What would the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz be, without the actual wizard himself?! Though he does confess he is not a very good wizard. The Wizard of Oz hand puppet is made with some creative imagination from the book’s descriptions, and a whole lot of love!
I enjoyed creating him so much! From his bald head to his button up green suit and ruffles, I felt that he really came to life out of the book!
If you’re interested in a printer-friendly PDF of the Wizard of Oz hand puppet pattern, you can find the design in my Ravelry or Etsy shops! If you prefer to use the free blog copy below, I still appreciate you being here! And another great way to support my blog is simply by sharing! Thank you for supporting my business!
Materials:
Worsted Weight (4) Yarn
- Cream (skin color) (A) approximately 28 yds
- White (B) approximately 26 yds
- Light Green (C) approximately 30 yds
- Forest Green (D) approximately 20 yds
- Small amount of Mustard for the buttons
- Small amount of black for the eyes
THE HOOK NOOK 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
tr – triple 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.
picot –
- Ch 3
- Sk 2nd ch from hook
- Sl st into 3rd ch from hook
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 Wizard of Oz Hand Puppet is worked from the top down, in the rnd, with no joining. The arms, buttons, and eyebrows are made separately and sewn on. The eyes and nose are also sewn on separately as well. Pages 2-5 are printer-friendly, with just the written pattern. Page 6 contains process pictures to better help with the steps.
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
Wizard of Oz 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 white (B) through to complete the last st of rnd 15, and fasten off skin color.
Continue with white.
Rnd 16: FLO (3 dc in next st, 3 tr in next st)12x; 72 sts
Join to first st of rnd 16 with a sl st, and fasten off white. Weave in all ends up to this point. Attach light green (C) to the first unworked back loop or rnd 15.
Rnd 17: BLO – sc in each st around; 24 sts
Rnd 18: (ch 7, sk next 4 sts, sc in next 8 sts)2x; 30 sts, counting the ch
Rnd 19: (sc into each of the 7 chs, sc in next 8 sts)2x; 30 sts
Rnds 20-26: sc in each st around; 30 sts
Rnd 27: in FLO this rnd, sc in next 6 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st, (tr, picot, tr) in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, (tr, picot, tr) in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 11 sts, sl st into first st to join, and fasten off; 32 sts – Weave in ends.
Rnd 28: attach forest green (D) into the first back loop, unworked from rnd 26, with a sc, and sc around in each BL, do not join, but work continuous rnds; 30 st
Rnds 29-34: sc in each st around; 30 sts
Fasten off, and weave in ends.
Arms, Make 2
Begin 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 white through to complete the last st of rnd 6, and fasten off skin color.
In white
Rnd 7: ch 1 and turn work (so you’re working the opposite way around the hand), now using BLO, 3 dc in each st around; 27 sts
Join to first st with a sl st and fasten off. Weave in all ends.
Turn so that work is going in the correct direction now, and begin next rnd using the unworked loops of rnd 6, behind the sleeve ruffle.
Rnd 8: attach light green to the first unworked loop of rnd 6, with a sc, and sc in each loop around; 9 sts
Rnd 9: (inc, sc in next 2 sts)3x; 12 sts
Rnds 10-14: sc in each st around; 12 sts
Join to first st with sl st and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Use the long tail to sew onto the arm holes of the body. Weave in ends.
Buttons in Yellow, make 2
Begin with a magic ring.
Rnd 1: 4 sc in magic ring; 4 sts
Join to first st with sl st and fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the buttons onto the front center of the vest, and weave in ends.
Eyebrows, in white: these are each made as mirror opposites so that they look the same when sewn down, right side facing out. Left eyebrow is the puppet’s left (your right). Right eyebrow is the puppet’s right (your left).
Left eyebrow
Ch 7
Row 1: turn and dc in 3rd ch from hook, 2 hdc in next ch, sc in next 2 chs, sl st in last ch; 6 sts
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Right eyebrow
Ch 7
Row 1: turn and sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 chs, 2 hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, ch2 and sl st into the last ch to finish off; 6 sts
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew the eyebrows to the head of the puppet, over about rnds 5-8, the fatter part of the brows inward, and the thinner parts pointed down toward rnd 9. Weave in ends.
Nose, in skin color
Using your tapestry needle and about 12 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 12 inches of black yarn, sew the eyes over about 3 sts, above and to each side of the nose, about rnd 9, below the eyebrows. Knot and weave in ends inside the puppet.
I hope you have enjoyed making the Wicked Witch 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 fifth puppet of our 2nd annual Read Across America Puppet Crochet-a-Long. Find Dorothy HERE! Find the Scarecrow HERE! Find the Tin Woodman HERE! Find the Cowardly Lion HERE! Find the Wicked Witch of the West HERE! Follow me along on Instagram for more puppet and toy inspiration! 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!
