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Area Patch

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Area Patch
👁 Image
The Butterfly Area Patch, the first patch in Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Details
Use Opening stages.
Obtained Completing stages, earning enough bead points in stages
Game(s) Kirby's Epic Yarn, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn
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Clearing a stage will earn you a new Area Patch. While holding this patch, press 1 on the Area screen to open a new stage! These patches must be used in the same area in which they were earned. You can also earn a bonus Area patch by clearing a boss stage with a certain number of beads.
— Kirby's Epic Yarn Instruction Manual, page 16

An Area Patch is a special item in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn which is used to open all stages beyond the first in each land. The majority of patches are earned simply by completing stages, though the patches to extra levels can only be obtained by collecting enough bead points in the appropriate prior stages (usually Boss stages). There are six area patches in each land, except for Quilty Square, which has none.

Each patch, when used, causes a unique animation to play on the level map in order to unlock its respective stage.

Grass Land Patches[edit]

The following is a table showing each patch in Grass Land in order, along with other details:

Area Patches in Grass Land  
Patch Image Found in Unlocks Unlock Requirements Animation
Butterfly Patch 👁 Image
Fountain Gardens Flower Fields Complete Fountain Gardens. When Kirby throws the patch, it lands in its slot and a butterfly pops out. The butterfly flies around a bit before being joined by a second butterfly. Then a flowers appear around the entrance to the stage, including one flower which completely encircles the entrance, and the stage's door opens.
Alarm Clock Patch 👁 Image
Flower Fields Rainbow Falls Complete Flower Fields. When Kirby throws the patch, it lands in a slot below the ground next to a sleeping bear. An alarm clock appears and wakes up the bear. The bear stretches and raises the earth above it into a small hill with rocks. Then the bear goes back to sleep and the door opens.
Bean Patch 👁 Image
Rainbow Falls Big-Bean Vine Complete Rainbow Falls. After throwing the Bean Patch, it settles into a dedicated slot and an animation of a bean vine growing to the area's door begins. After the bean plant is done growing, the door opens. The same bean vine can be watered later to watch it grow further.
Watering Can Patch 👁 Image
Big-Bean Vine Fangora Complete Big-Bean Vine. Tossing this patch causes a watering can to appear, which waters the beanstalk planted by the prior patch, causing it to grow even taller. Once it reaches its maximum height, the door above opens to reveal this stage.
Mole Patch 👁 Image
Fangora Mole Hole Defeat Fangora with enough beads to unlock the patch. After throwing the Mole Patch, it settles into a dedicated slot and an animation of a mole digging away brown wool below the level. The yarn above it falls down, giving access to the door.
Firecracker Patch 👁 Image
Mole Hole Weird Woods Complete Mole Hole. After throwing the Firecracker Patch, nothing happens for a short moment, then the firecracker goes off, waking a sleeping owl and causing it to fly off, unfurling the drape it was perched on in the process. This drape bears a tree and a night sky on it, which creates stars once unfurled, and opens the door.

Hot Land Patches[edit]

The following is a table showing each patch in Hot Land in order, along with other details:

Area Patches in Hot Land  
Patch Image Found in Unlocks Unlock Requirements Animation
Magic Lamp Patch 👁 Image
Pyramid Sands Lava Landing Complete Pyramid Sands. Upon tossing the patch, a magic lamp appears, from which a large djinni emerges. The djinni draws in breath and blows toward the carpet, causing it to unfurl somewhat, then the djinni disappears. The door to Lava Landing opens after this point.
Boxing Bell Patch 👁 Image
Lava Landing Cool Cave Complete Lava Landing. Upon tossing the patch, a boxing bell appears, then rings, causing another djinni to appear, but this one has a stockier appearance and boxing gloves. It punches the carpet, causing it to unfurl the rest of the way before the boxing djinni disappears. In the newly revealed area, a door opens to Cool Cave.
Torch Patch 👁 Image
Cool Cave Dino Jungle Complete Cool Cave. Upon tossing the patch, a fire is started under a large bone-in chunk of meat to cook it. Once cooked, a dinosaur wakes up, smelling the meat. After eating the meat, the door is revealed on the leftover bone which opens to reveal Dino Jungle.
Pepper Patch 👁 Image
Dino Jungle Hot Wings Complete Dino Jungle. Tossing this patch causes a pepper to appear inside the 'mouth' of an anthropomorphized volcano, which results in the volcano getting really hot and erupting. The eruption results on an ominous red glow in the shape of a bird to appear over the volcano, and the door to Hot Wings to be opened.
Hourglass Patch 👁 Image
Hot Wings Temper Temple Defeat Hot Wings with enough beads to unlock the patch. Throwing this patch causes a large hourglass to form, which then become filled with sand. When it turns over, the sand fills a pyramid in the background to give it color. After this, the hourglass disappears, and the door to Temper Temple opens.
Candle Patch 👁 Image
Temper Temple Dusk Dunes Complete Temper Temple. After throwing the patch, a candle appears which lights a fuse going into a box. Once the fuse burns out, fireworks shoot from the box, clearing the clouds above away. The clouds are then replaced by a gloomy haze as the door to Dusk Dunes opens.

