Round 1. Fight!

After turning Dan from Street Fighter into a sackboy, I wanted to have another go at other Street Fighter characters. The obvious choice was Ken and Ryu, the two main characters of the game. This time I also decided to make a bigger size doll (these dolls came out about 12 inches tall, small ones about 5 inches), working with a similar pattern to the smaller size ones but using an Aran wool rather than the 4 ply I had used before. The wool I used was Rowan Magpie Aran, a yarn that I really love knitting with (unfortunately it is discontinued) because it has a very firm chunkyness to it, I find new wools tend to be spun more loosely.

Street Fighter Ryu & Ken Sackboys

I am quite happy with the outcome of them. As you can see I opted to make their tops and trousers with fabric rather than crochet it. I thought this worked better because you can achieve that tattered uniform effect.

Street Fighter Ryu Sackboy

The most difficult part is doing the hair. With a character whose hair is tied up this would be easier, but both Ryu and Ken have choppy stylized haircuts. I tried to use Little Big Planet’s Street Fighter Pack as a guidance, there is only a Ryu and no Ken. As you can see the hair is quite different, just because when I tried to do it the same way it looked too weird and couldn’t be styled the same as wool hair has a life of it’s own.

Street Fighter Ken Sackboy

Ken’s hair worked better, maybe because he has a scruffier hairstyle. His red outfit and blonde hair also make for a more vibrant doll.

But who’s your winner?