T Wearing Hat, Scarf & Arm Warmers

I made all of these for him to wear when we move, so he won't freeze. :)

Boys Arm/Wrist Warmers

One pair of Mario & Luigi Arm Warmers to match the Mario & Luigi scarf.

And one pair of plain black arm warmers for the Iron Maiden fan!

New Tshirt & Hoodies...It's About Time!!

I had purchased some plain tshirts and hoodies LAST year to paint for my boys.

Umm, yeah about that. 

The shirts now are only big enough to fit 1 child, the older one has grown so much that he is now taller than me!

Yikes.

Well, better late than never, plus the younger son is more likely to wear fun stuff made by mom than the teenager! ;)

So here are the shirts.

Star Wars? or Topher Wars....

Mario hoodie

Goomba hoodie

Thanks for looking!

BTW all of these were done with freezer paper stencils cut by hand.

Free Crochet Pattern Super Mario & Luigi Scarf

I told my kids I was making them scarves since we are moving in December to a cold place and we have been on a tropical island for 5 years.

We've become pretty acclimated to Okinawa and I have a feeling we are going to freeze our butts off. :)

So I asked the boys which Super Mario characters they wanted on their scarves. T chose Mario & Luigi. So here they are. I think it turned out pretty well.

The color changes are a PAIN, but well worth it when you see the end result. I don't like to carry the extra colors along because I don't like when you can see them through the top color, so at each color change I cut and tied it off.

This left MANY MANY ends to weave in and was probably the most time consuming part of this project. But if you are up to the challenge, here is my attempt at a pattern. You should know how to do color changes and hdcs in order to complete this scarf. It can be kind of confusing following the chart when you turn and are coming back across the character as you will go left to right and then right to left to make the character. I don't know how to explain that part any better, but once you start working on it, you should see what I am talking about.

Materials

worsted weight yarns

Size H crochet hook (hook size will determine size of scarf)

Chart of characters

patience :)

With main scarf color chain 23

Row 1 Hdc in 2nd chain from hook. Hdc all the way across, then ch1 and turn.

Row 2 Hdc in all across, ch1 and turn.

You should have 22 stitches across. The character at it's largest is 16 stitches, so start with 3 hdcs in the main color then start the chart.

After the character is finished do as many rows of the main color in hdcs as you want until you get your desired length, then start Luigi chart.

After Luigi is finished add 2 rows of main color hdcs and finish off.

The blue around the charted characters indicates where you would do the main color of the scarf. Your scarf will not look exactly like my scarf does in the middle. I improvised with an hdc, ch1 skip 1 stitch, but I was unsure of exactly what I did, so I just suggest in the pattern to hdc across, but if you are more advanced you can change that part of the pattern to suit your needs.  

I hope this is clear to anyone trying to make this scarf.

This would not be a good pattern for a beginner with all of the color changes and chart usage.

Any questions or comments welcomed.

Enjoy!!

Goomba & Shy Guy Scarf

Since we are moving back to the midwest after 5 years on a tropical island, I am making scarves for the kids.
 I hope it keeps them warm this winter. I asked them to pick some Super Mario Bros. characters. 
C picked the Goomba and a Shy Guy.
I think it turned out pretty awesome!

Here is the scarf and then C modeling it for me. :)