This pattern requires a 2.5 mm hook and 8ply light pink, dark pink, black, red, beetroot, white and blue wool. The finished decoration is 10 cm tall, including the Santa hat. The pattern is written in American crochet notation. You could just make Kirby as a toy, or you could add the Santa hat and some wool to hang it by to make a Christmas decoration.
Body/head
With light pink wool
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Round 3: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)
Round 4: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)
Round 5: sc in the first three stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (30 stitches)
Round 6: sc in the first four stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (36 stitches)
Round 7: sc in each stitch (36 stitches) (13 light pink, 2 red, 21 light pink)
Round 8: sc in each stitch (36 stitches) (12 light pink, 4 red, 20 light pink)
Round 9: sc in each stitch (36 stitches) (11 light pink, 1 beetroot colour, 4 red, 1 beetroot colour, 19 light pink)
Round 10: sc in each stitch (36 stitches) (6 light pink, 2 dark pink, 3 light pink, 6 beetroot colour, 3 light pink, 2 dark pink, 14 light pink)
Round 11: sc in the first four stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (30 stitches) (4 light pink, 4 dark pink, 8 light pink, 4 dark pink, 10 light pink)
Round 12: sc in the first three stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (24 stitches) (7 light pink, 2 blue, 2 light pink, 2 blue, 11 light pink)
Round 13: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches) (5 light pink, 2 black, 2 light pink, 2 black, 7 light pink)
Round 14: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches) (3 light pink, 2 white, 1 light pink, 2 white, 4 light pink)
Stuff
Round 15: decrease until the hole closes (all light pink).
Fasten off, weave in end.
Arms (make two)
With light pink wool
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Rounds 3 – 5: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)
Stuff
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for weaving.
Legs (make two)
With red wool
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 3: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Rounds 4 – 6: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)
Stuff
Round 7: decrease until the hole closes
Fasten off, weave in end.
Santa hat
With white wool
Round 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)
Round 2: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)
Round 3: decrease around (6 stitches)
Round 4: decrease around (3 stitches)
Switch to red wool
Round 5: increase in every stitch (6 stitches)
Round 6: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)
Round 7: increase in each stitch (12 stitches)
Round 8: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)
Round 9: sc in each stitch, increase in the next stitch (18 stitches)
Round 10: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)
Switch to white wool
Round 11: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew the arms and legs onto the body. If you are making a Christmas decoration sew on the Santa hat and tie some white wool to the bobble so you can hang it.
