Easy DIY Crochet Doll Hand Puppet for Storytelling Delight Kids
Creating a delightful DIY Crochet Doll Hand Puppet can bring endless joy to children’s storytelling moments. This charming puppet is designed to captivate young minds and make every story come alive.
Materials:
- Worsted Weight Yarn in various colors
- Small amounts of Black and White Yarn for details
- Crochet Hook (H-5mm)
- Scissors
- Stitch Marker
- Tapestry Needle
Making:
Start by crocheting the doll’s body, working from the top down to ensure a seamless finish. Create the arms, legs, and facial features separately, and then attach them to the main body. Using different yarn colors, add distinct details like hair and clothing for a personalized touch. The eyes and mouth can be sewn on for added expression. Attention to detail in each step helps produce a beautifully crafted puppet that will delight kids during storytelling sessions.
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Materials:
- Worsted Weight (4) Yarn
- Red Heart Super Saver Yarns:
- Buff (A) – skin color (approximately 42 yds)
- Saffron (B) – dress (approximately 73 yds)
- Cornmeal (C) – hair (approximately 37 yds)
- White (D) – apron (approximately 26 yds)
- Soft Navy (E) – apron trim and headband (approximately 6 yds)
- Small amount of black for eyes
- Crochet Hook: H-5mm
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
Terms and Abbreviations:
- magic ring
- rnd, rnds – round, rounds
- ch, chs – chain, chains
- st, sts – stitch, stitches
- sl st – slip stitch
- sk – skip
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- inc – increase, 2 sc sts in same st
- invsc2tog – invisible single crochet 2 together
- dc bobble – double crochet bobble
Body:
- Begin with a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
- Rnd 2: inc in each st around; 12 sts
- Rnd 3: (inc, sc in next st)6x; 18 sts
- Rnd 4: (inc, sc in next 2 sts)6x; 24 sts
- Rnd 5: (3 inc, sc in next 9 sts)2x; 30 sts
- Rnds 6-14: sc in each st around; 30 sts
- Rnd 15: (3 invsc2tog, sc in next 9 sts)2x; 24 sts
- Pull color B (Saffron) through to complete the last st of rnd 15, and fasten off color A.
- Continue with Saffron.
- Rnd 16: sc in each st around; 24 sts
- Rnd 17: (ch 7, sk next 4 sts, sc in next 8 sts)2x; 30 sts, counting the chs
- Rnd 18: (sc into each of the 7 chs, sc in next 8 sts)2x; 30 sts
- Rnds 19-24: sc in each st around; 30 sts
- Rnd 25: sc in next 2 sts, 2 invsc2tog, sc in next 11 sts, 2 invsc2tog, sc in next 9 sts; 26 sts
- Rnd 26: sc in next st, inc in next 6 sts, sc in next 7 sts, inc in next 6 sts, sc in next 6 sts; 38 sts
- Rnd 27: sc in next 4 sts, inc in next 6 sts, sc in next 13 sts, inc in next 6 sts, sc in next 9 sts; 50 sts
- Rnds 28-29: sc in each st around; 50 sts
- Rnds 30-34: (sc in next st, dc in next st)25x, join with sl st to first st; 50 sts
- Rnd 35: ch 2, 3 dc in same st as joining sl st, sk next st, sl st into next st, (sk next st, 3 dc in next st, sk next st, sl st into next st)12x; 52 sts
Arms Crochet Doll Hand Puppet:
- Begin with a magic ring.
- Rnd 1: 6 st in magic ring; 6 sts
- Rnd 2: (inc, sc in next st)3x; 9 sts
- Rnds 3-4: sc in each st around; 9 sts
- Rnd 5: dc bobble, sc in next 8 sts; 9 sts
- Rnds 6-10: sc in each st around; 9 sts
- Pull B through to complete the last st of rnd 10 and fasten off A.
- Continue in B.
- Rnd 11: inc in each st around; 18 sts
- Rnd 12: sc in each st around; 18 sts
- Rnd 13:
