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I am a work from home, home schooling Mom who loves her Kids...yep, I think my kids are great. You will find me: Knitting, cross stitch, embroidery and working with felt are things I enjoy for fun. I also love to decorate and find deep satisfaction in decorating my home with great finds and my handmade items.  Gardening is one of my great loves, it like decorating outside!

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Snowman Finger Puppet Pattern

Snowman Finger Puppet Pattern

What you will need
White knobby yarn
Black finger weight Yarn
Orange finger weight Yarn
4 Size 3 double Pointed needles
Darning needle
Wool Stuffing

PATTERN

Snowman's Body
With White yarn Cast on 15

Round 1: Knit
Round 2: Knit into front and back of each stitch
Round 3-5: Knit
Round 6: knit 2 tog to end
Round 7: Knit 2 tog knit 1 to end
Round 8: Knit into front and back of each stitch
Round 9 -14: Knit
Round 15 & 16: Knit 2 tog to end
Round 17: Knit 2 together Knit 1 to end
Round18 & 19: Knit into the front and back of each stitch
Round 20-24: knit
Round 25 & 26: Knit 2 tog to end
Thread remaining stitches and tie off.
Hat
Pick up 12 stitches around the top of Snowman's head using double pointed needles.
Knit 8 rows with Black yarn.
Round 9: Pearl (this will make the top bend in.
Round 10: Knit
Round 11: Knit 1 Knit 2 tog to end
Round 12: Knit 1 Knit 2 tog to last two stitches and Knit last two stitches together
Break yarn, leaving a long tail.  Tie off and use the long tail to make french knots for eyes and mouth.

Hat Rim
Pick up 12 stitches at the base of the hat using 3 double pointed needles
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: Purl
Round 3: Knit 1 Knit into front and back of every other stitch to end
Round 4: Purl
Round 5: Knit
Round 7: Purl
Bind off (or make a larger rim if you'd like)
Break yarn leaving a long tail to tack down hat Rim to head.

Nose:
Pick up 3 stitches in middle of face using only one double pointed needle
Work in I-cord for 3 rows
Row 4: Knit two stitches together and knit one (still working in I-cord)
Row 5: Knit 2 together
Break thread Pull thread through remaining stitch and thread through nose and tie off.

Stuff hat, now put your finger in puppet and fill his snowball body with wool.  Pressing it in where needed giving him a rounded look.

(I enjoy sharing my patterns but ask that you use them with your own personal pleasure and not to sell. As I make them to sell myself.  Thank you.)

5 comments:

Amanda said...

so cute! Way way way above my skill level, but really adorable!

Wabi-Sabi Wanderings said...

Oh, he is such a friendly looking snowfella! Thank you for sharing the pattern. I am always impressed by you pattern-makers.

Blessings...

Elizabeth said...

This is so cute. My little one is anxiously waiting for snow to make a snowman. She has been making them out of bread dough for a couple of weeks now. I think I will try and make one of these for her stocking. Thanks for sharing.

Blessings, Elizabeth

karen said...

how gorgeous, thanks for sharing the pattern

Rachel Willow'z Design said...

That is adorable! I would love to learn to do that.