May the Fourth be with you all! Yes, it is already that time of year for the Star War’s Day festivities and this year, I have a super fun crochet pattern to give you all! I don’t know why, but months ago I had the idea of crocheting a lightsaber and it turned out SO much better than I originally had planned.
My hubby and I are super huge nerds with all things Star Wars, Marvel, Pokemon, you name it and we (especially him) will be able to have a lengthy conversation about it with you with no problem. We finally got to go on a honeymoon, it was our third attempt (#ThanksCovid) and we ended up going to Disney World. This meant we were able to completely nerd it up and enjoy everything Star Wars Land had to offer. It was SOO cool! My hubby even got to build his own lightsaber at Savi’s Workshop and that was such a cool experience! I got to go in with him and watch the whole thing unfold. It was for sure a highlight of our trip. He now has his lightsaber and I bought a cheaper lightsaber while we were there too. Because let’s be honest, your in Star Wars Land at the Happiest Place on Earth…so you buy all the things! But I used that saber I got as a guide to design this saber’s handle, making it similar to that one. I wanted this crocheted one to be as realistic looking as possible.
That is what makes this pattern so fun though. You can design it HOWEVER you want! I just give you the design I did, which you can copy if you want. But you can also add and remove whatever accent pieces you want on the handle. You can make the saber color whatever you want. (I just picked blue because I like that color best of the sabers.) Say you have a little kid (or big kid) that you know that loves Star Wars. You could have them draw up their own design of a lightsaber and recreate that in yarn form! It would be such a fun summer project with your kiddos to do. It would give you something to work on that can make them feel included and involved in your hobby. It’s a way to unite both of your passions and hobbies. With all that being said, I am so excited to see what all you guys design!
I was able to use just random acrylic yarn I had lying around for this project. I really am still trying to stash bust and I’m honestly pretty proud of how I’ve been able to reform a lot of this random yarn into something cool. This project though is a good lesson that not all acrylic yarn is the same. I think as beginners, a lot of us would see acrylic yarn and think it’s all the same. It for sure is not! For the saber portion, I had a skein of Red Heart Yarn Super Saver in a really pretty blue color called Delft Blue. It was the perfect shade for a lightsaber! Then I had some Lion Brand Color Made Easy yarn that was also acrylic yarn in the color Basalt (which is a darker gray). The Red Heart Yarn is a weight four yarn while the Lion Brand yarn is a weight five. To look at it you would think they are acrylic yarn, seem pretty much the same, so I can interchange those. But as you work out this lightsaber you will see just how much of a difference that it makes. I wanted that bulkier feel for the handle because I wanted there to be a difference between the size of the saber part and the size of the handle. The Lion Brand yarn gave me that perfect extra “bulk” feel without changing the visual look of the basic acrylic yarn, which is exactly what I wanted. I wanted the stitches to give it a clean, solid look. So that when you look at this lightsaber from a distance, you can’t even tell it’s crocheted. The good comparison aspect of this though is that for the saber and for the handle, the stitch count is the same. When constructed, there is about an inch difference in the width of the handle and the saber. This all comes from the difference in the yarn weight. Pretty neat, right? While you are working up the pattern you will really be able to tell just how much of a difference the weight of a yarn makes.
Okay, let’s start working up this fun pattern!
What you will need to make this pattern:
- 80 yards of Red Heart Super Saver
- Any weight four acrylic
- This is for the blade part
- 45 yards of Lion Brand Color Made Easy
- Any weight five acrylic
- This is for the handle
- A few yards of black acrylic yarn
- 5.0 mm hook
- 5/8” dowel rod that’s 36” long
- Small amount of polyfil
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Some abbreviations you will see in this pattern:
- Ch = Chain
- St = Stitch
- Sts = Stitches
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Dc = Double Crochet
- Tr = Treble Crochet
- Sl st = Slip Stitch
- Blo = Back Loop Only
Gauge:
- Gauge isn’t a necessity in this pattern, it will just slightly alter the tightness of your light saber to the dowel rod.
- My finished dimensions are 36.5 inches long, 2.25 inches wide at the handle and 1.25 inches wide at the saber.
- I used Red Heart Super Saver because it is an overall smaller acrylic than the Lion Brand Color Made Easy. The Lion Brand is a very dense acrylic, so that is why the handle part has the same stitch count as the saber, it’s just the difference in the yarn used. Feel free to change the st count if needed to make the handle slightly bigger than the saber part.
Notes:
- This pattern is worked in the round. You will not sl st at the end of the rounds unless otherwise stated in the pattern.
- Each row’s stitch count will be in parenthesis at the end of the row’s instructions.
