Little Big Planet Sackboy – with Pattern
Game Cover
Amigurumi Sackboy
Front View
Controller
Side View
Back View
Sackboy
Yarn Color Used
Warm Brown
Platinum *
SC = Single Crochet
SL ST = Slip Stitch
INVDEC = Invisible Decrease
INC = Increase (2 SC in one stitch)
Sackboy was done using a 3.5mm crochet hook working really tightly. This pattern must be done going through both loops except for the first round after the slip stitch flat top of the head and flat bottoms of the feet, which is done in the front loop only. He should be stuff firmly to fill out the shape.
Head
CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
1. 6 SC in 2nd CH from hook or in Magic Ring (6)
2. INC in each ST (12)
3. INC six times; SC then INC 3 times (21)
4. SC then INC; repeat around (31)
5. SL ST around (31)
6. CH1 then hook through front loop of the first SC stitch of row 4 (under the SL ST you just did) and SC in each front loop all the way around (31) (this creates the fabric straight down away from the flat top without a real rounding or spherical shape)
7. SC around (using both loops again) (31)
8-9. Repeat row 7 (31)
10. SC 11, insert loop through button shank to add the first eye; SC x 2 then INVDEC then SC x 3; insert next button eye then SC x 12 (30)
11. SC x 14 then INVDEC then SC x 14 (29)
12. SC x 4 then INC; repeat around (34)
13. SC around (34)
14. SC x 14 then INC then SC x 2 then INC then SC x 2 then INC then SC 13 (37)
15. SC around (37)
16. SC around (37)
17. SC then INVDEC; repeat around (25)
18. SC then INVDEC; repeat around (17)
19. SC then INVDEC; repeat around (12)
20. INVDEC x 6 (6)
Finish Off and weave in tail
Body
CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
1. 6 SC in 2nd CH from hook or in Magic Ring (6)
2. INC in each ST (12)
3. SC then INC; repeat around (18)
4. SC around (18)
5-6. SC around (18)
7. SC x 5 then INC; repeat around (21)
8. SC around (21)
9-10. SC around (21) (stuff)
11. SC then INVDEC; repeat around (14)
12. SC then INVDEC; repeat around (10)
13. SC around (10)
Finish off and keep a long tail for sewing neck to head.
Arm (make 2)
CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
1. 6 SC in 2nd CH from hook or in Magic Ring (6)
2. SC around (6)
3. SC then INC; repeat around (9)
4. SC x 2 then INC; repeat around (12)
5. SC around (12)
6-9. SC around (12)
10. SC x 3 then INC; repeat around (15)
11. SC around (15)
12. SC around (15)
SL ST then Finish off and keep a long tail for stitch fingers in
Finger/Thumb (make 10)
CH 4
1. SC 3 (1 SC in each CH starting at the second CH from your hook) to make a “strip” of 3 SC (3)
Finish off and tie both ends of cut yarn in a knot. Trim and arrange in open end of arm, stitching the “fingers” to the inside of the open end and the thumb to the outside. Stuff arm and stitch open end closed sewing through fingers to secure them.
Leg (make 2)
CH2 or Magic Ring or however you like to start
1. 6 SC in 2nd CH from hook or in Magic Ring (6)
2. INC in each ST (12)
3. INC x 6 then STOP (12)
4. SL ST around (18)
5. CH1 then hook through front loop of the first SC stitch of row 3 (under the SL ST you just did) and SC in each front loop all the way around (18) (this creates the fabric straight up from the flat bottom of the foot without a real rounding or spherical shape)
6. (back to working in both loops as per normal) SC x 7 then INVDEC; repeat (16)
7. SC x 6 then INVDEC; repeat (14) (stuff)
8. SC x 5 then INVDEC; repeat (12)
9. SC around (12)
10. SC around (12)
11. SC x 4 then INVDEC; repeat (10)
12. SC around (10)
13. INVDEC x 4 then SC x 2 (6)
Finish off and keep a long tail for stitching legs to body.
Zipper Pull
CH 10
1. SL ST 4 beginning in the 2nd CH from hook, then SC 3 in same CH, then SC, SC 3 in same CH and SL ST to end of CH. Join with other end.
