Create Charming Crochet Weather Pencil Toppers: Sunshine, Clouds, and Rainbows

Crochet weather pencil toppers are an adorable way to add a touch of charm to your writing essentials. With their whimsical designs inspired by the weather, these crocheted creations bring a smile to your face every time you pick up a pencil. Whether it's a fluffy cloud, a shining sun, or a playful raindrop, each topper adds a fun and personal flair to your daily tasks.

Ingredients

You will need:

• Small amounts of 4 ply cotton yarn in Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet and White
• 2.5mm hook
• 6mm safety eyes
• A small amount of toy stuffing
• Black embroidery thread

Abbreviations (UK Terms)

• ch - chain
• sl st - slip stitch
• dc - double crochet
• dec - decrease (dc two together)

Sunshine Pencil Topper

Topper

Crochet in the round.

Using Yellow and 2.5mm hook, 2ch.

Rnd 1: 8dc in second ch from hook – 8dc.

Rnds 2 to 10: 8dc.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Sunshine Face (Make 2)

Using Yellow, 2ch.

Rnd 1: 6dc in second ch from hook – 6dc.

Rnd 2: 2dc in each st around – 12dc.

Rnd 3: (dc, 2dc in next st) six times – 18dc.

Rnd 4: (2dc, 2dc in next st) six times – 24dc.

Rnd 5: (3dc, 2dc in next st) six times – 30dc.

Fasten off leaving a long thread.

Sunshine Points (Make 7)

Using Orange, 2ch.

Rnd 1: 6dc in second ch from hook – 6dc.

Rnd 2: dc in each st around.

Rnd 3: (dc, 2dc in next st) three times – 9dc.

Fasten off leaving a long thread.

To Finish

Attach safety eyes. Using black embroidery thread, embroider a mouth. Place panels wrong sides together and sew together through back loops only. Stuff lightly before finishing. Sew points evenly around edge of face through front loops, leaving a space to sew sunshine face to the pencil topper.

Cloud Pencil Topper

Topper

Using Blue, make topper as before.

Cloud (Make 2)

Using White and 2.5mm hook, 15ch.

Row 1: dc in second ch from hook, dc to end, turn – 14dc.

Row 2: ch, 14dc, turn.

Row 3: ch, dec, 12dc, turn – 13dc.

Row 4: ch, dec, 8dc, 2dc in next st, miss 2sts, turn – 11dc.

Row 5: ch, 8dc, 2dc in next st, miss 2sts, turn – 10dc.

Row 6: ch, 8dc, dec, turn – 9dc.

Row 8: ch, dec, sl st in next st, 4dc, dec, turn – 6dc, 1sl st.

Row 9: ch, dec, dc, dec, miss next 2sts, turn – 3dc.

Row 10: ch, dec, dc – 2dc.

Fasten off leaving a long thread.

To Finish

Attach safety eyes. Using black embroidery thread, embroider a mouth. Place panels together one on top of the other and sew together around edges. Stuff lightly before finishing. Sew cloud to pencil topper.

Rainbow Pencil Topper

Crochet in the round.

Topper

Using Violet, make topper as before.

Rainbow

Using Violet and 2.5mm hook, 2ch.

Rnd 1: 6dc in second ch from hook – 6dc.

Rnd 2: 2dc in each st around – 12dc.

Rnd 3: using Indigo (dc, 2dc in next st) six times – 18dc.

Rnd 4: Using Blue, (2dc, 2dc in next st) six times – 24dc.

Rnd 5: Using Green, (3dc, 2dc in next st) six times – 30dc.

Rnd 6: Using Yellow, (4dc, 2dc in next st) six times – 36dc.

Rnd 7: Using Orange, (5dc, 2dc in next st) six times – 42dc.

Rnd 8: Using Red, (6dc, 2dc in next st) six times – 48dc.

Fasten off leaving a long thread.

To Finish

Attach safety eyes. Using black embroidery thread, embroider a mouth. Fold circle in half and sew together around edges. Stuff lightly before finishing. Sew rainbow to pencil topper.