Oogly Eyes Puppet Pal - FREE pattern

I decided to go ahead and write up how I made the little finger puppets.  They were so simple and fun to make, I wanted you all to be able to make them too.

Oogly Eyes Puppet Pal 

Crochet Pattern by Melanie Pizzini
Copyright August 3, 2013

Please do not sell this pattern or use the pictures.  If you sell what you make using this pattern, please link back to my blog, giving me credit as the designer.  THANK YOU

Materials:
- WW Yarn
-  Two 15mm safety eyes, googly eyes or buttons
-  US G/4mm crochet hook
-  Yarn needle



Eyes (make 2)

Start with a magic ring, ch 1

Rnd 1: 6 sc in the ring (6 sc)
- Close up the hole but do not pull it tight. Leave a small hole to insert the safety eye 
- DO NOT join.  Use a stitch marker or just keep count of your stitches for each rnd. 

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Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)

Rnd 3: sc in each sc around (12 sc)

- Insert the safety eye now

Rnd 4: sc dec around (6 sc)
- Stuff the eye.  You will only need a TINY amount of fiberfill.  Scrap yarn would work well also.
Rnd 5: sc dec around (3 sc)
- Secure hole and FO

Finger hole/ring

Step 1: Join with a slst around any st from rnd 3 of the first eye.  Slst around one more stitch.

 

Step 2: Join to second eye with a slst around any stitch from rnd 3, slst around one more stitch.

 

Step 3: Chain the length needed to fit your (or the person's you are making this for) finger.
Step 4: Join to the first eye with a slst in the same spot as first slst

 

Step 5: ch 1, sc evenly around the chain.  

- If you chained 8, you should have 8 sc around the chain

Step 6: Join to the 2nd eye with a slst

Step 7: Leave a long tail and sew the eyes together in the middle to secure.

Have FUN

I have added some fun variations HERE