Yup little UFOs driven by little alien finger puppets!

! The problem was that the aliens needed a seat on which to sit when they were navigating their vehicles and not on somebody s finger! "o that is where the wooden dowel comes in! #t first$ % considered &ust cutting a hole into the bottom of the container$ but since % am not a carpenter$ % figured the edges would be too sharp to ris' putting a human finger through the bottom! (ut now the aliens can be seated while they navigate and be removed to be played with!

)ow % have two little UFOs with aliens flying around my crochet lab! %t is tough enough to wor' here without that distraction so of course % am going to have a giveaway for these little guys! There is a disclaimer though the plastic containers are pretty fragile! They can be opened very delicately! (ut they can crac' and need to be handled with care! % cannot be responsible for that since % did not ma'e the containers! #lso$ as % mentioned$ % am not a carpenter and although % did lightly sand the dowels$ it is possible that they could snag or splinter$ so % would not recommend the UFO as a plaything more li'e &ust a display bo* for the aliens! The aliens$ on the other hand$ are made with acrylic yarn$ polyester fiberfill$ and felt eyes

which are sewn on$ so those are probably fine for little people!

"o the way this contest will wor' is that all the people who commented on the Tomato +ontainer +hallenge post will get to comment twice ,-eter -ar'our$ #nnebella$ and .elanie this means you/! .ac(ros gets to comment three times since he was thin'ing along the same lines as me when he suggested that the containers loo'ed li'e UFOs! #nyone else who wants to$ may comment once! There are two UFOs so there will be two winners! +omments number 01 and 10 will be winners! % will also be posting a lin' to this contest at the .ad +rochet 2ab faceboo' page! +ontest ends on .onday$ 3une 3uly 14 so % can start preparing myself for my cra5y crochet challenge! -lease remember that the comments will be in moderation so it will appear that there are no comments on the post during the contest! )ow you 'now the drill and can start commenting!

This pattern is my property and is not to be copied or reposted! %t should remain free and finished ob&ects made from it may be sold$ but credit must be given to me as the designer!

+opyright 1601 #uthor7 Tina 2e -age 8 .ad +rochet 2ab$ #ll rights reserved

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"mall amount of worsted weight yarn in your favorite alien color

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"titch mar'er to mar' last stitch in each round when wor'ing rounds

blac' or invisible sewing thread

sewing needle

tapestry needle

small amount polyester fiberfill

small amount blac' felt

:ead and (ody

;nd 0 "+ A in .agic +ircle

;nd 1 %ncrease in each "+ around B 01 "+

;nd 4 C"+ in ne*t "+$ %ncrease in ne*t "+ ,repeat from C around/ B 0D "+

;nds E8A "+ in each "+ around B 0D "+

;nd ? C"+ in ne*t "+$ =ecrease over ne*t 1 "+ ,repeat from C around/ B 01 "+

;nd D C=ecrease over ne*t 1 "+$ "+ in each of ne*t 4 "+ ,repeat from C around/ B D "+

;nd D C"+ in ne*t "+$ =ecrease using ne*t 1 "+$ ,repeat from C around/ B D "+

;nd F %ncrease in ne*t "+$ "+ all remaining "+ B F "+

;nd 06 %ncrease in ne*t "+$ "+ all remaining "+ B 06 "+

;nds 00804 "+ in each "+ around B 06 "+ and finish off! )OT97 % made the alien body a bit short to fit on the dowels in the tomato containers! :ere is where you will add some rounds if you would li'e to ma'e the body a bit longer to fit your favorite person s finger$ if necessary! "tuff polyester fiberfill into &ust the head area! )o need to close it up$ the stuffing remains pretty well where it is unless someone purposely wants to remove it! -lus$ it provides a nice cushion for the fingertip when used as a finger puppet!

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+hain E ,one is to turn/$ slip stitch bac' down in bac' bumps of ne*t 4 chains$ repeat three more times!

.a'e 0 slip stitch across sides of stitches$ and then slip into beginning chain$ being careful not to twist wor' and finish off$ leaving a tail for sewing! % thread the tail into a tapestry needle and run the yarn in and out down the longest segment to use as the arm and then sew it to the body!

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+hain E ,one is to turn/$ "+ bac' down in bac' bumps of ne*t 4 chains$ repeat three more times!

.a'e 1 "+ across sides of stitches$ slip into beginning chain and finish off$ being careful not to twist wor' and leaving a long tail for sewing! #gain$ % thread this tail into a tapestry needle and run the yarn in and out of stitches down the longest segment to use as the leg and then sew it to the bottom of the body!

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+ut teardrop shape from blac' felt and sew onto face using blac' or invisible thread!