This is one of many Star Wars characters I have made during the month of December. While I was Christmas shopping, a Star Wars crochet kit caught my eye when I was in the queue line. Obviously, I couldn't leave the store without one. This kit includes patterns for 12 Star Wars characters written by Lucy Collin: 1) Yoda 2) Stormtrooper 3) C-3PO 4) Princess Leia 5)Wicket the Ewok 6) Luke Skywalker 7) R2-D2 8) Han Solo 9) Chewbacca 10) Darth Vader 11) Boba Fett 12 Jabba the Hutt Patterns can also be found in Lucy's Etsy shop (http://www.lucyravenscar.etsy.com). Also included in the kit are five colours of yarn (for Yoda and a Stormtrooper), stuffing, 3.5mm crochet hook, two sets of safety eyes, and a yarn needle. The pattern for the Stormtrooper was very easy to follow; some special techniques were used and instructions for these techniques are found at the beginning of the pattern book. The head, body, and legs are created in the round and is a single piece. The arms are created separately and then sewn onto the body. The pattern calls for the use of safety eyes which I chose not to follow and instead stitched yarn to create the 'aviator shades' as seen above. I felt that the round safety eyes would not have been true to the character. The finished size of my Stormtrooper is approximately 5 inches tall; the pattern says 3.5 inches. However, I ended up not using the yarn included in the kit. I used some leftover Loops & Threads yarn which is a slightly thicker yarn than what is included in the kit, thus my Stormtrooper is a slightly larger size. This Stormtrooper took me approximately 2.5 hours to complete and I was quite pleased with the simplicity of the pattern, the finished size and the final look. It is definitely something I would make again, and probably will have to as I happily gifted this one to a friend! Visit my blog again to see what other Star Wars characters I have completed! Materials used:
3.5mm crochet hook 1. Loops & Threads Impeccable yarn in White (medium weight [4], 253m/127.5g). Approximately 25g of white yarn is needed. 2. Loops & Threads Impeccable yarn in Black (medium weight [4], 253m/127.5g). Approximately 5g of black yarn is needed plus a little more if you stitch the eyes as I did.
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