CH 6, pull CH through top of zipper and attach to Sackboy under chin. Stitch zipper pattern on body.
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Hi,
I’m a bit confused on row 3 of the head…it seems that I am only getting 19 sts at the end. Was there a typo, perhaps?
Hi there, it goes like this
3. INC six times; SC then INC 3 times (21)
INC six times = 12 stitches
SC then INC = 3 stitches (do this three times)
SC then INC = 3 stitches
SC then INC = 3 stitches
So 12 + 9 = 21
I may have written the lingo out a bit confusingly
Thanks for the comment!
OMG! I was dying for a birthday present for my boyfriend, but was wandering around crochet sites instead, when I saw “Little Big Planet”.
He’s in love with that game and will now love me even more. Thank you so much for justifying my selfish crochet addiction by helping me.
…he’s gonna love it!
Where did you buy his eyes?
Yes please tell us where you bought the eyes?
These are little black shanked buttons from Wal-mart, I think they cost like $1.49 for a pack of 5. They are a pretty generic size, style and colour so you can find them at most fabric stores as well.
This is marvelous!
What size eyes did you use? I can’t seem to find the proper buttons in store, but I found a site to buy eyes super cheap (www.crscraft.com) but im not sure what size to order…
Although, they’re so cheap there I may just order a pack of each size, and use the rest for other amigurumi toys.
The package of buttons says they are 12mm. The thing to be careful with for safety eyes with Sackboy is that his eyes are flattish disks that are very glossy. Most safety eyes are fairly rounded dome shapes. Plain black shank buttons are a pretty generic find in most fabric stores, if you have the patience, might be a good idea to keep looking, unless the safety eyes are also flat
I got mine at WalMart on the little button carousel, they are branded “LaVogue”. But they have exactly the same ones at Fabricland and in another local fabric store. Basically you want a flattish glossy disc (a bit of curved dome shape is perfect) with a loop or “shank” button hole in the back. You can run your yarn loop through that hole so you don’t even need to sew the buttons on after.
Mind you safety eyes are awesome so always a good idea to stock up. Have a look at glasseyesonline.com, that place is my favourite, he’s got noses and things I’ve not even seen in other shops and really good prices. I usually have a good stock going of everything I could ever possibly need so that way, when inspiration strikes, I don’t have to wait
Thank you! I did find the shank buttons, they will be perfect!
I am up to the point where I should be adding the first eye, but… I’m not really understanding how to add it! My working yarn is straight from the skein, so I can’t just pull the button on… and I’m not so sure what to do with a loop? It’s probably a very simple method that I’m just not seeing… Can you help explain how to add the eyes?
Thank you so much!
By the way, I’ve finished all the other pieces (except I haven’t attached the fingers yet!) but it’s already looking SO good! I love this pattern!
With a shank button, what I do is when I am crocheting the head, when I get to where the eye should be, I pop my hook off, use a small crochet hook to pull that loop my hook was on through the button hole, then stick my hook back into the loop and continue working. It gets a bit tight around the button but basically, a single crochet stitch holds it in place. It’s demonstrated in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAcUttz7pWM using a pony bead but basically with a shank button, the hole acts as the bead hole. The difference is she uses a yarn needle while I use a hook to pull it through, either way though, it works! Thanks for the comment.
I would like a yoshi amigurumi i loooove him.
Hi! I’m a little confused about row 6. I’ve finished it once before, but it didn’t look anything like how it should. Am I supposed to chain then do a single stitch for every slip stitch, or am I supposed to chain just the once at the beginning of the row and then single stitch for the rest?
You chain once, basically like a ch after a join. Ignore the slip stitches you just did and hook into just the outer most of the stitches you did in row 4. They’ll look sort of sandwiched together but if you look carefully, the v’s of the stitches are still visible, pinched between the top and bottom part of the slip stitches you did. What you want to do is work that next row of single crochet stitches in the outside loop of the squished v’s. This technique helps the top of his head lay sort of flat and have a cylindrical type shape rather than a round sphere. If you keep having problems with it, you can skip row 5 entirely.
Thanks so much! I’m still new at this so I mess up a lot. Hehe… I’ll get it right this time around though. Thanks!~
No problem! Sometimes too the instructions are unclear or just not intuitive how they were written so it’s not always messing up