Hippo baby rattle crochet pattern

This crochet hippo rattle is sure to become one of baby’s favorites! It provides a wonderful way to help develop baby’s motor skills.

One important note before you start following this crochet pattern – toys with small plastic parts should not be given to children under the age of 3! We strongly recommend embroidering eyes instead of using plastic eyes. Better safe than sorry!

Supplies:

• Yarnart Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic; 160 m / 50 g) in blue and yellow colors
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• Black and white embroidery floss
• Reliable safety eyes (6-7 mm) or black floss for eye embroidering
• Fiberfill for stuffing
• Little plastic egg/container (like Kinder Surprise egg) with beads
• Scissors and tapestry needle

Skill level: easy

The size of finished crochet rattle is about 12-13 cm (5″).

Amigurumi Hippo Baby Rattle
Free crochet pattern

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
dec = decrease (2 sc together)
sl st = slip stitch
(..) = repeat the space in brackets the given number of times
[..] = total number of stitches

This crochet pattern describes the rattle without a wooden ring. If you want to use a wooden ring, crochet the base rattle parts (ring and semi-ring) around it, beginning with the ring and finishing with the semi-ring.

Semi-ring:
Crochet 15 ch and join with sl st to make a circle. Start each round with 1 ch and finish with sl st. Continue crocheting around about 18 rounds. Crochet sc along the edges of the semi-ring with yellow yarn. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Ring:
Crochet 12 ch and join with sl st to make a circle. Continue crocheting around in spiral about 45-46 rounds. Now you have a cylinder. Insert it in the semi-ring, then join the ends of the cylinder with sewing needle to form a ring (don’t forget to stuff with fiberfill). Fasten off and weave in the end. Hide the seam shifting the semi-ring.

Arms (make 2):
Crochet with blue yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4-5: sc in all 18 st [18]
Rnd 6: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 7-9: sc in all 12 st [12]
Rnd 10: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 4 times [8]
Rnd 11-14: sc in all 8 st [8]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Rnd 15: (dec) repeat 4 times [4]
Close the hole. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2):
Crochet with blue yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3-5: sc in all 12 st [12]
Flatten the ear and crochet sc in next 6 st through both layers, thus closing the hole. Then fold the ear in half and sew the bottom edges together.

Head:
Crochet 6 ch with blue yarn. Continue working around the foundation chain beginning from the 2nd ch from your hook.
Rnd 1: sc in next 4 st, 3 sc in last st, turn, sc in next 3 st, inc [12]
Rnd 2: inc, sc in next 3 st, (inc) x 3 times, sc in next 3 st, (inc) x 2 times [18]
Rnd 3: inc, sc in next 4 st, (inc, sc in next st) x 3 times, sc in next 3 st, (inc, sc in next st) x 2 times [24]
Rnd 4: inc, sc in next 7 st, (inc, sc in next st) x 3 times, sc in next 6 st, (inc, sc in next st) x 2 times [30]
Rnd 5: sc in next 2 st, inc, sc in next 6 st, (inc, sc in next 2 st) x 3 times, sc in next 5 st, (inc, sc in next 2 st) x 2 times, inc [37]
Rnd 6-10: sc in all 37 st [37]
Rnd 11: sc in next 2 st, (dec, sc in next 3 st) repeat 7 times [30]
Rnd 12: sc in next 2 st, dec, sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 4 st, dec, sc in next 7 st, dec, sc in next 2 st [26]
Rnd 13: sc in next 3 st, (inc, sc in next st) x 4 times, sc in next 15 st [30]
Rnd 14: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times, sc in next 12 st [36]
Rnd 15: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times, sc in next 18 st [42]
Rnd 16: (sc in next 9 st, inc) repeat 4 times, sc in next 2 st [46]
Rnd 17: sc in all 46 st [46]
Rnd 18: (dec, sc in next 6 st) repeat 5 times, dec, sc in next 4 st [40]
Rnd 19: (dec, sc in next 6 st) repeat 5 times [35]
Rnd 20: (dec, sc in next 5 st) repeat 5 times [30]
Insert safety eyes between Rnd 13 and Rnd 14 (3-4 st in between them).
Rnd 21: (dec, sc in next 3 st) repeat 6 times [24]
Put small beads inside the plastic container. Close the container and secure it with cloth sticking tape.
Insert the container with beads inside the head and stuff the head with fiberfill.
Rnd 22: (dec, sc in next 2 st) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 23: (dec, sc in next st) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 24: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off leaving a small tail. Pass the yarn tail through the front loops of the rest 6 stitches with your hook or sewing needle and pull to close the hole. Weave in the end.

Scarf:
Row 1: crochet 60 ch with yellow yarn, turn [60]
Rnd 2: 1 ch, sc in next 59 st beginning from the 2nd ch from your hook, 3 sc in last st, turn and continue working on the other side of the foundation chain: sc in next 59 st, join with sl st. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Assembly:
1. Embroider nostrils, eyebrows and a mouth.
2. Pin the ears to the head and sew them on.
3. Sew the head in the middle of the semi-ring.
4. Sew the arms to the ring near the head.
5. Put on the scarf.

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