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Year of the Rat Puppet
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Introducing the Year of the Rat Puppet in celebration of Chinese New Year! Initially, when I thought about designing a rat puppet, I conceived of kind of a stereotypical dirty, disheveled, nasty character. But when I looked at rats online, I realized that they are actually quite sweet looking. Year of the Rat Puppet is knit from the top down with a wool yarn and an eyelash-type yarn held together. He is then felted in a washing machine, with his eyes, whiskers and tail installed post-felting. Complete illustrated instructions are provided for knitting, felting and finishing the puppet.
Yarn:
2 skeins Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted; Color: Camel Heather; 215 yds.
1 skein Ice Yarns Andrea Viscose; Color: Camel; 200 yds
1 skein Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted; Color: Blossom Heather; 60 yds.
Notions: Fiberfill, Scissors, tapestry needle, darning needle, sewing needle, needle-felting needle and foam backing, 12mm safety eyes, beading thread- Size D- Color: Crystal (for whiskers)
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- First published: January 2020
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