Simply Crochet - UK (2019-11)

DRAGON GLOVE PUPPETS

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NOTES

GlovePuppetsaremadeintheamigurumi

style,workingina continuousspiral,without

closingoffeachroundwitha ss.Youmayfindit

usefultomarkthefirststofthe round, moving

themarkerupasyouwork.

Tomakea smallerGlovePuppetthata child

coulduse,tryusing DK or 4ply cotton yarn with

a smallerhook.

DANTEREDDRAGON

UPPERJAW

Usinga 4.5mmhookandYarnA,ch8.

Round1 (RS)Dcinsecondchfromhook

(skippedchdoesnotcountasst),dcinnext 5

ch,3dcinlastch,rotatetoworkintoopposite

sideoffoundationch,dcinnext5 sts,2dcin

lastch(thesame ch you worked your first dc

into).[16sts]

Round 2 (Dc in next 7 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[18sts]

Round 3 (Dc in next 8 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[20sts]

Round 4 (Dc in next 9 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[22sts]

Round 5 (Dc in next 10 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[24sts]

Round 6 (Dc in next 11 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[26sts]

Round 7 (Dc in next 12 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[28sts]

Round 8 (Dc in next 13 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[30sts]

Round 9 (Dc in next 14 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[32sts]

Round 10 (Dcinnext 15 sts, 2dc in next st)

twice.[34sts]

Rounds11-23Dc in each st round.

Fastenoff.

LOWERJAW

Usinga 4.5mmhookandYarnA,ch6.

Round1 (RS)Dcinsecondchfromhook,dcin

next3 ch,3dcinfinalch,rotatetoworkinto

oppositesideoffoundationch,dcinnext3 sts,

2dcinlastst(samestasyourfirstdc).[12sts]

Round 2 (Dc in next 5 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[14sts]

Round 3 (Dc in next 6 sts, 2dc in next st) twice.

[16sts]

Rounds4-12As Rounds 2-10 of Upper Jaw.

[34sts]

Rounds13-20Dcineach st around.

Do not fasten off.

JOINJAWS

Continueusinga 4.5mmhookandYarnA.

PlacetheUpperJawandLowerJawtogether.

You’llnowworkthroughbothsetsofststojoin,

Round 1 Dcinnext 15 sts(workingthroughthe

stsatthetopoftheLowerJawandthebottom

oftheUpperJawtojoin),dcinnext 19 stson

theLowerJaw,dcinthenextst(inthesamest

ontheLowerJawasthefirststoftheround),dc

inthefirststontheUpperJaw(inthesamest

ontheUpperJawasthefirststoftheround),dc

innext 19 stsonUpperJaw,dcinthenextst(in

thesamestontheUpperJawasthelastjoining

st),dcinthenextstonLowerJaw(inthesame

stontheUpperJawasthelast joining st).

[42stsnotincludingjoin]

Do not fasten off.

NECK

Continueusinga 4.5mmhookandYarnA.

Rounds1-10Dcineachstround.[42sts]

Round 11 Dcinnext 10 sts, (dc2tog), dc in rem

30 sts.[41sts]

Round 12 Dcinnext 10 sts, (dc2tog), dc in rem

29 sts.[40sts]

Rounds13-17Dcineachstround.

Round 18 Dcinnext 15 sts, (dc2tog), dc in rem

23 sts.[39sts]

Round 19 Dcinnext 15 sts, (dc2tog), dc in rem

22 sts.[38sts]

Rounds20-24Dcineachstround.

Round 25 Dcinnext 11 sts, (dc2tog) twice, dc

inrem 23 sts.[36sts]

Round 26 Dcinnext 10 sts, (dc2tog) twice, dc

inrem 22 sts.[34sts]

Rounds27-32Dcineachstaround.

Round 33 Dcinfirst6 sts, leave rem sts

unworked.[6sts]

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

NOSTRILSMAKE 2 

Usinga 4mm hook and Yarn A, make a magic

loop.

Round1 (RS)Ch1,4dcintoloop.[4sts]

Round 2 2dcineachstaround.[8sts]

Round 3 Dcineachstaround.[8sts]

Fastenoff, leavinga longtail.

UsethetailtosewtheNostriltotheUpperJaw,

overRounds 2-3. You can use the image as a

guide.

EYESMAKE 2 

Usinga 4mm hook and Yarn A, make a magic

loop.

Round1 (RS)Ch1,6dcintoloop.[6sts]

Round 2 2dcintoeachstaround.[12sts]

Rounds3-5Dcineachstaround.

Fastenoff, leavinga longtail.

InsertsafetyeyesbetweenRounds4-5ofone

sideonly(thebackofthesafetyeyeshouldbe

inthemiddle of the work and therefore not

visible).

Use the tail to sew Eyes onto Upper Jaw over

StepasidePunchandJudy,hereareDante

andDaphne!Thesehand-operatedthespians

arejustthethingforanimpromptubitof

theatre– is theworldreadyforan all-dragon

retellingofRomeo and Juliet?

ARAN

WEIGHT

4MM

4.5MM

YOUWILLNEED
QLilySugar‘nCreamSolids
(10 0%cot ton,70.9g/109m)
ForDante
2 ballsofYarnARed(00095)
1 ballofYarnB Hot Orange
(01628)
ForDaphne
2 ballsofYarnCBlueberry(01725)
1 ballofYarnDGrape(00071)
Q4 safetyeyes,12mm
QA 4mm(USG/6)hook
QA 4.5mm(US7)hook
QStitchmarkers
Foryarnstockistscontact
Readicut 01162713759
http://www.readicut.co.uk

TENSION
Tensionis notcritical,butit may
affectyarnquantitiesrequired

MEASUREMENTS
Tof itadulthand

ABBREVIATIONS
surfacecrochetssSecureyarnon
WS,inserthookfromRSofcrochet
fabrictoWS,yrhandpulluploop,
*inserthookthroughfabric5mm
fromlastst,yrhandpulluploop,
pullthroughlooponhook:rep from

• asdescribedinpattern
  For a full list, see page 92

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