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, I like using the full name, which acknowledges that he is much more than just a man made of tin. The story of the Tin Woodman, I think, is such a valuable one. Sometimes, those who think they haven’t any heart left, after deep wounds, often have the biggest hearts of all.
“You people with hearts,’ he said once, ‘have something to guide you, and need never do wrong;
but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful.”
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Materials:
Worsted Weight (4) Yarn
- Dusty Grey (A) approximately 75 yds
- Charcoal (B) approximately 12 yds
Small amount of Cherry Red for the heart
Small amount of worsted black for the eyes
Crochet hook size H – 5mm
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
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
inc – increase, 2 sc sts in same st
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.
- Insert hook into front loop only of next stitch, DO NOT yarn over.
- Insert hook into front loop of second stitch.
- Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops.
- Yarn over and pull through last 2 loops.
dc bobble – double crochet bobble
- Yarn over, and insert hook into designated st.
- Pull up a loop.
- Yarn over, and pull through 2 loops, leaving 2 loops on hook.
- Yarn over, and insert hook into same st.
- Pull up a loop.
- Yarn over, and pull through 2 loops, leaving 3 loops on hook.
- Yarn over, and insert hook into same st.
- Pull up a loop.
- Yarn over, and pull through 2 loops, leaving 4 loops on hook.
- Yarn over, and insert hook into same st.
- Pull up a loop.
- Yarn over and pull through 2 loops, leaving 5 loops on hook.
- Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops.
Notes:
The body of the Tin Woodman Hand Puppet is worked from the top down, in the rnd, with no joining, beginning at the tin hat. The arms, nose, and heart are made separately and sewn on. The eyes 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
Tin Woodman Hand Puppet
Tin Hat – beginning at the top of the hat, with charcoal – B
Begin with a magic ring.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring; 6 sts
Fasten off charcoal, and attach dusty grey.
Continue in dusty grey.
Rnds 2-7: sc in each st around; 6 sts
Rnd 8: (inc, sc in next sts)3x; 9 sts
Rnd 9: (inc, sc in next 2 sts)3x; 12 sts
Rnd 10: (inc, sc in next 3 sts)3x; 15 sts
Rnd 11: (inc, sc in next 4 sts)3x; 18 sts
Rnd 12: (inc, sc in next 5 sts)3x; 21 sts
Rnd 13: (inc, sc in next 6 sts)3; 24 sts
Rnd 14: (inc, sc in next 7 sts)3x; 27 sts
Rnd 15: (inc, sc in next 8 sts)3x; 30 sts
Rnd 16: FLO (3 inc, sc in next 12 sts)2x; 36 sts
Rnd 17: sc in next 3 sts, ch 9, sl st into the side straight up at about rnd 10 or 11, then sc 8 down the ch back to the working rnd, sc in next 33 sts around; 36 sts, and the handle
Sl st into the first st of rnd 17 to join, and fasten off.
Body, in A, dusty grey, continuing in the back loops from the hat
Re-attach color A for the head, to the first unworked back loop of rnd 15.
Rnd 18: in BLO of rnd 15, under the brim of the hat, sc in each st around; 30 sts
Rnds 19-27: sc in each st around; 30 sts
Rnd 28: (3 invsc2tog, sc in next 9 sts)2x; 24 sts
Rnd 29: (ch 7, sk next 4 sts, sc in next 8 sts)2x; 30 sts, counting the chs
Rnd 30: (sc into each of the 7 chs, sc in next 8 sts)2x; 30 sts
Rnds 31-45: sc in each st around; 30 sts
Attach charcoal, but do not cut dusty gray.
Rnd 46: loosely sl st in each st around; 30 sts
Pick dusty grey back up, and fasten off charcoal.
Rnd 47: sc under the charcoal sl sts into rnd 45, in each st around; 30 sts
Fasten off and weave in all ends inside the body.
Arms, Make 2 – begin with color B, charcoal
Begin with magic ring.
In charcoal
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
Rnd 7: loosely sl st in each st around; 9 sts
Pull dusty grey through to complete the last st of rnd 7, but do NOT fasten off charcoal just yet.
In dusty grey
Rnd 8: sc under the charcoal sl sts into rnd 6, in each st around; 9 sts
Rnd 9: (inc, sc in next 2 sts)3x; 12 sts
Rnds 10-12: sc in each st around; 12 sts
Pull charcoal through to complete the last st of rnd 12, but do NOT fasten off dusty grey.
In charcoal
Rnd 13: loosely sl st in each st around; 12 sts
Pull dusty grey through to complete the last st of rnd 13, and fasten off charcoal.
Finish in dusty grey
Rnd 14: sc under the charcoal sl sts into rnd 12, in each st around; 12 sts
Rnd 15: sc in each st around, join to first st with sl st; 12 sts
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Weave in all the ends but the last, inside the arm, and then use the long tail to sew onto the arm holes of the body. Weave in ends.
Heart, in red
There is only 1 rnd, and it is all worked inside the magic ring.
Begin with magic ring.
Rnd 1: ch 3, dc, hdc, sc, ch 2, sc, hdc, dc, ch 3, sl st back into magic ring, fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Pull beginning tail to close the ring, knot off behind the heart, and then use the long tail to sew the heart just below the left arm on the chest of the puppet.
Nose, in charcoal
Ch 4
Turn and sl st into 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in last ch.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew onto the face with the hdc at the bottom of the triangle just above rnd 26, and the skinny point upward at about rnd 21. Weave in ends.
Eyes, in black
Using your tapestry needle and about 8 inches of black yarn, sew the eyes over about 3 sts, to each side of the nose, about rnd 21. Knot and weave in ends inside the puppet.
I hope you have enjoyed making the Tin Woodman hand puppet! If you love this design, be sure to check out some of my other hand puppets, always free on the blog! This is the third puppet of our 2nd annual Read Across America Puppet Crochet-a-Long. Find Dorothy HERE! And the Scarecrow HERE! Follow me along on Instagram for more Wizard of Oz themed puppets to come! If you loved making any of these patterns, and show them off on Instagram, please be sure to tag @ekaygdesigns to let me know, and I will share in my stories!
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