The document provides instructions for making a monster hand puppet using felt. It includes 13 sheets with instructions and diagrams for cutting out and assembling the puppet's head, mouth, eyes, body, arms and spikes. The finished puppet should be 30x20cm. Photos are included of the pattern pieces and the completed puppet.

1. Monster Hand Puppet Pattern © Copyright Good Critters Ltd
Monster Hand Puppet Pattern
Sheet 1
To celebrate the 1st anniversary of
the Good Critters newsletter we’ve
put together a really special pattern.
Following the Halloween theme of
our very first free pattern, we’ve
made a scary, in a good way, hand
puppet.
He’ll use all the skills you’ve
learnt making finger puppets,
and then some. Are you up for
the challenge? He’s well worth it!
We’d love you to share a picture of
your monster on our facebook page:
www.facebook.com/goodcrittersuk
1st anniversary special

2. Monster Hand Puppet Pattern © Copyright Good Critters Ltd
Felt (or similar stiff fabric)
60x80 cm for the head, body, mouth and arms
8x12 cm red or pink for the tongue
14x25 cm white or yellow for the teeth and eyes
5x8 cm for the pupils
15x25 cm for the spikes
Extra for decoration
Stranded embroidery thread
To match the colours of the felt you’re using for the tongue,
eyes, pupils and decoration.
Additional
Stuffing for the eyes
Alternative decoration; sequins, ribbon or fabric paint
Sheet 2
What you’ll need
Your finished puppet should be 30x20 cm, although size may
vary slightly from printer to printer.
I’ve used a combination of hand and machine sewing but
please feel free to use whichever option suits you.
If you are hand sewing, you can skip any tacking required in the
pattern and just pin and sew.
Seams should be sewn 5-7mm from the edge of the fabric.
Notes
Cut line Hand sewing guide Fold line

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Sheet 3
a
a
b
b
c
c
D
D
D
D
Head
cut 2

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D
D
cc
D
cc
Mouth
cut 1
Pocket
cut 1
Tongue
cut 1
Teeth
cut 1
Sheet 4

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Head spikes
cut 1
Body spikes
cut 2
Arm
cut 2
Eye
cut 4
Pupil
cut 2
Sheet 5

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Sheet 6
Placethisedgealongafold
Body
cut 1

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Sheet 7
Step 1 : the head
Cut out your pattern pieces and pin
onto the felt. Carefully cut out the
shapes.
On each head piece, pin, tack and sew
‘a’ to ‘a’, ‘b’ to ‘b’ and ‘c’ to ‘c’.
Pin ‘D’ to ‘D’, inserting the head spikes
between the two halves. Make sure
the spikes are on the right side (the
outside) of the head.
Tack and sew the seams together.
Leave a small, un-sewn gap at the end
of each seam, this will help when
joining the head to the mouth and
body.
A
B
C

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Sheet 8
Step 2 : the mouth
Pin the teeth and the tongue in the
centre of the mouth piece, sew
together. I’ve done this by hand.
Position the pocket piece on the other
side of the main mouth piece, using
the letter guides on the pattern to
guide you. Pin in place, just one pin
in the middle will do, we just want to
stop if moving around while we insert
the mouth into the head.
This piece forms the pocket for your
fingers to make your puppet talk.
Pin the mouth into the head, again
using the letter guides on the pattern
to help you.
Make sure the side with the teeth and
tongue are on the right side of the
head. This step can be a little fiddly so
take your time.
A
B
C

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Once you’re happy the mouth is in
correctly, tack and sew into place.
Turn your puppet’s head right side out.
At this point you may wish to give the
seams a gentle iron.
D
E
Sheet 9
Step 3 : the eyes
Pin and sew the pupils onto two eye
pieces. I’ve done this by hand with a
star of long running stitches.
A

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Sheet 10
Pin and sew together two eye pieces,
leaving a gap to insert some stuffing
before completing. I’ve done this by
hand.
Pin the eyes in place and turn the head
wrong side out.
Sew the eyes in place with a circle of
running stitches.
B
C
D

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Sheet 11
Step 4 : the body
Decorate your puppet’s body, I’ve
done this with felt spots and stripes
but you can use anything you have to
hand – sequins, ribbon or fabric paint
for example.
The seam will be at the back of your
puppet, if you only want to decorate
the tummy, this will be the middle third
of the fabric.
Position the arms and sew onto the
body. To get them in roughly the same
place I folded the body in half and
positioned them together, unfolding to
sew them in place.
Fold the body in half with the
decoration on the inside. Position the
body spikes in the seam making sure
they are also inside.
Pin, tack and sew the body seam.
Leave a small, un-sewn gap at the top
of the seam (the narrow end of the
body), this will help when joining the
head to body.
A
B
C

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Pin, tack and sew the head to the
body, making sure the body seam joins
at the back of the head.
A
Sheet 12
Step 5 : Finishing your puppet
Turn your puppet right side out. You
may wish to give the seams a gentle
iron to finish your puppet.
B

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A finished Monster puppet
Roarrrrrrrrr!
Sheet 13