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World renowned international knitting superstar, Alan Dart has unleashed his famous Sackboy Knitting pattern for free.
Thanks to the UK newspaper The Sun, the knitting pattern that was previously featured in UK knitting magazine Simply Knitting, has been made available as a high resolution PDF download.
Oh my god, he’s got a beanie! Too cute!
The knitting pattern article itself, features an items list showing everything you’ll need, full dimensions for all the various parts of a Sackboy, plus a multitude of helpful knitting tips. Like how to do a mattress stitch! We’re a bit baffled by some of that geeky knitting terminology though, so you might need to go ask your Gran about just exactly what “(K5, k2tog, K4) to end. [50 sts]” means.
So, grab your balls (of wool, ahem) and get knitting your very own Sackboy!
ANd of course, just in case that The Sun download link ever dies, we’ve got the PDF right here for you to download. We’ve also popped on a screen-resolution version too.
Screen resolution (PDF, 3.21 MB)
Print resolution (PDF, 10.5 MB)
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The entire world has started knitting, Little BIG Planetoid can today exclusively confirm. With Christmas just a few weeks away, the demand for Sackboys has sky-rocketed.
With so few official Sackboy plushies available, the ones that are around are being fiercely bid for on popular auction site eBay, with some prices reaching in excess of £30.
Keen to exploit the demand, Little Big Planet fans worldwide are now rapidly exchanging knitting patterns, bags of wool and nice cups of tea with Jammie Dodgers, in order to make their own Sackboys and reap the rewards.
However, as concern rises over the quality of these Sackboys, we investigate some of the home-made Sack people popping up online, to buy:
The Planetoid advises that you approach these unofficial Sackboys with caution, a deep belly laugh or just lots of hugs.
You may wish to wait for Sony to get their sack-behinds in gear and exploit this demand on a more professional level. Or alternatively, residents in the UK can go out and buy Issue 49 of Simply Knitting, the UK’s leading knitting magazine, priced at £4.49 - for Sackboy knitting patterns and intructions.
We *need* Sackboy plushies!
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