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Mario Sweater Vest Pattern

Joanna — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:45:09 +0000

Block out the next two months of your calendar:
the Mario Sweater Vest pattern is ready!

The instructions come in one size, at a finished waist circumference of 40 inches. That should comfortably fit anyone with a waist size of 36–38 inches. If you happen to have different proportions, no worries. A plain knitting chart is also included that you can use in conjunction with almost any sweater pattern of your choice. If you need a bigger size than the chart will accommodate, just repeat the sky and rocks on the sides. A great place to find knitting patterns is Knitty. They have lovely patterns for women, men, and children, and they’re all free so it’s a great place to start. If you find a pattern using a gauge of around 26-28 stitches = 4 inches, you should be able to use the KnitPicks Pallette yarn in the materials list. Otherwise, you’ll have to find yarn of a different weight to use.

Download the Pattern

Mario Sweater Vest Pattern (15291)
You’ll need Acrobat PDF Reader, which you can download here: Download Acrobat Reader

Update

We forgot to include a color key with the chart! If you’re having problems figuring out which color goes where, download this: Mario Sweatervest Color Key (2412).

The Baby Link Outfit gets even Cuter

Joanna — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:15:48 +0000

The only thing that could make the Baby Link outfit I made earlier this year even cuter, would be to dress up an adorable baby in it. So, we did! Our friends had their baby boy William last September, and six weeks later he was just the right size to fit into the costume. A collective awwwwww was heard throughout the Nerd community when his proud parents posted a photo of their little boy donning the outfit on the interwebs, which became an instant hit on Kotaku and Nintendorks.

Take that, Octorok! Eat this, Skulltula!

Taking a quick nap before entering the next dungeon

For those of you who have your own little nerdling to dress up, you can download the free knitting pattern here.

Baby Link Outfit – Free Pattern

Joanna — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:36:46 +0000

I made this baby-sized Link costume as a baby shower gift for a couple of close friends. Both are huge fans of Zelda, and they are expecting their first child very soon. After posting it on Craftster I was absolutely blown away by the response it received—over 30,000 hits in just one week, and before long dozens of blogs from Geekologie.com to Kotaku.com and even GayGamer.net wrote about my nerdy little outfit! (I love the GayGamer logo, by the way! Would it be inappropriate to call it fabulous?)

You can download the pattern on our Free Patterns page. Now you’ll be able to dress up the infant of your choice as Link! Don’t have an infant handy? Make a Baby Link Outfit anyway! Your significant other just might make a baby with you just to be able to dress him/her up as Link!

To view the PDF you’ll need Acrobat Reader. If you don’t have it, you can download it here for free: Download Acrobat Reader