Both you and your little one will be entertained for a while with this car toy. You’ll have fun being creative as you crochet, thread, and button the beads. And your little one can enjoy your masterpiece for hours on end. The teether makes little sounds, is “teeth-safe,” and features different textures—perfect for encouraging your little girl or boy to look, grab, and feel. We’ll show you what materials you need and how to make this stroller teether.
Stroller Mobile - Our Haakster, Annemarie Arts, is an expert in designing and crocheting baby toys. This is once again evident in this stroller mobile she designed. She’s thought of everything: a practical attachment, little sounds, cheerful colors, various textures, and playful details.
You can attach this stroller toy to the stroller or Maxi-Cosi/car seat using the clips. In addition to the wooden beads, Annemarie chose a color combination of Mint Green, White, and Grey. You can choose this combination, but of course you can also opt for other colors and materials. Check out the pattern and put together your own set of Tools & Supplies so it perfectly matches your taste (and the baby’s, of course). Which color combination will you choose?
Free Crochet Pattern for a Car Seat Cuff
Materials Used
1 ball of Yarn and Colors Must-have Minis in the color soft gray (95)
1 ball of Yarn and Colors Must-have Minis in the color Green Ice (75)
2 mm Crochet Hook
Grey Polyester Cord
Set of 18 mm silicone beads in Grey
Set of 18 mm silicone beads in mint
Set of 18 mm white silicone beads
Set of 15 mm silicone beads in the color: mint mix (white, grey, and mint)
2 plain wooden pacifier clips
3 wooden rings, 3.5 cm
1 cat bell, 15 mm
4 wooden beads, 15 mm
4 wooden beads, 25 mm
2 wooden beads, 18 mm
4 wooden beads, 20 mm
Stitches used:
l. = chain stitch
v. = single crochet
hv = slip stitch
Safety
Never let the baby play with the stroller strap unsupervised; always supervise the baby. Check the stroller strap regularly for wear and tear.
Dimensions
The total length of the car tensioner is approximately 50 cm. This is an average length. You can customize it yourself by adding or removing beads. You can adjust the tension by sliding the last bead closer or further away to create more space.
Preparation
Crochet 2 18-mm beads as follows. Crochet one bead with soft gray and one bead with green ice.
Round 1: Make a magic ring with 6 sc, or do it this way: Crochet 2 chains. Crochet 6 sc in the first chain. Crochet 1 sl st in the first sc to form a loop (6).
Round 2: Crochet 2 dc in each dc (12).
Round 3: Crochet 2 dc in every 4th dc (15).
Rows 4 through 8: Crochet 15 single crochets in each row (15).
Round 9: Before continuing, insert the bead into your work. Make sure the bead’s hole is facing toward Row 1. Work 3 decreases. Crochet every 4th and 5th st together (12).
Round 10: Make 6 decreases. Crochet the stitches together 2 at a time (6). Fasten off. Pull the end thread through the last 6 sc to close the hole and the loop. Don't pull it too tight so that the thread can still pass through later.
To start making the car tensioner
, cut two strands of polyester cord, each about 80 cm long. Fold them in half.
Thread the fold through the eyelet of the cat bell, then thread the ends of your folded string through the loop you just made and pull them tight so that the string is secured to the cat bell. Do the same with the other string.
Now hang your cat bell in the center of a wooden ring. Tie the strings on both sides of the ring once with a single knot so that the cat bell remains suspended in the center of the wooden ring. From this point, you’ll start stringing the beads on the left and right sides.
Order on the right side, starting from the center wooden ring
You should use double thread.
- Silicone Bead, Mint, 18 mm
- 25 mm wooden bead
- 15 mm wooden bead
- 18 mm wooden bead
- 15 mm wooden bead.
Now thread a wooden ring onto the beads. - Crocheted grey bead
- White silicone bead, 18 mm
- 20 mm wooden bead
- 25 mm wooden bead
- Silicone bead, mint, 18 mm
Now thread the double strand through the pacifier clip and stitch it back through the 10th bead.
Cut the ends of the threads to a length of about 10 cm. Thread a 15 mm silicone bead onto each thread—one in mint and the other in Grey. Tie a button just below the beads that won’t fit through the bead. Hold the ends of the threads just below the button close to a flame so they won’t fray.
Order on the left side, starting from the center wooden ring
You should use double thread.
- Grey silicone bead, 18 mm
- 25mm wooden bead
- 15mm wooden bead
- 18mm wooden bead
- 15mm wooden bead
Now thread a wooden ring onto the beads. - Crocheted ice green bead
- White silicone bead, 18 mm
- 20 mm wooden bead
- 25 mm wooden bead
- Grey silicone bead, 18 mm
Now thread the double strand through the pacifier clip and stitch it back through the 10th bead.
Cut the ends of the threads to a length of about 10 cm. Thread a 15 mm silicone bead onto each thread—one in mint and the other in Grey. Tie a button just below the beads that won’t fit through the bead. Hold the ends of the threads just below the button close to a flame so they won’t fray.
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