This week I want to share with you the last in my Ocean Themed Crochet Projects, the Patchwork Ocean Baby Blanket. I have had a couple of friends who have had babies (or a due babies) this year and I always love the excuse the design a cute baby blanket and toy. This particular friend knew she was having a boy and so I knew I wanted to play around with blue colours to create this blanket. Having done a couple of Dinosaur Baby Blankets last year I wanted to create something different and so I ended up with a nautical theme.
I decided to go with a patchwork blanket as this is something I haven't made in a long time and I have never created a patchwork blanket for a boy either. I picked out a couple of blue colours to match in with white which would create the base for the blanket and then added some bright colours to use to create the ocean animals to go on top. I knew I wanted all the sea creatures to look quite different so I didn't want to go for 2 different whales or a whale and a shark as they all look similar. After a lot of thinking I settled on the animals I wanted to create; whale, dolphin, octopus, crab, fish, seahorse, starfish, manta ray and turtle. I picked out red, yellow, navy blue, green, purple and grey to create the motives which were to go on the squares.
Originally I had in mind to complete the whole blanket in Tunisian Crochet with each square being a graph, but since they were all the be mini pictures, I found sticking to squares only difficult to allow the animals to looks like what they should be. So I ended up abandoning this plan. Instead, I decided to make squares and then applique the animals on afterwards and this gave me much more flexibility to create the sea creatures as I wanted. The Squares I ended up making a rectangle shape and using Tunisian Honeycomb Stitch (a stitch
that has quickly become a favourite of mine) to create and I really love the background texture this gives the blanket.
Once the squares were made I set about creating the motives, some of which were quick to make and was created in more or less one piece, like the starfish and others which were more complicated to make and had several parts like the octopus. I made each applique one at a time and sewed in one its square before making the next one. This broke up the sewing part for me, which I like the least and lasted as much as a couple of hours for some of the appliques. The applique I am most proud of though is the yellow Tang Fish. I love how this came out, it has a great shape and the fins really do look light and like they are moving.
To finish off the blanket, I surface slip stitches the squares together in a lighter blue colour and worked two rounds of single crochet around the edge before finishing off with the border. For the longest time I have wanted to use the Candy Cane border for a blanket, but it just hasn't worked out as I either didn't have enough yarn at the end, or it didn't work with the design. This time however, it works perfectly. In the blues and white mix I think it really looks like a rippling ocean around the edge and really finishes this blanket off.
I don't just like making a baby blanket though, I feel like they need a small comforter or rattle toy to go with them and this time I wanted to create a rattle toy. I picked out one of the blue colours and eventually settled on making an octopus toy. I know I have seen loads of posts about the positive effect they have on premature babies so I figured they should be great for a normal baby too. It only took a couple of hours to make the octopus and before I completely stuffed it I added a rattle inside. I don't actually have a rattle so I just used the inside of a kinder egg and filled with with small beads which makes a soft rattle sound, perfect for a small baby.
Although I originally designed this blanket for a boy, I actually think it would be really cute for a girl too. If like me you would like to make this Patchwork Ocean Baby Blanket and Octopus Rattle for a baby you know is coming soon, then you can find the pattern for them for FREE below. And as always, please feel free to share the pictures of this blanket or any of my other designs on social media.
See you next week for another baby blanket and comforter set featuring elephants.
Vicky x
Patchwork Ocean
Baby Blanket
Below is a list of everything you will need to make this blanket,
·
Painbox Simply Chunky – 100g balls in the following
colours;
o
Kinfisher Blue (334) x 3 balls
o
Marine Blue (333) x 3 balls
o
Champagne white (302) x 3 balls
o
Buttercup yellow (322) x 1
o
Rose Red (313) x 1
o
Spearmint Green (325) x 1
o
Midnight Blue (337) x 1
o
Seafoam Blue (331) x 1
o
Pansy Purple (347) x 1
o
Misty Grey (303) x 1
o
Pure Black (301) x 1
·
6mm Tunisian crochet hook & 5mm hook
·
Tapestry needle
·
Scissors
2. Stitch List
Below is a list of all the stitches (and
their abbreviations) featured in this series of patterns. All terms used are American.
·
Sc – single crochet
·
Ch – chain
·
THS – Tunisian Honeycomb Stitch
·
Sc inc – sc increase
·
Sc dec – sc decrease
·
Hdc – half double crochet
·
Dc – double crochet
·
Trc – treble crochet
·
Dtrc – double treble crochet
·
Ddtrc – double double treble crochet – yarn over 4 times
before inserting into stitch and complete as usual going through 2 loops at a
time.