Treat Land Patches[edit]

The following is a table showing each patch in Treat Land in order, along with other details:

Area Patches in Treat Land  
Patch Image Found in Unlocks Unlock Requirements Animation
Hammer Patch 👁 Image
Toy Tracks Mushroom Run Complete Toy Tracks. Upon tossing the patch, a large hammer appears and swings into the ground a number of times, causing mushrooms to appear in the background. The door opens once this concludes.
Cake Patch 👁 Image
Mushroom Run Sweets Park Complete Mushroom Run. Once the patch is tossed, a huge cake appears in the background with several decks, as toppings appear behind the door. From there, the door opens.
Candy Patch 👁 Image
Sweets Park Melody Town Complete Sweets Park. Once the patch is tossed, a giant chocolate-covered piano keyboard lands on top of the cake place before, and waves of musical notes start emerging from both sides. From there, the door opens.
Air Pump Patch 👁 Image
Melody Town Squashini Complete Melody Town. Once the patch is tossed, an air pump appears which inflates a pumpkin on ground level, which then rises high into the air, attaching to a strange circular structure. From there, the door to this fight opens.
Cookie Patch 👁 Image
Squashini Cocoa Station Defeat Squashini with enough beads to obtain the patch. Throwing the patch causes another layer to be added to the 'cake' on top of the piano keyboard, which is made of cookies, ice cream and frosting. From here, the door opens.
Chocolate Patch 👁 Image
Cocoa Station Dark Manor Complete Cocoa Station. After throwing the patch, a series of chocolate bars appear above the cookie layer made previously, then a spooky-looking castle pops up with an organ sting, causing the door to open.

Water Land Patches[edit]

The following is a table showing each patch in Water Land in order, along with other details:

Area Patches in Water Land  
Patch Image Found in Unlocks Unlock Requirements Animation
Whistle Patch 👁 Image
Splash Beach Blub-Blub Ocean Complete Splash Beach. Upon throwing the patch, a whistle blows which causes the line of fish that was blocking the way to deeper water to be rolled away. From there, the door opens.
Hoop Patch 👁 Image
Blub-Blub Ocean Secret Island Complete Blub-Blub Ocean. Upon throwing the patch, a hoop appears above the water. In order, a dolphin, an orca, then a whale hop through the hoop, with the whale having some difficulty fitting at first. The whale then swims into position just above the water's surface and starts spouting from its blowhole. The door on the island then opens.
Heart Patch 👁 Image
Secret Island Deep-Dive Deep Complete Secret Island. Upon tossing the patch, a small female anglerfish appears and kisses the large one below, causing it to remove the inky barrier above the seafloor and the door to the stage to open.
Octopus Nook Patch 👁 Image
Deep-Dive Deep Capamari Complete Deep-Dive Deep. Upon tossing the patch, a pot-shaped nook appears in the wall to the right. Upon seeing this, the octopus in the way of the door quickly scuttles into the nook, leaving the door to Capamari open.
Treasure Map Patch 👁 Image
Capamari Boom Boatyard Defeat Capamari with enough beads to earn the patch. Upon tossing the patch, a grotto full of buried treasure is revealed below the Secret Island door, which prompts a pirate ship to approach the island, bumping into it on the right side. The door over the ship then opens.
Wrench Patch 👁 Image
Boom Boatyard Fossil Reef Complete Boom Boatyard. Upon throwing the patch, a wrench, screwdriver, and hammer appear to fix up a busted yellow submarine. Once fixed, the submarine activates and floats up and over the door briefly, stirring shells in the process. After some coral anemones grow, the submarine moves off screen and the door opens.

