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Baby mobile crochet pattern

Mobile crochet pattern



Flamingo baby mobile

Design by Bowie & George

This cute idea makes a great gift for a new baby and can be dismantled when little one is older so they can still play with these silly pink birds!

Sizing one size

Yarn used

Cygnet Cottony DK 3 balls in powder pink 245 (MC) 1 ball each in cream 225 (CC1), Pistachio 266 (CC2), Candy Pink 550 (CC3); black 217 (CC4)

About the yarn

DK; 111m per 50g ball; 46% cotton, 46% premium acrylic, 8% viscose

Hooks used

2mm

4mm

Other supplies

tapestry needle

polyester toy stuffing

40cm padded hanger

locking stitch marker

Tension

28 sts and 24 rnds = 10cm over dc, using smaller hook

Start crocheting

Hanging threads (make 2)

Row 1: With CC2 and smaller hook, make 364 fdc to measure 130cm. Fasten off.

Coat Hanger Cover (make 2)

With CC1 and smaller hook, chain 26. Join to work in the rnd, being careful not to twist.

Rnd 1: 3 ch (counts as first tr), tr across, do not join. 26 tr

Rnd 2: Working in a spiral, 1 tr, pm, tr around to marker, do not join.

Rnds 3-22: As Rnd 2, moving marker up each rnd. Remove marker after Rnd 22.

Last spiral: *Miss 1 st, 1 tr; rep from * until no sts rem. Fasten off.

Big Leaf (make 16)

With CC2 and larger hook, chain 13.

Rnd 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc, 2 htr, 6 tr, 2 htr, [1 dc, 1 sl st] in last ch, turning as you go, work into the other side of the chain, 1 dc, 2 htr, 6 tr, 2 htr, 1 dc, join with sl st in first dc.

Small Leaf (make 4)

With CC2 and larger hook, chain 8.

Rnd 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc, 1 htr, 3 tr, 1 htr, [1 dc, 1 sl st] in last ch, turning as you go, work into the other side of the chain, 1 dc, 1 htr, 3 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc, join with sl st in first dc.

Join four large leaves and one small leaf together as follows:

With CC2 and smaller hook, join in 4th st of small leaf, dc around to last 3 sts, *place new large leaf on working leaf with RS facing, 3 sl st in BLO of corresponding sts of both leaves at the same time, turn, sl st back along the same 3 sts, open leaves (like a book), dc around new leaf to last 3 sts; rep from * until five leaves have been joined, place last and first leaves with RS tog, 3 sl st in BLO of both leaves. Fasten off.

Flowers (make 4)

With MC and larger hook, chain 6. Join with sl st to first ch to form a ring.

Rnd 1: 2 ch (counts as first htr), 9 htr into ring, sl st to top of 2 ch to join. Fasten off. 10 htr

Rnd 2: With CC3, 1 sl st, 3 ch, [2 sl st, 3 ch] 4 times, 1 sl st in last st. 5 loops

Rnd 3: [5 dc into next 3ch-sp, sl st between next 2 si sts] 5 times. 25 dc

Rnd 4: 3 sl st, [8 ch, sl st in 3rd dc of next 5dc-group] 5 times. 5 loops

Rnd 5: *[1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, 4 dtr, 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc] into next 8ch-sp, sl st in next sl st; rep from * around. 50 sts

Fasten off.

Flamingo (make 4)

The flamingo is worked in the amigurumi style, in a spiral without slip stitching or turning chains. Use a removable stitch marker to mark the end of each round, move marker up as you go.

With MC and smaller hook, chain 3, join with sl st to first ch to form a ring.

Rnd 1: 1 ch (counts as first dc), 4 dc into ring, pm. 5 dc

Rnds 2-3: Dc around, move marker up. 5 dc

Next rnds: [2 dc in next st, 1 dc] 19 times, stopping before end of last rnd, pm in last st. 24 dc

Next rnds: [2 dc in next st, 3 dc] 11 times, stopping before end of last rnd, pm in last st. 35 dc

Next rnds: [2 dc in next st, 4 dc] 11 times, stopping before end of last rnd, pm in last st. 47 dc

Next 6 rnds: As Rnd 2.

Next rnds: [1 dc2tog, 5 dc] 29 times, stopping before end of last rnd, pm in last st. 78 dc

Next 3 rnds: 2 sl st, 14 dc, 2 si st. 18 sts

Stuff body with polyester toy stuffing. Cont to stuff as the piece progresses.

Next 6 rnds: As Rnd 2.

Next Rnd: Dc2tog, 7 dc, dc2tog, 7 dc. 76 dc

Next 9 rnds: As Rnd 2.

Next Rnd: Dc2tog, 6 dc, dc2tog, 6 dc. 74 dc

Next 9 rnds: As Rnd 2.

Next Rnd: Dc2tog, 5 dc, dc2tog, 5 dc. 72 dc

Next 9 rnds: As Rnd 2.

Next Rnd: 6 dc, pm, changing to CC1 in last st.

Next 5 rnds: With CC1, as Rnd 2.

Next Rnd: [2 dc in next st] twice, 10 dc. 74 dc

Next 3 rnds: As Rnd 2.

Next 7 rnds: Dc around to last 2 sts, dc2tog. 7 dc

Last Rnd: [Dc2tog] 3 times, 1 dc. 4 dc

Fasten off. Weave in ends. Sew end of beak closed after stuffing head.

Wings (make 8)

With MC and smaller hook, 21 fdc, turn. 27 sts

Rnd 1: 1 ch, 3 dc, 2 htr, 3 tr, 6 dtr, 6 tr, 6 tr into last st, turning as you go, work into the other side of the fdc, 6 tr, 6 dtr, 3 tr, 2 htr, 3 dc, sl st to top of first dc. 46 sts

Rnd 2: 1 ch (counts as first dc from now and throughout), 5 dc, 3 htr, 2 tr, 6 dtr, 12 tr, 6 dtr, 2 tr, 3 htr, 6 dc, sl st to beg 1 ch to join.

Rnd 3: 1 ch, dc around, sl st to beg 1 ch to join. Fasten off, leaving a long tail to attach to body.

Legs (make 4)

Row 1: with CC3 and smaller hook, 84 fdc. Fasten off.

Tie four knots at beg and end of chain, a quarter of the way up from each side.

Making up

Press all flowers, leaves and wings.

Put the hanger covers onto each end of the hanger and join with mattress stitch.

Sew the wings and legs onto the flamingos. Stitch the end of the beak to the body and the neck to the top of the body, using photo as a guide. Embroider eyes onto white patch of head using a French knot for each eye. Thread leaves through hanging threads then sew one flamingo to each end of the hanging thread. Wrap onto hanger and position flowers by pulling a 2.5cm loop of hanging thread through the centre of each flower, stitch this loop to make a centre for the flower. Lightly steam the piece.

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