Long time no see!! Between children, caretaking my dad the last 6 months of his life, and other health problems, it's been a while since I've even logged on to my blog.
Sorry, for those of you who follow me and to anyone who has commented on previous posts. I have gone back and replied, if anyone still cares... after a few years, it's doubtful.
Oh well.
Anyway..
I've crocheted two Bowsers in the past years for gifts, without a pattern (mostly).
I didn't write the first one down, but THIS time I attempted it. Uhg, how misserable. I admire people who write patterns, I'd much rather just make the things.
So, I tried to write this down. And, I will admit, the pattern was partly copied from this website, where she made an amazingly detailed Bowser and wrote a wonderful pattern. But there is also a good bit of my own work in this version, as I did many things differently.
Disclaimer: this is half-tutorial style. If you don't know the stitches or general crochet how-to, this may not be for you. I'm not good at writing patterns. I've tried and it's just not my skill.
Sorry.
I'll try to check back occasionally to reply to comments, but that's another thing I'm not very good at doing...
Anyway, here is my attempt at a pattern for Bowser.
Body-golden
Round 1: sc 6 in Magic Ring (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)
Round 3: *sc in next, 2 sc in next sc* around (18)
Round 4: *sc in next 2, 2 sc in next sc* around (24)
Round 5: *sc in next 3, 2 sc in next sc* around (30)
Round 6: sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (36)
Round 7-8: sc in each sc around (36)
Round 9: *sc in next 5, 2 sc in next sc* around (42)
Round 10-12: sc in each sc around (42)
Round 13: *sc next 13, 2 sc next sc* around (45)
Round 14-15: sc in each sc around (45)
Round 16: *sc in next 8, 2 sc next sc* around (50)
Round 17: sc in each sc around (50)
Round 18: *sc in next 9, 2 sc in next sc* around (55)
Round 19: sc in each sc around (55)
Round 20: *sc in next 10, 2 sc in next sc* around (60)
Round 21-23: sc in each sc around (60)
Round 24: *sc in next 4, decrease in next 2* around (50)
Round 25: *sc in next 3, decrease in next 2* around (40)
Round 26: *sc in next 2, decrease in next 2* around (30)
Round 27: *sc, decrease in next 2* around (20)
Round 28: *decrease in next 2* around (10)
F/O. Sew together to close tightly, otherwise will be left with big holes from the decreases
Leg- golden (make 2)
Rds 1-5: Increase to 30
Rd 6: sc in each around
Rd 7: Dec 6x, 1 sc in each remaining sc (24)
Rd 8: dec 4x, 1 sc in next 12, dec 2x (18)
Rd 9- 19: 1 sc in each around
> rd 13&14: 6 ldc in front of leg for knee bend <
Rd 20: 8 sc, finish off with long tail for sewing
*Total of 20 rounds
Arms - golden (make 2)
Rd 1: ch7, skip 1st ch, 12 sc around the chain (form an oval)
Rd 2-5: 1 sc in each sc around
Rd 6: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5, repeat from * around (14 sc)
Rd 7: sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next, sc in next 6, 2 sc in next sc, sc in remaining 3 (16 sc)
Rd 8-16: 1 sc in each around
> Rd 10-11: ldc to make an elbow (4 stitches per round) <
Tail - golden
Round 1: Sc 6 in MR
Round 2: *sc in each sc* around (6)
Round 3: *sc, 2 sc in next sc* around (9)
Round 4: *sc in each sc* around (9)