Snow Land Patches[edit]

The following is a table showing each patch in Snow Land in order, along with other details:

Area Patches in Snow Land  
Patch Image Found in Unlocks Unlock Requirements Animation
Mitten Patch 👁 Image
Snowy Fields Cozy Cabin Complete Snowy Fields. Upon throwing the patch, a mitten appears which starts grabbing yarn from the hat of the snowman in the middle of the map, and using that yarn to knit a larger mitten house over the door. Once that mitten is complete, the window on the mitten house lights up, and the door opens.
Spool Patch 👁 Image
Cozy Cabin Mt. Slide Complete Cozy Cabin. Upon throwing the patch, a spool appears which takes yarn from the snowman's head causing its face to fall to the next segment of the body. That yarn is then spun into a large hat which holds the door in place. The door then opens after the hat is completed.
Snowflake Patch 👁 Image
Mt. Slide Frosty Wheel Complete Mt. Slide. Upon throwing the patch, a large snowflake appears which starts taking yarn from the mid-section of the snowman in the middle, growing bigger in the process and causing the snowman's face to fall to its base. Once finished, the snowflake transforms into an icy Ferris wheel and the door opens.
Diamond Dust Patch 👁 Image
Frosty Wheel King Dedede Complete Frosty Wheel. Upon throwing the patch, a sparkle appears in the air which takes the remaining yarn from the snowman's base and uses it to stitch together an aurora. The remainder of the yarn forms a smaller snowman in a coat, above which the door to King Dedede opens.
Penguin Patch 👁 Image
King Dedede Frigid Fjords Defeat King Dedede with enough beads to obtain the patch. Upon throwing the patch, several penguins appear which knock out some icy pillar sections to the right while sliding away. Once that is completed, the door opens.
Holiday Gift Patch 👁 Image
Frigid Fjords Evergreen Lift Complete Frigid Fjords. Upon throwing the patch, a gift box appears, then pops open to decorate the trees around the snowman. Once this is done, the door opens.

Space Land Patches[edit]

The following is a table showing each patch in Space Land in order, along with other details:

Area Patches in Space Land  
Patch Image Found in Unlocks Unlock Requirements Animation
Plug Patch 👁 Image
Future City Tube Town Complete Future City. Tossing the patch causes the futuristic TV set to activate and start producing a pulsating wave platform. The door to the stage then opens.
Radio Waves Patch 👁 Image
Tube Town Mysterious UFO Complete Tube Town. Tossing the patch causes the satellite TV to star emitting radio signals, which causes a UFO up above to fly down, pulling the fabric of space along with it. Two more UFOs join it as they start sending down tractor beams and the door on the main UFO opens.
Twinkling Star Patch 👁 Image
Mysterious UFO Stellar Way Complete Mysterious UFO. Tossing the patch causes a large star to appear which weaves a constellation above the UFOs. After this is done, the door above will open.
Switch Patch 👁 Image
Stellar Way Meta Knight Complete Stellar Way. Tossing the patch activates the fortress in the middle of the map, turning on the lights and causing the door to open.
Satellite Patch 👁 Image
Meta Knight Moon Base Defeat Meta Knight with enough beads to obtain this patch. Tossing the patch causes a satellite to appear around the moon wrapped in yarn. The satellite then starts siphoning the yarn away from the moon and wrapping it around itself. Once this is finished, the satellite starts orbiting the moon as the door opens.
Shooting Star Patch 👁 Image
Moon Base Outer Rings Complete Moon Base. Tossing the patch causes a shooting star to appear in the vicinity of a planet with an alien on top using a hula-hoop. The star flies at the alien, knocking it off-kilter and causing its hoop to fall and enlarge, becoming rings for the planet as the alien falls off of it. After this, the door opens.

Dream Land Patches[edit]

The following is a table showing each patch in Dream Land in order, along with other details:

