A project suitable for beginners and crochet elements, beautiful and succulent without complicated details. Includes clouds, rainbow, raindrops and the sun from behind. Do not forget if Baby Mobiles, that is, a baby’s cot is not safe to hang them above.
We recommend you to hang in a corner, especially since the threads can become loose. It is not recommended just above your baby.
Red Heart Kids in Cruise
Super Saver in Black the yarn 4
What You’ll Need
YARN
RED HEART Kids, 5oz/141g balls, each
approx 290yd/265m (acrylic)
1 ball each:
• 2230 Yellow (A)
• 2252 Orange (B)
• 2735 Pixie Pink (C)
• 2845 Blue (D)
• 2846 Cruise Blue (E)
• 2652 Lime (F)
• 2390 Red (G)
RED HEART Super Saver, 7oz/198g balls,
each approx 364yd/333m (acrylic)
1 ball each:
• 316 Soft White (H)
• 312 Black (I)
CROCHET HOOK
• Size F/6 (4mm) crochet hook or
any size to obtain correct gauge
NOTIONS
• Stitch markers
• Plastic ring, 1¼”/3cm diameter
• Heavy-duty sewing thread
• 4 safety eyes, 9mm diameter
• 4 safety eyes, 6mm diameter
• Polyester fiberfill
• Yarn needle
Abbreviations
ch chain sc single crochet
[ ] Work directions in brackets number
of times indicated.
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
sc2tog (single crochet 2 stitches
together) [Insert hook in next sc, yarn
over and draw up a loop] twice, yarn
SPECIAL TECHNIQUE
adjustable ring method Holding the
yarn a few inches from the end, wrap
around your finger. Do not remove wrap
from finger, insert hook into the wrap and
draw up a loop of working yarn. Chain
one to secure the loop, and remove ring
from finger. Work stitches of first round
in the ring. Pull gently, but firmly, on tail
to tighten ring.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
sun 3½”/9cm diameter (face only) and
5½”/14cm diameter (face and rays)
rainbow 7¼”/18.5cm wide (across widest
point) and 3¼”/8.5cm tall
raindrop 2″/5cm diameter and 3¼”/8.5cm tall
clouds (all 4 sewn together) 7″/18cm wide
and 3″/7.5 tall
GAUGE
Gauge is not critical for this project.
NOTES
1 Gauge is not critical for this project. Work
tightly so that stuffing does not show through
stitches.
2 The sun, clouds, and raindrops are worked in
continuous rounds. Do not join and do not turn
at beginning of rounds.
3 The rainbow is worked back and forth in rows.
4 To change color, work last stitch of old color
to last yarn over. Yarn over with new color and
draw through all loops on hook to complete
stitch. Proceed with new color.
SUN
Head
Beginning at center of face, with A, make an
adjustable ring.
Round 1 Work 6 sc in ring—6 sc. Pull gently,
but firmly, on tail, to tighten ring. Place marker
for beginning of round. Move marker up as
each round is worked.
Round 2 Work 2 sc in each sc
around—12 sc.
Round 3 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next
sc] 6 times—18 sc.
Round 4 [2 sc in next sc, sc
in next 2 sc] 6 times—24
sc.
Round 5 [2 sc in next
sc, sc in next 3 sc] 6
times—30 sc.
Round 6 [2 sc
in next sc, sc
in next 4 sc] 6
times—36 sc.
Round 7 [2 sc in
next sc, sc in next 5
sc] 6 times—42 sc.
Round 8 [2 sc in next sc, sc in
next 6 sc] 6 times—48 sc.
Rounds 9–13 Sc in each sc
around.
Following package directions, attach two 9mm
safety eyes between
Rounds 5 and 6.
With 10″/25.5cm
length of I, embroider smile
centered below
eyes.
Round 14
[Sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc] 6
times—42 sc.
Round 15 [Sc2tog, sc in next
5 sc] 6 times—36 sc.
Round 16 [Sc2tog, sc in next 4
sc] 6 times—30 sc.
Round 17 [Sc2tog, sc in next 3
sc] 6 times—24 sc.
Round 18 [Sc2tog, sc in next
2 sc] 6 times—18 sc.
Stuff sun firmly before
proceeding.
Round 19 [Sc2tog, sc in next
sc] 6 times—12 sc.
Round 20 [Sc2tog] 6
times-6 sc. Fasten
off leaving a long
tail. Use tail to sew
opening closed.
Ray (Make 8)
With B, make an adjustable ring.
Round 1 Work 4 sc in ring-4 sc. Pull gently,
but firmly, on tail, to tighten ring. Place marker
for beginning of round. Move marker up as
each round is worked.
Round 2 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 2
times—6 sc.
Round 3 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 2
times—8 sc.
Round 4 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] 2
times—10 sc.
Round 5 Sc in each sc around. Fasten off,
leaving a long tail for sewing.
After completing all eight rays, use long tails to
sew rays evenly spaced around outer edge of
sun (Round 11 of sun).
Cheek (Make 2)
With C, make an adjustable ring.
