Crochet Pattern: Hacky Sack
By Erin – 10 Comments| Hacky Sacks are great for children to toss around or for an impromptu game at a bonfire. Teach kids the rules of hacky sack (a variation found here) and they’ll have something to keep them busy at the bus stop or waiting in line at an amusement park!
The pattern shows two colors, but this type of pattern is great to experiment with many colors. It’s also a great way to use up scrap yarn. Thinner cotton is suggested for this pattern because it makes the hacky sack much lighter. Dried lentils are used to stuff this particular hacky sack, but you could use any small dried bean or mix of beans instead of lentils. |
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Finished Size: hacky sack in photo is 3″ (7.62 cm) X 3″(7.62 cm)
| Materials: Sport Weight Yarn (preferably cotton) approx. 12 yards of Color A and 10 of Color B Crochet Hook E (3.50 mm) lentils or any other small dried beans for stuffing sack |
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Gauge: isn’t important to this pattern.
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Crochet Pattern: Hacky Sack
Note: This pattern does not use joins at the end of each round. Use stitch markers (see All About Stitch Markers for more info) at the beginning of each round if needed.
Round 1: With Color A, ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, place marker: 8 sc
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc around: 16 sc
Round 3: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) around: 24 sc
Round 4: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc) around: 32 sc
Round 5: change to Color B, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) around: 40 sc
Round 6: change to Color A, sc in in each sc around: 40 sc
Round 7: sc in each sc around: 40 sc
Round 8: change to Color B, sc in each sc around: 40 sc
Round 9: change to Color A, sc in each sc around: 40 sc
Round 10: sc in each sc around: 40 sc
Round 11: change to Color B, (sc2tog, sc in the next 3 sc) around: 32 sc
Round 12: change to Color A, (sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc) around: 24 sc
Round 13: (sc2tog, sc in next sc) around: 16 sc
Fill hacky sack with dried beans until firm, but still pliable (it will help to use a funnel, if one is available to you).
Round 14: sc2tog in each sc around: 8 sc
Round 15: sc2tog in each sc around, finish off: 4 sc
If there is a hole big enough for lentils to escape from at the top of your hacky sack, add a few whip stitches (See How To Whip Stitch in Crochet) across the hole in order to prevent the lentils from leaking out.
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Thanks, Rachel! I’m going to make a ton of these for my grand-nephews and grand children! Will make a great gift, along with a copy of the instructions and a link to the video!
I made a bunch of these last Christmas for my nephews! I made 3 for each boy so they’d have a juggling set. To keep the beans from leaking out, I put them in knee-high stockings knotted at the open ends. It’s a lot more secure than just putting beans straight in.
The boys LOVED them and my sister-in-law keeps asking for more.
Playing Hacky Sack is soooo much fun! And crocheting a Hacky Sack such a good idea! So you can give away an individual present of which you know that it will not collect dust!
Fantastic idea about putting them into knee-high stockings first so they don’t leak out! Perhaps you could also use a fold-over plastic sandwich baggie and tape it shut to avoid having the knot you would get in the knee highs.. ? Just a thought
I might have to try both ways and see what works better for me. 
I stuff plastic stuffing pellets into a balloon and tie it shut. I find this is more durable since it is not stretched and withstands a lot more rough action from the kicks.
This is the best tutorial for a hacky sack I’ve found! It’s simple, easy to follow and worked great. I used dried chickpeas instead of lentils and it worked just as well.
im on the 9th row now and im not getting the dome like you would with a hacky sack, it look’s more like a pringle. im not sure if i did it wrong. please help me!
Hi Nick, after each row try counting the number of stitches you made to make sure you are making the correct number of stitches on each row. If that is correct, then you are probably doing it correctly. Keep on with the pattern and it should take shape.
I’m on the 11th row and not sure what is meant by sc2tog. I realize it means together but not sure how I’m supposed to do that. Help! Thanks!
Debbie, here’s the link to the tutorial: How to Crochet: Single Crochet Decrease (sc2tog)