Faith Food and Yarn
Day 10 of the 12 Days of Christmas Crochet-a-Long is none other than The Nutcracker hand puppet! I have to admit, up until recent years, I was largely unfamiliar with the story of the Nutcracker. I began doing more research while creating these patterns, and discovered that the book, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King […] Read more…
Day 9 of our 12 Days of Christmas Crochet-a-Long is everyone’s favorite crazy godfather! Well, OK, maybe he’s not everyone’s favorite, but he is so bizarrely unique, I can’t say as I’ve ever read or watched any other character quite like him! Really, he is like that favorite crazy uncle, who never had a family […] Read more…
Day 8 of our 12 Days of Christmas Crochet-a-Long, may not look all that Christmas-y to the untrained eye. The Clara Hand Puppet is made in the likeness of Clara from The Nutcracker! Last year, my sister-in-law and I began what we thought would be an annual tradition of taking our girls to see The […] Read more…
Today, we are taking a short break from the puppets, for something a bit more practical this Christmas. This Holly Christmas Stocking Ties pattern has been two years in the making! Two years ago, I grew tired of using up pieces of my yarn or ribbon to tie our stockings to the stair bannister, only […] Read more…
The 6th puppet in our Christmas collection is the Elf Hand Puppet! Santa needs his little sidekick, and you could even make this pattern multiple times with various colors, creating a whole group of Santa’s elves for the workshop. The beauty of this design is that there is very minimal sewing! Elf, being a toy […] Read more…
Where would Santa Claus be without his Mrs?! The Mrs. Claus hand puppet is the perfect addition to our Christmas puppet collection! She is the brains behind the operation after all. You didn’t actually think Santa did all this work by himself, did you? Mrs. Claus is behind the scenes, making sure everything runs smoothly, […] Read more…