Luigi

I made Wolfdreamer's Luigi for my other older brother, Jake.

I loved this pattern! I didn't change a thing. It took me a little longer than most patterns, due to all of the different pieces, but it was worth it. My only complaint was that Luigi's head turned out to be extremely floppy. Also, instead of cutting Luigi's L out of felt, I just crocheted one.

Luigi!

Luigi and a mushroom

Jake also got the classic mushroom to go along with his Luigi.

The Goomba

Linda Potts (found on Ravelry) or found here on her blog wolfdreamer, is amazing. She has come up with the best Pokemon and Super Mario Brothers patterns I have ever seen.

My brothers and I grew up playing the Mario games. I remember playing them on our old Nintendo system, and how excited we were to have Mario 3.

Anyway, for Christmas I decided to make my two older brothers and one of my younger brothers Mario themed presents.

For my eldest brother, I made this Goomba:

Goomba!

Goomba and the 1-up

I also made each of my brothers their own mushrooms. Ben (the eldest bro) got the classic 1-up.

I loved Linda's pattern, however, I felt that her Goomba didn't have the right mushroom shape I was looking for. So instead of increasing the way she did, I increased in every stitch around. It turned out to be the perfect Goomba shape!

I had a lot of fun with this pattern and I highly recommend it (along with all of her other patterns)!

Little Big Planet Sackboy

My youngest brother loves the Little Big Planet games. He often spends hours making costumes and levels for other people to use and play. When he saw what I've been up to, he got very excited and told me and my husband that I could make a pretty awesome Sackboy. (Sackboy is the little character that you control in the game). Anyway, I told him I was making him something else for Christmas, but I had already made him his Sackboy!

Front view

Side view

I found the pattern here: Sackboy. I liked the pattern quite a bit actually, but I didn't like the size, the shape of the main body, or the arms. I ended up using a larger hook than it called for and made up the body and arms/hands myself. I think it turned out well! I sewed the arms and the legs through the body, so the arms and legs can move all around. I also sewed the button eyes on after the head was made, because the instructions were a little too confusing for my liking.

My husband decided that this special Sackboy needed a costume, so he made it a wig, jacket and shoes! (All hand sewn, too!)

All dressed up

The hair. It was made from white felt. Its actually quite fun. You can style the hair all sorts of different ways!

Leather jacket. I think this took the most time.

Bright sneakers. My youngest brother loves outrageously colored shoes.

I think the Sackboy was a complete success. My youngest brother didn't see it coming at all!

Nativity

I am really, really proud of this pattern. It is 100% mine and one of the first patterns I created.

Here it is! (Minus the manger. I did make one, just not in time for the pictures)

Joseph

Mary

Baby Jesus

I made this pattern for my Mother-in-Law. I made them a second time, too, to make sure I got all of the kinks out of the pattern and ended up giving that one to my parents, since they were looking into getting a new Nativity.

I used worsted weight yarn and a size F 3.75mm hook for the whole thing. It is also crocheted in the back loop only throughout the entire thing. I weighted down Joseph and Mary with plastic pellets so they could stand on their own.

The manger (not pictured) is a simple brown box that fits the baby perfectly.

I am going to be expanding on this pattern this year, making the shepherds, wise men, and animals.

I am also going to be starting up my own etsy shop in the very near future where you will be able to purchase my creations or patterns! Stay tuned for that one, though.