KING DEDEDE

King Dedede was a request from a very good friend from north of the border. This is the first of many on her “To Do” list for me. King Dedede is Kirby’s arch-rival in Nintendo and HAL Laboratory’s long-running Kirby video games series. He (or something in his likeness) has appeared in every game in the series except Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. As such, he is the most recurring major character of the series besides Kirby, Meta Knight and Waddle Dee. Due to his many roles as Kirby’s main adversary, many consider Dedede to be the series antagonist. Despite this, he has helped more than harmed since Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, and Nintendo has even described Dedede as Kirby’s “arch-frenemy.”

MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn: cream, golden yellow, flame, royal, blue, delft blue, burgundy, red, white, yellow, café latte, rose, gray, and black.
B (EYES only) and E crochet hook
Polyester Fiberfill
Tapestry needle
Elastic cord
Stuffing stick

BODY:
Rd 1: With blue, 7 sc in magic ring. (7)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (14)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (21)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around. (21)
Rd 6: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (28)
Rd 7: sc in each sc around. (28)
Rd 8: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (35)
Rds 9-16: sc in each sc around. (35)
Rd 17: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (42) Change to cream.
Rd 18: (sc in next 13 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (45)
Rd 19: (sc in next 14 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (48)
Rd 20: (sc in next 15 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (51)
Rd 21: (sc in next 16 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (54)
Rd 22: (sc in next 17 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (57)
Rd 23: (sc in next 18 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (60)
Rds 24-25: sc in each sc around. (60)
Rd 26: sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to white. (60)
Rd 27: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to blue. (60)
Rd 28: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to golden yellow. (60)
Rd 29: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 2 sc, change to flame, sc in next sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc) around, slip st in first sc. (60)
Rd 30: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 3 sc, change to flame, sc in next sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 2 sc) around, slip st in first sc. (60)
Rd 31: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next sc, change to flame, sc in next 3 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 2 sc) around, slip st in first sc. (60)
Rd 32: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 2 sc, change to flame, sc in next 3 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next sc) around, slip st in first sc. (60)
Rd 33: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next sc, change to flame, sc in next 3 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 2 sc) around, slip st in first sc. (60)
Rd 34: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next sc, change to flame, sc in next 5 sc, change to golden yellow) 9 times, sc in next sc, change to flame, sc in next sc, slip st in first sc. (60)
Rd 35: Ch 1, turn; (sc in next 5 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next sc, change to flame) 9 times, sc in next 5 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next sc, slip st in first sc changing to blue. (60)
Rd 36: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to white. (60)
Rd 37: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to cream. (60)
Rd 38: Ch 1, sc in each sc around. (60)
Rd 39: (sc in next 8 sc, sc2tog) around. (54)
Rd 40: (sc in next 7 sc, sc2tog) around. (48)
Rd 41: (sc in next 6 sc, sc2tog) around. (42)
Rd 42: (sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog) around. (36)
Rd 43: (sc in next 4 sc, sc2tog) around. (30)
Rd 44: (sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog) around. (24)
Rd 45: (sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog) around. (18)
Rd 46: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around. (12)
STUFF BODY FIRMLY.
Rd 47: sc2tog around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 47, pull tightly and secure. Weave in ends.

EYES (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With black and B crochet hook, ch 3, 2 sc in second ch from hook, changing to royal blue, 3 sc in next ch working around ch, change to black, working in free loops of foundation ch, sc in next ch, slip st in first sc. (6)
Rd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc, slip st in first sc changing to white. (8)
Rd 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in next sc, 2 hdc in next sc, hdc in next 2 sc, 2 hdc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc, slip st in first sc. (12)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew EYES to BODY. Using white, embroider highlights on EYES. Weave in ends.

NOSE:
Rd 1: With golden yellow, ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook working around ch. (4
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (8)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (12)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 6: (sc in next 3 sc, sc3tog) around. (8)
STUFF NOSE FIRMLY.
Rd 7: sc2tog around. (4)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 7, pull tightly and secure. Weave in ends.

UPPER LIPS BRIDGES (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With golden yellow, ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook working around ch. (4)
Rds 2-7: sc in each sc around. (4)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew open end of UPPER LIPS BRIDGES to NOSE stuffing firmly before closing. Weave in ends.

LOWER LIP:
Rd 1: With golden yellow, ch 2 4 sc in second ch from hook working around ch. (4)
Rds 2-8: sc in each sc around. (4)
Rd 9: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (6)
Rds 10-15: sc in each sc around. (6)
BEGIN STUFFING LOWER LIP FIRMLY. CONTINUE STUFFING LOWER LIP FIRMLY AS YOU GO ALONG.
Rd 16: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around. (4)
Rds 17-24: sc in each sc around. (4)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew each end of LOWER LIP to UPPER LIP BRIDGES Weave in ends.

