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amicomo5-10 Fingerpuppets © Pierrot Yarns (Gosyo Co., Ltd.). Translation by Linda Lanz.

Materials • Pierrot Yarns Wash a la Mode [70% acrylic, 30% superwash

wool; 138 yds / 126m per 1.41 oz. / 40g skein]; o A) rabbit:

color #21 rose; 1 skein [small amount] color #23 pink; 1 skein [7g] color #30 black; 1 skein [small amount]

o B) tiger: color #4 gold brown; 1 skein [7g] color #30 black; 1 skein [small amount]

o C) monkey: color #27 brown; 1 skein [6g] color #24 beige; 1 skein [5g] color #30 black; 1 skein [small amount] color #21 rose; 1 skein [small amount]

• 3.0mm crochet hook; US C or D is closest equivalent • small amount cotton or polyfiber stuffing (or use scrap yarn) • tapestry needle

Gauge: • No gauge is specified. Use hook size necessary to achieve tight fabric so stuffing will not be visible.

Finished measurements: • rabbit: approx. 12cm/4.7" tall

• tiger: approx. 10.5cm/4.1" tall

• monkey: approx. 11.5cm/4.5" tall

❖ Note: finished sizes are approximate. Size may vary depending on tension and stuffing.

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Rabbit Create magic ring and make the head, torso, feet, arms, ears, and tail in single crochet (US) following the diagrams. Leave long tails of yarn for seaming later. Embroider the eyes, nose, and mouth on the head. Stuff the head with cotton (or other stuffing). Join all the parts. Note: only the head is worked in a continuous spiral; the other parts are worked in rounds. Head (make 1) Use color #23 pink.

round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts 4 24 (+6) 8 30 12 12 (-6) 3 18 (+6) 7 30 11 18 (-6) 2 12 (+6) 6 30 10 24 1 6

5 30 (+6)

9 24 (-6)

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Torso (make 1) Use color #23 pink.

round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts rounds # of sts 1 6 2 12 (+6) 3 16 (+4) 4-15 16

Feet (make 2) Use color #21 rose.

round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts 1 5 2 7 (+2) 3 7 4 5 (-2) 5 5

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Ears (make 2) Use color #21 rose for stitches that are circled. Use #23 rose for all other stitches. Work 8 sc for 9 rounds.

Tail (make 1) Use color #23 rose; work 5 sc for 2 rounds.

Hands (make 2) Use color #23; work 6 sc for 3 rounds.

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Tiger Create magic ring and make the head, torso, feet, mouth, ears, and tail in single crochet (US) following the diagrams. Leave long tails of yarn for seaming later. Embroider the eyes on the head. Stuff the head with cotton (or other stuffing). Embroider the nose and mouth on the head, stuff the nose, and seam to head using whipstitch. Join all the parts. Paying attention to the overall balance of the body, stitch stripes onto back of head and body. Note: only the head and tail are worked in a continuous spiral; the other parts are worked in rounds. Head (make 1) Use color #4 gold brown.

round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts 4 24 (+6) 8 30 12 12 (-6) 3 18 (+6) 7 30 11 18 (-6) 2 12 (+6) 6 30 10 24 1 6

5 30 (+6)

9 24 (-6)

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Torso (make 1) Use color #4 gold brown.

round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts rounds # of sts 1 6 2 12 (+6) 3 16 (+4) 4-15 16

Ears (make 2) Use color #4 gold brown.

round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts rounds # of sts 1 5 2 7 (+2) 3 10 (+3) 4 10

Feet (make 4) Use color #4 gold brown. Work 3 rounds of 5sc.

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Tail (make 1) Use color #4 and #30 as shown in table. All rounds are 5sc.

round color round color 4 #4 gold brown 8 #4 gold brown 3 #4 gold brown 7 #30 black 2 #30 black 6 #4 gold brown 1 #30 black 5 #30 black

Mouth (make 1) Use color #4 gold brown.

round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts rounds # of sts 1 14 2 17 (+3) 3 17 4 15 (-2)

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Monkey Create magic ring and make the head, torso, ears, arms, feet, mouth, and tail in single crochet (US) following the diagrams. Leave long tails of yarn for seaming later. Embroider the eyes on the head. Stuff the head with cotton (or other stuffing). Embroider the nose and mouth on the head, stuff the nose, and seam to head with whipstitch. Join all the parts. Note: only the head is worked in a continuous spiral; the other parts are worked in rounds. Head (make 1) Use color #27 brown and #24 beige. In chart, black symbols = color #27; gray symbols = color #24.

round # of sts color round # of sts color round # of sts color 4 24 (+6) #27 8 30 both 12 12 (-6) both 3 18 (+6) #27 7 30 both 11 18 (-6) both 2 12 (+6) #27 6 30 both 10 24 both 1 6 #27

5 30 (+6) #27

9 24 (-6) both

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Torso (make 1) Use color #27 brown.

round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts rounds # of sts 1 6 2 12 (+6) 3 16 (+4) 4-15 16

Mouth (make 1) Use color #24 beige. ch4 for foundation row.

round # of sts round # of sts round # of sts rounds # of sts rounds # of sts 1 12 2 16 (+4) 3 16 4 16 5 16

Ears (make 2) Use color #24 beige. On final round, pull yarn through stitches and cinch shut.

rnd # of sts rnd # of sts rnd # of sts rnd # of sts 1 6 2 12 (+6) 3 12 4 6 (-6)

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Arms (make 2) Use color #27 brown and #24 beige. Note: The same chart is used for arms, tail, and legs, but they do not all require the same number of rounds. The chart shows 10 rounds, but only work 8 rounds for arms.

round # of sts color round # of sts color rounds # of sts color 1 6 #24 2 12 (+6) #24 3-8 16 (+4) #27

Tail (make 1) Use color #27 brown. Work 5sc for 10 rounds, using same chart as for arms. Legs (make 2) Work 5sc for 7 rounds, using same chart as for arms. Use color #27 for rounds 1-6 and #24 for round 7. Feet (make 2) Use color #24 beige. Work 3 rounds of 6 sc. On final round, pull yarn through stitches and cinch shut. Seam feet to legs using whipstitch.

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