Sokka is my favourite character from Avatar: The Last Airbender pattern collection, I absolutely love his sense of humour and cleverness! Like Katara, I’ve picked a classic southern water tribe outfit. The rest of the Gaang will be on the website shortly so you can follow along with these free avatar crochet patterns and have your own adorable little crew!
What materials will you need?
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The colour codes in the brackets are for Stylecraft Special DK yarn, my preferred amigurumi yarn. You can use any DK weight yarn.
- 3.00mm crochet hook
- Tan yarn (1064 Mocha)
- Brown yarn (1054 Walnut)
- White yarn (1001 White)
- Blue yarn (1825 Lobelia)
- Light blue yarn (1302 Denim)
- Grey yarn (1805 Warm Grey)
- Black yarn (1002 Black)
- Beige yarn – scrap (1710 Stone)
- Light tan felt
- Brown felt
- Dark brown felt
- Black thread
- Stuffing
- 2 x 8.00mm safety eyes
- Scissors
- Pins
When finished, your doll should be about 17.5cm (or about 12 inches) tall. Your doll may have slightly different dimensions depending on the hook, yarn and your crocheting tension.
Quick reference for beginners
Check out some of the tutorials below if you get stuck, or want a refresher, on any of the stitches we use in this pattern! All of my human dolls, but particularly the detailed ones like Avatar characters, can be a bit tricky for beginners. So take it slow, and take a break if you find yourself getting frustrated!
- How to read patterns
- Magic ring
- Single crochet
- Increase
- Decrease
- How to change colours
- Chain
- Attaching amigurumi limbs
- Back loop only
- Slip stitch
- Popcorn stitch
- Picking up stitches
If you get stuck anywhere else, check out the FAQ.
Sokka – The last Airbender avatar crochet patterns free
HEAD
Prepare yourself for a lot of colour changes – here’s a video if you want to see exactly where I swap colours so you can get similar results! I’ve highlighted the colours in the pattern to make it easier to track the changes.
row 1: (in Grey) MR 6sc (6)
row 2: [ inc ]x 6 (12)
row 3: [ inc, sc ]x 6 (18)
row 4: [ sc, inc, sc ]x 6 (24)
row 5: [ inc, sc 3 ]x 6 (30)
row 6: sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 2, (in Tan) sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 2, (in Grey) sc 2, inc, sc 4, inc, sc 2 (36)
rows 7-9: sc 12, (in Tan) sc 12, (in Grey) sc 12 (36)
rows 10-12: sc 11, (in Tan) sc 14, (in Grey) sc 11 (36)
row 13: sc 2, dec, sc 4, dec, (in Tan) [ sc 4, dec ]x 2, sc 4, (in Grey) dec, sc 4, dec, sc 2 (30)
row 14: dec, sc 3, dec, (in Tan) [ sc 3, dec ]x 3, sc, (in Grey) sc 2, dec, sc 3 (24)
row 15: (in Tan) [ sc, dec, sc ]x 6 (18)
Finish off, leaving a tail approximately 20cm or 7.5 inches. Insert your safety eyes between rows 9 and 10, with approximately 5 stitches between them. I line them up with the edge of the hair line as well to make sure they are centered. Stuff firmly. Embroider the mouth using a few threads of black embroidery or cross-stitch thread.
TIP: You can also use yarn to sew on the mouth, but it will make it a bit thicker. For a more expressive or detailed mouth, try felt.
EARS
row 1: (in Tan) ch 3 (3)
row 2: ch 1, turn, sl st, sc, sl st (3)
Finish off, leaving a tail approximately 12cm or 5 inches.
Next I use pins to position the ears, and then use the tails to attach them. I try to give them a little curve, like real ears would have. The top of the ear should be in line with the middle of the eye, and it’s nice and easy to line up with the edge of the hairline with Sokka.
HAIR
Take a length of brown yarn on your yarn needle, we’ll be sewing the hair on.
I place some pins to indicate where I want the hair to go, so it’s straight down the middle of the head, with a slight triangle at the forehead. Starting at the back, insert your needle under a stitch moving towards the front of the head.
Then put your needle under the stitches at the front of the head and pull it tight, leaving about 1-2 cm poking out the back of the head. Go from the front of the head to the back again, and pull tight. When going from the back of the head to the front, you want to leave a loop open to become the ponytail.
