We have arrived at the heart of A Christmas Carol, with the Tiny Tim Hand Puppet. He is the sweetest little puppet, representing our disabled children, with so much hope and optimism. I’ve always loved his unwillingness to speak ill of anyone, and his ability to see the best in people and circumstances.

 

tiny tim hand puppet

 

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Materials:

Worsted Weight (4) Yarn – colors you feel are best suited! 

Big Twist Value – Cream (A) – approximately 32 yds

Caron One Pound – Espresso (B) – approximately 36 yds

OR Red Heart Super Saver Yarn – Coffee

Red Heart Super Saver Yarn – Cafe (C) – approximately 22

Red Heart With Love – Tan (D) – approximately 18 yds

Red Heart Super Saver Yarn – Buff Flecks (E) – approximately 12 yds

Small amount of black worsted yarn for the eyes.

Crochet Hook, H-5mm

Stitch marker

Tapestry needle

Scissors 

 

Terms and abbreviations to know:

magic ring

rnd, rnds – round, rounds

st, sts – stitch, stitches

sl st – slip stitch

sk – skip

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

inc – increase, 2 sc sts in same st

dec – combine 2 sts together to make 1 st

BLO – back loop only

FLO – front loop only 

invsc2tog – invisible single crochet 2 together; this is essentially a decrease, but done in such a way as to make the continuous stitching smoother, and the decrease not as noticeable. 

  1. Insert hook into front loop only of next stitch, DO NOT yarn over.
  2. Insert hook into front loop of second stitch. 
  3. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops. 
  4. Yarn over and pull through last 2 loops.

dc bobble – double crochet bobble

  1. Yarn over, and insert hook into designated st.
  2. Pull up a loop. 
  3. Yarn over, and pull through 2 loops, leaving 2 loops on hook.
  4. Yarn over, and insert hook into same st.
  5. Pull up a loop.
  6. Yarn over, and pull through 2 loops, leaving 3 loops on hook.
  7. Yarn over, and insert hook into same st.
  8. Pull up a loop. 
  9. Yarn over, and pull through 2 loops, leaving 4 loops on hook.
  10. Yarn over, and insert hook into same st.
  11. Pull up a loop.
  12. ​Yarn over and pull through 2 loops, leaving 5 loops on hook.
  13. Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops.

 

Notes:

The body of the Tiny Tim Hand Puppet is worked from the top down, in the rnd, with no joining, unless otherwise specified. The arms, hair, hat, scarf, and crutch are made separately and sewn on. The eyes and nose are sewn on as well. 

Size: This is one size, fitting child through adult, but if you wish to make it smaller for a smaller child to play with, simply tighten the gauge or go down a hook size. 

Gauge: 6 sts across and 7 rnds down = approximately 2 inches

 




 

Tiny Tim Hand Puppet

 

Tiny Tim Hand Puppet

Body – beginning at the head, with A

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 B through to complete the last st of rnd 15, and fasten off your skin color. Continue with B (dark brown for the jacket)

Rnd 16: (ch 7, sk next 4 sts, sc in next 8 sts)2x; 30 sts, counting the chs

Rnd 17: (sc into each of the 7 chs, sc in next 8 sts)2x; 30 sts

Rnds 18-25: sc in each st around; 30 sts

At the end of rnd 25, sl st into the FLO of the first st of the rnd, and ch 2.

Rnd 26: in FLO this rnd, dc in same st as joining sl st, dc in next 11 sts, ch 2 and sl st back into the same st as last dc, sl st in next st (should be about bottom center of the jacket), sl st in next st, ch 2, dc in same st as last sl st, dc in last 16 sts, join to the first dc of the rnd, and fasten off, weave in all ends up to this point. 

Rnd 26a: attach lighter brown (C) into the first back loop, unworked from rnd 25, with a sc, and sc around in each BL, do not join, but work continuous rnds; 30 sts 

Rnds 27-32: sc in each st around; 30 sts

Join to the first st of rnd 32 with a sl st, and fasten off. Weave in ends.

Arms, Make 2 – begin with skin color

In skin color.

Begin with 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

Rnd 6: sc in each st around; 9 sts

Pull B (dark brown) through to complete the last st of rnd 6, and fasten off skin color.

Continue in B.

Rnds 7-8: sc into each st around; 9 sts

Rnd 9: (inc, sc in next 2 sts)3x; 12 sts

Rnds 10-13: sc in each st around; 12 sts

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Weave in all the ends inside the arm, and then use the long tail to sew onto the arm holes of the body. Weave in ends.

