Hankering for Yarn

A Crocheted Mosquito Finger Puppet

by Noreen on December 11th, 2006

I was tickled by a picture that Michelle posted on her Knit.1 blog:http://www.knit1mag.com/blog/

It’s a knitted mosquito. A light bulb went on! I knew that I just had to design a mosquito finger puppet. I couldn’t make up my mind whether it would be a spoolknitted mosquito finger puppet or a crocheted one!

They both won. Guess what I am making for Christmas?

yep.

Mosquito Finger puppets. We have had such a bitterly cold, early, snowy winter, that I would happily trade a bucket of snow for a mosquito! (especially one that can’t bite me…..)

If you’d like the instructions for the spoolknitted mosquito finger puppet, then click on

http://www.lionbrand.com/lbyarnblog7/

Crocheted Finger Puppet by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c)

The body of the crocheted mosquito finger puppet is made with Caron Simply Soft in Embroidery Print. The wings are Caron Simply Soft Brite in Blue Mint. You’ll also need 2 small white 4 hole shirt buttons, a needle and black thread, a tapestry or darning needle, and a size ‘H’ 5 mm crochet hook.

Ch 9, join to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch 1, 9 sc over ring, join last sc to first.

Rounds 2, 3 & 4: Ch 1, 4 sc,* ch 5, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 3 ch*, 1 sc in next sc, repeat from * to *, 4 sc, join last sc to first. (Note: You just push the legs out of the way once they are crocheted. You don’t crochet into them again.)

Round 5: Ch 1, 9 sc, join last sc to first.

Round 6: Ch 1, skip 1st sc, 2 sc in each sc in rnd, join last sc to first. (16 sc)

Rounds 7 & 8: Ch 1, 16 sc, join last sc to first.

Round 9: Ch 1,[ insert hook into 1st sc, yo, pull up loop, insert hook into next st, yo, pull through all 3 st on hook] 8 times, join last sc to first. (8 sc)

Round 10: Ch 1, 8 sc, join last sc to first.

Round 11: Ch 1, [ insert hook into 1st sc, yo, pull up loop, insert hook into next st, yo, pull through all 3 st on hook] 4 times, join last sc to first. (4 sc)

Round 12: Ch 1, 4 sc, join last sc to first.

Stinger: Ch 6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in each of next 5 ch. Skip 1 sc, sl st to next sc. Cut yarn, yo, pull through last loop on hook, take yarn end inside mosquito.

Wings:With 2 strands of Blue Mint held together, ch 39. Cut yarn, leaving a 10 inch tail. Tie a knot to form a circle. Tie the middle to make a figure ‘8′. Tie around the waist of the wings to shape 2 upper wings and 2 lower wings. Stitch to the back of the finger puppet.

Eyes: Stitch the buttons on, making an ‘x’.

Take all ends inside the finger puppet.

Have a wonderful time with this finger puppet! Please remember that this is my original design and is copyright. So, please feel free to share the url for this blog, but NOT the picture or the pattern and text.

Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! It’s the Holiday Mosquito!

hugs all round!

Noreen

www.crone-findlay.com

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