See, hear, speak no evil

“O’er the door of the sacred Temple
They sit in their wisdom the three —
The little deaf Monkey,
The little dumb Monkey,
The Monkey who will not see;
With their eyes shut to evil,
Ears that hear only the right,
Lips that are dumb to scandal,
They sit in their silent might”
—Unknown

Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru – the three wise monkeys can now spread their wisdom in your house! They even need far less than one ball of yarn and your favorite hook. They can be made in any yarn weight – the ones shown in the photo were made with fingering yarn and 1.75mm hook and they’re 4cm/1.5” sitting. Use DK or worsted (or thicker) yarn to make bigger ones or try thread for really tiny ones!
The pattern is worked in continuous rounds and it involves color change. At the very end of the file you’ll find a printable version of the pattern (it contains no images and is written with one font).