Dog rattle

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Abbreviations:
sc – single crochet
dec - decrease (2 sc together)
inc – increase (2 sc in one st)
ch – chain
Rnd – Round
(XX sts) – number of sts in the Rnd
( )хN – repeat instructions in brackets N times

Materials and tools:

1. Any Sport/5 ply pink, yellow, orange, blue, light green, purple color
yarn (I used “Jeans” by YarnArt (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 160 m/50
g))
2. Matching crochet hook (I used 2.5 mm), scissors
3. Stuffing
4. Tapestry needle
5. Black beads for the eyes, ready-made nose (I used 35 mm x 25 mm),
buttons, pieces of felt to decorate the toy
6. Kinder egg pod + small beads

Note: The colors of the pieces in the pictures may differ from the colors
stated in the pattern.

Head
NOTE: If you want to use safety nose and safety eyes, I recommend
that you stuff the toy slightly until you reach Rnd 27. Attach the
eyes through the opening at the bottom of the head and then stuff
the piece until you are satisfied with the result. Continue crocheting
the piece to end.

Work with blue color yarn. Ch 9 and work starting from 2nd st from the
hook around the foundation chain:
Rnd 1: 4 sc in one st, 6 sc, rotate and continue: 4 sc in one st, 6 sc (20
sts)
Rnd 2: 4 inc, 6 sc, 4 inc, 6 sc (28 sts)

*The following pictures show how to crochet Rnd 1 and Rnd 2.

Rnd 3: 1 sc, (1 inc, 1 sc) x 4, 6 sc, (1 inc, 1 sc) x 4, 5 sc (36 sts)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, (1 inc, 2 sc) x 4, 6 sc, (1 inc, 2 sc) x 4, 4 sc (44 sts)
Rnds 5-13: 44 sc
Rnd 14: 8 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc, 1 inc, 13 sc (46 sts)
Rnd 15: 9 sc, 1 inc, 22 sc, 1 inc, 13 sc (48 sts)
Rnd 16: 9 sc, 1 inc, 23 sc, 1 inc, 14 sc (50 sts)
Rnd 17: 10 sc, 1 inc, 24 sc, 1 inc, 14 sc (52 sts)
Rnd 18: 10 sc, 1 inc, 25 sc, 1 inc, 15 sc (54 sts)
Rnds 19-25: 54 sc
Rnd 26: (7 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (48 sts)
Rnd 27: (6 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (42 sts)
Rnd 28: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (36 sts)
Rnd 29: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30 sts)
Rnd 30: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24 sts)
Rnd 31: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18 sts)
Rnd 32: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12 sts)
Rnd 33: 6 dec (6 sts)
Fasten off and close up the opening.

* Cut out a patch out of a piece of felt and sew it for the eye.
* Mark the points for the needle sculpting using sewing pins:
- for the eyes: Rnd 12, 6 sts between the points
- for the mouth: Rnd 24, at the center between the eyes
Thread your needle with strong thread matching the color of your
yarn. (Insert the needle into the mouth and exit at the right eye socket,
reinsert at the right eye socket and exit at the left eye socket, reinsert at
the left eye socket and exit at the mouth) repeat the instructions in the
brackets 2-3 times until you are satisfied with the result.
Reinsert the needle at the mouth and exit at the top of the nose. Pull up
the thread. You will end up with a nicely shaped head.
Attach the eyes and the nose. I attached the nose between Rnds 14 and
20.
If you don’t have a ready-made nose, make it following the instructions
of the next pictures.

You can make the face with the smile and the tongue (see the following
pictures):
Body
Take a Kinder egg pot and fill it with small beads. Insert it into the
piece as you go.
Work with light green color yarn. Ch 2 and work in 2nd st from the
hook:
Rnd 1: 6 sc (6 sts)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12 sts)
Rnd 3: (1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18 sts)
Rnd 4: (1 inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24 sts)
Rnds 5-14: 24 sc
Rnd 15: (1 dec, 2 sc) x 6 (18 sts)
Rnd 16: (1 dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12 sts)
Rnd 17: 6 dec (6 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Ear (make 2)
Work with pink (yellow) color yarn. Ch 2 and work in 2nd st from the
hook:
Rnd 1: 6 sc (6 sts)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12 sts)
Rnd 3: (1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18 sts)
Rnd 4: (1 inc, 2 sc) x 6 (24 sts)
Rnds 5-9: 24 sc
Rnd 10: (1 dec, 2 sc) x 6 (18 sts)
Rnds 11-12: 18 sc
Rnd 13: 6 dec (12 sts)
Rnds 14-15: 12 sc
Rnd 16: (1 dec, 1 sc) x 3 (9 sts)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

* Stuff the legs and the arms up to Rnd 10. Do not stuff further.

Leg (make 2)
Work with light green color yarn. Ch 2 and work in 2nd st from the
hook:
Rnd 1: 6 sc (6 sts)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12 sts)
Rnd 3: (1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18 sts)
Rnds 4-6: 18 sc
Rnd 7: (1 dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12 sts)
Rnd 8: (1 dec, 4 sc) x 2 (10 sts)
Rnd 9: 10 sts
Change to blue color yarn.
Rnd 10: 10 sc
Rnds 11-27: 10 sc
Flatten the piece and close by working 5 sc across the opening through
both sides.
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Arm (make 2)
Work with orange color yarn. Ch 2 and work in 2nd st from the hook:
Rnd 1: 6 sc (6 sts)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12 sts)
Rnd 3: (1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (18 sts)
Rnds 4-6: 18 sc
Rnd 7: (1 dec, 1 sc) x 6 (12 sts)
Rnd 8: (1 dec, 4 sc) x 2 (10 sts)
Rnd 9: 10 sc
Change to purple color yarn.
Rnd 10: 10 sc
Rnds 11-24: 10 sc
Flatten the piece and close by working 5 sc across the opening through
both sides.
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing.
Sew the arms onto the body (I did it on the level of Rnd 11).
Sew the legs onto the body (I did it on the level of Rnd 4).
Sew the ears onto the head (I did it between Rnds 3 and 6).

Your dog rattle is ready!