With having several cousins pregnant and our future
daughter-in-law’s sister is for the 2nd time I thought I needed to
blog about making some different crocheted items to make for a baby, not the
normal clothes and blankets. The first
item you might be able to use left over your small balls of yarn.
Crocheted
Baby Rattle
Materials: H/8 hook (5.00mm), Soft worsted
weight acrylic yarn such as Bernat Satin, Caron Super Soft or Red Heart Soft
Yarn, Two large jingle bells, and Poly-Fil polyester fiberfill
Note: They
also state you could use this as a cat toy. You can add cat nip. I am not happy about using jingle bell for
babies. You might want to substitute
something else to get the sound. Using acrylic yarn will make the rattle
washable.
Gauge: Gauge is not
important to this pattern, but 32 rows is about 7 inches long.
Directions:
Ch 11.
Row 1: SC in second Ch.
from hook and in each Ch. to the end.
(10 SC)
Row 2: Ch. 1, turn. SC
in first SC and in each SC across row. (10 SC)
Repeat Row 2 until project is about 7 inches long, about 32
rows altogether.
Fasten off leaving a tail about 25 to 30 inches long.
Fold the fabric you have made in half.
Match up the sides and begin to sew the edges together using
the overcast stitch. Start at the short
end using the long tail for sewing.
Continue sewing down the first long end. When you reach the folded edge, weave the
yarn through the rattle to the open long end.
Stuff the rattle half full, add bells side by side. Add more stuffing on top. Continue to stitch sides together adding more
stuffing as you go. When you reach the
end weave the yarn half way back down the side you just sewed up.
Then stitch back and forth through both sides, making sure
there is one bell on each side. This
will make the rattle easier to hold.
Weave in ends.
Crochet
Baby Birdie Mobile
Materials: Yarn colors: Bright Pink, Lime, Lilac,
Sky Blue, White, Giggle Print
Crochet Hook: 3.5mm [US E-4], Polyester stuffing, yarn needle,
and 2 yards brown pearl cotton, 7" lilac embroidery hoop (inside circle
only).
Note: Each bird measures 5 1/4" long.
Directions:
Bird:
Rnd 1: Beg at top of head Ch. 2; 6 SC in 2nd Ch. from hook; do
NOT join; put a length of contrast color yarn between first and last sts to
mark beg and end of rnd; move marker up each rnd.
Rnd 2: 2 SC in each SC around – 12 sc.
Rnd 3: [SC in next SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times – 18 sc.
Rnd 4: [SC in next 2 SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times – 24 sc.
Rnds 5-10: SC in each SC around.
Rnd 11: [SC in next 2 SC, Dec] 6 times – 18 sc.
Rnd 12: SC in each SC around.
Rnd 13: SC in next 6 SC, 2 SC in each of next 6 SC for chest, SC
in last 6 SC – 24 SC.
Rnd 14: [SC in next 3 SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times – 30 sc.
Rnd 15: SC in each SC around.
Rnd 16: [SC in next 4 SC, 2 SC in next SC] 6 times – 36 sc.
Rnds 17-26: SC in each SC around.
Rnd 27: [SC in next 4 SC, Dec] 6 times – 30 sc.
Rnd 28: SC in each SC around.
Rnd 29: [SC in next 3 SC,
Dec] 6 times – 24 sc.
Rnd 30: SC in next 10 SC, [Dec] 6 times, SC in last 2
SC – 18 SC
Stuff head and body.
Rnd 31: [SC in next SC, Dec] 6
times – 12 SC.
Rnd 32: [Dec] 6 times – 6 sc.
Fasten off leaving a long end.
Weave end through remaining sts;
draw up firmly; fasten off.
Wing (Make 2
in each Bird color)
Rnd 1: Ch. 2; 6 SC in 2nd
Ch. from hook; do NOT join but work in continuous rnds as before.
Rnd 2: 2 SC in each SC around 12
sc.
Rnd 3: Sc in each SC around.
Rnd 4: [SC in next 3 SC, 2 SC in
next SC] 3 times – 15 sc.
Rnd 5: SC in each SC around.
Rnd 6: [SC in next 4 SC, 2 SC in
next SC] 3 times – 18 sc.
Rnds 7 and 8: SC in each SC
around. Fasten off.
Stuff very lightly. Hold Rnd 8
flat and sew together. Sew wings in place on sides of bodies, matching colors.
Tail (Make
one in each Bird color):
Ch. 12; join with a sl st to form
a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch. 1, SC in same Ch. as
joining and each Ch. around; do NOT join but work continuous rnds as before –
12 sc.
Rnd 2: Sc in each SC around.
Rnd 3: [SC in next 5 SC, 2 SC in
next SC] twice – 14 sc.
Rnd 4: [SC in next 6 SC, 2 SC in
next SC] twice 16 sc.
Rnd 5: [SC in next 7 SC, 2 SC in
next SC] twice – 18 sc.
Rnd 6: [SC in next 8 SC, 2 SC in
next SC] twice – 20 sc.
Rnd 7: [SC in next 9 SC, 2 SC in
next SC] twice – 22 sc.
