Best Easy Crochet Dinosaur Baby Rattle Free Crochet Pattern

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Materials

Light DK (3, Light) or Sport (2, Fine) Yarn
2.5 mm (12 UK) Crochet Hook
Cotton Stuffing for Amigurumi
Rattle Ball, diameter ~ 24 mm
Tapestry Needle
Embroidery Needle
Dark Grey or Black and White Embroidery Floss

Yarn

I used Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK (137 yds / 125 m per 50 g) in the following colors:

Green – Lime Green (142910)
Dark Green – Grass Green (430)
Orange – Blood Orange (420)
Brown – Soft Fudge (410)
Pink – Bubblegum Pink (451)

Feel free to use any comparable yarn that meets gauge. A suitable alternative is Schachenmayr Catania (137 yds / 125 m per 50 g).

Size

4.7” (12 cm) by 4” (11 cm) measured without the tail and the head.

Gauge

8 rounds in sc in 2″ (5 cm)

Abbreviations (US Terms)

Ch – Chain
Inc – Increase
Inv Dec – Invisible Decrease
MC – Magic Circle
Sc – Single Crochet
Sl St – Slip Stitch
St – Stitch
Yo – Yarn Over

Special Stitches

Increase (Inc)
One increase consists of 2 sts made in the same indicated st.

Invisible Decrease (Inv Dec) Learn how to make an invisible decrease HERE.

Magic Circle (MC) Find a step-by-step tutorial HERE.

Patterns Notes

If the pattern says “sc 2”, you need to sc 1 in each of the next 2 sts.
(…) – Repeat the instructions within parentheses for the indicated number of times.
*… – Repeat the instructions from * for the indicated number of times.
[…] – Repeat the instructions within square brackets all in the same indicated st.
Crochet in the round in a continuous spiral.

Crochet Dinosaur Baby Rattle

Rattle

With green, make a MC.

Round 1. Sc 6 in MC. (6 sts)

Round 2. Sc inc 6. (12 sts)

Round 3. (Sc inc 1, sc 1) 6 times. (18 sts)

Round 4. Sc 1, (sc inc 1, sc 2) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 1. (24 sts)

Round 5. (Sc inc 1, sc 3) 6 times. (30 sts)

Round 6. Sc 2, (sc inc 1, sc 4) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 2. (36 sts)

Round 7. (Sc inc 1, sc 5) 6 times. (42 sts)

Round 8. Sc 3, (sc inc 1, sc 6) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 3. (48 sts)

Round 9. (Sc inc 1, sc 7) 6 times. (54 sts)

Round 10. Sc 4, (sc inc 1, sc 8) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 4. (60 sts)

Round 11. (Sc inc 1, sc 9) 6 times. (66 sts)

Round 12. Sc 5, (sc inc 1, sc 10) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 5. (72 sts)

Rounds 13-26 (14 rounds). Sc around. (72 sts)

Do not fasten off but continue to the handle.

Handle

Round 27. Sc 10. Sk 52, sc 10. (20 sts)

See photos 1 and 2 for how to sk 52 sts and continue to crochet the handle.

Crocheting the handle of the Baby Rattle - 1-2 - Raffamusa Designs

Rounds 28-31 (4 rounds). Sc around. (20 sts)

Switch to brown.

Rounds 32-78 (47 rounds). Sc around. (20 sts)

Switch to green.

79-83 (5 rounds). Sc around. (20 sts)

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing (see photo 3 as an example, even though the colors are different).

Head and Handle of the Baby Rattle - Raffamusa Designs

Assembly – Part 1

With a length of green yarn, use the whip stitch to sew the bottom of the body (part of the skipped 52 sts on round 27) starting from the sts closer to the handle and moving on to the other side until you have 20 sts left in total (use photo 4 as an example, even though the colors are different).

Assembly of the Baby Rattle - 4 - Raffamusa Designs

While sewing, stuff your Amigurumi and insert the rattle ball in the center. Stuff the handle too. Use a pencil or hook to push the stuffing through the entire length of the handle.