INSIDE OF MOUTH:
Rd 1: With burgundy, ch 9, 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 6 ch, 3 sc in next ch working around ch, working in free loops of foundation ch, sc in next 7 ch. (18)
Rd 2: (3 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc) around. (22)
Finish off leaving a long tail.

TONGUE:
Rd 1: With rose, ch 4, 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc in next sc, 3 sc in next ch working around ch, working in free loops of foundation ch, sc in next 2 ch. (8)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew TONGUE to INSIDE OF MOUTH. Sew INSIDE OF MOUTH inside of LIPS. Sew MOUTH to BODY. Weave in ends.

HAT:
Rd 1: With red, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (18)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Rd 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (30)
Rds 6-8: sc in each sc around. (30) Change to golden yellow after Rd 8.
Rd 9: sc in each sc around. (30)
Rd 10: working over sc of Rd 9, sc over each sc around. (30)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew HAT to BODY adding a small amount of stuffing before closing. Weave in ends.

HAT FRONT BUMP:
Rd 1: With golden yellow, ch 2, 4 sc in second ch from hook working around ch. (4)
Rd 2: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (6)
Rd 3: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (8)
Rds 4-5: sc in each sc around. (8)
Rd 6: sc2tog around. (4)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 5, pull tightly and secure. Sew HAT FRONT BUMP to HAT. Weave in ends.

HAT POM-POM:
Rd 1: With white, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)
Rds 3-5: sc in each sc around. (12)
STUFF HAT POM-POM FIRMLY.
Rd 6: sc2tog around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 6, pull tightly and secure. Sew HAT POM-POM to HAT. Weave in ends.

FEET (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With golden yellow, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (9)
Rd 3: (sc in next 2 sc 2 sc in next sc) around. (12)
Rd 4: sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (15)
Rd 6: sc in each sc around. (15)
Rd 7: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (18)
Rds 8-12: sc in each sc around. (18)
Rd 13: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around. (12)
STUFF FEET FIRMLY.
Rd 14: sc2tog around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 14, pull tightly and secure. Sew FEET to BODY. Weave in ends.

THUMBS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With golden yellow, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rds 2-4: sc in each sc around. (6)
Finish off. Weave in ends. Stuff THUMBS firmly.

HANDS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With golden yellow, ch 6, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 3 ch, 3 sc in next ch working around ch, working in free loops of foundation ch, sc in next 3 ch, 2 sc in next ch. (12)
Rd 2: 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next 3 sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next 2 sc. (18)
Rds 3-7: sc in each sc around. (18)
Rd 8: sc in next 6 sc on THUMBS, sc in next 18 sc on HANDS. (24)
Rd 9: sc in next sc, (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 19 sc. (22)
Rd 10: (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 18 sc. (20)
Rd 11: (sc2tog) twice, sc in next 16 sc. (18)
Rd 12: Working in front loops only, (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Finish off. Weave in ends. Stuff HANDS firmly.

ARMS (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: Working in free loops of Rd 11 of HANDS, attach blue, ch 1, sc in same sc as attachment, sc in next 17 sc. (18)
Rds 2-9: sc in each sc around. (18)
Rd 10: (sc in next sc, sc2tog) around. (12)
STUFF ARMS FIRMLY.
Rd 11: sc2tog around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Weave tail through sc of Rd 11, pull tightly and secure. Weave in ends.