Keep doing this until his hair is looking nice and lush. Then, take a length of blue yarn, poke the needle through the head and out the stitch directly under the ponytail, and then wrap it around the hair to create a blue hair tie. Hide it back in the head and it can help to knot the loose ends inside and poke them back into the head. Then cut the loops and trim to tidy!
ARMS (make 2)
row 1: (in Tan) MR 6 (6)
row 2: [ inc, sc 2 ]x 2 (8)
row 3: sc 8 (8)
row 4: (in Dark Blue) sc 8 (8)
row 5: (continue in Dark Blue) sc 3, (in Tan) 4sc popcorn, (in Dark Blue) sc 4 (8)
row 6: sc 8 (8)
rows 7-10: (in White) sc 8 (8)
rows 11–15: (in Tan) sc 8 (8)
The arms are so small there’s no need for stuffing. Leave a tail approximately 20cm or 7.5 inches long and finish off.
TIP The popcorn stitch in the arm is the thumb. If it’s a bit tricky or you prefer straight arms, simply replace it with a sc.
LEGS (make 2)
row 1: (in Brown) MR 6 (6)
row 2: [ inc ]x 6 (12)
row 3: [ inc, sc ]x 6 (18)
row 4: BLO sc 18 (18)
rows 5-7: sc 18 (18)
row 8: sc 3, dec 6, sc 3 (12)
rows 9-12: sc 12 (12)
row 13: (in Black) sc 12 (12)
rows 14-19: (in Dark Blue) sc 12 (12)
Finish off the first leg. Leave the second leg on the hook. This will make it easier to join.
Take the two legs and position them so that both feet are pointing correctly. I like to place two bobby pins or stitch markers across the stitches where the legs will join to make it a little easier to keep track of. Position both legs. Make sure the feet are pointing forwards, and the start of the round is at the back to avoid visible colour changes.
BODY
rows 1-3: (in Dark Blue) sc 24 (24)
rows 4-5: (in White) sc 24 (24)
rows 6-7: (in Blue) sc 24 (24)
row 8: [ sc 3, dec, sc 3 ]x 3 (21)
row 9: [ dec, sc 5 ]x 3 (18)
row 10: [ sc 2, dec, sc 2 ]x 3 (15)
row 11: [ dec, sc 3 ]x 3 (12)
row 12: (in Tan) sc 12 (12)
row 13: [ sc, inc ]x 6 (18)
Finish off and stuff the rest of the body. Take a length of tan yarn and embroider on the little ‘v’ in the centre of the chest.
TIP Stuff the legs before beginning the decreases. Make sure it’s not stuffed too much. You should be able to press the bottom of the feet in and have the doll stand.
SHIRT BOTTOM (make 2)
row 1: (in Blue) sc 8 (8)
rows 2-4: ch 1, turn, sc 8 (8)
Finish off, leaving a tail long enough to sew onto the body later.
Putting it all together
Attach the bottom of the shirt to the body. I pin them in place and then use the tails to sew them on. Then attach the arms. I do the same thing – pin in place and sew on using the tail.
Once the arms are attached, take a length of white yarn and embroider on the edge of the shirt. The right side panel goes over the left side panel (so the shorter stitch is on the doll’s right hand side (your left when looking at it))- and at the back it simply goes around the neck.
Now cut out two lengths of a pale brown / orange yarn. It should be smaller in width than the boot, curved near the foot and meets the top of the black row (as pictured). Glue those shin guards in place, and then take a length of pale orange / beige yarn and wrap around the knee and middle of that shin guard.
You won’t catch Sokka without his trusty boomerang. Cut the boomerang shape out of a brown felt, and then three small triangles out of a darker brown yarn. The triangles should be glued to the larger end of the boomerang. Make a chain of 25 stitches out of brown yarn, this is the boomerang strap.
Wrap the strap around the body, hiding the tails at the back, and then glue the boomerang on top of that strap at the back.
Finally, attach the head. There should have been 18 stitches in the last round of the head and the body, so they match up evenly. Simply align the head, and whipstitch closed. Sometimes I get halfway and then realise the head is off-centre. That’s fine, just undo the stitches and move it right or left as needed.
Congratulations, you’re done!
Other free avatar crochet patterns in the series
Teamwork makes the dream work right? The rest of the Avatar Gaang is free on the blog as well. Check out the Avatar: The Last Airbender collections for more patterns from this series! Don’t forget to tag @53stitches on Instagram or Tumblr if you share your work online, I love to see your creations!
