Bella the Butterfly Crochet Rattle

crochet butterfly rattle against a background of leaves

Bella the crochet butterfly rattle is a perfect little make for Spring in this free pattern! I designed this amigurumi butterfly baby rattle for someone who wanted a crochet baby rattle for a friend who loves butterflies! I looked around for amigurumi butterflies, but none was quite right for what I was looking for. So I decided to design my own! I hope you like this crochet baby rattle as much as I do!

This pattern is a different from the amigurumi animals in our Juna Series but is so cute! This crochet butterfly rattle can be used as an amigurumi butterfly toy or you can add a rattle insert into the head and it makes for a really cute crochet rattle for a quick and easy crochet baby gift. This pattern works up fast and is a good beginner amigurumi pattern.

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Materials

  • Yarn: You need a small amount of DK yarn in pink, light blue, light green, teal, lemon yellow, and light pink
  • 2.75mm crochet hook
  • Tapestry needle
  • Stitch marker
  • Polyfill stuffing
  • Embroidery thread: A small amount of black and white for eyes and pink for the mouth
  • 24 mm Rattle insert

Abbreviations

This pattern is written in US terms.

Sl st: slip stitch

SC: single crochet

INV DEC: invisible decrease

INC: two SC in the same stitch

HDC: Half double crochet

Finished size: Approximately 6 inches tall.

Method

Body

Using light blue yarn.

Round 1: 6 SC into a magic circle (6)

Round 2: INC in each stitch around (12)

Round 3: (SC, INC) six times (18)

Round 4: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)

Round 5: (3 SC, INC) six times (30)

Round 6: (4 SC, INC) six times (36)

Round 7-13 (7 rounds): SC around (36)

Round 14: (4 SC, INVDEC) six times (30)

Round 15: (3 SC, INVDEC) six times (24)

Stuff the head and insert the rattle insert. Make sure that it’s well surrounded by stuffing to keep the softness of the rattle head.

Round 16: (2 SC, INVDEC) six times (18)

Round 17: (SC, INVDEC) six times (12)

Change to light green

Keep stuffing as you go.

Round 18: (SC, INC) six times (18)

Round 19: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)

Round 20-24 (5 rounds): SC around (24)

Round 25: (2 SC, INVDEC) six times (18)

Round 26: (SC, INVDEC) six times (12)

Change to teal

Round 27: (SC, INC) six times (18)

Round 28-31 (4 rounds): SC around (18)

Round 32: (SC, INVDEC) six times (12)

Round 33: SC around (12)

Ensure that your rattle is well stuffed.

Round 34: (2 SC, INVDEC) three times (9)

Round 35: SC around (9)

Round 36: (SC, INVDEC) three times (6)

Fasten off. Insert needle in front loop of each stitch and pull tight to close.

Antennae (make 2)

Using lemon yellow yarn.

Chain 7. Starting from the third chain from the hook, 3 HDC in the same stitch, 4 sl st.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew the antenna onto the head, 4 rounds from the top of the head.

Eyes

Using embroidery thread

Round 1: 6 SC into a magic circle (6)

Sl st to the first SC. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Use white embroidery thread and embroider on eye glints on each eye. Sew the eyes 10 rows from the top, 4 stitches apart. Add eyelashes.

Cheeks

Using light pink yarn

Round 1: 4 SC into a magic circle (4)

Sl st to the first SC. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Embroider on a mouth three rows below the eyes. Sew on the cheeks one row below the eyes.

butterfly wings sewed together

Wings (Make 2)

Do not stuff.

Small bump

Using pink yarn.

Round 1: 6 SC into a magic circle (6)

Round 2: INC in each stitch around (12)

Round 3: SC in each stitch around (12)

Round 4: (3 SC, INC) three times (15)

Round 5-7 (3 rounds): SC around (15)

Fasten off.  

Large bump and assembling the wings

Using purple yarn.

Round 1: 6 SC into a magic circle (6)

Round 2: INC in each stitch around (12)

Round 3: SC around (12)

Round 4: (SC, INC) six times (18)

Round 5-8 (4 rounds): SC around (18)

Do not fasten off. We will now join the two bumps of the wings.

Round 9: Sl st into the first unworked stitch of the small bump. SC in each of the remaining 14 stitches of the small bump and the 18 stitches of the large bump. (33)

Round 10:  (9 SC, INVDEC) three times (30)

Round 11: SC around (30)

Round 12: (3 SC, INVDEC) six times (24)

Round 13: (2 SC, INVDEC) six times (18)

Round 14: SC around (18)

Round 15: (4 SC, INVDEC) three times (15)

Round 16-17 (2 rounds): SC around (15)

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Make two wings and then sew both the wings together. Now sew the wings onto the back of your butterfly.

Your Bella the butterfly rattle is now complete! We hope you enjoyed this free amigurumi butterfly pattern! We would love to see your finished toy, so share them on our Facebook group Amigurumi with Chai Coffee Crochet or tag us on Instagram @chaicoffeecrochet We like to share a selection of makes from our patterns in our stories and highlights.