These puppy and bunny puppets can be used as toys or thumbless mittens. Here’s another fun idea: if you knit the puppets in 100 percent cotton yarn, they can be used in the bathtub, sort of like a mitten-washcloth combo! Use your imagination.

Finished measurement
6 inches long

Yarn
1 skein Worsted weight (about 100 yards for either puppet); small amount of Worsted weight in another color for the Puppy’s ears

Needles
US size 7 / 4.5 mm, 12-inch circular needles

Gauge
5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Other things you’ll need
Stitch marker
Ruler or tape measure
Scissors
Yarn needle
2 safety pins
Pom-pom maker or cardboard (for Bunny)
Embroidery needle (optional)
Small amount of black yarn or embroidery floss