·
Trddtrc – treble, double double, treble crochet – yarn over
5 times before inserting into stitch and complete as usual going through 2
loops at a time.
·
m/c – magic circle
·
sl st – slip stitch
3. Notes
Here are a few handy tips to help you with the pattern.
·
The gauge for the THS is 12 st and 13 rows.
·
There is no specific gauge for the motifs I just worked as
tightly as possible.
·
The squares are made first. The motifs are made and then sewn on before
the squares are joined together and finally the border is added.
·
All motifs are sewn on, it is helpful to pin them down
before you start so they don’t move off centre too much.
·
Where more than one stitch is shown in brackets, they are
all to be worked in the same stitch.
4. Pattern
Squares
–
Make 3 in each of Kingfisher blue, Marine Blue and Champagne White
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 31, then pull up
a loop in each ch and return as normal |
30 |
2-30 |
THS |
30 |
31 |
Cast off in THS |
30 |
Whale
Motif – work in Midnight Blue
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
2 |
(sc inc) x 6 |
12 |
3 |
(sc, sc inc) x 6 |
18 |
4 |
(2 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
24 |
5 |
(3 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
30 |
6 |
(4 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
36 |
7 |
30 sc, turn |
30 (6 unworked) |
8 |
(5 sc, sc inc) x 5,
6 sc, turn |
41 |
|
To work tail |
|
9 |
7 sc, turn |
7 |
10 |
7 sc, turn |
7 |
11 |
7 sc, turn |
7 |
12 |
Sc dec, 3 sc, sc
dec, turn |
5 |
13 |
5 sc, turn |
5 |
14 |
Sc dec, sc, sc dec,
turn |
3 |
15 |
3 sc |
3 |
16 |
Tail – ch 6, sk ch,
trc, dc, dc, hdc, hdc, sc across row 15 |
|
17 |
Ch 6, sk ch, trc,
dc, dc, hdc, hdc, sl into sc |
|
|
Cast off |
|
|
Reattach yarn at
opposite side of tail to create nose |
|
1 |
7 sc, turn |
7 |
2 |
Sc dec, 3 sc, sc
dec, turn |
5 |
3 |
Sc dec, sc, sc dec,
turn |
3 |
4 |
Sc 3 together |
1 |
5 |
Sc around the edge
of the whale |
|
Whale
Eye –
work in White
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
|
Sl st and cast off |
|
|
Sew a black dot in the centre of the eye and
sew eye to whale. |
|
Whale
Fin –
work in Midnight Blue
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 5, sk sc, sc
across, turn |
4 |
2-8 |
Sc across, turn |
4 |
9 |
Sc 4 tog |
1 |
10 |
Sc around edge of
fin |
|
|
Cast off and sew to
whale |
|
Whale
Spray– work in Seafoam Blue
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 9, sk sc, sc 4,
ch 4, sk sc, sc 3 down ch, ch 4, sk sc, sc 3 down ch, sc in last 4 of
starting ch |
|
|
Cast off and sew
behind whale. |
|
Sew Whale to a white square.