Round 5: *sc 2, 2 sc in next sc* around (12)
Round 6: *sc in each sc* around (12)
Round 7: *sc 3, 2 sc in next sc* around (15)
Round 8: *sc in each sc* around (15)
Round 9: *sc 4, 2 sc in next sc* around (18)
Round 10: *sc in each sc* around (18)
Round 11: *sc 5, 2 sc in next sc* around (21)
Round 12:*sc in each sc* around (21)
Round 13: *sc 6, 2 sc in next 2 sc* around (24)
Round 14: *sc in each sc* around (24)
Shell (green)
Round 1: 6 sc in MR
Round 2: *2 sc in each sc* around (12)
Round 3: *sc, 2 sc in next sc* around (18)
Round 4: *sc 2, 2 sc in next sc* around (24)
Round 5: *sc 3, 2 sc in next sc * around (30)
Round 6: *sc 4, 2 sc in next sc* around (36)
Round 7: *sc 5, 2 sc in next sc* around (42)
Round 8-9: *sc in each sc* around
Shell edge
Romanian chord to length
Shell spikes - white (make 7)
Rd 1: 3 sc
Rd 2: 2sc in each sc (6)
Rd 3: *2sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next, repeat from * 2 times (9)
Sew together
Belly - tan
Row 1: 4 fdc
Row 2: 5 hdc
row 3: *2hdc in next, hdc, repeat from * 2 hdc in last (8)
Row 4: 2 hdc in first and last hdc, hdc in each between (10)
Row 5: inc in first hdc, hdc in each until last, 2 hdc in last (12)
Rows 6- 9: 1 hdc in each
Row 10 : dec hdc, hdc in next 8, dec hdc
Head - green
Round 1: sc 7 in MR
Round 2: *2 sc in each sc* around (14)
Round 3: *sc, 2 sc in each sc* around (21)
Round 4: *sc in each sc* around (21)
Round 5: * sc 2, 2 sc in next sc* around (28)
Round 6: *sc 3, 2 sc in next sc* around (35)
Rd 7-10: 1 sc ineach around
>Switch to tan color<
Rd 11: 2 sc in next, *1 sc in next, 2 sc in next* repeat from *to* 7 times, 1 sc in remaining sc around (44sc)
Rd 12: *2sc in 1st sc, 1 sc in next * 11 times, 1 sc in remaining 22 sc (55 sc)
Rd 13-15: 1 sc in each sc
Rd 16: 1 sc in next 9, sc dec, repeat around (50 sc)
Rd 17: 1 sc in next 3, scdec, repeat around (40sc)
Rd 18: 1 sc in next 8, scdec, repeat around (36)
Rd 19: 1 sc in next 4, scdec around (30)
Rd 20: 1 sc in next 3, scdec around (24)
Rd 21: 1 sc in next 2, scdec around (18)
Rd 22: 1 sc in next sc, scdec around (12)
Rd 23: dec around (6)
Lower jaw - tan
Row 1: 6 sc in MR
Row 2: 2 sc in next 4, ch1, turn
Row 3: *2sc in next, 1 sc in next,* repeat around, ch 1, turn
Row 4: *2sc in next, 1 sc in next 2* repeat around, ch 1, turn
Row 5: *2sc in next, 1 sc in next 3* repeat around, ch1, turn
Row 6: *2sc in next, 1 sc in next 4* repeat around, ch 1, turn
Row 7-9: 1 sc in each, ch 1, turn
Row 10: *decsc in next 2, 1 sc in next 3* repeat around, ch 1, turn
Row 11: (add black in middle) *decsc in next 2, 1 sc in next 3* repeat around, ch 1, turn
Row 12: *decsc in next 2, 1 sc in next 2* repeat around, ch 1, turn
>sew on bottom of the head before sewing head to body, using long tail to divide two upper cheeks<
Horns - white (make 2)
5 sc in MR
1 sc in each
Inc to 8
3 rounds of 8
Nose - tan
Rd 1: 4 sc in MR
Rd 2: 1 sc in 1st, 2 sc in next, 2 times (6)
Rd 3: 1 sc in next 2, 2 in next, 2 times (8)
Rd 4: 1 sc in each
Finish off, leaving long tail. Do not stuff
Embroider eyes
Add shelled hair and 2 extra horns (like the shell horns, but longer)
Final Disclaimer: This is not my character. Do not sell this
pattern, and per copywrite laws you may not be able to sell the finished
product depending on where you live and such. I don't know.
Enjoy!!
