In 2016, I became a grandma for the first time! I had so much fun crocheting for my granddaughter! Isn’t being a grandma amazing?
Well, fast forward 7-8 years and life is always busy (even for grandmas)! I’ve gone through 2 family weddings, 4 family deaths and the birth of 3 more grandchildren (all 3 are boys) since the birth of my first grandchild. And there have been many trips/vacations to other states, as well as countries, during the past 8 years, as well! Life is never dull!!!
All this to say, that in 2016, I designed a crocheted baby toy for stacking baby rings. Life got busy and I never published that pattern (okay, I’m a procrastinator and a perfectionist, too, which doesn’t help!!!). This crochet toy is like the plastic ones that Fisher Price made back in the day, and still does. I’ve always liked this fun toy for babies, probably because it’s made with rainbow colors and I LOVE rainbow colors! So without further ado, here is my newest crochet pattern, “Stacking Baby Rings”. Each ring is made with a different color. All 5 rings stack (in the correct order) onto the cone that is attached to the base. The rings, as well as the cone, are stuffed with fiberfill. Each piece is crocheted with basic crochet stitches: chains, single crochet, sc increases and sc decreases. They’re easy to crochet (even for an adventurous beginner) and fun to see come together into a beautiful tower of color!
These stacking baby rings would make a great gift at a baby shower, for a birthday or for Christmas. They’re great for babies and toddlers. They’re super soft and squishy, too!
I really enjoyed designing and crocheting these stacking baby rings. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
Happy crocheting,
Susan
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I’m so excited to try making a crochet baby toy for my friend’s baby shower! The customization options you mentioned sound fun. Have you ever experimented with adding embellishments, like fabric patches or buttons, or do you recommend avoiding those for safety reasons?
Alisha,
I haven’t experimented with adding embellishments to these baby rings. I would avoid adding fabric patches, buttons, French knots, etc for safety reasons. However, you may want to play around with doing some Tapestry Crochet while making the rings themselves, which could add further interest with patterning (add some dots or dashes to some rings, stripes or diagonal lines to others, etc).
I hope you thoroughly enjoy crocheting these stacking baby rings for your friend’s baby shower! I would love to see your finished project when you’re done, especially if you add some customization to them!
Happy crocheting to you!
Susan