It is rare to get a new pattern right on the first try! But always fun. Sci-fi fan that I am, albeit a closet one, when I saw the crocheted light-saber online last week, I knew I had to have a go at THAT!
My dear friend has a little boy that would love one. Being a boy, I knew the cardboard tube I planned to insert for stiffness wouldn’t last long during battles, requiring it to be “reloadable”– or allow for inserting fresh cardboard. So the handle is hinged, with a button attatchment!
And it came together so nicely. No frogging required! It was a nice change from the hat pattern I slaved over earlier this week…seven attempts at the first dozen rows and it STILL didn’t lay nicely.
Here she is:
CROCHETED LIGHT-SABER
*Note: I prefer half-double crochet. One of my many quirks. This pattern can EASILY be converted to using single or double crochet if you prefer, so I have included measurements, as well as stitch counts.
Crochet hook: 5mm
Worsted weight yarn
Circle Tip (end of saber)
In color of choice, ch 2 (counts as first hdc)
Rnd 1: 8 hdc in 1st ch, join. 9 hdc
Rnd 2: ch 2, hdc two times in ea st around. 18 hdc– 1.5 inches
Cylinder Sides
Hdc around for 18 st, working in back loops only. Do not join.
Working in both loops, continue to hdc around until saber measures approximately 11 inches long.
Handle
Rnd 1: Changing to black, hdc in each st around (18 st). Join. Ch 2.
Rnd 2: hdc around in BACK loops only. Join last st to first with sl st. Then sl st back one row, under first front loop from rnd 1. Ch 1.
Rim: working in Rnd 1 again, two hdc in ea front lp around. Join.
Button-holes: ch 5, sl st in 1st ch to make loop. Sl st in next 3 st of rnd 2. Repeat ch 5, sl st to make second loop. Finish off.
Second handle piece: make as circle tip and cylinder sides of light saber, using black. Crochet in continuous rounds to about 2 inches long.
Whipstitch pieces of handle together, leaving a quarter to a third of it open. Sew buttons in place to fit loops.
Insert cardboard tube of desired length (I taped together a toilet tissue tube and one from a roll of paper towels and was just about perfect!) and fasten buttons. Give to child of choice, or display proudly on mantel.
Replace cardboard tube as needed. Enjoy! 🙂
May the Force be with you. 🙂
the sparkly toad 
Excellent!
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Thanks! 🙂
Where were you when my boys were little – mind you I can still see them using these even though they are both in their early 20s!
Lol, fun for all ages!
My father would love this!! Great idea!! Also, congratulations on getting the pattern so quickly! I am just starting to create my own patterns and am learning how frustrating it can be. Great job with this one!
Thanks! Good luck on your own patterns!
You go from 18 hdc to 16 with no decreases, is this a typo or am I missing something on how to do this?
Definitely a typo- thanks for catching that! I must not be able to read my own handwriting…lol.
Thanks so much for the quick response! I can’t wait to make this for my little padawan!
You bet! Feel free to adjust the number of stitches to fit the paper tube…it will vary depending on your crochet tension.
All finished! Can’t wait to show my son tomorrow when he gets home from Grammy and poppy’s house! Thanks for the pattern!
Yay! That was quick 🙂
Hi! Great pattern! Do you think batting would be appropriate to stuff this and stitch it completely closed instead of having the buttons? I’m wanting to gift one to my friend’s son who is only 8 months old 🙂 (and who is being Yoda for Halloween)
Oh, how cute! Sure, I think that would work fine. You may want to make it shorter, and I would put the stuffing in a pair of old pantyhose or nylons before putting it in– then it will be completely washable and the stuffing won’t come through any holes. Great idea!