Free Crochet Orange Baby Rattle Pattern Step By Step

Let's make an adorable little toy with our easier crochet pattern. It's a cute orange baby rattle that looks sweet and is super soft to the touch. When you hold it, it feels like a squishy orange cloud in your hands! Making it is a great time, and it's so simple, you'll have lots of fun. We've got all the steps laid out for you in our guide. This isn't just any baby rattle; it has a fun, spooky twist that makes it extra special. So, grab your crochet hooks, and let's create something special that little ones will love!

Crochet Orange Baby Rattle

Materials and Tools

YarnArt JEANS, 55% cotton, 45% acrylic: 160m/50gr

color #82 olive green for the leaf and stem Alize Cotton Gold, 55% cotton, 45% acrylic: 330 m/50gr
color #83 pumpkin for the half of the orange
color #55 white or #62 milk white for the segments

Alize Cotton Baby Soft, 50% cotton, 50% acrylic: 170 m/100g gr

Color #37 orange for the orange peel

Crochet hook that is convenient for using this kind of yarn when (I used a 2.5 mm hook)

needles for sewing
wooden ring 2.2-2.4" (5.5-6 cm) in diameter
scissors
safety pins
stuffing (holo-fiber or any synthetic material)
a rattle

Legend

CH = chain
MC = chain magic circle
SC = single crochet
INC = increase (crochet 2 st in one stitch)
DEC = decrease (crochet 2 st together)
(...) = The figure inside the parenthesis equals the number of stitches in the round
X = repeat the instruction X times

Half of the orange

Start with white or milk-white yarn:

Rnd 1: 8 SC in MC (8)

Continue with yarn Alize Cotton Gold No83 pumpkin orange:

Rnd 2: 8 INC (16)
Rnd 3: (INC, I SC) X 8 times (24)
Rnd 4: (2 SC, INC) x 8 times (32)
Rnd 5: (3 SC, INC) x 8 times (40)
Rnd 6: 2 SC, (INC, 4 SC) x 7 times, INC, 2 SC (48)
Rnd 7: 1 SC, (INC, 5 SC) x 7 times, INC, 4 SC (56)
Rnd 8: (INC, 6 SC) X 8 times (64)

Change the thread to white or milk white:

Rnd 9: 64 SC (64)

Change the thread to yarn Alize Cotton Baby No37 orange

Rnd 10: 64 SC (64)

Cut the thread and hide the yarn tail inside the half of the orange.

Peel Of The Orange Half

Crochet with Alize Cotton Baby #37 yarn:

Rnd 1: 6 SC in MC (6)
Rnd 2: 6 INCR (12)
Rnd 3: (INCR, I SC) X 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (INCR, 2 SC) X 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: (INCR, 3 SC) X 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: (INCR, 4 SC) X 6 times (36)
Rnd 7: (INCR, 5 SC) X 6 times (42)
Rnd 8: (INCR, 6 SC) X 6 times (48)
Rnd 9: (INCR, 7 SC) X 6 times (54)
Rnd 10: (INCR, 8 SC) X 6 times (60)
Rnd 11: [INC, 9 SC) X 2 times, 10 SC)] X 2 times (64)
Rnds 12-17 (6 rounds): 64 SC (64)

Cut the thread hide yarn tail inside the peel of the orange half.

Round orange

Crochet with Alize Cotton Baby #37 yarn:

Rnd 1: 6 SC in MC (6)
Rnd 2: 6 INCR (12)
Rnd 3: (INCR, I SC) X 6 times (18)
Rnd 4: (INCR, 2 SC) X 6 times (24)
Rnd 5: (INCR, 3 SC) X 6 times (30)
Rnd 6: (INCR, 4 SC) X 6 times (36)
Rnd 7: (INCR, 5 SC) X 6 times (42)
Rnd 8: (INCR, 6 SC) x 6 times (48)
Rnds 9-18 (10 rounds): 48 SC (48)
Rnd 19: (DEC, 6 SC) X 6 times (42)
Rnd 20: (DEC, 5 SC) X 6 times (36)

Stuff your orange at this point, and put the rattle inside. I recommend stuffing the head as tight as possible.

Rnd 21: (DEC, 4 SC) X 6 times (30)
Rnd 22: (DEC, 3 SC) X 6 times (24)
Rnd 23: (DEC, 2 SC) X 6 times (18)
Rnd 24: (DEC, I SC) X 6 times (12)
Rnd 25: 6 DEC (6)

Cut the thread, fasten the hole, and hide the yarn tail inside the orange.

Leaf And Stem

Rnd 1: 6 SC in MC (6)
Rnd 2: (2 SC, INC) X 2 times (8)
Rnd 3: (3 SC, INC) X 2 times (10)
Rnd 4: (4 SC, INC) x 2 times (12)
Rnd 5: (5 SC, INC) X 2 times (14)
Rnd 6: (6 SC, INC) X 2 times (16)
Rnd 7: (7 SC, INC) X 2 times (18)
Rnd 8-10 (3 rounds): 18 SC (18)
Rnd 11: (7 SC, DEC) X 2 times (16)
Rnd 12: (6 SC, DEC) X 2 times (14)
Rnd 13: (5 SC, DEC) X 2 times (12)
Rnd 14: (SC, DEC) X 4 times (8)

The number of rounds for the stem is approximate, and please take into account the thickness of your ring and the density of your crochet fabric: from time to time, fix the stem with the leaf on the ring as shown in the Assembly section.

Assembling