Animal Hand Puppet Knitting Pattern

Instructions

Body and Head – Make 2 pieces

With chunky yarn in light brown and 6.5mm (10.5 US) knitting needles cast on 20

Knit all rows until the piece measures 8 inches (This can be longer or shorter depending on how long your arm is and how long you want the body to be).

Shape head – Front piece

1. Skpo, knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
2. Knit
3. Repeat those two rows until row 13 – Change yarn to sirdar snuggly snowflake in white and knit (this is the white and fluffy nose)
4. 14. Knit
5. 15. Knit
6. 16. Skpo knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
7. 17. Knit
8. 18. Cast off.

Shape head – for the back piece –

1. Skpo, knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
2. Knit

Repeat those two rows until you have 4 stitches left and cast off.

**Fluffy white nose on the front piece only.**

Mouth Insert

1. With chunky yarn in flesh tone or light pink and 6.5mm (10.5 US) knitting needles cast on 4
2. Knit 3 rows
3. Row 4: Increase row – K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1
4. Row 5: Knit
5. Row 6: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1
6. Row 7: Knit
7. Row 8: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1
8. Row 9: Knit
9. Row 10: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1
10. Row 11: Knit
11. Row 12: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1
12. Row 13: Knit
13. Row 14: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1
14. Row 15: Knit
15. Row 16: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1
16. Row 17: Knit
17. Row 18: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1
18. Row 19: Knit
19. Row 20: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1
20. Row 21: Knit
21. Row 22: Knit 6 rows
22. Row 23: – Decrease – SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
23. Row 24: Knit
24. Row 25: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
25. Row 26: Knit
26. Row 27: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
27. Row 28: Knit
28. Row 29: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
29. Row 30: Knit
30. Row 31: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
31. Row 32: Knit
32. Row 33: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
33. Row 34: Knit
34. Row 35: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
35. Row 36: Knit
36. Row 37: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
37. Row 38: Knit
38. Row 39: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
39. Row 40: Knit
40. Row 41: 4 Stitches left Knit
41. Row 42: knit
42. Row 43: Cast off.

Tongue

1. With pink double knit yarn and 4mm (US 6) knitting needles cast on 3 stitches
2. K1, M1, K1, M1, K1
3. Purl
4. K2, M1, K1, M1, K2
5. Purl
6. K3, M1, K1, M1, K3
7. Purl
8. K4, M1, K1, M1, K4
9. Purl
10. K5, M1, K1, M1, K5
11. Purl
12. K6, M1, K1, M1, K6
13. Purl
14. K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K8, K2TOG
15. Purl
16. K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K5, K2TOG
17. Purl
18. K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K2, K2TOG
19. Purl
20. K2TOG, K2, K2TOG
21. Purl
22. K2TOG, K2TOG
23. P2TOG
24. Fasten off.

Arms – Make 2

1. With chunky yarn in light brown and 6.5mm (10.5 US) knitting needles cast on 6
2. Row 1: Purl
3. Row 2: K1, M1 to end
4. Row 3: Purl
5. Row 4: K1, M1, K4, M1, K1, M1, K4, M1, K1
6. Row 5: Purl
7. Row 6: Knit
8. Row 7: Purl
9. Row 8: Knit
10. Row 9: Purl
11. Row 10: Knit
12. Row 11: Purl
13. Row 12: Knit – (change to Sirdar snuggly snowflake yarn)
14. Row 13: Purl
15. Row 14: K1, K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K1, K2TOG
16. Row 15: Purl
17. Row 16: K1, K2TOG to end.

Ears – Make 2

1. With chunky yarn in light brown and 6.5mm (10.5 US) knitting needles cast on 7
2. Knit 10 rows
3. SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG
4. Knit
5. Repeat the last two rows until you have 2 stitches left.
6. Cast off.

Eyes – Make 2

With double knit yarn in brown and 4mm (US 6) Knitting needles cast on 4

1. Purl
2. Purl
3. Knit
4. Purl
5. Knit
6. Purl
7. Purl
8. K2TOG to end

Thread yarn through all edges then pull tight into a ball. Stitch through the bottom of the ball to secure. Leave a tail of at least 7 inches for sewing onto the puppet head.

Nose – Make 1

With double knit yarn in brown and 4mm (US 6) Knitting needles cast on 6

1. Purl
2. Purl
3. Knit
4. Purl
5. Knit
6. Purl
7. Knit
8. Purl
9. Knit
10. Purl
11. Purl
12. K2TOG to end.

Thread yarn through all edges then pull tight into a ball.

Stitch through the bottom of the ball to secure. Leave a tail of at least 7 inches for sewing onto the puppet head.

Making up.

1. Stitch the eyes into place on the front headpiece.
2. Stitch the brown nose into place on the white fluffy yarn.
3. With brown yarn stitch, a line from the nose, and on the bottom jaw piece stitch a smile so when you close the mouth he looks like his nose and mouth connect.
4. If you want your puppet to have whiskers, thread brown yarn onto your darning needle and knot at one end, thread through near the nose, and leave hanging free. Do three on each side.
5. Stitch the tongue into place in the middle of the mouth insert piece.
6. Sew the mouth insert piece to the front head/body piece (inside out) leaving a gap for where the hand will go inside
7. Sew the mouth insert piece to the underside of the head/body piece (inside out) leaving a gap so you can fit your hand in to move the mouth.
8. The arms should be sewn next leaving them open so you can place your thumb/fingers inside to make the bunny clap. Sew around catching the edge of the body as you go.
9. Stitch the length of the body closed on either side with the light brown yarn.
10. Attach the ears to the top of the head (curl the edges together to touch) and stitch around the bottom edge catching the yarn to the head as you go.

Crochet Jacket

The jacket is made up of 3 separate pieces that are stitched together.

Back Piece

With a 4 mm (G/6 US) crochet hook and green chunky yarn chain 30

Single crochet until piece measures 3.5 inches.

Front Piece 1

With a 4 mm (G/6 US) crochet hook and green chunky yarn chain 12

Single crochet until piece measures 3.5 inches.

Front Piece 2

With a 4 mm (G/6 US) crochet hook and green chunky yarn chain 18

Single crochet until piece measures 3.5 inches.

Trim

Add another color along the top of the jacket edge. Stitch the back collar into place so it doesn’t go over the ears.

Button Fastening

Add a button to one of the front pieces to close the jacket.

Making up

Stitch the front pieces inside out to the back piece. Leave holes on either side for the arms to fit through.

When the button is in place fasten the jacket onto the body.