Crochet finger theater with your own hands: diagrams and description, master class

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Fairy tales are very captivating for young children. They lovingly and with interest look at the pictures in the books. But much more potential for development is provided by interactive fairy tales, that is, those in which the child himself can take part. The best option is a do-it-yourself crocheted finger theater. We will consider the schemes in detail. The beauty of the finger theater is also that it develops fine motor skills. And, as you know, the speech of the baby is very closely connected with it.

What to knit

Let's try to make a finger theatre. "Kolobok", "Turnip" and "Teremok" are the most favorite fairy tales for kids. Consider all the main characters that we have to connect.

• "Turnip": grandmother, grandfather, Bug, granddaughter, cat, mouse.
• "Teremok": mouse, frog, bunny, fox, wolf, bear.
• "Kolobok": grandmother, grandfather, bun, bunny, fox, wolf, bear.

As you can see from the list, many of the characters in these fairy tales are repeated, it turns out that only 12 heroes are needed for 3 fairy tales. The same crochet finger puppets will help to play a few more fairy tales: "Masha and the Bear", "The Wolf and the Fox", "The Snow Maiden".

For work you will need: multi-colored knitting threads, a hook, a plastic needle, beads, floss threads or other colored ones. And also: lace, ribbons, beads and other little things for decoration.

Toys are small, so it is better to take a thin cotton thread (100 g per 300 m) and a hook of the appropriate size. The size of the hook is always written on the package with threads.

Mouse

For the mouse you will need white, gray and blue threads. Knitting patterns are very simple.

1. Starting with a gray thread. From the thread you need to make a loop and knit 6 columns into it, the loop is tightened and a base circle is obtained.
2. Second row - in each loop of the first row we knit 2 columns, we get 12 loops.
3. Third row - now we do the addition through the loop.
4. 4-7 rows just knit 18 stitches.
5. Eighth row - decrease through the loop, 12 loops remain.
6. 9-12 rows - change the thread to white and continue to knit.
7. 13 row knit only for the back wall, continue to knit 5 more rows, finish with the warp.

Sundress

Let's go back to the 13th row. We bring out the blue threadthrough the wrong side and on the front wall we begin to knit.

1. 2 incline sts, then double crochet 2 in each st, end with a connecting st.
2. We start and finish the same way, work goes loop in loop.
3. Add after 1, get 36, finish bottom and thread.
4. Again we will return to the 13th row, we will knit 4 columns of 2 rows and 8 air loops along the edges - this will be in front of the sarafan. Do not fasten the straps yet.

Small parts

For the nose, we pull 4 columns into a loop, as at the beginning of work. In the 2nd and 3rd rows, we add 2 columns on one side. To make the ears, we make 7 columns into the loop, but we don’t tighten it very much and slightly spread the edges to make a semicircle. We hide the ends of the threads inside with a needle. Pens. In the loop we make 6 columns of gray. 2 row - 6 more columns. 3 - 6 rows we knit already with a white thread. The finished handle needs to be slightly stuffed with padding polyester and tightened. The tail is a chain of air loops.

Now we sew all the small details in place. This can be done with the help of threads that match the color and a regular needle. We embroider cilia, antennae and mouth on the muzzle. The nose and eyes are beads. If desired, make teeth from 2 white beads. For stability, it is better to fill your head a little. The mouse is ready.

Beasts

We need to tie a few more animals to make a full-fledged finger theater crocheted with our own hands. The schemes are very similar to a mouse, only for the head you need to make 2 more rows. in the middlethere will be another row with the addition of 6 loops and one with a decrease. The rest of the knitting patterns are similar.

For girl characters, we also knit a skirt. The wolf, the hare and the bear need panties. To do this, at the level of the 13th row, simply change the color of the thread.

Handles are knitted differently for a frog. We make 11 air loops and close 3 more in a ring. In this ring we knit 3 fingers, each with 3 air loops, and a connecting column. Coming back.

Chanterelle - sister can knit a beautiful scarf. We start with 18 loops, and gradually reduce their number on both sides. You should not reduce the most extreme loops, otherwise the scarf will turn out to be stepped. At the end, along the edges of the triangle, we make chains of air loops to make it convenient to tie a scarf on a fox.

