If you’re looking for the perfect handmade gift for a new baby, you’re going to love our free crochet giraffe baby rattle pattern! This sweet little rattle named Gifa matches our beloved Gifa the Giraffe amigurumi, and together they make the most adorable baby set—perfect for gifting or adding a touch of handmade charm to a nursery.
The rattle features an easy-to-grip handle designed with four customizable colours, so you can mix and match shades to coordinate beautifully with any baby’s room.
It’s part of our growing collection of crochet baby rattle patterns, all designed to be cute, practical, and fun to make. Happy crocheting!
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Crochet Giraffe Rattle Free Pattern
This pattern is for your personal use only and cannot be sold, copied, or reproduced in any way without permission from the designers. You may sell finished objects made from this pattern in small quantities but please give credit to chaicoffeecrochet.com as the pattern designer.
Tools & Supplies You Need to Crochet a Giraffe Baby Rattle
- Yarn: You need a small amount of DK yarn in orange, brown, and four colours for the stem of the rattle. A small amount of white for the eye glints
- 2.75mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- Polyfill stuffing
- Embroidery thread: A small amount of black for eyes and eyelashes
- 24 mm Rattle insert
Stitches & Abbreviations Used
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
Giraffe Crochet Baby Rattle Pattern Notes
About the Pattern
- Difficulty level: Easy
- Finished size: Approximately 7.5 inches tall, using DK yarn
- This pattern is written in US terms
- This pattern is crocheted in continuous rounds unless specified otherwise. Use a stitch marker on the first stitch of every round so that you don’t lose track of the start of your round.
- You can find more free baby rattle patterns at https://chaicoffeecrochet.com/category/crochet-baby-rattle-patterns/
Yarn & Sizing Adaptations
- This rattle was made using DK yarn. However, you may also make it using worsted weight yarn with the relevant hook (usually, for amigurumi you go down 2-3 sizes from that recommended on the yarn label).
- You could also use chunky yarns with the relevant hooks, however it would then be too large for a baby to grip and so is not recommended for rattles.
Pattern Tips
- When stuffing your rattle, ensure that you have stuffing well placed around the rattle insert so that it’s covered in softness.
- You can crochet the rattle body in any colours that you like – perhaps even to match your nursery. Tip: Try placing the colours in a gradient, from light to dark. You can even use a contrasting colour at the end to give it a pop of colour.
- You can pair your rattle with our Gifa the Giraffe pattern from our Juna Series of crochet animals for an adorable baby set. You can even embroider on a name!
How to Crochet a Giraffe Rattle
Base
Using orange
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: (5 SC, INC) six times (42)
Round 8-14 (7 rounds): SC around (42)
Round 15: (5 SC, INV DEC) six times (36)
Round 16: (4 SC, INV DEC) six times (30)
Round 17: (3 SC, INV DEC) six times (24)
Now stuff the head and place the rattle insert inside the head. Make sure that the rattle insert is well surrounded by stuffing to keep the softness of the head.
Round 18: (2 SC, INV DEC) six times (18)
Round 19: (SC, INV DEC) six times (12)
Change to colour of the first ball
Keep stuffing as you go.
Round 20: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 21: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 22-24 (3 rounds): SC around (24)
Round 25: (2 SC, INV DEC) six times (18)
Round 26: (SC, INV DEC) six times (12)
Change to the colour of the second ball
Round 27: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 28: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 29-31 (3 rounds): SC around (24)
Round 32: (2 SC, INV DEC) six times (18)
Round 33: (SC, INV DEC) six times (12)
Change to the colour of the third ball
Round 34: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 35: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 36-38 (3 rounds): SC around (24)
Round 39: (2 SC, INV DEC) six times (18)
Round 40: (SC, INV DEC) six times (12)
Change to the colour of the fourth ball
Round 41: (SC, INC) six times (18)
Round 42: (2 SC, INC) six times (24)
Round 43-45 (3 rounds): SC around (24)
Round 46: (2 SC, INV DEC) six times (18)
Round 47: (SC, INV DEC) six times (12)
Round 48: INV DEC six times (6)
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Muzzle
Using beige
Note: In this section, you will crocheting around the foundation chain to create an oval shape. If you’re unfamiliar with this, see our tutorial on crochet ovals.
Round 1: Ch 5. Starting in the second chain from the hook, 3 SC, 3 SC in the next chain as your work turns. Now continue on the other side of the chain. 2 SC and INC in the last chain (10)
Round 2: INC, 2 SC, (INC) in each of the next three stitches, 2 SC, (INC) in each of the next two stitches (16)
Round 3: SC around (16)
Round 4: (6 SC, INV DEC) twice (14)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly and sew the muzzle onto your giraffe between rounds 13 and 16.
Ossicones (make 2)
Begin with brown yarn
Round 1: 5 SC into a magic circle (5)
Round 2: INC in each stitch around (10)
Round 3: SC around (10)
Round 4: INV DEC five times (5)
Change to orange
Round 5-8 (4 rounds): SC around (5)
Sew the ossicones onto the top of the head between rounds 3 and 4.
Ears (make 2)
Using orange yarn
Round 1: 6 SC into a magic circle (6)
Round 2: (SC, INC) three times (9)
Round 3: (2SC, INC) three times (12)
Round 4: SC around (12)
Round 5: (2 SC, INV DEC) three times (9)
Round 6: (SC, INV DEC) three times (6)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the ears onto the head between rounds 6 and 7.
Eyes (make 2)
Using black embroidery thread
Round 1: 4 SC into a magic circle (4)
Sl st to the first SC. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the eyes on between Rounds 11 and 12, seven stitches apart. Embroider eye glints using white yarn. Embroider on eyebrows.
Your giraffe rattle is now ready!