Our third puppet in the Read Across America Crochet-a-Long is the Michael Darling Hand Puppet! Michael, being the youngest of the Darlings, is always quick to immerse himself into his sister Wendy’s stories. He is often corrected by his brother, John, but he never lets that diminish his creative spirit! Michael, of course, comes with […] Read more…
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John Darling Hand Puppet
Next up in our Read Across America Crochet-a-Long is the John Darling Hand Puppet! Poor John, is the perpetual middle child. He has to take orders from Wendy, and gets overshadowed by Michael’s cuteness. I believe this is why he is often found bickering with Michael, and trying to put him in his place, calling […] Read more…
Wendy Darling Hand Puppet
Welcome to our third annual Read Across America Crochet-a-Long, beginning with the Wendy Darling Hand Puppet! If you’ve been following a while, you’ve seen many story book characaters come to life through these blogs, from Little Red Riding Hood, Big Bad Wolf, and the Three Little Pigs, to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Puppet Collection. This […] Read more…
Racetrack Play Rug
There’s an old saying that there’s nothing new under the sun, and this Racetrack Play Rug isn’t any different! If you were to google “crochet racetrack rug,” you would see many options, but 10 years ago, there was only one. Ten years ago, I wanted to make something special for my 4, almost 5-year-old, boy. […] Read more…
Cow Hand Puppet
I have been asked, more than once, if I might create a Cow Hand Puppet design. This year, I decided to start tackling some of your requests! Eventually, you might be able to create a whole farm. You could sing “Old McDonald,” with puppets, and what fun would that be?! There is a pig hand […] Read more…
Pig Hand Puppet
The Pig Hand Puppet design originally debuted on The Hook Nook blog, as a guest blogger in 2021! It can still be found there of course, but now it is here as well! I am working on a collection of farm animals! These puppets can be paired with the Big Bad Wolf puppet from my […] Read more…