That the animals were more elegant, we decorate the dresses with lace along the edge. you can sew on beads and small rhinestones. Useful for decoration and ribbons, they make bows on the tails of animals.

Grandmother, grandfather and granddaughter

Finger theater turnip will not do without the main characters. All people knit in approximately the same pattern, so their description can be combined. We knit a granddaughter like a mouse, grandparents with an addition to make them a little larger.

Grandfather will make a wig with a bald head and a beard with a mustache. For hair, we collect 28 air loops and turn the work without connecting it into a ring. Further according to the scheme: 3 air loops, a connecting column in the previous row. So to the end. For a beard with a mustache, we make a ring of 20 airloops and 4 - 5 times repeat the pattern of the wig.

Let's make a fashionable bun on the grandmother's head. To do this, we begin to knit like a head. We knit 5 rows, then, for we make out the front of the hairstyle. Half-column, 5 columns and another half-column, we complete the work. For a beam, we knit 20 air loops, and back with single crochets. We twist the resulting ribbon with a snail and sew the entire structure to the head.

Glasses are incredible for grandparents. To make them for dolls, you will need color-coated paperclips. The paper clip must be straightened and twisted into rings with a pencil. We sink the temples directly into the head and sew them with threads for strength.

It remains to do the granddaughter's hair. Ponytails suit her very well. We wind the yarn of a suitable color on a cardboard rectangle and cut it. Then sew in small strands in the center of the head. The hair will already be parted, it remains to make ponytails.

Turnip

Without a turnip, do-it-yourself crocheted finger theater cannot be considered ready. Turnip schemes are slightly different from all previous ones.

• 1 row - we make 6 columns in a tightening loop.
• 2 row - in each column of the previous row we knit 2 columns.
• 3 row - increase through the loop.
• 4 row - we add after 2 loops of the previous row.
• 5-7 row - knit the resulting 24 loops.
• 8 row - decrease after 2 loops.
• 9 row - decrease after 1 loop.
• 10 row - decrease after 2 loops. There should be only 8 loops left. Now it's time to fill the turnip with filler, in advanceforming a hole for the future finger.
• 11-16 rows knit 8 loops. For another 2-3 rows, we decrease and fill the resulting finger inward.

We knit 3 leaves for the turnip. We collect 11 air loops, then 2 half-columns, 2 columns, 3 columns with a crochet, 1 column and 3 more columns in one loop. We expand the work and repeat the same thing in reverse order. Sew the leaves to the base. The turnip is ready.

Kolobok

If you decide to crochet a finger theater, do not forget about Kolobok. Its base is made like a turnip. Before stuffing, we will make a kolobok face. We sew on the bead eyes, embroider the eyebrows with a black thread, and the mouth with a red thread. We make handles as for other dolls. To make the gingerbread man a little more charming, we will knit a headdress for him. To do this, we will use the scheme of the body from rows 1 to 6, then we will make a row with a decrease. In the final at the crown, you need to tie 3 air loops. You will get a beautiful beret.

Glove-"Teremok"

To make the finger theater more interesting, the crochet tower can also be crocheted. But he will be put on not on the finger, but on the palm. We collect 50 air loops and close in a circle. We knit 3 rows in a circle with double crochets. Then we knit 3 more rows, leaving room for a window approximately in the middle of the palm. Then again we knit in a circle 1 row. In the area of \u200b\u200bthe thumb, we make a chain of 18 air loops and knit 3 more rows already in a large circle.

Now it remains to decorate our teremok. We tie the window with a thread of a contrasting color. You can also make a crosshair in the window with the help of air loops, or even hang curtains made of transparent material. We also process the top with a bright trim.

We make the bottom of the tower green. We embroider grass in different shades of green. Let's plant some flowers. If desired, you can add a butterfly or a bee. You will get a very beautiful teremok. If you bend the finger with the character to the palm, you can depict him knocking on the door.

So the do-it-yourself finger theater is ready. The schemes for its creation are very simple and accessible to craftswomen of different levels. It turns out a wonderful set of toys for a fun and useful pastime with children. It is worth connecting a little imagination, and you will get a whole bunch of new heroes and fairy tales. For example, if you add a chicken and a golden egg, it will be “Rocked Hen”. It is easy to crochet a finger theater, and it will delight for a very long time. First, the parents will show the performance, then the kids will take it into their own hands with pleasure.