Introducing our Fox Crochet Baby Rattles!
We are so excited to share our free pattern for a crochet fox baby rattle (or change the colours and you have an amigurumi wolf baby rattle!)! It’s been a while since we released a free amigurumi pattern. We’ve been caught up with the kids being home during the summer – plus we did our first-ever craft fair with our here in Karachi (we shared a bunch of our top craft fair tips if you’re looking for craft fair ideas).
However, we’re back with lots of new free patterns up our sleeves! Recently, we have been getting a lot of requests for amigurumi crochet baby gifts (post-lockdown baby season?) and so we started making little crochet baby rattles to match our Juna series of amigurumi animal patterns.
Today we are sharing our first rattle with you from our new crochet baby gift patterns series – Ferdi the crochet fox rattle (or Walt the Wolf amigurumi rattle if you use grey)! The rattle works up really quickly so can be a great last-minute crochet baby shower gift. You can even pair it with our easy crochet fox or our small crochet fox for an adorable crochet baby gift set.
The rattle stem is made up of four different balls that you can vary the colours of as you like. We personally try to work in a gradient, from light to dark – but have fun with the colours! We designed this stem so that it’s easy for a baby to grip. Plus, because it’s made up of little balls, it stays more firm when stuffed. This pattern is very easy and is a good pattern for beginners.
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Crochet Fox Baby Rattle Pattern
Tools & Materials You Need to Crochet a Fox Baby Rattle
- Yarn: You need a small amount of DK yarn in orange (for fox) or grey (for wolf), white, black, and four colours for the stem of the rattle
- 2.75mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- Polyfill stuffing
- Embroidery thread: A small amount of black and white for eyes and eyebrows
- 24 mm Rattle insert
Amigurumi Fox Baby Rattle: Stitches & Abbreviations Used
This pattern is written in US terms.
Sl st: slip stitch
SC: single crochet
INV DEC: invisible decrease
INC: two SC in the same stitch
Finished size: Approximately 7.5 inches
How to Crochet a Fox Baby Rattle
Head
Using the orange (for fox)/grey (for wolf).
Round 1: 6 SC into a magic circle (6)
Round 2: INC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 4: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 5: (3 SC, INC) six times (30)
Round 6: (4 SC, INC) six times (36)
Round 7: (5 SC, INC) six times (42)
Round 8-13 (6 rounds): SC around (42)
Change to white
Round 14: SC around (42)
Round 15: (5 SC, INVDEC) six times (36)
Round 16: (4 SC, INVDEC) six times (30)
Round 17: (3 SC, INVDEC) six times (24)
Now stuff the head and place the rattle insert inside the head. Make sure that the rattle insert is well surrounded by stuffing to keep the softness of the head.
Round 18: (2 SC, INVDEC) six times (18)
Round 19: (SC, INVDEC) six times (12)
Change to colour of the first ball
Keep stuffing as you go.
Round 20: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 21: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 22-24 (3 rounds): SC around (24)
Round 25: (2 SC, INVDEC) six times (18)
Round 26: (SC, INVDEC) six times (12)
Change to the colour of the second ball
Round 27: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 28: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 29-31 (3 rounds): SC around (24)
Round 32: (2 SC, INVDEC) six times (18)
Round 33: (SC, INVDEC) six times (12)
Change to the colour of the third ball
Round 34: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 35: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 36-38 (3 rounds): SC around (24)
Round 39: (2 SC, INVDEC) six times (18)
Round 40: (SC, INVDEC) six times (12)
Change to the colour of the fourth ball
Round 41: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 42: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 43-45 (3 rounds): SC around (24)
Round 46: (2 SC, INVDEC) six times (18)
Round 47: (SC, INVDEC) six times (12)
Round 48: INV DEC six times (6)
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Ears (make 2)
Using black yarn.
Do not stuff
Round 1: 4 SC into a magic circle (4)
Change to orange/grey
Round 2: (SC, INC) twice (6)
Round 3: (2 SC, INC) twice (8)
Round 4: (3 SC, INC) twice (10)
Round 5: (4 SC, INC) twice (12)
Round 6: (2 SC, INVDEC) three times (9)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew onto the head at approximately Round 3.
Muzzle
Tip: The muzzle can be a little tricky because there are a lot of colour changes, since each row is done in two colours. When changing colours between orange/grey and white, there is no need to cut the yarn and re-attach. Just pull the new colour up each time. When bringing in the new colour, do not keep the yarn taut. Allow it to have some give as you pull it across so that it doesn’t affect the shape of the muzzle.
Begin with black yarn
Round 1: SC 4 in a magic circle (4)
Round 2: (SC, INC) twice, change to orange/grey (6)
Round 3: 3 SC, change to white, 3 SC, change to orange/grey (6)
Round 4: SC, INC, SC change to white, SC, INC, SC change to orange/grey (8)
Round 5: SC, (INC) twice, SC change to white, SC, (INC) twice, SC, change to orange/grey (12)
Round 6: 2 SC, (INC) twice, 2 SC, change to white, 2 SC, (INC) twice, 2 SC, change to orange/grey (16)
Round 7: 3 SC, (INC) twice, 3 SC, change to white, 3 SC, (INC) twice, 3 SC, change to orange/grey (20)
Round 8: 2 SC, INC, 4 SC, INC, 2 SC change to white, 2 SC, INC, 4 SC, INC, 2 SC, change to orange/grey (24)
Fasten off both orange/grey and white. Leave a long tail of both colours to sew onto muzzle.
Stuff the muzzle lightly and sew it onto the head, centred and with the colours aligned. Embroider on a smile.
Eyes (Make 2)
Using embroidery thread
Round 1: 4 SC into a magic circle (4)
Sl st to the first SC. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Use white embroidery thread and embroider on eye glints on each eye. Sew the eyes at approximately between Rounds 8 and 10. Embroider on the eyebrows.
Your crochet fox rattle (or wolf rattle) is now ready! You can pair it with our Ferdi the Fox/Walt the Wolf toys from our Juna series for a cute crochet baby gift. Or check some of our other free patterns in our crochet baby gift series.
We would love to see your finished toys, so share them on our Facebook group Amigurumi with Chai Coffee Crochet or tag us on Instagram @chaicoffeecrochet We like to share a selection of makes from our patterns in our stories and highlights.
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