Star Wars Crochet Pattern: BB8

I thought it was about time I made a companion for my R2-D2 so I got going on a BB8 pattern.

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Crochet BB8 pattern

Materials 

• 4mm hook
• Needle
• White/cream DK wool
• Black DK wool
• Orange DK wool
• Grey DK wool

BB8 Body

In white/cream make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.

Round 1: 2sc into each sc.
Round 2: sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 3: 2sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 4: 3sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 5: 4sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 6: 5sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 7: 6sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 8: 7sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 9: 8sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 10: 9sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 11: 10sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 12: 11sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 13-21: sc around.
Round 22: 11sc, sc2tog.
Round 23: 10sc, sc2tog.
Round 24: 9sc, sc2tog.
Round 25: 8sc, sc2tog.
Round 26: 7sc, sc2tog.
Round 27: 6sc, sc2tog.
Round 28: 5sc, sc2tog.
Round 29: 4sc, sc2tog.
Round 30: 3sc, sc2tog.

Stuff.

Round 31: 2sc, sc2tog.
Round 32: sc, sc2tog.
Round 33: sc2tog.
Fasten off.

BB8 Head

In white/cream make a magic ring, 6sc into ring.
Round 1: Round 1: 2sc into each sc.
Round 2: sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 3: 2sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 4: 3sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 5: 4sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 6: 5sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 7: 6sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 8: 7sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 9: In the back loops only sc around.

Change to grey.

Round 10-11: sc around.

Change to orange.

Round 12: 7sc, sc2tog. Repeat 5 times, then change to white, 7sc, sc2tog.
Round 13: 6sc, sc2tog. Repeat around.
Round 14: 5sc, sc2tog. Repeat around.
Rounds 15-16: sc around.
Round 17: 4sc, sc2tog. Repeat round.
Round 18: sc around.

Change to orange.

Round 19: 3sc, sc2tog. Repeat around.

Change to white.

Round 20: 2sc, sc2tog. Repeat around.

Change to grey.

Round 21: sc, sc2tog. Repeat around.

Stuff.

Change to white.

Round 22: sc2tog, repeat around.

Fasten off.

BB8 Body Circles – Make 6

Starting in white, make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.
Round 1: 2sc into each sc.
Round 2: sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 3: 2sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Round 4: 3sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Change to orange.

Round 5: 4sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around.
Fasten off leaving long thread to attach.

Sew On Details:

• For the orange edge detail – in four places sew 6 overstitches from the edge of the circle to 2 rows down on the white section.
• Grey details – sew on using over stitches to make the pattern you want.

Black Circles

Large

In black , make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.

Round 1: 2sc into each sc.

Round 2: sc, 2sc into next stitch. Repeat around
Fasten off leaving long thread to attach.

Small

In black , make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc into ring.

Fasten off leaving long thread to attach.
Sew the body circles on to the body, then sew on the head and add the black circle details.