Dog rattle (crochet toy)

A very easy crochet rattle for babies

Pattern

This crochet rattle is very easy to make even for the beginners. It is perfect for little children, and when you embroider the face (no buttons as eyes), it is also suitable for babies.


Material needed:

• yarn (preferably cotton yarn) of different colours and hook suitable for your yarn, but one number smaller hook would be better, as with the normal size hook the stitches can be big (especially for the filling to be seen), I used yarn 3.5 and hook 3.0
• filling
• scissors and needle (also embroidery needle)
• rattle insert 
• stitch marker

Abbreviations:

mr - magic ring

ch - chain

slst - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

inc - increase the number of stitches, so in one stitch crochet two single crochet

dec - decrease the number of stitches, so from two stitches crochet one single crochet, preferably use the invisible decrease
st - stitch

Let's start:

BODY

Body is crocheted from head to handle of the rattle, always in rounds, so do not use slst to join the rounds, but crochet continually without slst, use a stitch marker to mark your first st in the round.

1. mr, 1 ch (do not count as the first sc), 6 sc (6), mark the first sc in the second round and always use a stitch marker when you move from one round to another
2. inc in all st (12)

3. *inc, sc* repeat between stars (18)

4. *inc, sc, sc* repeat between stars (24)

5. *inc, sc in 3 st* repeat between stars (30)

6. *inc, sc in 4 st* repeat between stars (36)

7. *inc, sc in 5 st* repeat between stars (42)

8. - 13. sc in all st (42)

14. *dec, sc in 5 st* repeat between stars (36)

15. sc in all st (36)

16. *dec, sc in 4 st* repeat between stars (30)

17. sc in all st (30)

18. *dec, sc in 3 st* repeat between stars (24)

19. sc in all st (24)

20. *dec, sc in 2 st* repeat between stars (18)

start with filling the body and continue while crocheting

21. sc in all st (18)

22. *dec, sc* repeat between stars (12)

23. sc in all st in front loop (12)

24. sc in all st (12)

25. *inc, sc* repeat between stars (18) 

change colour (in my case to blue), do not cut yarn because you will need it later 

26. - 27. sc in all st (18)

change colour to the original colour (in my case to white), do not cut yarn because you will need it later 

28. sc in all st (18)

change to another colour (in my case to pink), do not cut yarn because you will need it later 

29. - 30. sc in all st (18)

again change colour (in my case again to white, I used the yarn I did not cut), the pink yarn you can cut, make a knot and hide inside the handle

31. sc in all st (18)

again change colour (in my case to blue, I used the yarn I did not cut), do not cut yarn because you will need it later 

32. - 34. sc in all st (18)

again but for the last time change colour (in my case to white), the blue yarn you can cut, make a knot and hide inside the handle

35. sc in all st (18)

36. *inc, sc, sc* repeat between stars (24)

37. - 40. sc in all st (24)

41. *dec, sc in 2 st* repeat between stars (18)

42. *dec, sc* repeat between stars (12)

43. dec in all st (6)

44. dec to close the ring, slst, cut the yarn, make a knot and hide the yarn inside the body

EARS (make 2, use different colours)

1. mr, 1 ch (do not count as the first sc), 6 sc (6)

2. inc in all st (12)

3. - 5. sc in all st (12), slst, cut the yarn, leave a long tail to sew the ears to the head

NOSE

1. mr, 1 ch (do not count as the first sc), 6 sc (6), close mr, but do not slst, only let it loose and sew the nose to the head

Sew all the parts to the body, embroider the face and done :)

Happy crocheting !