JACKET:
Rw 1: With red, ch 49, 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 46 ch, 2 sc in next ch. (50)
Rws 2-20: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (50)
Rw 11: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 22 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 6 sc, change to red, sc in next 22 sc. (50)
Rw 12: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 20 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 4 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to red, sc in next 20 sc. (50)
Rw 13: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 19 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 6 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to red, sc in next 19 sc. (50)
Rw 14: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 19 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 2 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 8 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 2 sc, change to red, sc in next 19 sc. (50)
Rws 15-16: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 18 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 8 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to red, sc in next 18 sc. (50)
Rws 17-18: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 18 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 4 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 6 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 4 sc, change to red, sc in next 18 sc. (50)
Rws 19-20: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 18 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 3 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 2 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 3 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to red, sc in next 18 sc. (50)
RIGHT SIDE:
Rw 21: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 4 sc, leaving remaining sc unworked. (4)
Rw 22: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 4 sc. (4)
Finish off. Weave in ends.
BACK:
Rw 21: Skip next 10 sc, attach red in next sc, ch 1, sc in same sc as attachment, sc in next 4 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 2 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 3 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 2 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next 3 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 2 sc, change to red, sc in next 5 sc, leaving remaining sc unworked. (22)
Rw 22: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 5 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 4 sc, change to delft blue, sc in next sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 3 sc, change to red, sc in next 5 sc. (22)
Rw 23: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 6 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 10 sc, change to red, sc in next 6 sc. (22)
Finish off. Weave in ends.
LEFT SIDE AND TOP:
Rw 21: With wrong side facing, attach red in first sc, ch 1, sc in same sc as attachment, sc in next 3 sc, leaving remaining sc unworked. (4)
Rw 22: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 4 sc. (4)
Rw 23: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc, ch 10 (ARMHOLE MADE), working in sc of BACK, sc in next 8 sc, change to golden yellow, sc in next 6 sc, change to red, sc in next 8 sc, ch 10 (ARMHOLE MADE), working in sc of RIGHT SIDE, sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog.
Rw 24: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog, sc in next sc, sc in next 10 ch, sc in next 22 sc, sc in next 10 ch, sc in next sc, sc2tog. (46)
Rw 25: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc, sc2tog, (sc in next 7 sc, sc2tog) 4 times. (40)
Rw 26: Ch 1, turn; sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc, sc2tog, (sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc, sc2tog) twice. (34)
Finish off. Weave in ends. Attach elastic ring above and below logo on back of JACKET.

JACKET EDGING:
Rd 1: Attach white in first sc of Rw 26, ch 1, sc in same sc as attachment, sc in next 33 sc, working in the side of Rws, sc in next 25 Rws, 2 sc in next Rw, working in free loops of foundation ch, 2 sc in next ch, sc in next 46 ch, 2 sc in next ch, working in the side of Rws, 2 sc in next Rw, sc in next 25 Rws, slip st in first sc. (138)
Rd 2: Ch 1, working over sc of Rd 1, hdc over each sc around, slip st in first hdc. (138)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

SLEEVES (COMPLETE IN BOTH ARMHOLES):
Rd 1: Attach red in sixth sc of skipped sc of Rw 20, ch 1, sc in same sc as attachment, sc evenly around ARMHOLE. (27)
Rds 2-11: sc in each sc around. (27)
Rd 12: sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc changing to white.
Rd 13: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc. (27)
Rd 14: Ch 1, working over sc of Rd 13, hdc over each sc of Rd 13. (27)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

HAMMER HEAD END PLATES (MAKE 2):
Rd 1: With golden yellow, 15 dc in magic ring, slip st in first dc. (15)
Rd 2: (Ch 5, sc in second ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, tr in next ch, skip next 2 dc, slip st in next dc) around.
Finish off. Weave in ends.
Rd 3: Attach rose in tip of any point of star, (ch 1, sc in next sc, hdc in next hdc, dc in next dc, tr in next tr, dtr in same sc of Rd 1 as slip st of Rd 2, working in free loops of ch-5, tr in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, slip st in tip of point of star) around, slip st in first sc.
Rd 4: Ch 1, (sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) around, slip st in first sc. (60)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

HAMMER HEAD BODY:
Rw 1: With café latte, ch 21, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across. (20)
Rws 2-30: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (20)
Rw 31: Holding Rw 1 and Rw 30 and working through both thicknesses, sc in next 20 sc. (20)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

HAMMER HEAD EDGING (COMPLETE ON BOTH ENDS OF HAMMER HEAD BODY):
Rd 1: Attach gray in the side of Rw 1, ch 1, working in the side of Rws, sc in same Rw as attachment, sc in next 59 Rws, slip st in first sc. (60)
Rd 2: Ch 1, turn; holding next sc on HAMMER HEAD EDGING and first sc on HAMMER HEAD END PLATES together and working through both thicknesses, (STUFF HAMMER FIRMLY BEFORE CLOSING SECOND SIDE) sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc. (60)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

HAMMER HANDLE CAP:
Rd 1: With café latte, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rds 2-4: sc in each sc around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew HAMMER HANDLE CAP to HAMMER HEAD stuffing before closing. Weave in ends.

HAMMER HANDLE:
Rd 1: With café latte, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rds 2-30: sc in each sc around. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Stuff HAMMER HANDLE firmly. Insert stuffing stick. Weave elastic cord through HAMMER HANDLE, wrap around HAND and tie together tightly. Rotate elastic cord so that knot is inside of HAMMER HANDLE. Sew HAMMER HANDLE to HAMMER HEAD. Weave in ends.

King Dedede, Kirby, Meta Knight, Waddle Dee, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, and Kirby’s Return to Dream Land are copyright Nintendo and HAL Laboratory’s and their respective creators.

This pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (June 2022). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use, but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.