Snail Finger Puppet Materials E or F hook for the body and and G or H for the shell worsted weight yarn tapestry needle Stitches: Ch - Chain Sl st - slip stitch SC - Single Crochet Inc - Single crochet 2 stitches into one Snail Body:   Row 1: Start by making 6 sc into a magic ring (6) Row 2: (sc, inc) around (9) Row 3: (sc, sc, inc) around (12) Row 4-11: sc in each stitch (12) Sl st into next two and fasten off  Snail Shell Row 1: Holding two pieces of yarn together start by making 6 sc into a magic ring (6) Row 2: Increase in all 6 stitches for a total of 12 stitches. Sl st into the next stitch and fasten off. Make two of these and sew them together. Attach the shell to the body and make cute little eyes/antennae by doubling some yarn and sewing in through the top of the head. Make a knot at the body on both sides to hold it in place and a knot at the top for the little snail's eyes.

My newest project is to make 1,000 octopuses. I have always been fascinated with folding paper cranes for luck (senbazuru)... Legend has it that if you fold 1,000 cranes it will grant a wish or give you a lifetime of good fortune... Sadly origami has never been my forte.... but amigurumi* TOTALLY is.... I love to make finger puppets and toys and I often have small bits of yarn and a crochet hook on hand to whip up little things on the go. These little octopuses have been something I have been making for years... they are easy and quick to make (I can whip one up in about 10-15 minutes) and they are like little 8 legged mandalas. I am not sure where my 1,000 octopus journey will take me... but I know that the first 100 are going to become a part of a yarn sculpture that I am working on...Here is a sneak peak. So far I am about 45 octopuses in to my 1,000... I am not sure that I will have them done by the end of 2025... but I plan on doing them as a series of smaller projects... the firs...

This pattern isn't a new one... just a variation on my bunny finger puppet pattern .   Materials E or F hook worsted weight yarn tapestry needle Stitches: Ch - Chain Sl st - slip stitch SC - Single Crochet Inc - Single crochet 2 stitches into one Bunny Body:  Row 1: Start by making 6 sc into a magic ring (6) Row 2: (sc, inc) around (9) Row 3: (sc, sc, inc) around (12)  Row 4: to make the white eye slit in the ninja suit simply switch to white in any for any four stitches in rows 4 and 5. Add two black lines to make the eyes and you are done. I made the stitches in the back loops only to keep the stitches cleaner looking. Row 6-11: sc in each stitch (12) Sl st into next two and fasten off  Ears: Make ears by chaining 8 then sc into second stitch and continue to the end of the row. Fasten off and attach to the body. Weave in all ends.

Here is a great pattern for Easter. It is quick, easy, and a perfect way to use up scraps of yarn. Materials E or F hook worsted weight yarn tapestry needle Stitches: Ch - Chain Sl st - slip stitch SC - Single Crochet Inc - Single crochet 2 stitches into one Bunny Body:  Row 1: Start by making 6 sc into a magic ring (6) Row 2: (sc, inc) around (9) Row 3: (sc, sc, inc) around (12) Row 4-11: sc in each stitch (12) Sl st into next two and fasten off  Ears: Make ears by chaining 8 then sc into second stitch and continue to the end of the row. Fasten off and attach to the body. Weave in all ends. Sew on a cute face and you are done.

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I knitted a kitty purse for my daughter's birthday two years ago.  She loved it and carried it around all the time.  Recently while on a walk here in Cairo we lost it.  We retraced our steps and came up empty handed.  I decided to make her a new one for Christmas, but I decided to rewrite the pattern as a crochet pattern.  Here is what I came up with. With an E hook and worsted weight yarn chain 19 Row 1 - sc into second chain hook across to the end (18) Row 2 - sc into each stitch across. (18) Row 3-42 - repeat row 2 It should be about 7 inches long at this point. Now begin the decrease for the flap. Row 43 - sc2tog, sc across until last two stitches sc2tog (16) Row 44-48 - repeat row 43 until you only have 6 stitches across. Fasten off and weave in ends. Now fold it so that it makes a good size change purse with the tapered flap for your kitty face. Now you are going to sc around the edge in a contrasting color. Start at the bottom corner. ...

