Dinosaur Hand Puppet Knitting Pattern
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The dinosaur hand puppet is a great knitting pattern to make up, with a number of body pieces which are then sewn together.
You can have hours of fun playing with this and can adjust to experiment with different animals.
An Easy Level Knitting Pattern
This is an easy pattern for those of you who are advanced beginner level, and the techniques you will need to know are knit, purl, k2tog, P2tog and SKPO.
Using mainly knit and purl stitches, it will also introduce you to decreasing and shaping.
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This pattern is great for any advanced beginner knitters.
- You should be comfortable casting on (how to cast on knitting) and casting off
(How to cast off knitting for total beginners (step by step)).
- You should be comfortable knitting in garter stitch (how to knit garter stitch).
- You should be comfortable working the purl stitch (how to knit the purl stitch (for beginners + a video tutorial)).
- How to knit two stitches together (K2tog).
- You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns (how to read knitting patterns for beginners).
- And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms (US and UK).
The dinosaur hand puppet is a great knitting pattern to make up, with a number of body pieces which are then sewn together. Body and Head – Make 2 pieces With bulky yarn in green and 6.5mm (10.5 US) knitting needles cast on 20 sts Knit all rows until piece measures 10 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 Repeat those two rows until 10 sts are left on the needle Cast off. Mouth Insert Make 1 piece With bulky yarn in white or flesh tone and 6.5mm (10.5 US) knitting needles cast on 6 sts Knit 3 rows Row 4: Increase row – K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1 Row 5: Knit Row 6: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1 Row 7: Knit Row 8: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1 Row 9: Knit Row 10: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1 Row 11: Knit Row 12: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1 Row 13: Knit Row 14: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1 Row 15: Knit Row 16: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1 Row 17: Knit Row 18: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1 Row 19: Knit Row 20: K1, M1, Knit to last stitch M1, K1 Row 21: Knit Row 22: Knit 6 rows Row 23: – Decrease – SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG Row 24: Knit Row 25: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG Row 26: Knit Row 27: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG Row 28: Knit Row 29: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG Row 30: Knit Row 31: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG Row 32: Knit Row 33: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG Row 34: Knit Row 35: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG Row 36: Knit Row 37: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG Row 38: Knit Row 39: SKPO knit to last 2 stitches K2TOG Row 40: Knit Row 41: 4 Stitches left Knit Row 42: knit Row 43: Cast off. Tummy Panel Cast on 10 sts in white yarn Beg with a knit row, work 2 rows in st st Inc 1 st at each end of next row Beg with a Purl row, work 9 rows in st st Inc 1 st at each end of next row Beg with a Purl row, work 3 rows in st st Repeat the last 4 rows 1 more time Beg with a Purl row, work 6 rows in st st Dec 1 st at each end of next row Beg with a purl row, work 3 rows in st st Repeat the last 4 rows 1 more time Dec 1 st at each end of next and every foll alt row until 10 st are left Knit Purl Cast of knitwise. Tongue With pink double knit yarn and 4mm (US 6) knitting needles cast on 3 stitches 1. K1, M1, K1, M1, K1 2. Purl 3. K2, M1, K1, M1, K2 4. Purl 5. K3, M1, K1, M1, K3 6. Purl 7. K4, M1, K1, M1, K4 8. Purl 9. K5, M1, K1, M1, K5 10. Purl 11. K6, M1, K1, M1, K6 12. Purl 13. K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K8, K2TOG 14. Purl 15. K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K5, K2TOG 16. Purl 17. K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K2, K2TOG 18. Purl 19. K2TOG, K2, K2TOG 20. Purl 21. K2TOG, K2TOG 22. P2TOG 23. Fasten off. Arms – Make 2 With green yarn and 6.5mm (10.5 US) knitting needles cast on 8 sts Start with a knit row and work in st st till piece measures 9″ K1, K2TOG then sew remaining stitches down the side seam, inside out. Eyes – Make 2 With double knit yarn in white and 4mm (US 6) Knitting needles cast on 4 sts 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. Stitch a black dot into the eyeball or make a smaller bobble to stitch ontop, using the same pattern but fewer sts, cast on 2. You can also add plastic safety eyes if you have them. Nose – Make 2 With double knit yarn in black and 4mm (US 6) Knitting needles cast on 8 sts Work in st, st until piece measures 1.5″ 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. Teeth (Make 16) In white yarn with 4mm needles cast on 2 sts Knit Purl K1, M1, K1, M1 (inc in every st) Purl Inc in first and last st Purl Knit Purl Cast off knitwise Tail In green yarn, cast on 2 sts Knit Purl Inc into each stitch Purl Inc into first and last st Purl, Knit, purl, knit, purl, knit, purl Inc into first and last st Purl, knit, purl Inc into first and last st Purl, knit, purl, knit, purl Inc into first and last st Purl, Knit, purl Inc into 1st and last st Purl, knit, purl Cast off knitwise Triangles for the back (make 6 pieces) With green yarn and 6.5 needles cast on 2 sts Knit 3 rows in garter st Row 4 – Inc in first and last st Repeat these 4 rows until piece measures 3.5″ Sew two pieces together and turn out ready to be stitched onto the hand puppet back piece. Make 6 triangles for 3 finished pieces. Cast off knitwise. Making up. 1. Stitch the tummy panel onto the front body piece. 2. Sew in any loose ends on the body pieces that are not needed. 3. Place mouth insert with right sides facing and stitch half the mouthpiece together. 4. Turn the right side out, then place second body piece on top and sew mouthpiece into place. Turn the right side out. 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. Turn inside out and sew body side seams together, stitch the arms into place, insert 1cm of end inside. Turn the right side out. 8. Sew tail pieces together with right side facing. Turn the right way out and stitch to back piece of the body. 9. Eyes – stitch medium size stitches around the white knitted square, pull together to form a ball shape. Either stitch a black line across the middle or fix a plastic eye into the shape. 10. Stitch through pulled up square and stitch into place on the head. 11. Nose – stitch nose balls into place 12. Back triangles – stitch them into place down the back piece of the hand puppet. 13. Teeth – stitch the teeth into place around the mouth. You may have to make extra if there are any gaps! Gauge - 4 inches/10 cm = 16 stitches in 14 rows of st st. (6.5mm needles) Abbreviations K – knit P – purl P2tog – purl 2 stitches together Sts – stitches Garter stitch – every row knit Stocking stitch – knit 1 row (front), Purl one row (back) K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together SKPO – slip one stitch; knit one stitch, and pass slipped stitch over knit stitch. M1 – make one stitchDinosaur Hand Puppet Knitting Pattern
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