Finger puppet buddies!

For our latest AuralArtists challenge, me and my chicks are making puppets. I completed the challenge by crocheting finger puppets!

From left to right: me, Mom, Julie, Jeanne

I really enjoyed the challenge because it involved making something completely different than the hats, headbands, scarves, and other accessories that I'm used to. It requires a bit of dexterity!

Here's how to make a finger-sized puppet base to which you can add details to your heart's content.

What you need:
-Size F-5 hook
-Whatever yarn you have around - I used regular US worsted weight stuff. This is a great project to do if you want to use up leftover yarn balls.
-Scissors

How to do it:
Row 1: Ch 10. Measure around your finger to see if it reaches. My fingers are a pretty small, so you may want to ch up to 15. Join together when you've reached a good length.
Row 2: Ch 1. Sc off the chs in a circle, as many sts as you chained (so for me, 10). Join.
Repeat Rows 3-9
Rows 10-11: Sc 1, red 1 (x5 for me)
    in other words, sc in hole 1, skip hole 2, sc in hole 3, sc in hole 4, skip hole 5, sc in hole 6...
Row 12: Join every second st using a sl st until closed. Finish off.

Hopefully those directions are clear enough. Comment if you have questions, or if a video would be helpful, I can try to make one of those as well! Have fun!

You'll notice that the octopus on the left is different than the others. I learned to make small octopi a while ago, and I adapted the pattern in this tutorial to make it a small finger puppet! Unfortunately, making eight legs made it too big for a finger - so this little gal only has five legs.

Okay, that's it for now! :)