Kirby, with Hats

Easy Amigurumi by WonderAnn Part of The Kirby Hat Project

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Yarn colors:

• Pink • Red • Yellow • Black • Green (if you want to make a Luigi hat)

Other supplies you need:

• F hook • Polyfil • Stitch marker • Tapestry needle • Scissors • White felt • Black felt • Blue felt • Your favorite method for adding color directly to the yarn: chalks, fabric markers, acrylic paint, etc. • Fabric glue OR thread and needle (for attaching felt)

Kirby

Body (pink) ROWS TOTAL STITCHES 0. MR 5, or Ch2, 5sc in 2nd st from hook 5 1. 2sc in each st around 10 2. 2sc in each st around 20 3. (Sc next 3, 2sc next) x5 25 4. (Sc next 4, 2sc next) x5 30 5. (Sc next 5, 2sc next) x5 35 6. (Sc next 6, 2sc next) x5 40 7. (Sc next 7, 2sc next) x5 45 8-14. Sc around for 7 rows 45 for 7 rows 15. (Sc next 7, sc2tog) x5 40 16. (Sc next 6, sc2tog) x5 35 17. (Sc next 5, sc2tog) x5 30 18. (Sc next 4, sc2tog) x5 and begin 25 stuffing 19. (Sc next 3, sc2tog) x5 20 20. (Sc next 2, sc2tog) x5 and stuff 15 21. (Sc next, sc2tog) x5 10 22. F/O, leaving tail for sewing

Add any last stuffing as needed. Weave tail through stitches and pull tight to close, then weave in ends.

Arms (pink, make 2) ROWS TOTAL STITCHES 0. MR 5, or Ch2, 5sc in 2nd st from hook 5 1. 2sc in each st around 10 2. (Sc next, 2sc next) x5 15 3-5. Sc around for 3 rows 15 for 3 rows 6. F/O, leaving tail for sewing arm to body

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Feet (red, make 2): The feet are worked up one side of the foundation chain and down the other.

ROWS TOTAL STITCHES 0. Ch 8 8 1. Sc next 6, 3sc next, sc next 6, 3sc last 18 2. Sc next 7, 3sc next, sc next 8, 3sc next, sc last 22 3-4. Sc around for 2 rows 22 for 2 rows 5. (Sc next 3, sc2tog) x4, sc next, sc2tog 17 6. (Sc next 2, sc2tog) x4, sc2tog and stuff 12 7. (Sc next, sc2tog) x4, sc last 8. F/O and leave tail for sewing To finish off the feet, you can either leave them with a hole or weave the tail through and pull closed, preserving the remainder of the tail for sewing the foot to the body. If you're planning to place the feet under the body in a standard "standing" pose, you will probably find it easier to leave the opening.

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Pikachu hat - base (yellow) ROWS TOTAL STITCHES 0. MR 5, or Ch2, 5sc in 2nd st from 5 hook 1. 2sc in each st around 10 2. 2sc in each st around 20 3. (Sc next 3, 2sc next) x5 25 4. (Sc next 4, 2sc next) x5 30 5. (Sc next 5, 2sc next) x5 35 6. (Sc next 6, 2sc next) x5 40 7. (Sc next 7, 2sc next) x5 45 8. Sc around 45 10. F/O and weave in ends

Pikachu hat - ears (make 2, black changing to yellow) ROWS TOTAL STITCHES 0. In BLACK: MR 5, or Ch2, 5sc in 2nd st from hook 5 1. Sc around 5 2. 2sc in each st around 10 3. Sc around, CC to YELLOW last st 10 4-9. Sc around for 6 rows 10 for 6 rows 10. F/O, leaving tail for sewing ear to hat

Assembly:

Sew the ears to the base of the hat Grab your felt. Cut and glue (or sew) facial

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features to the hat

Track down your chalks / fabric markers / Add blush to the cheeks and "transitional" acrylic paints (these are my chalks, by black below the tips of the ears Pebbles)

Cut Kirby's facial features from felt. For Kirby's hat should just touch (and partially most of the features, I recommend folding a cover) his eyebrows, so I like to use his hat to scrap in half so that you're always cutting two help me position the features before I glue shapes of the same size. them down. (Also, I love Kirby's mad face. I just can't help myself. You should create whatever expression makes you the happiest!)

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Once I have his face glued on, I position and Put the hat back on to test the location of the sew on the feet. The feet can be posed in a arms, then sew them on one at a time. variety of ways, so pick your fave!

Add blush to Kirby's cheeks using your chalks, markers, or paints.

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Mario (or Luigi) Hat (red or green) ROWS TOTAL STITCHES 0. MR 5, or Ch2, 5sc in 2nd st 5 from hook

1. 2sc in each st around 10 2. 2sc in each st around 20 3. (Sc next 3, 2sc next) x5 25 4. (Sc next 4, 2sc next) x5 30

5. (Sc next 5, 2sc next) x5 35 6. (Sc next 6, 2sc next) x5 40 7. (Sc next 7, 2sc next) x5 45 8. (Sc next 8, 2sc next) x5 50 9. Sc next 15, HDC next, DC 50 next 18, HDC next, sc to end 10-11. Repeat Row 9 twice more 50 for 2 rows 12. (Sc next 8, sc2tog) x5 45 13. To make brim, join yarn at stitch 19. Sc 2. HDC 2. DC 2. HDC 2. Sc 2. Sl st. 14. Ch 1, sc into 2nd st from hook, sc across. Sl st last. 15. F/O and weave in ends.

Cut and glue (or sew) felt elements to hat.

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