Monkey baby rattle crochet pattern

This crochet monkey 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 brown, beige, yellow and green colors
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• Black and white embroidery floss
• Reliable safety eyes (7-8 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 Monkey 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):
Start crocheting with beige yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 4 times [16]
Rnd 4-6: sc in all 16 st [16]
Rnd 7: (dec, sc in next st) repeat 5 times, dec [10]
Change to brown yarn.
Rnd 8-18: sc in all 10 st [10]
Stuff with fiberfill.
Rnd 19: (dec) repeat 5 times [5]
Close the hole. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2):
Crochet in continuous rounds with beige 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: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5-6: sc in all 24 st [24]
Rnd 7: (dec, sc in next 2 st) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 8: (dec, sc in next st) repeat 6 times [12]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.

Muzzle:
Crochet 7 ch with beige yarn. Continue working in spiral around foundation chain starting from the 2nd ch from hook.
Rnd 1: inc, sc in next 4 ch, 3 sc in last ch, turn, sc in next 5 ch [14]
Rnd 2: sc in next st, inc, sc in next 4 st, inc, sc in next st, inc, sc in next 4 st, inc [18]
Rnd 3: sc in next st, inc, sc in next 5 st, inc, sc in next 2 st, inc, sc in next 5 st, inc, sc in next st [22]
Rnd 4: sc in next st, inc, sc in next 7 st, inc, sc in next 2 st, inc, sc in next 7 st, inc, sc in next st [28]
Rnd 5-6: sc in all 28 st [28]
Finish with sl st. Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff with fiberfill.

Head:
Crochet in continuous rounds with beige 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: (sc in next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Change to brown yarn.
Rnd 7: crochet in back loops only: (sc in next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 8: (sc in next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 9-14: sc in all 48 st [48]
If you use safety eyes, insert them between Rnd 3 and Rnd 4 (about 4 stitches between the eyes). Embroider eye whites with white floss.
Rnd 15: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 16: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 17: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 18: (sc in next 3 st, dec) 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 monkey head and stuff the head with fiberfill.
Rnd 19: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 20: (sc in next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 21: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off the yarn, leaving a small tail. Pass the yarn end 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 70 ch with yellow yarn, turn [70]
Row 2: 1 ch, sc in next 70 st beginning from the 2nd ch from hook [70]
Change to green yarn.
Rnd 3: crochet sc in each st around the scarf making 3 sc in the stitches at both ends of the scarf. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Assembly:
1. Sew the muzzle to the head right under the eyes.
2. Embroider nostrils and a mouth.
3. Make indent on the head top (on the beige circle). Insert sewing needle with beige thread in the middle of the bottom of the beige circle and bring it out on top of the beige circle, grab a couple of stitches of Rnd 6 of the head and come back to the place where you started, pulling down the top of the beige circle slightly. Fasten off and hide the thread end. You can also make small eye indents, if you wish.

4. Pin the ears to the head and sew them on.
5. Sew the head in the middle of the semi-ring.
6. Sew arms to the ring near the head.
7. Put on the scarf.

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