www.defectivegeeks.com Star Wars AT-AT Walker By: Pilbeam www.defectivegeeks.com (Action figures not included!) Star Wars AT-AT Page1 of15 www.defectivegeeks.com Supplies 3.0mm crochet hook Grey yarn [suggested Patons UK Merino Wool DK] 2Popsicle sticks 4x quarter coins or 4x 2pcoins Stuffing Yarn needle [for sewing pieces together] A4 or 8”x11” piece of cardboard [to keep shaping of pieces once stuffed] Terminology and Links (American crochet terminology) Magic loop technique-http://www.planetjune.com/blog/tutorials/magic-ring-right- handed/ Slip stitch-http://www.planetjune.com/blog/amigurumi-help/crochet-basics-right- handed/#slst Sc– Single Crochet Inc– Increase (2 sc in one sc stitch) Dec– Invisible decreasehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ575_ZklWk video or written tutorialhttp://www.planetjune.com/blog/amigurumi-help/invisible- decrease/ Row vs. round– Arow in crochet is single crochet straight across, chain, and turn. In a circle, you slip stitch into the first single crochet you made for that row to finish the row, then chain 1, and then do the next row without turning. The slip stitch does not count towards the stitch count. Around is a spiral, created by continuing on to the next instructions. Back loop only–Do a normal single crochet in the back loop of the V. http://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=128 Feet and legs [make 4] Thefootbase is done in circular rows. Each timeyou finish going around the circle, slip stitch into your first stitch and then chain 1 to give you enough height to do the next row. The feet are like a tiered wedding cake. You start making the base, then the sides, then the top, and then the next tier. Star Wars AT-AT Page2 of15 www.defectivegeeks.com The total number of stitches are noted in square brackets [ ] at the end of each line of instructions. Magic Ring 6 [6] Inc around [12] (1 sc, inc) around, slip stitch, chain 1 [18] (1 sc, 1sc, inc) around, slip stitch, chain 1 [24] scx24 back loop only [24] sc around [24] sc around [24] (1 sc, 1sc, 1dec) back loop only [18] (I used standard decrease rather than invisible decrease here because it was a tight space) Insert coin now. The coin will make the bottom of the foot keep its shape and also weight it down. Sc 18 front loop only [18] Sc around [18] (1 sc, 1 dec) back loop only [12] 1 sc around front loop only [12] The foot is done. The next stitches make up the leg. These are done in the round, so you don’t have to stop and slip stitch all the time. 1 sc around [12] repeat 11 times The whole foot and leg should measure about 3 inches tall (roughly 7.5 cm) Make 3 more! Star Wars AT-AT Page3 of15 www.defectivegeeks.com In progress feet and legs Body I’m going to give approximate sizes for the pieces of the body. The gauge and blocking will possibly make your pieces a slightly different size to mine. That’s fine, but to deal with it, I recommend starting with the central part of the body and seeing how big it gets. You can adapt the other pieces to fit better, then. Body–(D)front side Chain 18 Sc17 (repeat 10 times) Don’t break the yarn, just move on to next body part instruction Body–(D)side Sc 17 Back loop only Sc 17 (repeat 16 times) Don’t break the yarn, just move on to next body part instruction Body– (D) back side Sc 17 front loop only Sc 17 (repeat 10 times) Don’t break the yarn, just move on to next body part instruction Body– (D) side Sc 17 Back loop only Sc 17 (repeat 16 times) Star Wars AT-AT Page4 of15 www.defectivegeeks.com You have a large box shape with no top or bottom. We’ll make the top now. Body– (D) top Ch 9 Sc 8 (repeat 19 times) Sew the top on to the rectangle. This is the main body part (D). Body– (A) [this is the front and back of the body, as seen above] Body– (A) side [make 4] Chain 12 Sc 11 [11] Sc 11 [11] Sc 11 inc [12] Sc 12 [12] Sc 12 inc [13] Sc 13 [13] Sc 13 inc inc [15] Sc 15 [15] Sc 15 inc [16] Star Wars AT-AT Page5 of15 www.defectivegeeks.com Sc 16 [16] Body– (A) top [make 2] Chain 5 Sc 4 [4] Inc sc 3 inc [6] Sc 6 [6] Inc sc 4 inc [8] Sc 8 [8] Sc 8 [8] Body– (A) front [make 2] Chain 10 Sc 9 Dec sc 5 dec Sc 7 Sc 7 Sc 7 Dec sc 3 dec Sc 5 (repeat 7 times) At this point I blocked the Body (A) pieces because they were quite curly. Star Wars AT-AT Page6 of15 www.defectivegeeks.com You can then sew them together, at this point. Star Wars AT-AT Page7 of15 www.defectivegeeks.com Sew the front and back onto the main body. It will end up looking like this: Star Wars AT-AT Page8 of15 www.defectivegeeks.com Now you can make the bottom of the body Body– Bottom Chain 12 Star Wars AT-AT Page9 of15 www.defectivegeeks.com Sc 11 (repeat until it is the length of the body. Roughly 13.5 cm (5 inches) Cut out pieces from the cardboard to stiffen the tops of the body. See the last page of instructions for a page of pattern cut outs. Obviously, your pieces may not match the sizes of mine, so cut to fit yours. Put the cardboard in place, stuff, and sew the bottom on to the body. Head Head– top Chain 13 Sc 12 dec sc 8 dec [10] sc 10 sc 10 dec sc 6 dec [8] sc 8 sc 8 Don’t break the yarn, just move on to next body part instruction Head- front Sc 8 Back loop only Sc 8 Inc sc 6 inc [10] Don’t break the yarn, just move on to next body part instruction Head– bottom Sc 10 back loop only Sc 10 Sc 10 Inc sc 8 inc [12] Inc sc 10inc [14] Don’t break the yarn, just move on to next body part instruction Head– back Sc 14 back loop only Sc 14 (repeat 8 times) Break the yarn Head– side (make 2) Chain 6 Sc 5 Sc 5 Sc 5 Sc 5 Inc sc 3 inc [7] Star Wars AT-AT Page10 of15