Sack Boys – big and small
Posted by Kirsty
January 3, 2009
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Despite his lack of a Playstation, Simon decided that he wanted his very own Sack Boy for Christmas. When I finished the first one, he decided that he wanted two. Although neither attempt went exactly to plan, I think that these two little guys have a certain charm of their own.
Original Sack Boy is “knitted”, but I thought that would be a little too complex for my limited skills and decided to crochet him instead. I couldn’t find a pattern that I liked (there’s a huge internet furour going on about crafters releasing their own Sack Boy patterns – everyone has Sony Fear), so I kind of winged it and there are things that I could have done better, but I’m fairly pleased with the end results. The big Sack Boy needed a shorter neck and I didn’t even attempt the zips – originally, Simon wanted the body to be a zipped compartment that he could keep things in, but then I gave him the moon on a stick and he was happy with that instead.
I’m not going to share my pattern – partly because I don’t really remember what I did and partly because I’m too poor to get sued – but if you fancied making your own Sack-type Boys, it’s fairly easy to get a basic shape. If it’s a bit wonky, all that better!
Photo: Sack Boy, by ink & keys
2 comments Categories: craft
January 3rd, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Created by Alan Dart, the best ‘Sackboy’ knitting pattern is now FREE to download courtesy Simply Knitting magazine at http://www.massgsm.com/knitting.html
January 3rd, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Thanks!