47-عروسک های انگشتی
No, it's not a typo. These cute little puppers* were inspired by a visit to Starbucks where I saw some candy canes with little felt animals on the top. Sitting at home with my needles I realized how easy it would be to make a whole family. This is a really simple pattern as each animal is the same basic shape, which requires no shaping, uses oddments of whatever yarn you have to hand and only takes about 30 minutes to make. I made 5 one rainy Sunday afternoon. Each one has different features added to make it more personal and the opportunities to experiment are endless! You could make little brightly colored people with different colored hair or a whole family of piggies or elephants. They are the right size for adult fingers to entertain children but also fit nicely onto child-size fingers. Hours of fun to be had both making these little fellows and also playing with them. *okay, so it originally WAS a typo, but the editor liked it, so it stayed. |
model: Brooke photo: Kerrie Rycroft |
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS |
approx 3cm wide by 6cm tall |
MATERIALS |
Oddments of DK yarn. I used Rowan All Seasons Cotton for the pig and the elephant. Rowan Wool-Cotton and Kid Soft for the teddy bear. Sirdar Snowflake and Rowan Wool-Cotton for the rabbit. Rowan Cork and Wool-Cotton for the tiger. 1 set US #6/4mm straight needles |
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GAUGE |
Differs with each yarn. As long as the basic shape is the approximate size stated above gauge is not too important. |
DIRECTIONS Elephant Body: CO 18 sts using #6 needles and Rowan All Seasons Cotton in gray. Work 18 rows in St st, then cut yarn and run through all sts, pulling together tightly. Ears [make 2]: CO 8 sts using #6 needles and gray yarn. Trunk: CO 13 sts using #6 needles and gray yarn. Work in garter stitch for 5 rows and then BO all. Join cast on and bound off edges together. Making up: Join back seam of puppet using mattress stitch and turn right side out. Place trunk in center of puppet and attach firmly. Attach ears to each side of the top of the puppet with the wrong side facing. Using black cotton, sew 2 eyes above the trunk. [An alternative to this is to use toy eyes that you can buy from a craft shop and attach to puppet. These are not suitable for children under 3 years, so if you are making the puppets for young children it is best to sew on the eyes.] Pig Body: CO 18 stitches using #6 needles and pink. Work 18 rows in St st and then BO. Ears [make 2]: Run a diagonal row of back stitch along the top corners of the pig to represent ears. Nose: Sew a pink bead or button in the center of the pigs face for his nose. Eyes: As for elephant. Making up: Join back seam of puppet using mattress stitch. Do not join top seam. Turn right side out. Tiger Body: CO 18 sts using #6 needles and orange yarn. Ears [make 2]: As for pig. Eyes: As for elephant using blue cotton instead of black so that they show up on the stripes. Making up: Join back seam of puppet using mattress stitch. Do not join top seam. Turn right side out. Rabbit Body: CO 14 sts using #6 needles and cream yarn and white held together. Ears [make 2]: CO 4 sts using #6 needles and cream and white yarns held together. Work 9 rows in St st, then cut yarn and run through all sts, pulling together tightly. Eyes: As for elephant. Nose: Sew a black line to represent the rabbit's nose in an appropriate place on the puppet. Making up: Join back seam of puppet using mattress stitch and turn right side out. Attach ears to top of head and secure firmly. Teddy Bear Body: CO 18 sts using #6 needles and brown yarn. Ears: CO 6 sts using #6 needles brown yarn. Making up: Join back seam of puppet using mattress stitch and turn right side out. Eyes: As for elephant. Nose: Sew a black triangle with the point facing down in the center of the puppet. Sew a line coming down from the middle to represent the teddy bear's nose and mouth
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