GOLDILOCKS FINGER PUPPET
KNITTING PATTERNS BY AMANDABERRY fluffandfuzz@googlemail.com www.fluffandfuzz.weebly.com
YARN + NOTIONS
Needles:
· A pair of 3.75mm straight knitting needles (US 5) · Two 3.75mm DPNs (US 5) to make the arms
Notions:
· A small amount of toy filling, or you could use a cotton wool ball to stuff the head · A darning or tapestry needle to sew the knitted pieces together · Black and red embroidery thread and sewing needle, to add the eyes and mouth
NOTES
Yarn:
All DK weight yarns, and less than 20g in each colour: Finished size: Goldilocks is designed to fit a small child's finger, and is approximately 1.5cm diameter and 7cm tall. To make a larger puppet, follow this pattern and use a slightly larger needle size. Cream: For the head and arms Yellow: For the hair Work flat: All pieces are knitted flat (back and forth) on a pair of straight knitting needles, apart from the arms which are i-cord knitted on two DPNs. Pink: For the dress Purple: For the belt Tension: The tension is approximately 22 sts x 28 rows for a 10cm x 10cm square in stockinette stitch on 3.75mm needles. Don't worry too much about tension for this pattern. I recommend Hayfield Bonus DK yarn. The yarn used was sold in skeins weighing 100g, and one skein in each colour will be more than sufficient to knit your puppet. Casting on: Unless otherwise specified, I prefer to use the long tail cast on for all pieces. Sewing seams: Use mattress stitch to sew the seams.
ABBREVIATIONS
KNITTING PATTERNS
DK Double knitting or light worsted weight yarn DPNs Double pointed needles k Knit k2tog Decrease: knit two stitches together. kfb Increase: knit twice into the stitch. Knit into the front of the next stitch on the left hand needle, but do not slip off the needle. Then take the right hand needle and knit into the back of the stitch, then remove the loop from the left hand needle.
p Purl
Pull through to cast off
Cut the yarn leaving at least a 30cm tail. Thread the tail onto a darning needle and sew through the remaining sts on the knitting needle. Pull the sts off the knitting needle on to the yarn, gather together tightly and secure the yarn.
rep Repeat
ssk Decrease: slip the next stitch on the left needle knitwise, then slip the next stitch on the left needle purl-wise. Take the left needle and knit through the front of the two slipped stitches on the right needle st(s) Stitch(es) WS Wrong side [...] Repeat the sequence between the square brackets by the number indicated. (.. sts) The number in round brackets at the end of the instruction indicates the number of stitches after working the row. Goldilocks Head and Dress Make 1. Start at the base of the puppet. Cast on 23 sts in pink on straight 3.75mm needles. Work rows 1 to 10 in pink. Rows 1 to 2: k (23 sts) Row 3: p (23 sts, WS) Row 4: k (23 sts) Rows 5 to 6: rep rows 3 and 4 (23 sts) Row 7: p (23 sts) Row 8: k1, k2tog, [k4, k2tog]l x 3, k2 (19 sts) Row 9: p (19 sts) Row 10: k1, k2tog, [k3, k2tog] x 3, k1 (15 sts) Row 11: in purple p (15 sts) Work rows 12 to 15 in pink. Row 12: k(15 sts) Row 13: p (15 sts) Rows 14 to 15: rep rows 12 and 13 (15 sts) Row 16: k(15 sts) Work rows 17 to 28 in cream. Row 17: p (15 sts) Row 18: k1,[k2tog, k3] x2, k2tog, k2 (12 sts) Row 19: p(12 sts) Row 20: k3, kfb, k4, kfb, k3 (14 sts) Row 21: p (14 sts) Row 22: k(14 sts) Rows 23 to 24: rep rows 21 and 22 (14 sts) Row 25: p (14 sts) Row 26: k3, ssk, k4, k2tog, k3 (12 sts) Row 27: p (12 sts) Row 28: [k2tog] x6 (6 sts) Pull through to cast off. Making up: Sew the side edges together from the cast on to cast off edge. Add some stuffing into the head of the puppet (the cream top). Then tie a length of cream yarn around the neckline to enclose the stuffing, knot firmly and secure the thread. Add the hair: Cut several 10cm lengths of yellow yarn and sew on the top of her head. Tie the strands in a bunch at each side of the head in pink yarn. Add the features: Embroider her eyes and mouth using embroidery thread.
Goldilocks Arms
Make 2. Cast on 3 sts in cream on a 3.75mm DPN. Using two DPNs, knit i-cord for a length of 2.5cm. Pull through to cast off. Making up: Sew the arms to the top sides of the puppet body. Copyright @ 2011 Amanda Berry All patterns designed by Amanda Berry are protected by international copyright laws. Any unauthorised copying will constitute an infringement of copyright. All rights reserved.
