4 Ways To Make A Hacky Sack

Polyester thread is cheap and strong, making it a good choice for this project. [2] X Research source The closer together your thread lines, the less your hacky sack will leak stuffing.

Sand and birdseed tends to leak out of this style hacky sack.

If you don’t have a funnel, make one out of paper.

If using fine sand, you may want to tie a knot instead. This helps stop sand leaking out, but the knot will make the ball bumpy.

For decoration, you can cut small holes in the balloons so the different color shows through. [5] X Research source

If you don’t know how to crochet, review the information here.

In the UK, this is called the double stitch.

If you’re having trouble fitting two single crochets in one stitch, loosen your stitches a little. Don’t reverse direction – you want a circle, not a square.

Row 4: 2sc, sc, sc, repeat to make 24 stitches Row 5: 2sc, sc, sc, sc, repeat to make 30 stitches Row 6: 2sc, sc, sc, sc, sc, repeat to make 36 stitches

Grab the next stitch and pull a loop through as usual (two loops on the hook). Grab the next stitch and pull another loop through all of them (three loops on the hook). Complete the single crochet by grabbing another loop of yarn, and pulling it through all three loops.

Row 14: dec, sc, sc, sc, sc, repeat to make 30 stitches Row 15: dec, sc, sc, sc, repeat to make 24 stitches

You may need to finish filling the sack as you go. Do this between rows, to avoid losing your place.

Row 16: dec, sc, sc, repeat to make 18 stitches Row 17: dec, sc, repeat to make 12 stitches Row 18: dec until hole is small enough to close off. (If stitching loosely, you may need to repeat this for another row. )

A marker can be used to know what needle goes first. If you can’t find a marker, find a hoop earring, safety pin, or a paperclip.

Use the stitching as a guide so the reinforcements can be hidden.