Crochet a cute rainbow bear baby rattle for your baby cub or as a gift for a baby shower!
This particular shape of rattling toy is very versatile and you can make almost any animal with it.
So, after crocheting the butterfly and bee baby rattles, I thought it would be fun to add a bear to the collection.
For the handle, I used rainbow colors so that the bear would be more colorful and also perfect for all the rainbow babies, i.e. babies born after miscarriage or baby loss.
For my bear, I used some acrylic, Sport-weight yarn but of course, it would be better to use cotton, which is safer for babies to chew!
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PRINTABLE CROCHET PATTERN
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Materials
- Sport (2, Fine) Yarn
- 2.5 mm (12 UK) Crochet Hook
- Tapestry Needle
- Cotton Stuffing for Amigurumi
- Black Embroidery Floss
- Rattle Ball, diameter ~ 24 mm
- Two Wooden Rings, internal diameter ~ 35 mm
Yarn
I used Durable Comfy (291 yds / 266 m per 100 g) in the following colors:
- Black – Black (325)
- Blue – Ocean (295)
- Dark Brown – Caramel (2210)
- Green – Apple Green (2155)
- Light Brown – Pale Pink (2192)
- Lilac – Pastel Lilac (268)
- Orange – Orange (2194)
- Red – Deep Red (317)
- Yellow – Sunflower (2178)
Feel free to substitute acrylic with cotton yarn, which is safer for babies. One example of a suitable yarn could be Schachenmayr Catania.
ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
- Ch – Chain
- Inc – Increase
- MC – Magic Circle
- RS – Right Side
- Sc – Single Crochet
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- St – Stitch
- Yo – Yarn Over
SPECIAL STITCHES
Increase (Inc)
One increase consists of 2 sts worked in the same indicated st.
Magic Circle (MC) See the tutorial HERE.
Size
4.7” (12 cm) by 4” (10 cm)
Gauge
8 rounds in sc in 2″ (5 cm)
PATTERN NOTES
- If the pattern says “sc 2”, you need to sc 1 in each of the next 2 sts.
- (…) – Repeat the instructions within parenthesis for the indicated number of times.
- *… – Repeat the instructions from * for the indicated number of times.
- […] – Crochet the instructions within brackets all in the same indicated stitch.
Bear BABY RATTLE – FREE CROCHET PATTERN
Head
Crochet in the round in a continuous spiral.
With dark brown, make a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6 in MC. (6 sts)
Round 2. Sc inc 6. (12 sts)
Round 3. (Sc inc 1, sc 1) 6 times. (18 sts)
Round 4. Sc 1, (sc inc 1, sc 2) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 1. (24 sts)
Round 5. (Sc inc 1, sc 3) 6 times. (30 sts)
Round 6. Sc 2, (sc inc 1, sc 4) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 2. (36 sts)
Round 7. (Sc inc 1, sc 5) 6 times. (42 sts)
Round 8. Sc 3, (sc inc 1, sc 6) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 3. (48 sts)
Round 9. (Sc inc 1, sc 7) 6 times. (54 sts)
Round 10. Sc 4, (sc inc 1, sc 8) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 4. (60 sts)
Round 11. (Sc inc 1, sc 9) 6 times. (66 sts)
Round 12. Sc 5, (sc inc 1, sc 10) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 5. (72 sts)
Rounds 13-25 (13 rounds). Sc around. (72 sts)
Round 26. Sc around. (72 sts)
Handle
Switch to lilac.
Round 27. Sc 10. Sk 52, sc 10. (20 sts)
See photos 1 and 2 for how to sk 52 sts and continue to crochet the handle.
Rounds 28-35 (8 rounds). Sc around. (20 sts)
Switch to blue.
Rounds 36-44 (9 rounds). Sc around. (20 sts)
Switch to green.
Rounds 45-53 (9 rounds). Sc around. (20 sts)
Switch to yellow.
Rounds 54-62 (9 rounds). Sc all around. (20 sts)
Switch to orange.
Rounds 63-71 (9 rounds). Sc around. (20 sts)
Switch to red.
Rounds 72-80 (9 rounds). Sc around. (20 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Ears
(Make 2)
With dark brown, make a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6 in MC. (6 sts)
Round 2. Sc inc 6. (12 sts)
Round 3. (Sc inc 1, sc 1) 6 times. (18 sts)
Rounds 4-5 (2 rounds). Sc around. (18 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Snout
With light brown, make a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6 in MC. (6 sts)
Round 2. Sc inc 6. (12 sts)
Round 3. (Sc inc 1, sc 1) 6 times. (18 sts)
Round 4. Sc 1, (sc inc 1, sc 2) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc1. (24 sts)
Round 5. (Sc inc 1, sc 3) 6 times. (30 sts)
Rounds 6-7 (2 rounds). Sc around. (30 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Nose
With black, make a MC.
Round 1. Sc 6 in MC. (6 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing and close the round with an invisible join.
Assembly
With a length of dark brown, use the whip stitch to sew the bottom of the head (part of the skipped 52 sts on round 27) starting from the sts closer to the handle and moving on to the other side until you have 20 sts left in total (use photo 4 as an example even though colors are different).
While sewing, stuff your Amigurumi and insert the rattle ball in the center. Stuff the handle too. Use a pencil or hook to push the stuffing through the entire length of the handle.
Slide the two wooden rings on the handle, bend the handle, and bring its open end near the 20-stitch opening at the bottom of your Amigurumi (photo 5).
Using the long tail of red yarn from the last round of the handle, sew the handle to the open sts of the head (photo 6).
Sew the ears on the side of the head, and the snout in the front, center. Before sewing the snout completely, stuff it.
Sew the nose on the snout. Then, embroider the mouth and the eyes with a length of black.
Weave in all your ends.
YOUR CROCHET BEAR BABY RATTLE IS READY!
I hope you enjoyed this free crochet pattern, and I’d love to see your baby rattles! Please, share a pic of your work on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #raffamusadesigns!
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