King Leonidas Sackboy: This Is Spar… Little Big Planet

April 8, 2009 in Art,Crafts,Movies with 5 Comments

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Alright, total honesty? I’ve never played Little Big Planet. Nor am I a fan of the overpriced Playstation 3. However I am obsessed with the Sackboy character. It’s freaking adorable and impossible not to like. So whenever Maggie Wang posts another custom-made Sackboy craft, you better believe I’m posting about it here.

Maggie Wang’s recent craft, a King Leonidas Sackboy, is definitely my favorite of her past creations, which include a Prince of Persia and Hellboy. Here’s a bit about the creation process.

I went with an antique brass tone zipper for him, and crocheted his hair and beard freehand in one piece. The removable helm was made in three separate pieces: cap, a wraparound piece that included the front crown and cheek guards, and the plume, which is further stiffened with black felt and the selective use of a glue gun.

His shield was crocheted with a double thickness of yarn for more stability using a larger hook. The cloak was made from a nice stretch knit with a lot of drape and tied with red bias tape. He’ll be getting a proper spear made from a painted bamboo skewer with a polymer clay spearhead tonight to finish his look.

Seriously Maggie, I know you take commissions, and I am going to take full advantage of that in the near future.

Leonidas Sackboy via Super Punch

About Eric: Eric spends most of his time writing, taking pictures, reading, and hanging out with his (somewhat famous) chinchilla Mittens and bunny Rory. He teaches writing and literature at some local Philadelphia colleges and works in publishing. He knows absolutely nothing about sports, and is proud of it.

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5 Responses to “King Leonidas Sackboy: This Is Spar… Little Big Planet”

  1. Lisa April 8, 2009 at 11:51 am #

    That is great!! I am a HUGE Gerard Butler fan, and have a lot of 300 collectibles. That is definitely something I would love to add.

    Great job!!

  2. Edwin April 9, 2009 at 12:33 pm #

    This is so awesome, this would be a perfect character in LBP

  3. Luciano September 13, 2011 at 8:09 pm #

    can you make a video teaching how to do this please
    ?

  4. Augusto September 13, 2011 at 8:11 pm #

    Do you sell those sackboys?

  5. Raquel November 15, 2011 at 4:58 am #

    I love it

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