Area Patches in Dream Land  
Patch Image Found in Unlocks Unlock Requirements Animation Notes
Crank Handle Patch 👁 Image
Whispy's Forest Tempest Towers Complete Whispy's Forest. Upon throwing the patch, a Waddle Dee appears from behind the hill and inserts a crank handle into the wall. He cranks it, causing the hill to reupholster into a tower, and some steps to appear from the floor. This done, the Waddle Dee walks back behind the hill with the crank handle and the door opens.
Pinwheel Patch 👁 Image
Tempest Towers Cloud Palace Complete Tempest Towers. Upon throwing the patch, a Waddle Dee appears floating in the air with a pinwheel. Suddenly, a huge windstorm occurs and blows the Waddle Dee away. The storm creates a cloud palace in the air and dissipates, then the door opens.
Boxing Glove Patch 👁 Image
Cloud Palace Castle Dedede Complete Cloud Palace. Upon throwing the patch, the castle gains huge arms with boxing gloves on them, which it uses to punch the ground twice, causing stars to fly upward. After striking a pose, the arms on the castle disintegrate, then weave into stars to turn into a red drape under the castle. At this point, the door opens.
Bells of Joy Patch 👁 Image
Castle Dedede Yin-Yarn Complete Castle Dedede. Upon throwing the patch, a large golden bell appears which starts ringing. At this, Yin-Yarn appears and destroys the bell, then enshrouds the land in darkness. He vanishes into the door to his fight, leaving behind a sickly-looking yarn aura around it. Technically, there is only one bell.
Baseball Bat Patch 👁 Image
Yin-Yarn Meta Melon Isle Defeat Yin-Yarn with enough beads to earn this patch. Upon throwing the patch, a Waddle Dee appears with a giant baseball bat, and swipes it at the watermelon. This causes the watermelon to split in half, with the upper half turning into water. From here, the Waddle Dee jumps on the melon, then slides off, causing it to spin over so the water half aligns with the water in the background. At this point, some palm trees sprout on the melon and the door opens.
Galaxia Sword Patch 👁 Image
Meta Melon Isle Battleship Halberd Complete Meta Melon Isle. Upon throwing the patch, a replica of the Galaxia appears and swipes several times through the clouds, then vanishes. This done, the clouds disperse and the Halberd flies into position. It then activates its wings and thrusters, prompting the door to open.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ステージワッペン
sutēji wappen
Stage Patch
French Pièce de tissu Piece of fabric
German Flicken Patch
Italian Toppa Patch
Korean 스테이지 패치
seuteiji paechi
Stage Patch
Spanish Parche de zona Area patch


Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn Area Patch names in other languages 
Japanese American English British English Canadian French European French Italian German Latin American Spanish European Spanish Korean
Grass Land
ちょうちょ
Butterfly
Butterfly ??? Papillon
Butterfly
Farfalla Schmetterling ??? Mariposa
Butterfly
나비
Butterfly
めざましどけい
Alarm clock
Alarm Clock ??? Réveil Sveglia Wecker ??? Despertador
Alarm clock
알람 시계
Alarm clock
そらまめ
Broad bean
Bean ??? Haricot Fagiolo Bohne ??? Judía
Bean

Bean
じょうろ
Watering can
Watering Can ??? Arrosoir Annaffiatoio Gießkanne ??? Regadera
Watering can
물뿌리개
Watering can
もぐら
Mole
Mole ??? Taupe
Mole
Talpa Maulwurf ??? Topo
Mole
두더지
Mole
クラッカー
Cracker
Firecracker Party Popper ??? Cône festif Sparacoriandoli Konfettikanone ??? Lanzador de confeti
Confetti launcher
폭죽
Firecracker
Hot Land
まほうのランプ
Magic lamp
Magic Lamp ??? Lampe magique
Magic lamp
Lampada magica Magische Lampe ??? Lámpara mágica
Magic lamp
마법의 램프
Magic lamp
ゴング
Gong
Boxing Bell ??? Gong Campana da pugilato Ring-Glocke ??? Campana de boxeo
Boxing bell
복싱 벨
Boxing Bell
ほのお
Fire
Torch Flame ??? Flamme
Flame
Fiamma Flamme ??? Llama
Flame
횃불
Torchlight
とうがらし
Chili pepper
Pepper ??? Piment
Pepper
Peperoncino Peperoni ??? Guindilla
Chili pepper
고추
Chili pepper
すなどけい
Hourglass
Hourglass ??? Sablier Clessidra Sanduhr ??? Reloj de arena
Hourglass
모래시계
Hourglass
ろうそく
Candle
Candle ??? Bougie Candela Kerze ??? Vela
Candle
양초
Candle
Treat Land
ハンマー
Hammer
Hammer ??? Marteau
Hammer
Martello Hammer ??? Martillo
Hammer
해머
Hammer
ケーキ
Cake
Cake ??? Gâteau Torta Kuchen ??? Pastel
Cake
케이크
Cake
キャンディー
Candy
Candy Lollipop ??? Sucette Dolciume Lolli ??? Piruleta
Lollipop
사탕
Candy
くうきいれ
Air pump
Air Pump ??? Pompe à air
Air pump
Pompa ad aria Luftpumpe ??? Bomba de aire
Air pump
공기 주입기
Air pump
クッキー
Cookie
Cookie Biscuit ??? Biscuit Biscotto Keks ??? Galleta
Cookie
쿠키
Cookie
チョコレート
Chocolate
Chocolate ??? Chocolat
Chocolate
Cioccolata Schokolade ??? Chocolate 초콜릿
Chocolate
Water Land
ホイッスル
Whistle
Whistle ??? Sifflet
Whistle
Fischietto Pfeife ??? Silbato
Whistle
호루라기
Whistle
リング
Ring
Hoop ??? Cerceau Cerchio Reifen ??? Aro
Hoop
고리
Ring
ハート
Heart
Heart ??? Cœur
Heart
Cuore Herz ??? Corazón
Heart
하트
Heart
つぼ
Pot
Octopus Nook Vase ??? Jarre
Jar
Tana del polipo Amphore ??? Trampa para pulpos
Octopus trap
항아리
Jar
たからのちず
Treasure map
Treasure Map ??? Carte au trésor
Treasure map
Mappa del tesoro Schatzkarte ??? Mapa del tesoro
Treasure map
보물 지도
Treasure map
スパナ
Spanner
Wrench Spanner ??? Clé Chiave inglese Maulschlüssel ??? Llave inglesa
Wrench
스패너
Spanner
Snow Land
てぶくろ
Mitten
Mitten ??? Moufle Guanto Handschuh ??? Manopla
Mitten
벙어리장갑
Mitten
いとまき
Spool
Spool ??? Bobine Spoletta Spule ??? Bobina
Spool
실패
Spool
ゆき
Snow
Snowflake ??? Flocon de neige
Snowflake
Fiocco di neve Schneeflocke ??? Copo de nieve
Snowflake

