Little Big Planet Sackboy

Sackboy has always been one of my top project I wanted to knit but have always been occupy with other things.  I found Alan Dart’s sackboy version but wanted to have a happy face for him, so I made some alteration to the pattern.  I knitted every thing in the round since I hate seaming. For his happy face, I binded off 24 stitches and cast back on 24 stitches on the next row between the last inc row and the first dec row for the head.

The hands were a little tricky too and I didn’t really like having all five fingers. I wanted the hands to look more like the sackboy i purchased from the shop so I only knitted a thumb for him and have the other 4 fingers knitted together. I thought it looked better this way.

I also used snap buttons for the joints because I wanted it to be moveable just like in the game.  Anyway below is the alteration I made to Alan Dart’s sackboy version.  Please note that I only made changes to its Head and hands.  Other parts are knitted as directed by Alan Dart.

Yarn: Naturally Loyal 8ply/DK

Needles: 3.25mm needles 40cm circular needles

Mouth:

With the circular needle cast on 8 stitches.  Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches. Place a stitch marker on the first stitch.

Row 1:  knit

Row 2:  kfb to every stitch [16 sts]

Row 3:  knit

Row 4:  (K1, kfb) to end [24 sts]
Row 5:  knit

Row 6:  (K2, kfb) to end [32 sts]
Row 7:  knit

Row 8:  (K3, kfb) to end [40 sts]
Row 9:  knit

Row 10:  (K4, kfb) to end [48 sts]  bind off.

Tongue

With the straight needle cast on 8 stitches. 

Row 1-4:  knit

Row 5:  ssk, k4, k2tog

Row 6:  ssk, k2, k2tog

Bind off.

Head:

With the circular needle cast on 12 stitches.  Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches. Place a stitch marker on the first stitch. Work onto double‐pointed needles when necessary.

1st inc row (Inc 1, inc 1, K1) to end. [20 sts]

Next row Knit.

2nd inc row (Inc 1, K1) to end. [30 sts]

Next row Knit.

3rd inc row (K1, inc 1, K1) to end. [40 sts]

Next row Knit.

4th inc row (K1, inc 1, K2) to end. [50 sts]

Next row Knit.

5th inc row (K2, inc 1, K2) to end. [60 sts]

Next row Knit.

6th inc row (K2, inc 1, K3) to end. [70 sts]

St st 2 rows.

For mouth K23, BO24, K23

For mouth K23, CO24, K23

St st 2 rows.

1st dec row (K6, k2tog, K6) to end. [65 sts]

St st 3 rows.

2nd dec row (K6, k2tog, K5) to end. [60 sts]

St st 3 rows.

3rd dec row (K5, k2tog, K5) to end. [55 sts]

St st 3 rows.

4th dec row (K5, k2tog, K4) to end. [50 sts]

St st 3 rows.
Sew in mouth and tongue and start shaping the head as you go.

5th dec row (K2, k2tog, K1) to end [40 sts].

St st 2 rows.

6th dec row (P2tog, P2) to end [30 sts].

St st 2 rows.

7th dec row (K1, k2tog) to end [20 sts]. Start inserting stuffing before hole gets too small.

Next row Purl.

8th dec row (K 2 tog) to end. [10 sts]

Break yarn and thread tail through remaining stitches, pull to inside of cap and weave in end.

Arms (make 2 pieces)

With the circular needle cast on 6 stitches.  Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches. Place a stitch marker on the first stitch.

Row 1:  Knit.

Row 2:  kfb into every st to end. [12 sts].

Row 3-16:  knit. 
Row 17:  Cast on 4 sts, bo 4, knit to end 

Row 18-20:  knit. 

Row 20:  (k4, k2tog) to end 

Row 21:  (k3, k2tog) to end 

Use tweezers to stuff firmly and bind off using kitchener stitches.  

   
Killerbees