Fox Hand Puppet

I mentioned when I made the Gingerbread Babypuppet that I still had to make the fox to complete the set. I've been trading off projects doing some small tight ami's like the finger puppets with some that aren't so tight like the fox to give my hands a break. The pattern for this puppet comes from the same out of print leaflet as the Gingerbread Baby,Crochet Storybook Puppets by Sheila Leslie. It was printed by House of White Birches in 1991.

I used Hobby Lobby's Yarn Bee Breath Deep Clay for the Fox main body. As I mentioned previously I've been struggling to find browns and rust colors in worsted weight yarn. This yarn is incredibly soft but I'd honestly trade just a little softeness for a little more body you get from more traditional acrylic yarns to hold the body of the puppet.

It is without a doubt one of the softest puppets I've ever made, but I'd love for it to hold its shape jsut a little more which you get with a Caron Pounder or Red Heart Super Saver. That being said I'm just grateful I was able to find the colors.

I recently found some Vanna's Choice in brown's during a shipping offer from Herrschners. I haven't worked with Vanna's in a while. I remember it being a softer yarn but I thought it had more body than the last yarns I've tried for puppets so far. We shall see. I'm hoping a range of brown shades come back to traditional acrylic brands as I can't be the only one that uses them.

Fox in the Car

After making Mysterious Cat's Plane, I knew I wanted to go back and make the Fox in the Race Car. My husband purchased the pattern for me and it has been on my list of pattern to make for a while now. As I was mentally making my crochet list for Easter, I knew I wanted some fun toys. After making the carrot car, it seemed time to tackle the Fox.



The directions were great. The one challenge I had were the headlights. Mine seemed to have a slightly odd shape as I finished them off and attached them. They were not quite as flat as I had hoped to make them. I added the steering wheel from the Carrot Car for a little added detail. I also gave the fox a scarf that came from the Carrot Car pattern.



This was a fun project and one I suspect I will make again. It was also a great way to work from my stash. Thanks to an earlier afghan project, I had all the colors on hand and did not need any additional yarn purchases to complete this project.

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