Trolls - Poppy Hand Puppet

Here's the first of my Troll Puppets I'm currently working on.  I thought I'd start with Poppy.  All of my grandchildren seem to really love watching the Trolls movie -- and, as you can see below, Gabriel, was really enjoying himself playing with Poppy.  

This hand puppet works up fairly quick.  I completed it in one evening using worsted weight yarn and a 6mm hook.

Trolls - Poppy Hand Puppet

 

"Poppy" Trolls Hand Puppet Pattern

Size:  Approximately 14" tall from top of hair to bottom and 7 1/2" across from finger placement to finger placement

Gauge:  I did not gauge this pattern

Materials:

--6.0mm hook (puppet)

--3.0mm and 4.5mm hook (for ears and facial features)

--#4 worsted weight yarn in pink, bright/darker pink, blue, turquoise, white and black

--a pinch of polyfil (for the nose)

--hair brush or comb for making the hair

--tapestry needle (for weaving)

U.S. Stitch Abbreviations:

Ch:  chain

Sl st:  slip stitch

St:  stitch(es)

SC:  single crochet

SC2tog:  single crochet 2 stitches together

HDC:  half double crochet

DC:  double crochet 

TC:  triple crochet

Rep:  repeat

Sk:  skip

MR:  magic ring

FO:  fasten off

Directions:

Note:  the front and back pieces are made exactly the same

Puppet (make 2):

1.  With pink, Ch16.  SC in 2nd ch from hook and across.  Ch1 and turn.  (15)

2-10.  1 SC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (15)

11.  2 SC in first st, 1 SC in each of the next 13 st and 2 SC in the last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (17)

12.  1 SC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (17)

13.  2 SC in first st, 1 SC in each of the next 15 st and 2 SC in the last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (19)

14.  1 SC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (19)

15.  2 SC in first st, 1 SC in each of the next 17 st and 2 SC in the last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (21)

16.  1 SC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (21)

17.  2 SC in first st, 1 SC in each of the next 19 st and 2 SC in the last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (23)

18.  1 SC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (23)

19.  2 SC in first st, 1 SC in each of the next 21 st and 2 SC in the last st.  Ch1 and turn.  (25)

20.  1 SC in each st across.  Turn.  (25)

21.  Sl st in each of the first 6 st.  Ch1.  SC in each of the next 13 st.  Leave the last 6 st unworked.  Ch1 and turn.  (13) 

22-27.  1 SC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (13)

28.  SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 9 st, SC2tog.  Ch1 and turn.  (11)

29.  1 SC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (11)

30.  SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 7 st, SC2tog.  Ch1 and turn.  (9)

31.  1 SC in each st across.  Ch1 and turn.  (9)

32.  SC2tog, 1 SC in each of the next 5 st, SC2tog.  Ch1 and turn.  (7)

33.  1 SC in each st across.  FO and leave a long tail for attaching front and back pieces together.

Before you whipstitch the front and back together, make and attach the facial features to one piece.

Eyes (make 2):

--The eyes are made in 2 parts--

First part:

1.  With white yarn and 3.0mm hook, 6 SC into MR.  Sl st to join to first st and Ch1.  Pull to tighten the center.  (6)

2.  2 SC in each st around.  Sl st to join and FO white yarn.  Join black yarn and Ch1.  (12)

3.  With black yarn, SC in the first 5 st.  FO and leave tail for attaching.  (5)

Second part:

1.  With black yarn and 3.0mm hook, 3 SC into MR.  Sl st to join and FO black yarn.  Join bright/dark pink and Ch1.  (3)

2.  2 SC in each st around.  Sl st to join to first st.  FO and leave a tail for attaching this piece to the first one.  Use white yarn to embroider dot at center of eye.

Repeat for second eye.

Assembly of eyes:

1.  Attach second part to first part.  

2.  Then attach to the right side of one of the puppets.  I attached mine at rows 25-27.

Nose:

1.  With bright/dark pink and 3.0mm hook, 6 SC into MR.  Sl st to join to first st and Ch1.  Pull to tighten the center.  (6)

2.  *2 DC in the 1st st, 2 DC in the next st, 2 SC in the following st,* rep around.  Sl st to join to first st and Ch1.

3.  *1 DC in the first 4 st, 1 SC in the next 2 st,* rep around.  Sl st to join and FO.  Leave a long enough tail for attaching the nose.  

Assembly of nose:

1.  Attach nose in the center, below the eyes, at rows 20-24. 

2.  Whipstitch to close.  Before closing off, add a very small amount of polyfil (or you could use yarn) for the filling.  Weave ends.  

Mouth:

1.  For the mouth, I used black yarn and embroidered it.  However, you could make a chain of stitches, if so desired.

At this point, you will now, whipstitch the sides together, with right sides facing each other.  Whipstitch around the puppet, leaving the bottom open.  Now, turn right side out.

Ears (make 2):

1.  With pink yarn and 4.5mm hook, Ch7.  HDC in 2nd ch from hook and next ch.  SC in the next 2 ch.  HDC in the last 2 ch.  FO.  Leave a long enough tail for attaching.

Assembly:

1.  First, I folded each ear inward and added a few whipstitches in the center.

2.  Then, I attached to each side of the puppet.

Hair:

1.  For the hair, I used the bright/dark pink yarn.  I used my 6.0mm hook to attach the yarn in each st of the top 2 rows.  I worked the yarn into a stitch, pulled yarn through and tied into a knot (approximately 4 1/2 - 5" long).  I continued to do this around the top 2 rows.  I then worked a few strands on each side of the front side (to make the bangs) in the 4th row down -- on 1 side I made 2 strands; on the other side, I made 3 strands.

2.  Now, I used a hair brush to continually brushing through the yarn until the "hair" was achieved.  It takes a little time and patience to complete this, but it will happen.

Hairband:

1.  With turquoise yarn and a 4.5mm hook, Ch30.  HDC in the 2nd ch from the hook and across.  Ch1 and turn.  (29)

2.  1 SC in each st across.  FO and leave a long tail for attaching.

Attaching Hairband:

1.  I attached the hairband between the hair and the bangs to hide the rows where the "hair" was made.

Flowers (make 3):

1.  With blue yarn and 4.5mm hook, make a MR and Ch4.  3 TC.  Sl st into MR.  Ch4.  3 TC.  Sl st into MR.  Ch4.  3 TC.  Sl st into MR.  Pull tail to tighten center and FO.  Leave a long enough tail for attaching to the hairband.  

Attaching Flowers:

1.  I attached the flowers so that one was in the front center and the remaining two were on each side.  

And, that's it for my Poppy Trolls Hand Puppet!!!  I hope you all will enjoy this pattern.

 Happy Crocheting...

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