Penguin Rattle

Now you can make your own penguin rattles with this free crochet pattern. The pattern gives you a guide on how to create the rattle with or without a wooden ring. The rattles use Infinity Hearts Rose 8/4 cotton, which is a wonderfully soft, cotton yarn. You can insert a rattle box in the head, giving a rattling sound when it is shaken. The size of the rattle may vary a few centimetres, depending on whether or not you use the wooden ring.

Size: approx. 13 x 8 cm

Material: Infinity Hearts Rose 8/4

Yarn consumption:

Colour 01 Black: ca. 17 g
Colour 02 White: ca. 8 g
Colour 190 Mustard: ca. 1 g

Other materials:

Crochet hook: 3,00 mm

Abbreviations

dc – double crochet

ch – chain stitch

R – row

Tog - together

* * - Repeat

x 6 - Number of times to repeat

( ) Number of stiches

Tip: The colour change will look smoother if you pass the last stich using the new colour (no matter which colour is next).

Method

Head

Start with black colour

1. 6 dc in magic ring (6)
2. 2 dc in each stitch around (12)
3. *1 dc, 2 dc in the next stitch * x 6 (18)
4. *2 dc, 2 dc in the next stitch * x 6 (24)
5. *3 dc, 2 dc in the next stitch * x 6 (30)
6. *4 dc, 2 dc in the next stitch * x 6 (36)
7. *5 dc, 2 dc in the next stitch * x 6 (42)
8. dc in each stitch around (42)
9. 12 dc, change to white colour, 2 dc, change to black colour (Do not fasten off the white yarn. Crochet in the white yarn, at the back of the stitches so there are no loose threads),14 dc, white 2 dc, black 12 dc (42)
10. Black 11 dc, white 4 dc, black 12 dc, white 4 dc, black 11 dc (42)
11. Black 10 dc, white 6 dc, black 10 dc, white 6 dc, black 10 dc (42)
12. Black 9 dc, white 8 dc, black 8 dc, white 8 dc, black 9 dc (42)
13. Black 8 dc, white 10 dc, black 6 dc, white 10 dc, black 8 dc (42)
14. Black 7 dc, white 12 dc, black 4 dc, white 12 dc, black 7 dc (42)
15. Black 6 dc, white 14 dc, black 2 dc, white 14 dc, black 6 dc (42)
16. Black 5 dc, white 32 dc, black 5 dc (42)

Continue alternating with black and white so that it continues to follow the pattern when decreasing stitches.

17. *5 dc, 2 dc tog* x 6 (36)
18. *4 dc, 2 dc tog * x 6 (30)
19. *3 dc, 2 dc tog * x 6 (24)
20. *2 dc, 2 dc tog * x 6 (18)

Stuff the head and insert the rattle box.

21. *1 dc, 2 dc tog * x 6 (12)
22. 2 dc tog x 6 (6)

Bind off and leave long tail for assembly.

Beak

(crochet around with ch in chain)
1. 6 ch, turn.
Start in 2nd stitch from hook
2. 4 dc, 3 dc in the next stitch, 3 dc, 2 dc in the next stitch (12)
3 - 4. dc in each stitch around (12)
Bind off and leave long tail for assembly.

Outer ring - only use if you make the rattle with a 70 mm wooden ring. Otherwise, ignore this section.

Crochet back and forth
Start with black colour.
1. 11 ch turn
Start in 2nd stitch from hook.
2. 10 dc, 1 ch, turn (10)
3 - 9. dc in each stitch around, 1 ch turn (10)
Change to white colour.
10 - 13. dc in each stitch around, 1 ch turn (10)
Change back to black colour.
14 - 22. dc in each stitch around, 1 ch turn (10)
Bind off and leave long tail for assembly.

Outer ring - only use if you make the rattle without the wooden ring. Otherwise, ignore this section

Crochet around.
Start with black colour.
1. 14 ch, join to a circle with one sl st (14)
2 - 9. dc in each stitch around (14)
Change to white colour.
10 - 13 dc in each stitch around (14)
Change back to black colour.
14 - 22 dc in each stitch around (14)
Bind off and weave in the ends.

Rattle ring (inner ring) - only use if you make the rattle without the wooden ring. Otherwise, ignore this section

Crochet around
1. Work 12 ch, join to a circle with one sl st (12)
2 - 12. dc in each stitch around (12)
Change to white colour.
13 - 32. dc in each stitch around (12)
Change back to black colour.
33 - 45. dc in each stitch around (12)
Bind off.
Leave long tail for assembly.

Now pull the outer ring over the inner ring and stuff the rattle ring before sewing together. The outer ring is pulled over the seam, for a nicer finish.

Assembly

Sew on the head in the middle of the outer ring.
Sew on the beak between row 13 - 15.

Sew on the eyes between row 11-12, with about 14 stitches inbetween.
Only for rattle with wooden ring: Sew the fabric around the wooden ring.

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Design: ZV Design (Zenitha Vorret)

Version: v3.c187.s4.l5