- This is worked in two pieces, the saber part and the handle part. Once both of the crocheted pieces are done, then you will sew them together on the dowel rod.
- The cool thing about this pattern is you can design it however you want. You can make the saber any color you want, the handle any color you want, and you can add or remove any of the “accent” pieces on the handle that you would like. Use your creative juices to make your own lightsaber design. J
- Lion Brand has discontinued Color Made Easy, if you have it lying around, perfect! If not, any weight 5 acrylic yarn should work.
- I’m sure this goes without saying, but I own ZERO rights to any Star Wars or lightsaber products. This is my crochet rendition of a lightsaber.
Pattern for the saber portion:
- Make a magic circle
- Round 1: Ch 1, sc 4 into the circle, pull tight (4)
- Round 2: Two sc in each of the previous rounds four sts (8)
- Round 3: Two sc in each of the previous rounds 8 sts (16)
- Rounds 4-138: Sc in each st from the previous round (16)
- Tie off and weave in all ends. It should be approximately 27 inches long.
Pattern for the handle portion:
- Make a magic circle
- Round 1: Ch 1, sc 4 into the circle, pull tight (4)
- Round 2: Two sc in each of the previous rounds four sts (8)
- Round 3: Two sc in each of the previous rounds 8 sts (16)
- Round 4: One sc in blo in each of the previous rounds 16 sts (16)
- Rounds 5-44: Sc in each st from the previous round (16)
- Round 45: Hdc in the 1st st, dc in the 2nd st, tr in the 3rd st, tr in the 4th st, dc in the 5th st, hdc in the 6th st, sc in the next 9 sts, sl st in the 16th st (16)
- Tie off and weave in ends. Including the raised edge, it should be about 10.5 inches long.
Pattern for the black accent pieces on the handle:
For the bottom stripes on the handle – make 5 with black yarn.
- Ch 3
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in last ch, ch 1, turn (2)
- Rows 2-11: Sc in both sts across, ch 1, turn (2)
- Row 12: Sc in both sts across (2)
- Tie off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Pattern for the black circle pieces on the handle:
For the top, round circle pieces at the top of the handle – make 2 with black yarn.
- Make a magic circle
- Round 1: Ch 1, sc 8 into the magic circle, sl st into the top of the first st (8)
- Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Pattern for the button on the handle:
For the side button, we will start with making a rectangle using gray yarn.
- Ch 4
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across, ch 1, turn (3)
- Rows 2-7: Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn (3)
- Row 8: Sc in each st across (3)
- Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Now using the black yarn, we will make a black button for the side, to go on top of the gray piece we just made.
- Ch 3
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in next st, ch 1, turn (2)
- Rows 2-6: Sc in both sts, ch 1, turn (2)
- Row 7: Sc in both sts (2)
- Tie off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Before you sew the handle and the saber together, you need to sew all the accent pieces onto the handle.
- Take the five black stripes and sew them vertically onto the gray handle near the bottom. Space them out evenly around the base of the handle.
- I sewed the bottom of them between the second and third row from the bottom of the handle.
- Take the gray rectangle we made and sew it onto the side of the handle, where ever you would like it to be. (I put mine more in the middle of the handle.)
- Now, take the smaller black rectangle and sew that directly on top of the small gray rectangle you just sewed on, centering it evenly on the gray rectangle.
- This provides the handle and button part with more structure, but as mentioned, feel free to design and place whatever accents where ever you would like.
- Lastly, sew the black round buttons on the top of the handle, opposite the side that has the raised edge around the top of the handle. See photos below for more detail on the placement of my accent pieces.
- Take the dowel rod and put the handle on one end of it. Fill the handle with polyfil all around the dowel rod. This will help give the handle more structure and make it thicker and easier to hold, versus the rest of the saber.
- Once you have the amount of polyfil you like in the handle, place the colored part of the saber on the other end of the dowel rod. Make sure that you overlap the two pieces, allowing the gray portion to be covering the bottom of the colored portion.
- Take gray yarn and weave in and out of the top of the handle, sewing the colored part and the gray handle part together.
- Be careful that you do not sew down the raised edge at the top, you want to sew underneath that top most row of stitches so you still have that “overlap” appearance.
- Once they are securely together, tie off and weave in all ends.
And there you have it folks! You now have the Greatest in the Galaxy Lightsaber of your very own creation! You can create this as intricate or basic as you like. The possibilities are endless! I hope you have fun creating and designing your own lightsaber! Let your creative juices flow with this project. I cannot wait to see what all you come up with!
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Now go embrace your inner nerd and enjoy this fun day! May the fourth be with you all!
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