Baby-Bear Rattle
You’ll need:
YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 160 m/50 g);
Crochet hook 2.0 mm;
3 mm safety eyes;
Wood ring 6 cm in diameter;
Black embroidery floss;
Little plastic container (Kinder Surprise egg) with small beads;
Sewing needle and scissors;
Fiberfill.
Instructions
Head
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) x6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
R 8-14: 42 sc (7 rows)
R 15: (5 sc, dec) х6 (36)
R 16: (4 sc, dec) х6 (30)
R 17: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
Insert safety eyes between R 11 and R 12 of the head at the distance of 6-7 st from each other.
Put some beads inside the plastic container. Close the container and secure it with cloth sticking tape.
Insert the container inside the bear head and stuff the head with fiberfill.
R 18: (2 sc, dec) х6 (18)
R 19: (1 sc, dec) х6 (12)
R 20: (dec) х6 (6)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears
Make 2.
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) x6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Muzzle
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) x6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Semi-ring
Make 24 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 23 sc, turn
R 2-7: 1 ch, 23 sc, turn
R 8: 1 ch, 23 sc
Join edges of the semi-ring with sl st on the wood ring.
Collar
Make 20 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 2 dc in every st to the end of row, turn
R 2: 1 ch, 2 sc in every st to the end of row, turn
R 3: 1 ch, 1 sc in every st to the end of row, turn
R 4: 1 ch, 1 sc in every st to the end of row.
Assembly
Sew ears to the head.
Sew muzzle to the head. Put some stuffing inside the muzzle before you finish.
Embroider eye brows and nose with black floss or yarn.