The rattle part is created by putting lentils (or rice, dry beans etc) inside a mini m&ms tube. You then crochet a cover to make the tube look like a rocket with an intrepid penguin astronaut peering through the window.

This pattern uses a 3.5 mm hook green, purple, black, white, orange and blue 8 ply wool. The pattern is written in American crochet notation and the finished rocket is 14 cm tall.

Rattle

Put something rattly (I chose lentils) inside a mini m&ms tube and close the lid.

 

Rocket

With green wool

Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring (6 stitches)

Round 2: sc in each stitch (6 stitches)

Round 3: increase in every stitch (12 stitches)

Round 4: sc in each stitch (12 stitches)

Round 5: sc in the first stitch, increase in the next stitch – repeat (18 stitches)

Round 6: sc in each stitch (18 stitches)

Round 7: sc in the first two stitches, increase in the next stitch – repeat (24 stitches)

Rounds 8 – 10: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)

Round 11: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (8 green, 5 white, 11 green)

Round 12: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (7 green, 7 white, 10 green)

Round 13: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (6 green, 3 white, 3 black, 3 white, 9 green)

Round 14: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (6 green, 2 white, 5 black, 2 white, 9 green)

Round 15: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (6 green, 1 white, 1 black, 1 blue, 3 black, 1 blue, 1 black, 1 white, 9 green)

Round 16: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (6 green, 1 white, 7 black, 1 white, 9 green)

Round 17: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (6 green, 1 white, 2 black, 3 orange, 2 black, 1 white, 9 green)

Round 18: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (6 green, 2 white, 2 black, 1 orange, 2 black, 2 white, 9 green)

Round 19: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (6 green, 3 white, 3 black, 3 white, 9 green)

Round 20: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (6 green, 2 white, 5 black, 2 white, 9 green)

Round 21: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (6 green, 1 white, 1 black, 5 white, 1 black, 1 white, 9 green)

Round 22: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (7 green, 7 white, 10 green)

Round 23: sc in each stitch (24 stitches) (8 green, 5 white, 11 green)

Now with just green

Rounds 24 – 31: sc in each stitch (24 stitches)

Put some stuffing in the nose cone then put the m&ms container (lid facing down) inside the crocheted cover.

Round 32: sc in the first two stitches, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (18 stitches) (backloops only)

Round 33: sc in the first stitch, decrease the next two stitches together – repeat (12 stitches)

Round 34: decrease until the hole closes.

 

Fins (make 3)

With purple wool

Chain 10

Round 1: sc 8 along one side of the chain, increase, sc 7 along the other side of the chain, increase (19 stitches)

Rounds 2 – 6: increase, sc 6, (decrease two stitches together) x 2, sc 7, increase (19 stitches)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Assembly

Sew the fins onto the rocket. They should be roughly evenly spaced.