Stuff the handle generously so that it won’t make wrinkles when you bend it!

Bend the handle, bringing its open end near the 20-stitch opening on round 27 of your Amigurumi (use photo 5 as an example, even though the colors are different).

Using the long tail of green yarn from the last round of the handle, sew the handle to the open sts of the body (use photo 6 as an example, even though the colors are different).

Weave in all your ends.

Assembly of the Baby Rattle - 5-6 - Raffamusa Designs

Head – Part 1

With green, make a MC.

Round 1. Sc 6. (6 sts)

Round 2. Sc inc 6. (12 sts)

Round 3. (Sc inc 1, sc 1) 6 times. (18 sts)

Round 4. Sc 1, (sc inc 1, sc 2) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 1. (24 sts)

Round 5. (Sc inc 1, sc 3) 6 times. (30 sts)

Round 6. Sc 2, (sc inc 1, sc 4) 5 times, sc inc 1, sc 2. (36 sts)

Rounds 7-10 (4 rounds). Sc around. (36 sts)

Place your working loop on a stitch holder and weave in the initial tail of the MC.

Remove the st holder and continue.

Round 11. Ch 8, sk 8, sc 28 (photos 7-9). (8 chs, 28 sc sts)

Assembly of Dinosaur Baby Rattle - Steps 7-9 - RaffamusaDesigns

Round 12. Sc 8 working in the 8 chs from previous round (photo 10), sc 28 (photo 11). (36 sts)

Assembly of Dinosaur Baby Rattle - Steps 10-11 - RaffamusaDesigns

Place your working loop on a st holder (photo 12) and crochet the neck (see next section).

Assembly of Dinosaur Baby Rattle - Step 12 - RaffamusaDesigns

Neck

Find the other end of your skein of yarn or take a new skein. In my case, I was pulling from the center for the head, so I used the other end for the neck.

Join your new yarn in the first skipped st from round 10 (photo 13).

Assembly of Dinosaur Baby Rattle - Step 13 - RaffamusaDesigns

For clarity, the neck rounds will be numbered as 1a, 2a, etc.

Round 1a. Sc 8 working on the skipped sts from round 10. Inv dec 1 working the first part of dec at the base of next sc (see arrow in photo 14) and the second part in first free loop of the ch-8 from round 11 (see dot in photo 14). Sc 6 working in free loops of the next 6 chs of ch-8. Inv dec 1 working the first part of dec in last ch of ch-8 (see dot in photo 15) and the second part of dec at the base of next sc (see pink arrow in photo 15). (16 sts)

Assembly of Dinosaur Baby Rattle - Steps 14-15 - RaffamusaDesigns

Rounds 2a-10a. Sc around. (16 sts)

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing, and continue to crochet the head.

Head – Part 2

Remove the st holder and continue to crochet the head.

Rounds 13-14 (2 rounds). Sc around. (36 sts)

Round 15. (Sc inc 1, sc 17) twice. (38 sts)

Rounds 16. Sc around. (38 sts)

Round 17. Sc 9, sc inc 1, sc 18, sc inc 1, sc 9. (40 sts)

Round 18. Sc around. (40 sts)

Round 19. (Sc inc 1, sc 19) twice. (42 sts)

Rounds 20-21 (2 rounds). Sc around. (42 sts)

Round 22. (Inv dec 1, sc 5) 6 times. (36 sts)

Round 23. Sc 2, (inv dec 1, sc 4) 5 times, inv dec 1, sc 2. (30 sts)

Round 24. (Inc dec 1, sc 3) 6 times. (24 sts)

Round 25. Sc 1, (inc dec 1, sc 2) 5 times, inv dec 1, sc 1. (18 sts)

Fill the head.

Round 26. (Inc dec 1, sc 1) 6 times. (12 sts)

Round 27. Inv dec 6. (6 sts)