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Claire Cromwell is the Studio Manager at the Lion Brand Yarn Studio in New York City. In this post, she celebrates Star Wars with both knit and crochet projects!
You may have heard about this film sequel coming out today – a little movie called Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Yes, the highly anticipated sci-fi film comes out today and you can bet I’ve got my ticket ready! I’ve been a Star Wars fan for most of my life and here at work I’ve been providing a daily countdown to the new film.
There may not be an iconic crafted item for Star Wars (like Doctor Who’s long stripey scarf), but that doesn’t mean that fans haven’t put their creativity to good use. A few years ago in our staff holiday swap I received a knitted “Gnomda” – a co-worker adapted a gnome doorstop pattern and turned it into venerable Jedi Master Yoda!
May the Force be with you!
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ffpaws
Someone make a Crochet pattern for this exact hat please? I want to make it for my hubby who is a Huge Star Wars Fan.
Angela Sciurca
The pattern is on ravelry. The link is in the above article on the hat.
Jeff Hamilton
The pattern is knitted. The lady was asking for a crocheted version.
Angela Sciurca
The pattern has a chart. If she is able to read a chart, it should be simple to adapt to crochet. Easy stitch to stitch conversion.
Jeff Hamilton
That’s true. But since she asked, she may not be up to it. You’ll need more that the chart to make a hat.
Linlal
This is not an easy pattern and, unless she is both a skilled knitter and a very good crocheter, it’s not a simple matter to convert a knitting chart into a crochet pattern. The difference between knitted and crochetted fabric is significant. As a knitter, can you convert purl stitches to knit stitches and vice versa to produce something that’s the same as the original pattern? There’s a reason why most patterns are available in either knit or crochet.
Angela Sciurca
Yes, as an experienced craft artist, I can convert any chart into either knit or crochet or cross stitch. Sorry I am upsetting so many people. The hat is, obviously, not a project an inexperienced crochet person should attempt.
Jeff Hamilton
I found another Star Wars hat that is crocheted for anyone interested. It not the same as the one above. It is available on Ravelry here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-force-awakens—his–hers-toques
I don’t think you are upsetting anyone Angela. Not everyone can convert patterns. I am fortunate I can knit and crochet so it doesn’t matter to me.