Meet Pete the Pirate! Although his gnarly appearance might make you think otherwise, Pete is one of the friendliest pirates you’ll ever meet! He’s been on too many adventures as a lone pirate and would love it if you’d join him in his future escapades!

Materials You Need:
-Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply). I used beige, red, white, blue, black, and brown for my pirate, but you can use any color combination you like. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) For my pirate, I used Lion Brand’s Vanna’s Choice in the color “Beige” for the skin. For everything else, I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn.
-G (4 mm) crochet hook
-15 mm black safety eyes
-Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice)
-Bent tip tapestry needle
-Scissors
-Stitch marker
-Straight pins

Abbreviation Key
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

sc – single crochet
st/sts – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
BLO – back loops only
FLO – front loops only
R1 – round 1
rep – repeat
** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.