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Desired Creations has a great tutorial for creating life like hands for any project.

The dime is included to give a sense of scale. Simple tool set: #2, 3, or 4 knitting needles and blade (tissue blade or single edge razor blade, etc.)

A.   Start with a nice little ball.

B.   Roll ball into a cylinder about 1.5 inches long and a little larger at one end. The smaller end will become the wrist.

C.   Use your thumb to flatten the larger end until it looks like a flat paddle.

D.   Use a blade to cut away a little notch on one side.

E.   The little segment that remains after the cutout? – pinch, pull and shape into the thumb. Smooth and round any cut edges using your finger tips and the knitting needles.

F.   Make three cuts, as shown in F. This is the beginning of making four fingers.