Manta
Ray Motif – work in Midnight Blue
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch2, 3sc in 2nd
ch, turn |
3 |
2 |
Sc across |
3 |
3 |
Sc inc, sc, sc inc,
turn |
5 |
4 |
Sc across |
5 |
5 |
Sc inc, 3 sc, sc
inc, turn |
7 |
6 |
Sc across |
7 |
7 |
Sc inc, 5sc, sc
inc, turn |
9 |
8 |
Sc across |
9 |
9 |
Sc inc, 7 sc, sc
inc, turn |
11 |
10 |
Sc inc, 9 sc, sc
inc turn |
13 |
11 |
Sc inc, 11 sc, sc
inc, turn |
15 |
12 |
Ch 3, sc in 2nd
ch and to end of row, turn |
17 |
13 |
Sc 15, leave last 2
unworked, turn |
15 |
14-17 |
Sc across |
15 |
18 |
Sc across, ch 3,
turn |
15 |
19 |
Sc in 2nd
from hk and to end of piece, turn (mark last stitch |
17 |
20 |
Sc dec, 11 sc, sc
dec, turn (leave unworked stitch) |
13 |
21 |
Sc dec, 9 sc, sc
dec, turn |
11 |
22 |
Sc dec, 7 sc, sc
dec, turn |
9 |
23 |
Sc across |
9 |
24 |
sc dec, 5 sc, sc
dec, turn |
7 |
25 |
Sc across |
7 |
26 |
Sc dec, 3 sc, sc
dec, turn |
5 |
27 |
Sc across |
5 |
28 |
Sc dec, sc, sc dec |
3 |
29 |
Sc across |
3 |
30 |
Sc 3 tog |
1 |
|
Cast off |
|
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
|
Join yarn at stitch
marker to make tail |
|
1 |
7 sc, turn |
7 |
2 |
Sc across, turn |
7 |
3 |
Sc dec, 3 sc, sc
dec, turn |
5 |
4 |
Sc across |
5 |
5 |
Sc dec, sc, sc dec,
turn |
3 |
6 |
Sc across |
3 |
7 |
Sc 3 tog |
1 |
8 |
Ch 7, sk ch and sc
back up ch |
|
9 |
Sc around edge of
manta ray to other side of tail put 3 sc in the end of each fin. |
|
Manta
Ray Eyes – work in White x 2
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
|
Sl st and cast off |
|
|
Sew a black dot in the centre of the eye and
sew eye to manta ray. |
|
Sew Manta Ray to a white square.
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
2 |
(sc inc) x 6 |
12 |
3 |
(sc, sc inc) x 6 |
18 |
4 |
Sc 12, sl st, turn
(mark sl st with st marker) |
12 |
5 |
Sc 14, sl st, turn |
14 |
6 |
3 sc, sl st, turn |
3 |
7 |
3 sc, sl st turn |
3 |
8 |
Sc dec, 3 sc in sc,
turn |
4 |
9 |
3 sc in sc, sc dec,
sk sc, turn |
4 |
10-11 |
Rep rows 8 & 9 |
4 |
|
Cast off |
|
Seahorse
Head – work in purple
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 2, sk ch, 3 sc
in next ch, turn |
3 |
2 |
Sc inc, sc, sc inc,
turn |
5 |
3-6 |
Sc across, turn |
5 |
7 |
Sc dec, 3 sc, turn |
4 |
8 |
2 sc, sc dec, turn |
3 |
9 |
Sc dec, sc, turn |
2 |
10-12 |
Sc across |
2 |
13 |
Sc dec, |
1 |
|
Cast off and sew
above neck |
|
|
Sew an eye in black
on the head |
|
Seahorse
Tail – work in purple
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
|
Attach yarn at the
stitch marker next to stomach facing the RS |
|
1 |
3 sc , sl st, turn |
3 |
2 |
3 sc, sc in
stomach, turn |
4 |
3 |
Sc dec, 2 sc, turn |
3 |
4 |
Sc across, turn |
3 |
5 |
Sc dec, sc, turn |
2 |
6-12 |
Sc across, turn |
2 |
|
Cast off |
|
|
To make tail curl |
|
1 |
Ch 10, sk ch, 2 sc
in next 5 ch, sc in remaining 4 ch |
|
|
Cast off and sew to end of tail. |
|
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
|
Attach yarn at RS
of tail (above curl), 10 sl st, (sc, hdc, dc), (trc, dc, trc), (dc, trc, dc),
(hdc, sc), 9 sl st, (sc hdc), (hdc, sc), sl st to other side of tail above
curl |
|
|
Cast off |
|
Sew Seahorse to a white square.
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
2 |
(sc inc, 2 sc) x 2 |
8 |
3 |
(sc inc, sc inc, 2
sc) x 2 |
12 |
4 |
Sc, 3 sc in same
st, 5 sc, 3 sc in same st, 4 sc |
16 |
5 |
2 sc, 3 sc in st, 7
sc, 3 sc in same st, 5 sc |
20 |
6 |
3 sc, 3 sc in same
st, 9 sc, 3 sc in same st., 6 sc |
24 |
7 |
(3 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
30 |
8 |
5 sc, (sc inc) x 3,
12 sc, (sc inc) x 3, 7sc |
25 |
9 |
(5 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
42 |
10 |
(6 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
48 |
|
Sl st and cast off |
|
|
In grey sew turtle
shell lines on. |
|
Turtle
Legs – work in green x 4
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 4, sk ch, sc in
each ch to end |
3 |
2-8 |
Sc across |
3 |
9 |
Sc 3 tog, ch 1 |
1 |
10 |
Sl st around edge
of fins and cast off |
|
Turtle
Tail – work in Green
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 4, sk ch, sc
across |
3 |
2-4 |
Sc across |
3 |
5 |
Sc 3 tog, ch 1 |
1 |
6 |
Sl st around edge
of tail and cast off |
|
Turtle
Head – work in green
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 4, sk ch, sc in
next 3 ch, turn |
3 |
2-4 |
Sc across |
3 |
5 |
Sc inc, 3 sc, sc
inc, turn |
5 |
6 |
Sc inc, 3 sc, sc
inc, turn |
7 |
7-10 |
Sc across |
7 |
11 |
Sc dec, 3 sc, sc
dec, turn |
5 |
12 |
Sc dec, sc , sc
dec, turn |
3 |
13 |
Sc 3 tog, ch 1 |
1 |
14 |
Sl st around head,
cast off |
|
|
Sew 2 black eyes on
the head |
|
Sew Turtle legs, head and tail underneath edge of the shell and then
sew the turtle onto a marine blue square.
