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After 3 failed attempts, I think I finally came up with a pattern that I am satisfied with. I didn’t want him to look exactly like Kermit, so I used 45mm ping pong balls and used dots as his pupils. I just wish I made his neck a little longer and I wish I could’ve made him a bit skinnier, but I...

I’ll experiment with some scrap fleece and other ping pong balls. I’ll see how bad contact cement really works. I’m afraid hot glue might melt something so I’m gonna try fabri tac. Fabri tac is basically instant hot glue so, let’s see!

Can someone help me with attaching the eyes? I don’t want to use the nut and screw way to attach the eye, but I want the eyes to be full and not hollow. Would poly fill make the eye solid enough? If I glue the inner rim of the eye to the head, would it be sturdy enough? Thank you.

I sanded down the eyes and the sandpaper did wonders! Thanks!

I used a really sharp pair of tiny scissors to poke the hole and cut the ball in half. I got the edge nearly perfect but I’m still gonna sand it down just in case. Thanks!

How exactly do you poke a hole in a ping pong ball? Sorry for all the questions!

Thank you. And another question that’s probably already been answered. How do you cut a ping pong ball perfectly in half? And what grit sandpaper do I use?

Kermit’s Head Hello! I have a question about Kermit’s head. Which direction should the stretch go for the head pattern? Thank you.