Fun Star Wars Knitting Patterns

As I write this it is May the Fourth, an unofficial Star Wars-related holiday, so it seemed only fitting that I share some Star Wars knitting patterns with you.

Last year I shared some simple coffee cup cozies that are super cute and easy to knit in Garter Stitch and embellish to look like characters from the movies.

Of course I couldn’t do a Star Wars knitting roundup without Nicole Kostelec’s knit Death Star, which is a thing of beauty and good sized, too, about 14 inches. Or go smaller scale with the Death Star Beanie from Jen Cornelius.

Or Sarah Rudder’s lifesize R2D2, the original of which was made to fit a cement pillar for a yarn bombing. If you like your R2s smaller, try the can cozy R2D2 from Robin Barnhill.

If you need a knit light saber, Carolyn Joan has a good pattern.

Of course there are knit Yodas. My favorite is probably Valerie Johnson’s Yodagurumi, but I also love the Yoda baby bottle cozy by Gabrielle Thériault, which actually inspired the other pattern. And if you want a Yoda hat, I recommend The Force You Shall Feel from Jenifer Spock-Rank. And Phoney’s May the Mouse Be with You is pretty darn adorable, too.

Feeling more “The Force Awakens”? Why not knit a BB8 (the pattern is from the Knit Guru) or a BB8 Hat? (Hey, I made one of those, too!)

And the good guys shouldn’t get all the good knits, so check out the Stormtrooper Hat from Lorraine Prior and JennyPenny’s amazing Dark Side mittens.

Can’t decide if you’re feeling light or dark today? Don’t miss the spectacular double knit Pick Your Side Cowl from Tricothon — it features the Death Star on one side and Rebel fighters on the other. So cool.

Looking for more Mandalorian Star Wars Knitting Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

Wondering why there is a new hype on Yoda or Baby Yoda? Have you seen the Star Wars show The Mandalorian ? Well everyone loved Yoda the first time around and now that he is baby Yoda he is even more adorable. This project is easily adapted for a Baby Yoda pattern, craft project and or tutorial.

Sometimes when I’m scrolling through Ravelry a pattern will catch my eye as much because of the name as the look of the design (which is a little hard to see in those little thumbnails sometimes, anyway).

So it was with the Stellify shawl by Paola Albergamo. Stellify means to turn into a star, and the name and the story behind the shawl come from the story of Ariadne. The better known part of her story is that she helped Theseus escape from the Minotaur, but he then abandoned her. What comes after in many stories is that Dionysus found her, fell in love with her and later married her.

When he threw her jeweled crown into the sky, the Corona Borealis constellation was formed.

What does all this have to do with shawl knitting?

The shawl itself looks like it has a scattering of stars on it, as if it, too, has been stellified. The shawl begins with an I-cord tap and is shaped into a triangular shawl with both lateral and central increases. I-cord edging is incorporated into the sides, and the colorwork is done with mosaic knitting, which means this shawl is easier than it looks.

Mosaic knitting has you working with just one color per row, slipping stitches that appear in the other color to make the colorwork visible. Even better for people new to this kind of colorwork, the pattern includes written and charted instructions throughout so it should be easy to follow along.

The pattern comes in two sizes (the larger one is shown here) and calls for two colors of fingering weight yarn. It looks great in black and yellow, but don’t miss the other projects on Ravelry to see other fun and beautiful color options.

You can find the pattern in English and Italian on Ravelry.

[Photo: Paola Albergamo]

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