Princess Schrompelpompel and other lads
b Astrid Kruspe My kids always love playing puppet theatre. Because of that I knit hand puppets for them making their playing very individual. I sat down for you to write down the pattern. This is how Princess Schrompelpompel came about. The written pattern looks long but it is really simple, juts give it a try.
Material needed
· Left over yarn any color and some skin colored one Ball of plastic or styrofoam (cirumference 20-22 cm= 8-8,5 inch) A set of 5 sock knitting needles, 3mm (with sets of 4 needles only: Adjust pattern accordingly by keeping twice as many stitches on one needle as on the other ones) · Darning needle and scissors
Legend
k - knit stitch p - purl stitch k2tog - decrease (knit 2 together) ssk - decrease (slip slip knit) kfb - increase (knit forward backward) all edge stitches are knit in every row.
The torso
The torso is knit straight up. If you want the dress to be a little wider on the bottom, use thicker yarn than for the upper part.
round 1
On 4 sock needles cast on 16 stitches per needle (64 total) and close to circle.
round 2 - 6
ribbing k1 p1
from round 6
knit in stockinette stitch until 15 cm are knit from cast on edge.
The shoulders
The shoulders are shaped by raglan decrease. Needles 1 and 2 now form the front part, needles 3 and 4 the back. Both will now be knit separately. Decrease on both sides of the right side. Right hand side k2tog, left side ssk. Continue untill there are 6 stitches left on each of the needles. (Needles 1 and 2: 12 stitches, needles 3 and 4: 12 stitches)
The head and neck
rounds 1-6
Keep working with skin colored yarn. ose stitches to round again. Knit 5 rounds in stockinette stitch for the neck.
round 7
kfb, kfb on the beginning of every needle and knit all other stitches =8 stitches on eachneedle
round 8
knit all stitches
round 9
kfb, kfb, kfb on each needle =11M stitches on each needle round 10 - 18
8 rounds knit
round19
from now on you knit the ball in. k2, ssk, k3, ssk, k2 on each needle = 9 stitches on each needle round 20 - 22 2 rounds knit round 23 kl, ssk, k3, ssk, klon each needle = 7 stitches on each needle round 24 1 round knit round 25 kl, ssk, kl, ssk, kl on each needle = 5 stitches on each needle round 26
1 round knit
round 27 k2tog, k2, ssk on each needle = 3 stitches on each needle Cut yarn, pull remaining tail through all stitches and sew in.
The arms
round 1
pick up and knit 7 stitches per needle on 4 needles along the raglan edges = 28 stitches all decreases are made from the top side (shoulder).
round 2- 8
5 rounds knit
round 9 - 24
decrease 3 times total, working decreases in every 5th round, on both sides of the shoulder as follows: needle 1 → work until last 2 stitches, ssk and on needle 2 → kl, ssk, knit all stitches = 22 stitches total round 25 - 28 work another 3 rounds in knit sitch with skin color
round 29
Transfer stitches von 4 to 3 needles by combining the shoulder needles to one. and continue with \*k1, ssk\* repeating to the end. = 15 stitches
round 30
1 round knit
round 31
like round 29 = 10 stitches total
round 32
ssk 5 times = 5 stitches total Cut yarn and pull through remaining stitches and weave in. Finally: sew underneath the ball with big sewing stitches with a length of yarn, pul the neck together a bit and tie off.
puppet is now done. If it becomes a princess, a king or a joker is up to you