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
2 |
(sc inc) x 6 |
12 |
3 |
(sc, sc inc) x 6 |
18 |
4 |
(2 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
24 |
5 |
(3 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
30 |
6 |
(4 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
36 |
7 |
Sc, hdc, hdc, dc,
(dc, ch 3, sc), 4 sc, (sc, ch 3, dc) dc, hdc, hdc, sc, sl st |
|
8 |
Sc around egde of
octopus and put a (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner and 2 sc, in ch3 gaps. Sl st and cast off |
|
Octopus
Eye’s – work 2 in White
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
|
Sl st and cast off |
|
|
Sew a black dot in the centre of the eye and
sew eye to octopus |
|
Octopus
Legs – work 8 in red
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 21, sk 1, 2 sc
in next 10 ch, sc in next 10 sc |
|
|
Cast off |
|
Sew Octopus and legs onto a marine blue square arranging the legs randomly
around the body.
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
2 |
(sc inc, sc inc,
sc) x 2 |
10 |
3 |
Sc, sc inc, sc inc,
3 sc, sc inc, sc inc, 2 sc |
14 |
4 |
2 sc, sc inc, sc
inc, 5 sc, sc inc, sc inc, 3 sc |
18 |
5 |
3 sc, sc inc, sc
inc, 7 sc, sc inc, sc inc, 4 sc |
22 |
6 |
4 sc, sc inc, sc
inc, 9 sc, sc inc, sc inc, 5 sc |
26 |
7 |
5 sc, sc inc, sc
inc, 11 sc, sc inc, sc inc, 6 sc |
30 |
8 |
(4 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
36 |
9 |
(5 sc, sc inc) x 6 |
42 |
10 |
(3 sc, ch 9, sk ch,
sc in next 8 ch) x 4, 11 sc, (ch 9, sk ch, sc in next 8 ch, 3 sc) x 4, 7 sc,
sl st, cast off |
|
Crab
Pincers– work 2 in red
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 4, sk ch, (sc,
hdc), (dc, trc), (dc, hdc, sc), turn |
7 |
2 |
Ch 4, sk ch, (sc
hdc), (dc, trc), (dc, hdc), sc in sc at end of step 1 |
7 |
3 |
Ch 9, sk ch, hdc in
each ch to end, sc in sc at the end of step 2, sl st to next st and cast off |
9 |
Crab
Eye’s – work 2 in White
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
|
Sl st and cast off |
|
|
Sew a black dot in the centre of the eye and
sew eye to crab |
|
Sew Crab pincers to front of crab and attach to marine blue square.
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
5 sc in m/c |
5 |
2 |
(sc inc) x 5 |
10 |
3 |
(sc, ch 1, sc)) x 5
|
5+ 5 corners |
4 |
(2 sc, sc-ch1-sc) x
5 |
10 + 5 corners |
5 |
(3 sc, sc-ch1-sc) x
5 |
15 + 5 corners |
6 |
Sc 4, turn (takes
you to the next corner) |
|
7a |
Sc 6, turn |
6 |
7b |
Sc 6, turn |
6 |
7c |
Sc dec, 2 sc, sc
dec, turn |
4 |
7d |
4 sc, turn |
4 |
7e |
4 sc, turn |
4 |
7f |
4 sc, turn |
4 |
7g |
(sc dec) x 2, turn |
2 |
7h |
2 sc, turn |
2 |
7i |
2 sc, turn |
2 |
7j |
Sc dec, cast off |
1 |
|
Attach yarn at the
next corner and repeat step 7 for the remaining 4 points |
|
8 |
Sc around star edge
with a sc-ch1-sc in each start point. |
|
Starfish
Eye’s – work 2 in White
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
|
Sl st and cast off |
|
|
Sew a black dot in the centre of the eye and
sew eye to starfish |
|
Sew Starfish to a Kingfisher blue square.
