Tales are very fascinating for young children. They lovingly and with interest examine pictures in books. But much more potential for development comes from interactive tales, that is, those in which the child himself can take part. The best option is a do-it-yourself finger-theater. We will consider the schemes in detail. The beauty of the finger theater is that it develops fine motor skills. And with her, as you know, the baby’s speech is very closely connected.
What to knit
Let's try to make a finger theater. "Gingerbread Man", "Turnip" and "Teremok" - the most favorite fairy tales of kids. Consider all the main characters that we have to connect.
- "Turnip": grandmother, grandfather, bug, granddaughter, cat, mouse.
- "Teremok": mouse, frog, hare, fox, wolf, bear.
- "Gingerbread Man": grandmother, grandfather, gingerbread man, hare, fox, wolf, bear.
As you can see from the list, many of the characters in these tales are repeated, it turns out that only 3 heroes are needed for 3 tales. These same finger puppets with a crochet will help to play some more tales: "Masha and the Bear", "Wolf and the Fox", "Snow Maiden".
For work you will need: multi-colored threads for knitting, a hook, a plastic needle, beads, floss threads or other colored ones. And also: lace, ribbons, beads and other little things for decoration.
The 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 packaging with threads.
Mouse
For the mouse you will need threads of white, gray and blue colors. Knitting patterns are very simple.
- We start 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 circle-base is obtained.
- The second row - in each loop of the first row we knit 2 columns, we get 12 loops.
- The third row - now we make the addition through the loop.
- 4-7 rows just knit 18 columns.
- The eighth row - we decrease through the loop, 12 loops remain.
- 9-12 rows - change the thread to white and continue to knit.
- We knit the 13th row only by the back wall, continue to knit another 5 rows, finish the work with the base.
Sundress
Let's go back to the 13th row. We bring out the blue thread through the wrong side and begin to knit on the front wall.
- 2 lifting loops, then 2 double crochets in each loop, end the row with a connecting loop.
- We start and finish the same way, the work goes loop to loop.
- We add in 1, it turns out 36, we finish the bottom and thread the thread.
- Again, back to the 13th row, we knit 4 columns of 2 rows and along the edges of 8 air loops - this will be in front of the sundress. It is not necessary to fix the straps yet.
Small parts
For the nose, we pull 4 columns into the loop, as at the beginning of the work. In rows 2 and 3, add 2 columns on one side. To make the ears, in the loop we make 7 columns, but we do not tighten it very much and part the edges a bit to make a semicircle. The ends of the threads are hidden inside with a needle. Pens. In the loop we make 6 columns of gray color. 2 row - 6 more columns. We knit 3-6 rows already with a white thread. The finished handle needs to be slightly filled with a padding polyester and tightened. Tail - a chain of air loops.
Now we sew all the small details into place. This can be done using thread matching color and a regular needle. We embroider cilia, antennae and mouth on the muzzle. The nose and eyes are beads. If desired, make cloves of 2 white beads. Head for stability is better to fill a little. The mouse is ready.
Animals
It is necessary to tie a few more animals to get a full-fledged finger theater with a do-it-yourself crochet. Schemes are very similar to a mouse, only for the head you need to do 2 rows more. In the middle there 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. A wolf, a hare and a bear need panties. To do this, at the 13th row level, just change the thread color.
For the frog, the handles fit differently. 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. We come back.
You can knit a beautiful scarf to a fox - sister. We start with 18 loops, and gradually reduce their number on both sides. Do not reduce the most extreme loops, otherwise the scarf will turn out stepwise. In conclusion, we make chains of air loops around the edges of the triangle so that it is convenient to tie a scarf on the chanterelle.
That the animals were more elegant, we decorate the dresses with lace around the edge. You can sew on beads and chalk strasses. Useful for decoration and ribbons, we make bows with them on the tails of animals.
Grandparents and granddaughter
Finger Theater turnip will not do without the main characters. All people fit in approximately the same pattern, so their description can be combined. We knit the granddaughter like a mouse, grandparents with the addition, so that they turn out a little more.
Grandpa will make a wig with a bald spot 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, connecting column in the previous row. So to the end. For a beard with a mustache, we make a ring of 20 air loops and repeat the wig pattern 4-5 times.
We’ll make a fashionable bunch on grandma’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. A half-column, 5 columns and another half-column, we are finishing the work. For a bunch, we knit 20 air loops, and back with crochets. We twist the resulting ribbon with a snail and sew the entire structure to the head.
Grandparents incredibly go glasses. To make them for the dolls, you will need color-coated paper clips. The paper clip must be straightened and twisted into rings with a pencil. We lower the temples directly to the head and sew them with thread for strength.
It remains to make a hairstyle for the granddaughter. Ponytails are very suitable for her. We wrap yarn of a suitable color on a cardboard rectangle and cut it. Then sew in small locks in the center of the head. Hair will already be parted, it remains to make ponytails.
Turnip
Without a turnip, you can not consider a finger-made theater a crochet with your own hands. Turnip patterns are slightly different from all previous ones.
- 1 row - we make 6 columns in a protracted loop.
- 2 row - in each column of the previous row we knit 2 columns.
- 3 row - we increase through a loop.
- 4th row - we add after 2 loops of the previous row.
- 5–7 row - we knit the resulting 24 loops.
- 8 row - we decrease through 2 loops.
- 9 row - we decrease through 1 loop.
- 10 row - we decrease through 2 loops. Only 8 loops should remain. Now it's time to fill the turnip with filler, having previously formed a hole for the future finger.
- We knit 11-16 rows of 8 loops. Another 2-3 rows do the reduction and fill the resulting finger inward.
We knit for turnip 3 leaves. We collect 11 air loops, then 2 half columns, 2 columns, 3 double crochet, 1 column and 3 more columns in one loop. We expand the work and repeat the same thing in reverse order. Sew leaflets to the base. The turnip is ready.
Gingerbread man
If you decide to crochet a finger theater, do not forget about Kolobok. Its foundation is made as a turnip. Before stuffing, we’ll make a gingerbread man’s face. We sew in the bead eyes, embroider the eyebrows with black thread, and the mouth with red thread. We make pens as for the rest of the dolls. To make the gingerbread man a little more charming, we will knit a hat for him. To do this, we use the trunk scheme from rows 1 to 6, then make a row with a decrease. In the final on the top you need to knit 3 air loops. It will turn out a beautiful beret.
Glove "tower"
To make the finger theater more interesting, the crochet can also be crocheted. But he will not be worn 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 crochet. 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 the thumb, we make a chain of 18 air loops and knit 3 more rows already in a big circle.
Now it remains to decorate our teremok. We tie the window with a thread of contrasting color. Using air loops, you can also make a crosshair in the window, or even hang curtains from transparent material. The top is also treated with a bright trim.
We make the bottom of the tower green. We embroider grass in different shades of green. Plant some flowers. If desired, you can add a butterfly or a bee. It will turn out a very beautiful tower. If you bend a finger with a character in your palm, you can depict how he knocks on the door.
So, the finger-type theater is ready to be crocheted with your own hands. The schemes for its creation are very simple and accessible to craftsmen of different levels. It turns out a wonderful set of toys for a fun and useful pastime with children. It’s worth connecting a little imagination, and you will get a whole bunch of new characters and fairy tales. For example, if you add a chicken and a golden egg - there will be a "Chicken pock". Crocheting a finger theater is simple, and it will delight you for a very long time. First, the parents will show the performance, then the kids will take it into their own hands with pleasure.