 




 

Nose, in skin color

Using your tapestry needle and about 6 inches of the skin colored yarn, sew the nose over a few sts, center of the face, about rnd 12. Knot and weave in ends inside the puppet. 

Eyes, in black 

Using your tapestry needle and about 8 inches of black yarn, sew the eyes over about 4 sts, above and to each side of the nose, about rnd 9. Knot and weave in ends inside the puppet.

 

Hair, in D (tan) 

Ch 7

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 5 chs; 6 sts

Row 2: ch 1 and turn, inc, sc in next 4 sts, inc; 8 sts

Row 3: ch 1 and turn, inc, sc in next 6 sts, inc; 10 sts

Rows 4-12: ch 1 and turn, sc in each st across; 10 sts

Row 13: ch 1 and turn, dec, sc in next 6 sts, dec; 8 sts

Row 14: ch 1 and turn, dec, sc in next 4 sts, dec; 6 sts

Do not turn

Rnd 1: continue to work 38 sc evenly around the hair until you get back to where you started. This amounts to 13 sc down each side, and 6 sc across the bottom, and the top. 

 

 

Do not turn, but continue to make the two little side strands here: sl st into the first st of the rnd, ch 4, turn and sl st into the 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 chs, sl st into the next st of rnd 1, ch 5, turn and sl st into the 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 chs, sl st into the next st of rnd 1, and fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the hair around the back, sides, and top of the head, leaving the two strands to stick out to the side. Weave in ends. 

 

Tiny Tim Hand Puppet

Tiny Tim Hand Puppet

 



 

Hat, in C (cafe) 

Ch 16

Row 1: turn and sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across; 15 sts

Row 2: ch 1 and turn, dec, sc in next 11 sts, dec; 13 sts

Row 3: ch 1 and turn, dec, sc in next 9 sts, dec; 11 sts

Row 4: ch 1 and turn, dec, sc in next 7 sts, dec; 9 sts

Row 5: ch 1 and turn, FLO this row to create the brim, sc in next 4 sts, 3 sc in 5th sts, sc in last 4 sts; 11 sts

Row 6: ch 1 and turn, sc in each st across; 11 sts

Row 7: ch 1 and turn, inc, sc in next 9 sts, inc; 13 sts

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the hat so that the first 4 rows are on the back of the head, sewing the back loops of row 4 down across the top of the head, and the brim down just on each side so that it will curve, leaving the two strands of hair sticking out of the hat. Weave in ends. 

 

 

Tiny Tim Hand Puppet

 




 

Scarf, in E (Buff Fleck) *be sure it doesn’t blend in too much with his skin color.

Ch 6

Row 1: turn and sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across; 5 sts

Rows 2-4: ch 1 and turn, sc in each st across; 5 sts

Row 5: ch 1 and turn, dec, sc in next 3 sts; 4 sts

Rows 6-11: ch 1 and turn, sc in each st across; 4 sts

Row 12: ch 21 (this is the part that will go around the puppet’s neck, above the arms), then reattach with a sc to the FLO of the first st of row 11, sc again in same st, sc in FLO of next 2 sts, and leave the last st of row 11 unused; 28 chs, 4 sts 

 

Row 13: ch 1 and turn, sc in each st across; 4 sts

Row 14: ch 1 and turn, inc, sc in next st, dec; 4 sts

Rows 15-19: ch 1 and turn, sc in each st across; 4 sts

Row 20: ch 1 and turn, inc, sc in next 3 sts; 5 sts 

 

Row 21: ch 1 and turn, sc in each st across; 5 sts

Fasten off, and weave in ends. The head will bend to fit the chain around it, and should fit snug, but I did not sew the scarf on. If making for a small child, maybe sew and secure the scarf for safety.

 

Tiny Tim Hand Puppet

 

Crutch, in C (cafe) You can use any brown here that won’t immediately blend in with his hand or his jacket.

Ch 7

Row 1: turn and sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across; 6 sts

Rows 2-4: ch 1 and turn, sc in each st across; 6 sts

Row 5: fold down and crochet through row 4 and the beginning ch together, making 3 decreases; 3 sts

We will begin working in the round now, using the front and back loops of row 5 to create the first rnd, ch 1 and turn to begin:

Rnd 1: sc in FLO of next 3 sts, turn work and sc in the 3 unworked back loops that are now facing you, do not join; 6 sts

Continue in the round. 

Rnds 2-12: sc in each st around; 6 sts

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the bottom of the crutch closed, and then sew the top of the crutch onto his hand. Weave in ends.

 

 




 

Tiny Tim Hand Puppet

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