Yellow
Tang Fish Motif – work in yellow
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 2, sk ch, 3 sc,
in next ch, turn |
3 |
2 |
Sc across, turn |
3 |
3 |
Sc inc, sc, sc inc,
turn |
5 |
4 |
Sc across, turn |
5 |
5 |
Sc inc, 3 sc, sc
inc, turn |
7 |
6 |
Sc across, turn |
7 |
7 |
Sc inc, 5 sc, sc
inc, turn |
9 |
8 |
Sc across, turn |
9 |
9 |
Sc inc, 7 sc, sc
inc, turn |
11 |
10 |
Sc across, turn |
11 |
11 |
Sc inc, 9 sc, sc
inc, turn |
13 |
12 |
Sc across, turn |
13 |
13 |
Sc inc, 11 sc, sc
inc, turn |
15 |
14 |
Sc across, turn |
15 |
15 |
Sc inc, 13 sc, sc
inc, turn |
17 |
16 |
Sc across, turn |
17 |
17 |
Sc inc, 15, sc, sc
inc, turn |
19 |
18 |
Sc across, turn |
19 |
19 |
Sc inc, 17sc, sc
inc, turn |
21 |
20-22 |
Sc across, turn |
21 |
23 |
Sc dec, 17sc, dec,
turn |
19 |
24 |
Sc dec, 15 sc, sc
dec, turn |
17 |
25 |
Sc dec, 13 sc, sc
dec, turn |
15 |
26 |
Sc dec, 11 sc, sc
dec, turn |
13 |
27 |
Sc dec, 9 sc, sc
dec, turn |
11 |
28 |
Sc dec, 7 sc, sc
dec, turn |
9 |
29 |
Sc dec, 5 sc, sc
dec, turn |
5 |
30 |
Sc dec, 3 sc, sc
dec, turn |
3 |
32-33 |
Sc across, turn |
3 |
34 |
Sc 3 tog |
1 |
|
Cast off |
|
Yellow
Tang Fish Fin Motif – work in yellow
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Attach yarn at end
of row 19 with RS facing, with a sl st, then work across in the end of the
rows as follows; Sc, sc, hdc, hdc,
dc, dc, trc, trc, dtrc, dtrc, ddtrc, ddtrc, trddtrc, trddtrc, trddtrc, cast
off |
|
2 |
Second fin, turn
the fish upside down and attach yarn at the tail with a sl st and then ch 6,
then work as follows, trddtrc ( in same st as ch6), trddtrc, trddtrc, ddtrc,
ddtrc, dtrc, dtrc, trc, trc, dc, dc, hdc, hdc, sc, sc and cast off |
|
Yellow Tang Fish
Tail Motif – work in yellow
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 11, sk 1st
ch, sc to end |
10 |
2 |
Sc across, turn |
10 |
3 |
Sc dec, 6 sc, sc
dec, turn |
8 |
4 |
Sc across, turn |
8 |
5 |
Sc dec, 4 sc, dec,
turn |
6 |
6 |
Sc across, turn |
6 |
7 |
Sc dec, 2 sc, sc
dec, turn |
4 |
8 |
Sc across, turn |
4 |
9 |
Sc dec, sc dec,
turn |
2 |
10-12 |
Sc across, turn |
2 |
|
Cast off and sew
tail to fish |
|
Yellow
Tang Fish Eye – work 2 in black
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
6 sc in m/c |
6 |
|
Sl st and cast off |
|
|
sew eye to fish |
|
Sew yellow Tang Fish to a Kingfisher blue square.
