sl.st, hdc), sc 2
[Change to Maroon] sc 5
[Change to White] sc 2, arm, sc 1 (18 +2 arms)
Rnd 7: Working around the arms from Rnd 6, sc 11
[Change to Maroon] sc 1
[Change to Pink] sc 2
[Change to Maroon] sc 1
[Change to White for the rest of the pattern]
Rnd 8: sc in each st (18)
Embroider on teeth using white yarn over the Maroon stitches in Rnd 6.
Embroider around the front loops from Rnd 5 for an extra thick upper lip.
Sew the tongue on over the pink sts from Rnd 7.
Add eyes in Rnd 5 just over the mouth. Use a black thread to embroider on the eyebrow (See video for detailed instructions)
Rnd 9: [sc 1, invdec] repeat 6 times (12)
Stuff the head and body fully.
Sew on tail if necessary.
Rnd 10: dec in each st (6)
Cut the yarn, stuff if necessary, and sew together.
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so cool
This one was tough, but I think I did well!!
great pattern and well explained…