Snow
ダイヤモンドダスト
Diamond dust
Diamond Dust ??? Poussière de diamant
Diamond dust
Polvere di diamanti Diamantstaub ??? Polvo de diamante
Diamond dust
다이아몬드 더스트
Diamond dust
ペンギン
Penguin
Penguin ??? Pingouin
Penguin
Pinguino Pinguin ??? Pingüino
Penguin
펭귄
Penguin
プレゼント
Present
Holiday Gift Present ??? Cadeau Regalo Geschenk ??? Regalo
Present
선물
Present
Space Land
コンセントプラグ
Concentric plug
Plug ??? Prise Spina Stecker ??? Enchufe
Plug
플러그
Plug
でんぱ
Radio waves
Radio Waves ??? Ondes radio
Radio waves
Onde radio Radiowellen ??? Ondas de radio
Radio waves
전파
Radio waves
ツインクルスター
Twinkle star
Twinkling Star ??? Étoile scintillante
Twinkling star
Stella splendente Flackerstern ??? Estrella brillante
Shining star
반짝반짝 별
Twinkle star
スイッチ
Switch
Switch ??? Interrupteur
Switch
Interruttore Schalter ??? Interruptor
Switch
스위치
Switch
じんこうえいせい
Man-made satellite
Satellite ??? Satellite Satellite Satellit ??? Satélite
Satellite
인공위성
Man-made satellite
ながれぼし
Shooting star
Shooting Star ??? Étoile filante Stella cadente Sternschnuppe ??? Estrella fugaz
Shooting star
별똥별
Shooting star
Dream Land
クランク
Crank
Crank Handle ??? Manivelle Manovella Handkurbel ??? Manivela
Crank
크랭크 핸들
Crank handle
ふうしゃ
Windmill
Pinwheel ??? Moulin en papier Girandola Windrad ??? Hélice
Propeller
바람개비
Windmill
グローブ
Glove
Boxing Glove ??? Gant de boxe
Boxing glove
Guantone da pugilato Boxhandschuh ??? Guante de boxeo
Boxing glove
권투 글러브
Boxing glove
しあわせのベル
Bell of happiness
Bells of Joy ??? Cloche
Bell
Campane a festa Freudenglocken ??? Campana dorada
Golden bell
행복의 종
Bell of happiness
バット
Bat
Baseball Bat ??? Batte de base-ball
Baseball bat
Mazza da baseball Baseballschläger ??? Bate de béisbol
Baseball bat
야구 배트
Baseball bat
つるぎ
Sword
Galaxia Sword ??? Épée Galaxia
Galaxia sword
Spada Galaxia Galaxia-Schwert ??? Espada Galaxia
Galaxia Sword

Sword
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