PUPPET POT HOLDER
Reading edition
Material: 1 skein Yellow rug yarn; 1 skein Red rug yarn; size G crochet hook.
Directions: With Yellow, ch. 35—join to form ring.
Rows 1-16: Sc. in each st. around—join with slip st. ch. 1.
Row 17: Sc. in first 18 sts.—ch. 1 turn.
Row 18: Sc. across—ch. 1 turn.
Row 19: Sc. across decreasing 1 sc. at each end.
Row 20: Sc. across—ch. 1 turn.
Repeat rows 19 and 20 until 4 sc. are left. Break off.
On back side sc. across 18 sts.—ch. 1 turn. Work the same as front side, starting with row 18. Break off.
With red (inside mouthpiece), ch. 6—sc. across—ch. 1 turn.
Increase 2 sc. every other row until 17 sc.
Work 4 rows sc. (17 sc.) in each row. Starting next row, decrease 2 sc. every other row until there are 5 sc. Break off. Put this piece inside puppet’s mouth. Sc. around outside edge.
Slip st. with color to make eyes and nose.
Hair: *Ch. 16—sc. across ch. Make 1 row of loops—fasten on puppet above eyes.
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