Fettish
by Elisabeth Kleven Boba Fett, a bounty hunter feared throughout the galaxy for his mad skillz, need not have perished in the Pit of Carcoon in Tatooine's Dune Sea. His steely visage can be yours to fear and/or cuddle with this fluffy stuffed Boba Fett helmet plushie!
I his pattern is the precursor to a full-fledged Boba Fett knitted plushie, but since the likelihood of me being able to finish the whole fella anytime soon is not loking good, I wanted to at least give people the pattern for the finished (and arguably most important) part of the pattern. This pattern is written for worsted weight yarn, and is great for using up scraps of yarn you might have lying around. The chart provided is fairly basic-it shows the trademark Tvisor and surrounding paint job, as well as the famous dent in the crown. Feel free to embellish it with other damage. Clever fingers could easily turn out little embroidered symbols, or at the very least the red or yellow “"kill bars." (I believe there should be nine.) You may notice the viewfinder/antenna is not here. That will be a part of the final Fettish pattern.
Stuff Yarn:
Various worsted yarns. You will need less than 1.5 yds/1.4 m of the following col. ours: dark red/burgundy silver/light grey dark grey ..and about $30\mathrm{g}$ of olive green Needles: 1 set 4mm/US6 DPN's Notions: Yarn needle for duplicate stitch Cotton batting or other stuffing. Gauge: n/a Size: Depending on how vigorously you stuff him, about the size of a large grapefruit.
Dattern Notes
This pattern uses duplicate stitch for the details on the front of Boba's helmet. I know lots of people aren't a fan of duplicate stitch-it can be lumpy, or not adequately cover the colour of the yarn underneath. I am not generally an advocate of duplicate stitch for those exact reasons, but after some experimentation with other colour techniques I decided it was the least of several evils. To achieve optimum coverage, you might have luck using a slightly thicker yarn for the duplicate stitching as for the body itself, and don't pull your overstitching yarn too tightly, to allow it to fluff and cover the colour underneath. The slightly thicker fabric it creates helps to firm the plushie when you've stuffed it, so it may even be a boon in that case. If you still can't stomach it, it's okay to try other colourwork methods!
Cast On
CO 52sts. Join in the round, being careful not to twist. Knit 21 rounds. Begin decreases for the crown: Round 22: k6, k2tog, k13, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k13 k2tog, k7 Round 23: k all sts. Round 24: $^{\ast}\mathrm{k}5$ , k2tog\* until end of round. Round 25: k all sts. Round 26: $^{\ast}\mathrm{k}4$ , k2tog\* until end of round. Round 27: k all sts. Round 28: $^{\ast}\mathrm{k}3$ ， $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog}^{\ast}$ until end of round. Round 29: $^{\ast}\mathrm{k}2$ ， $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog}^{\ast}$ until end of round. Round 30: \*k1, $\mathrm{k}2\mathrm{tog}^{\ast}$ until end of round. Round 31: $\mathbf{^{\star}k}2\mathrm{tog}^{\star}$ until end of round.
Cut yarn with eight inches to spare, pass yarn through allsts and pulltight to close top. You now have a very small "hat," which will be Mr. Fett's helmet. Use the chart below to duplicate stitch his “face." Instructions for duplicate stitch can be found on various websites, but I recommend this tutorial by The Purl Bee: http:/www.purlbee.com/duplicate-stitch/ To seal the bottom of the helmet, decrease as follows: Note: Don't forget to stuff him before you close it completely! Pick up 54 sts from CO edge. Round $1\colon\mathrm{k}$ all sts Round 2: \*k7, k2tog\* until end of round. Continue decreasing six stitches in this manner until you have 6 sts remaining. Pass yarn through remaining stitches and pull tight.
Variation: I like to keep my stuffed Boba Fett head (perpetually in-progress for my full Boba Fet plushie) on top of an empty Frangelico bottle, so I decreased until I had about 18 sts left and then stopped de creasing and did a few rows of garter stitch, holding the yarn double, to stabilize the neck. I'm experimenting with his shoulders/torso, and promise to write up Chart Dark Red/Maroon Black
(Leave the white squares unstitched.)
