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Flying Squirrel Hand Puppet for Luca
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© Lewisborough Land Trust
ready to glide!
ready to glide!
under side: flash picture. Cool, huh!
under side: flash picture. Cool, huh!
flying squirrel: regular and ultraviolet light
flying squirrel: regular and ultraviolet light
© New York Times
under side: regular light
under side: regular light
Reflective: filament only for underside.
Reflective: filament only for underside.
© Red Heart
Zest Wishes: pale pink for underside.
Zest Wishes: pale pink for underside.
Granny’s Recipe: gray for main body
Granny’s Recipe: gray for main body
© Lion Brand
Paris Mornings: gray if needed.
Paris Mornings: gray if needed.
© Lion Brand
© Pierrot Yarns (Gosyo Co., Ltd.)
Flying Squirrel: will make this one next.
Flying Squirrel: will make this one next.
© chiwaluv amigurumi critters
photos above © knittothebone
unless otherwise noted
Finished
December 13, 2021
December 14, 2021

Flying Squirrel Hand Puppet for Luca

Project info
Flying Squirrel Duster by Pierrot (Gosyo Co., Ltd)
Crochet
Softies → Animal
Puppet
grandson
Hooks & yarn
3.5 mm (E)
18 stitches and 21 rows = 4 inches
in single crochet (US) and pattern stitch
Red Heart Reflective
none left in stash
Grey
Gray
Walmart in New Mexico
March 15, 2015
Yarn Bee Sugarwheel Cotton
none left in stash
0.06 skeins = 20.1 yards (18.4 meters), 8 grams
130 Paris Mornings
11043
Multicolored
Hobby Lobby in Arizona
October 11, 2021
Yarn Bee Sugarwheel Cotton
none left in stash
0.15 skeins = 50.3 yards (45.9 meters), 21 grams
80 Granny S Recipe
5114
Gray
Hobby Lobby in New Mexico
October 11, 2021
Yarn Bee Sugarwheel Cotton
27 yards in stash
0.2 skeins = 67.0 yards (61.3 meters), 28 grams
110 Zest Wishes
106186
Multicolored
Hobby Lobby in Arizona
October 11, 2021
Notes

pretty darn cute and realistic.

Added a reflective filament to pink yarn used on underside because flying squirrels are iridescent at night (and under uv light) for defense and possibly mating purposes. This hand puppet will be reflective at night and in flash photography.

The reflective filament was taken from my stash of Reflective.

Made legs a little longer.
Made a bushy tail similar to the tail a real animal has.

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Finished
December 13, 2021
December 14, 2021
About this pattern
Flying Squirrel Duster
by Pierrot (Gosyo Co., Ltd)
from Pierrot Yarns Patterns Japanese
14 projects, in 71 queues
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knittothebone's adjectives for this pattern
  1. realistic
  2. clever
  3. easy
About this yarn
Reflective
by Red Heart
Bulky
85% Acrylic, 15% Polyester
88 yards / 100 grams

2859 projects

stashed 2063 times

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knittothebone's adjectives for this yarn
  1. whimsical and fun
  2. bright colors
  3. trendy
About this yarn
Sugarwheel Cotton
by Yarn Bee
DK
100% Cotton
335 yards / 142 grams

2871 projects

stashed 2284 times

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  1. luxurious yet inexpensive
  2. soft and pliable
  3. sophisticated coloring
  • Project created: December 11, 2021
  • Finished: December 15, 2021
  • Updated: December 18, 2021
  • Progress updates: 2 updates