Deck the gods with boughs of holly… Ra ra ra ra ra… ra ra ra ra… Ok this isn’t Ra, but Anubis… but they both have animal heads and look great in Santa hats.  You can make these Santa hats for your amigurumi, finger puppets, or statues of Anubis.  Or simply add a string at the top for a quick Christmas tree ornament.  I used an E hook with a DK yarn for the hat and a worsted weight for the white trim. sc- single crochet inc- single crochet two into one sl st- slip stitch Round 1- Make 6 sc into a magic ring Round 2- sc around (6) Round 3- (sc, inc)  around (9) Round 4- sc around (9) Round 5- (sc, sc, inc) around (12) Round 6- sc around switching to white in the last stitch (12) Round 7- sc around in the white, sl st into first stitch and fasten off. Weave in ends and make a french knot in white at the top with a nice thick yarn for the ball.

Spocktopus Hat This is that pattern for a basic adult beanie. I like a hat that is long enough to fold up at the bottom so that it can keep your ears warm and fit a wide variety of head sizes. Since you are making it from the top down you can check it periodically and see if it is the right length for you. If you don't want to fold it up you can stop around row 14 or 15 and simply skip to row 19 to finish it off. I have also include a youth hat and a baby hat.  These hats are pretty flexible on the size and stretchy as well so you should have a lot of flexibility on sizing.  But if you find you need to add a little width simply add another increase row... or if you find the hats are too big then alter it on that end instead. Use an H hook and worsted weight yarn for this hat. Round 1: Form a magic ring and ch 1 hdc 10 times into the ring. Round 2: hdc inc into each stitch (20) Round 3: (dc, dc inc) around (30) Round 4: (dc, dc, dc inc) around (40) Round 5: (dc, d...

These little people are easy to make and you can make a wide variety of characters to entertain the kids for hours. Little People Finger Puppets Abbreviations: sc- single crochet inc- increase or single crochet twice into one stitch sc2tog- single crochet two together sl st- slip stitch ch- chain Material: Scrap yarn in 3 different colors and a hook that works best for you with that weight to make tight stitches. I used an Egyptian yarn that doesn't specify color but I would guess it was sport weight. I used an E hook with the lighter weight yarn. When using worsted weight I used an F hook. Bits of thread or yarn for face. Round 1: Using hair color single crochet 6 into a magic ring. Round 2: (sc, inc) around to make 9 sc Round 3: (sc, sc, inc) around to make 12 sc Round 4: sc around changing to skin color in the last stitch (12) Rounds 5-8: sc around in skin color until the last stitch in round 8. Change to shirt color. (12) Rounds 9-...

E or F hook Sport weight or worsted weight yarn embroidery thread or yarn to sew on eyes yarn needle Abbreviations: sc- single crochet inc- increase or single crochet twice into one stitch Row 1:  Start by making 6 sc into a magic ring (6) Row 2:  (sc, inc) around (9) Row 3:  (sc, sc, inc) around (12) Row 4-11:  sc in each stitch (12)  fasten off Ears (make 2) Row 1:  Start by making 6 sc into a magic ring (6) Row 2: inc into each stitch (12) slip stitch into next two and then fasten off attach ears to either side of body Trunk   Find stitch in center of body where you want the trunk to be.  Insert the crochet needle into the stitch diagonally.  Use a bit of yarn about a foot long.  Fold in half.  Pull the center part through as if to make fringe, but instead of pulling the yarn all the way through use the loop as the first stitch in a chain.  Chain stitch 5 more times with this...

Here is a new pattern just in time for Easter.  It is very simple and requires only a small amount of yarn, so even if the Easter Bunny is running behind this year it should be easily completed in time for the holiday.  This is a perfect project for beginners.  Yarn weight is not really important.  Just match the yarn weight with the hook size and you should be set.  You want fairly tight stitches when doing  any amigurumi project so keep that in mind when choosing your materials.  I used a local acrylic yarn that they make here in Egypt.  The weight of the yarn is not specified but it is probably closest to sports weight yarn.  I made these using a size E hook. Feel free to comment and let me know what you think.  I also love seeing other people's projects so please post photos of your little creatures on Ravelry .  If you like this patterns please check out the side bar for other little creature patterns.  I hope you enjoy...