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 4, sk ch, 3 sc,
turn |
3 |
2-4 |
Sc across, turn |
3 |
5 |
Sc inc, 2 sc, turn |
4 |
6 |
3 sc, sc inc, turn |
5 |
7 |
Sc inc, 4 sc, turn |
6 |
8 |
5 sc, sc inc, turn |
7 |
9 |
Sc inc, 6 sc, turn |
8 |
10 |
7 sc, sc inc, turn |
9 |
11 |
Sc dec, 6 sc, sc
inc, turn |
9 |
12 |
Sc across, turn |
9 |
13-18 |
Rep rows 11-12 |
9 |
19-21 |
Sc across, turn |
9 |
22 |
Sc inc, 6 sc, sc
dec, turn |
9 |
23 |
Sc across, turn |
9 |
24-27 |
Rep rows 22-23 |
9 |
28 |
7 sc, sc dec, turn |
8 |
29 |
Sc dec, 6 sc, turn |
7 |
30 |
5 sc, sc dec, turn |
6 |
31 |
Sc dec, 4 sc, turn |
5 |
32 |
3sc, sc dec, turn |
4 |
33 |
Sc dec, sc dec,
turn |
2 |
33-34 |
Sc across |
2 |
35 |
Sc dec, cast off |
2 |
|
Sew a black eye to
dolphins head |
|
Dolphin
Tail Motif – work in grey
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Attach yarn at tail
end with a sc then ch 5, sk ch, 2 sc, 3 hdc, 2 dc, trc, then sl st in centre
of tail and sc in next st, turn |
|
2 |
Ch 5, sk ch, 2 sc,
sw hdc, 2 dc, trc, sl st in centre of tail and cast off. |
|
Dolphin Dorsal Fin
Motif – work in grey
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
|
Attach yarn at the
top of the straight edge and work as follows; |
|
1 |
4 sc, turn |
4 |
2 |
4 sc, turn |
4 |
3 |
4 sc, turn |
4 |
4 |
Sc dec, 2 sc, turn |
3 |
5 |
Sc, sc dec, turn |
2 |
6 |
Sc dec, ch 1 |
1 |
7 |
Sc around the edge
of the dolphin |
|
Dolphin
fin Motif – work in grey
Row |
Instruction |
Stitches |
1 |
Ch 4, sk ch and sc
across, turn |
3 |
2-5 |
Sc across, turn |
3 |
6 |
Sc 3 tog, ch 1 |
1 |
7 |
Sl st around edge
of fin and cast off |
|
|
Sew fin to dolphin |
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Sew Dolphin to a Kingfisher Blue Square
·
Using Seafoam blue and holding the squares flat together,
use surface sl st to join .
·
Using seafoam blue sc around the edge for 2 rows, putting a
sc-ch2-sc in each corner.
·
·
Sew in all ends
Octopus Rattle Toy
- Materials and Resources
Below is a list of everything you will need to make this octopus
- Painbox Simply chunky – 100g balls in any colours you choose – I used Kingfisher Blue (334)
- 5mm hook
- Stuffing (small amount)
- 2 x 10mm safety eyes
- Rattle (I used a kinder egg middle filled with small beads
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
- Stitch List
Below is a list of all the stitches (and their abbreviations) featured in this series of patterns. All terms used are American.
- Sc – single crochet
- Ch – chain
- Sc inc – sc increase
- Sc dec – sc decrease
- Hdc – half double crochet
- m/c – magic circle
- sl st – slip stitch
- Notes
Here are a few handy tips to help you with the pattern.
- There is no specific gauge for this octopus, just work as tightly as possible.
- The octopus is made from the top down in one piece. You will need to put the rattle in the middle of the stuffing and make sure the stuffing is surrounding the rattle.
- You will need a small amount of black yarn to make the smile.
- Pattern
Octopus – work in Blue
Row | Instruction | Stitches |
1 | 4 sc in m/c | 4 |
2 | (sc inc) x 4 | 8 |
3 | (sc inc) x 8 | 16 |
4 | (sc, sc inc) x 8 | 24 |
5 | (2 sc, sc inc) x 8 | 32 |
6 | (3 sc, sc inc) x 8 | 40 |
7-15 | Sc around | 40 |
16 | (3 sc, sc dec) x 8 | 32 |
17 | (2 sc, sc dec) x 8 | 24 |
18 | (sc, sc dec) x 8 | 16 |
19 | Working in f/l only – (sc, ch 25, sk ch, 2 hdc in each ch to end, sc in octopus) x 8 | 16 sc & 8 legs |
Add safety eyes between rows 11 & 12, 5 stitches apart from each other | ||
Stuff octopus and add rattle | ||
20 | Working in b.l from round 18 (behind the legs of round 19) (sc dec) x 8 | 8 |
21 | (sc dec) x 4 | 4 |
Sew shut and sew in ends | ||
Sew a mouth on in black |
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