Rnd 8: [SC in next 9 SC, 2 hdc in
each of next 2 SC] twice; join.
Fasten off.
Hold tail flat with increases on
the outside edges and sew top of tail together. Stuff lightly. Sew bottom
opening closed and sew tail in place on top back of body, matching tail color
to bird color.
Leg (Make 2
in each Bird color):
Ch. 13; sl st in 2nd Ch. from hook
and in next 3 Ch., [Ch. 4, sl st in 2nd Ch. from hook and next 3 Ch.] twice, sl
st in last 8 Ch. Fasten off.
Sew CA legs to CB bird; CD legs
to CC bird; CB legs to CD bird; and
CC legs to CA bird
Beak (Make 1
in each Bird color)-Rnd 1:
Ch. 2; 6 SC in 2nd Ch.
from hook; do NOT join but work as before.
Rnd 2: SC in each SC around.
Rnd 3: 2 SC in first SC, SC in
last 5 SC – 7 sc.
Rnd 4: 2 SC in first SC, SC in
last 6 SC – 8 sc. Fasten off.
Stuff beak. Sew CA beak to CB bird;
CD beak to CC bird; CB beak to CD bird; and CC beak to CA bird.
Embroider
Eyes:
Use brown pearl cotton to
embroider eyes: sew through head back
and forth to make satin stitch eyes, indenting slightly.
Hanging
Chains (Attach one to each bird):
Join CE with a sl st on a st at
center top back of any bird; make a long Ch. (about 80 Ch.). Fasten off. Tie
chain to hoop having birds at different lengths as shown, arranging as you like
and making sure they hang correctly with hoop balanced. Tie the tops of the 4
chains above hoop, centered, in a tight knot. Trim ends.
Curls:
With CF, [Ch. 20, 2 SC in 2nd Ch.
from hook and each Ch. across] 10 times; Ch. 30, skip 12 Ch. , sl st in next Ch.
and each Ch. across for hanging loop. Fasten off. Gather tops of curls together,
keeping hanging loop free above. Sew over CE knot.
Easy
Baby Rattles
Materials: Yarn: Bernat®
Baby Cakes
MEDIUM OR LARGE - Dual or
Caterpillar Rattles: A: (43205 Shamrock)
or (43201 Honey Dew) 1 ball and B: (43414 Tickled Pink) or (43425 Sea shell) 1
ball
SMALL - Egg Rattle: A: (43205 Shamrock) or (43414 Tickled Pink) 1
ball and B: (43007 Ice Cream) 1 ball
Size 4 mm (U.S G or 6) crochet
hook or size needed to obtain gauge, Stuffing,
and Plastic cat rattle approx 1¾ ins [4.5 cm] in diameter.
Measurements: Approx 4
(6½-14) ins [10 (16.5-35.5) cm] long x 3 ins [7.5 cm] in diameter.
Gauge: 21 SC and 22 rows = 4 ins [10 cm].
Directions:
Instructions are written for Egg
Rattle. Changes are necessary for Dual Rattle or Caterpillar Rattle the
instructions will be written thus ( ).
Note: Join all rnds with sl st to
first sc.
Body:
With B, ch 2.
1st rnd: 6 SC in 2nd Ch. from
hook. Join.
2nd rnd: Ch. 1. 2 SC in each SC around. Join. 12 sc.
3rd rnd: Ch. 1. (2 SC in next sc. 1 SC in next SC) 6 times. Join. 18 SC.
4th rnd: Ch. 1. (2 SC in next sc.
1 SC in each of next 2 SC) 6 times. 24 SC.
5th rnd: Ch. 1. (2 SC in next sc.
1 SC in each of next 3 SC) 6 times. Join. 30 SC.
6th rnd: Ch. 1. (2 SC in next sc.
1 SC in each of next 4 SC) 6 times. Join A. 36 SC.
**7th rnd: With A, Ch. 1. 1 sc in
each sc around. Join.
Rep last rnd 4 times more, then
with B, rep last rnd 5 times more.**
Rep from ** to ** 0 (1-4) time(s)
more. Break A.
Top shaping: 1st rnd: With B, Ch.
1. (Sc2tog. 1 sc in each of next 4 sc) 6 times. Join. 30 sts.
2nd and alt rnds: Ch. 1. 1 sc in
each st around. Join.
3rd rnd: Ch. 1. (Sc2tog. 1 sc in
each of next 3 sc) 6 times. Join. 24 sts.
5th rnd: Ch. 1. (Sc2tog. 1 sc in
each of next 2 sc) 6 times. Join. 18 sts. Wrap stuffing around cat rattle and
place in Rattle.
7th rnd: Ch. 1. (Sc2tog. 1 sc in
next st) 6 times. Join. 12 sts.
8th rnd: Ch. 1. (Sc2tog) 6 times.
6 sts. Fasten off. Thread end onto tapestry needle and draw tightly through rem
sts.
Thread coordinating color through
(Dual Rattle-Caterpillar Rattle) to create (2-5) lumps. Pull tightly. Fasten
securely.
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