LittleBigPlanet - Louise gives Sackboy Life

Here are a few tips to help you put your Sackboy together.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• littlebigplanet
• little big planet
• sack boy
• sackboy
• knitting
• knitted
• hand made
• alan dart

[Thecrowdisfamily]

I love your sackboy, he looks great! I am making one using the Alan Dart pattern. I am starting the legs and I have a question which I'm hoping you can answer. The pattern reads: cast on 8 sts with Click for base edge and cont in st st.

1st inc row Inc into every st to end.

After I've casted on the 8 sts, do I start the next row immediately - the increase row or am I supposed to do one row of stocking stitch? I don't understand is his instructions to continue in st st. Thank you!

[louisegood]

@Thecrowdisfamily Hi. Yes, the 1st increase row is the first row of the stocking stitch so you follow those instructions, then your next row is a purl. The second increase row is a knit, and then you follow the rest of the instructions keeping to 1 row knit, 1 row purl. You notice all the increasing and decreasing is done on knit rows. I think it is listed like that as it makes a difference when you make up the leg to get the correct shaping. Hope that helps.

[whenimsixty4]

any tips on how to flatten out the top of his head- is it just a matter of shaping as you stuff? I wonder if you might use a few hidden stitches to help hold it down?

[louisegood]

When you sew the decorative lines on the top of the head if you pinch the knitting together when you make the stitch through this almost naturally flattens the head. Then when you have finished stitching all the way round pinch the stitched edged together to flatten further.

[Lollypop005]

Hi Louise, I'd love a step-by-step video on how to knit a sackboy - I have the pattern, I just don't understand it!

Also, you say you knitted this one in double knit - is that just the type of wool? I like the size of your sackboy, so am thinking I might make a smaller one too - I take it the pattern is the same for a double knit sackboy?

Thanks,

[louisegood]

I am putting some bits of video together to cover some of the difficult bits of making the sackboy. You can find step-by-step how to knit videos around YouTube to help you make him. Double Knit is the UK name for the type of yarn used. In USA it would be 8ply. The pattern says Chunky which is double the thickness of Double Knit (8ply) so I used the same pattern just using the thinner yarn so he came out smaller, but perfectly proportioned. I also used smaller needles - I think 3mm (US3)

[Thecrowdisfamily]

@louisegood Thanks so much for getting back to me, I really appreciate it. I finished knitting all the pieces, now I just have to put it together. My 5 year old is very excited to be getting a sackboy!

[reannais]

hey louise, I love your sackboy,

I am currently making one and your video helped alot.

Can you put up more videos on assembling him as well as knitting him, especially the hands .

[strawberrymonkey1]

duh it is a cartoon caracter!

[ryadan12345]

hi is kniting easy and doesent take long to do?cause im thinking of taking sewing class in tech.