Faith Food and Yarn
The next puppet in our Read Across America Crochet-a-Long is the Tin Woodman Hand Puppet! You know, I did not know, until reading the book, that he wasn’t just the Tin Man, as he is addressed in the movie? Maybe they felt the name was a little too long for the film. At any rate, […] Read more…
It is week 2 of our Read Across America Crochet-a-Long, and Dorothy’s friend, the Scarecrow hand puppet, is entering the scene! He’s a bit shy and lacking confidence, but he’s such a kind friend! And he greatly desires to improve upon himself, which, in itself, is something to be admired. Everyone could use a solid […] Read more…
Today is March 2nd, and nationally celebrated as the birthday of Dr. Seuss! I am celebrating with some book themed puppets for this year’s Read Across America Crochet-a-Long! First up is the Dorothy Hand Puppet! Ok, so maybe you didn’t know it was Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Maybe it’s not as popular a day as I […] Read more…
I love making these hand puppets with The Hook Nook Yummy yarn!! It makes them so incredibly soft, and perfect for play. This bear and panda hand puppet design is a 2-in-1 pattern. You can make the brown bear or the panda, using the same pattern, just doing a couple things differently, as noted. Both […] Read more…
Read Across America, Bear Puppets To briefly recap our Read Across America fun, first we made the Erin Puppet and Shalock the Lion, to go along with the book, Shalock and the Cloud of Bad Dreams. Then we celebrated a classic with Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. The final installment of […] Read more…
Read Across America CAL, Part 4 In Part 3 of our Read Across America Crochet-a-Long, I shared my Little Red Riding Hood Puppet pattern. I talked a bit about the history of the fairy tale that has been passed down generation to generation for centuries. So I will not bore you by retelling it all […] Read more…