Round 1 Work 5 sc in ring—5 sc. Pull gently,
but firmly, on tail, to tighten ring. Place marker
for beginning of round. Move marker up as
each round is worked.
Round 2 Work 2 sc in each sc around—10 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew cheeks to either side of smile, below eyes.
CLOUDS
Small Cloud (Make 2)
With H, make an adjustable ring.
Rounds 1–4 Work Rounds 1–4 of sun—24 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Large Cloud (Make 2)
With H, make an adjustable ring.
Rounds 1–6 Work Rounds 1–6 or sun—36 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
When all four clouds are complete, arrange
them as shown in photograph and use long
tails to sew together. Sew clouds to front of
sun, below smile.
RAINBOW (MAKE 2 PIECES)
With D, ch 13.
Row 1 Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each
remaining ch across—12 sc.
Row 2 Ch 1, turn; [2 sc in next sc, sc in next
sc] 6 times; change to E in last sc—18 sc.
Row 3 Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.
Row 4 Ch 1, turn; [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2
sc] 6 times; change to F in last sc—24 sc.
Row 5 Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.
Row 6 Ch 1, turn; [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3
sc] 6 times; change to A in last sc—30 sc.
Row 7 Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.
Row 8 Ch 1, turn; [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4
sc] 6 times; change to B in last sc—36 sc.
Row 9 Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.
Row 10 Ch 1, turn; [2 sc in next sc, sc in next
5 sc] 6 times; change to C in last sc—42 sc.
Row 11 Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.
Row 12 Ch 1, turn; [2 sc in next sc, sc in next
6 sc] 6 times; change to G in last sc—48 sc.
Row 13 Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across.
Row 14 Ch 1, turn; [2 sc in next sc, sc in next
7 sc] 6 times—54 sc. Fasten off.
Following package directions, attach two 9mm
safety eyes to the front of one rainbow piece,
between Rows 6 and 7. With a 10″/25.5cm
length of I, embroider smile centered below
eyes. Hold wrong sides of both rainbow pieces
together, sew edges together, using matching
colored yarn all the way around. Stuff piece
lightly before sewing completely closed.
RAINDROP (MAKE 2)
Head
With E, make an adjustable ring.
Round 1 Work 4 sc in ring-4 sc. Pull gently,
but firmly, on tail, to tighten ring. Place marker
for beginning of round. Move marker up as
each round is worked.
Round 2 Sc in each sc around.
Round 3 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 2
times—6 sc.
Round 4 Sc in each sc around.
Round 5 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 2
times—8 sc.
Round 6 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] 2
times—10 sc.
Round 7 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc] 2
times—12 sc.
Round 8 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc] 2
times—14 sc.
Round 9 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc] 2
times—16 sc.
Round 10 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 7 sc] 2
times—18 sc.
Round 11 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc] 2
times—20 sc.
Round 12 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 9 sc] 2
times—22 sc.
Round 13 [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 10 sc] 2
times—24 sc.
Rounds 14–17 Sc in each sc around.
Following package directions attach two 6mm
safety eyes, between Rounds 13 and 14.
Round 18 [Sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc] 6
times—18 sc. Stuff raindrop firmly.
Round 19 [Sc2tog, sc in next sc] 6
times—12 sc.
Round 20 [Sc2tog] 6 times—6 sc. Fasten off,
leaving a long tail. Use long tail to sew opening
closed.
Cheek (make 2)
With C, make an adjustable ring.
Round 1 Work 5 sc in ring—5 sc. Pull
gently, but firmly, on tail, to tighten ring.
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. With
a 10″/25.5cm length of I, embroider smile
centered below eyes. Sew cheeks to either side
of smile, below eyes.
FINISHING
Assemble Mobile
Arrange plastic ring and crochet pieces in
the following order: ring, sun and clouds,
rainbow, and raindrops.
attach sun and clouds to ring Cut an
18″/45.5cm length of sturdy thread. Fold
the thread in half and insert the fold into the
ring. Thread the ends through the fold and
pull tight to anchor two strands of thread
to the ring. Thread the two strands onto
a needle. Leaving 3″/7.5cm between the
ring and the sun and clouds, sew several
stitches into top ray of the sun, and
weave thread securely into the sun. Cut
thread.
attach rainbow to sun and clouds
Cut an 18″/45.5cm length of sturdy
thread. Fold the thread in half and
thread the cut ends into a needle.
Insert needle into lower ray of sun,
going under several crochet stitches,
and draw partway through. Insert
needle into fold of thread and pull
tight to attach thread to lower ray
of sun. Sew several stitches into
lower ray (behind clouds). Leaving
1½”/4cm between the sun and rainbow, sew several stitches into center of
top of rainbow, and weave thread securely
into the rainbow.
Cut thread.
attach raindrops to rainbow Leaving
2″/5cm between the rainbow and one raindrop, and 5″/12.5cm between the rainbow
and the second raindrop, attach each raindrop to one end of rainbow in same way that
rainbow was attached to sun and clouds.
Weave in all ends.