The real Kermits do indeed look very small in person! The one I looked at helped me to gather a lot of measurements through various extrapolation techniques. I would say that he actually looks deceptively small. My first impression was also the same—how could a large hand fit in that?! But keep in mind Kermit is mostly a ‘sock puppet’. A person with larger hands would still be able to operate something flexible like that. Actually, if Kermit‘s head was actually a sock, it would be considered largish sized one—imagine someone putting a sock of that size on their hand; generally it shouldn’t be an issue, although certainly what shape that would make would vary from person to person. Antron fleece is also extremely flexible and stretchy. Something like a 3.5” mouthplate seems to work well for a range of hand sizes; actually works better for people with bigger hands (at least longer fingers), as it allows for more affective manipulation of the puppet! Granted, if someone had giant wider mitt like hands, that might be more difficult—but more so just trying to get that kind of hand into the opening—but someone with large but longer fingers would have an advantage working something like Kermit.
I’m actually working on another build at the moment! Been a long while since my last build, but I wanted to try out the new puppet pelts fleece. Built with a 3 1/4” mouthplate this time. My hands are about average size male—a little bit smaller— but my fingers are thinner. I actually find theres a bit too much room in there for my hand to be optimal for performance to make the more exaggerated expressions (should be ideal for someone with bigger hands than me). I wish more people had the chance to try working a Kermit puppet! It’s a fun experience.
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An early ‘Halloween’ shot
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Here’s a fun pic of a build from before—it shows just how his head really is nothing but a fancy sock haha!
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