Elephant Rattle
Make these amazing elephant rattles by following the instructions below. The rattles are made with the soft cotton yarn Infinity Hearts Rose 8/4 and can be made with or without a wooden ring. Inside the elephant heads, there is a small rattle box or a bell that give a nice little rattling sound. The free crochet pattern below is easy to follow and provides a comprehensive guide to create these fine rattles.
Size: approx. 14 x 13 cm including ears – the measurements may vary with a few cm, in particular, if the pattern with the wooden ring was chosen.
Materials: Infinity Hearts Rose 8/4
Yarn consumption:
For the blue:
- Colour 92 Jeans blue: approx.. 11 g
- Colour 02 White: approx. 1 g
- Some black for the eyes
For the pink:
- Colour 05 Pink: approx. 16 g
- Colour 02 White: approx. 1 g
- Some black for the eyes
Other materials:
- Stuffing
- Rattle box 21 mm or a bell 25 mm
- Wooden ring 70 mm
- Sewing needle for assembly
Crochet hook: 3,00 mm
Abbreviations
dc – double crochet
Ch – Chain stitch
Fl – front loop
dtr- double treble crochet
tog- together
r- row
* * - Repeat
x 6 – Number of times to repeat
( ) Number of stitches
Method
Main
Start with the main 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 - 16. dc in each stitch around (42)
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)
Add stuffing to 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.
The inside of the ear - Make 2 pieces. (white)
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)
Bind off and make the other one.
The outside of the ear- make 2 pieces. (basic 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. Now crochet the outside of the ear to the inside of the ear, purl to purl. With 6 dc less on the inside of the ear, crochet them together by 3 dc, followed by 2 dc in the same stitch. Continue across. Bind off and leave long tail for assembly. Make another one.
Trunk (Basic colour)
1. 6 dc in magic ring (6)
2. 2 dc in each stitch around (12)
3. dc in each stitch around (12)
4. Now crochet in fl. 5 dc, 2 dtr, 5 dc (12)
5 - 13. dc in each stitch around (12)
Bind off and leave yarn ends for assembly.
Push in the outermost part of the trunk and stuff it slightly.
Tip: The colour change will look smoother if you pass the last stitch using the new colour (no matter which colour is next)
Outer ring A - only use if you make the rattle with a 70 mm wooden ring. Otherwise, ignore this section.
Crochet back and forth, turn with 1 ch.
Start using white.
1. 11 ch, turn.
2. Start in 2nd stitch from hook. 10 dc, change colour, 1 ch, turn (10)
Leave yarn ends for assembly.
3 - 21. dc in each stitch around, change colour, 1 ch, turn (10)
Leave yarn ends for assembly.
22. dc in each stitch around (10)
Bind off and leave long tail for assembly.
Outer ring B - only use if you make the rattle without the wooden ring. Otherwise, ignore this section.
Crochet in a circle.
1. 14 ch in white, joint to a ring with sl st (14)
2. dc in each stitch around (14)
Change to blue colour.
3 - 21. dc in each stitch around (14)
Change to white colour
22. dc in each stitch around (14)
Bind off.
Ring for rattle (inner ring) - only use if you make the rattle without the wooden ring. Otherwise, ignore this section.
Crochet in a circle.
1. Work 12 ch, join to a circle with one sl st (12)
2 - 42 dc in each stitch around (12)
Bind off and leave long tail for assembly.
Pull the outer ring over the inner ring, stuff the rattle and sew together.
Assembly
Sew the head in the middle of the outer ring.
Sew on the ear on each side of the head, at approx. row 9 - 13.
Sew on the trunk at approx. row 12 - 16 leaving around 11 stitches until the ears.
Embroider on the eyes at approx. row 12 - 13
Only for rattle with wooden ring: Sew the fabric around the wooden ring.
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Design: ZV Design (Zenitha Vorret)