Free crochet pattern “Boat & Sailboat”

© Tetiana Saienko 2019. All rights reserved

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You are permitted to sell your finished toys, crocheted by this pattern provided you credit me as an author of the pattern – Tetiana Saienko (Planet Piu).

Here you find the description of crocheting of the little Boat and Sailboat.
You can use these tiny boats as a toys, keychains, kids room decor, and even as a part of a mobile for the baby’s bed.

Language: English (US terminology).

Skill level: easy.

Materials and tools
Yarn: any smooth yarn of any structure, any thickness and color.
Used yarn: cotton/acrylic yarn 160m/50g (Sport weight yarn 4ply).

– the 1,5 mm hook or of the other size, matching for your yarn
– a tapestry needle with a blunt end for sewing of the details
– a thin needle with a wide eye for embroidering (optional)
– colored threads for embroidering (optional)
– stitch marker or thread to point the end of the row
– scissors

Size: boat – 3×6 cm (1.2” х 2.4”), sailboat – 5×7 cm (2.0” х 2.8”)
* if using the recommended yarn.

Abbreviations (US terms)

MR – magic ring
st/lp – stitch/loop
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 stitch)
BLO – back loop only
(…)*n times – repeat those in brackets
n-times

Please note: all the details are crocheted in circular rows in a spiral through the both loops of the stitches. All exceptions are explained in the description. Use a stitch marker or different coloured thread to indicate the end of the row.

BOAT

Crochet MR or 2 ch.

1 rnd: 6 sc (6 st)
2 rnd: (1 sc, inc)*3 times (9 st)
3 rnd: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*2 times, 1 sc (12 st)
4 rnd: (3 sc, inc)*3 times (15 st)
5 rnd: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*2 times, 2 sc (18 st)
6 rnd: (5 sc, inc)*3 times (21 st)
7 rnd: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*2 times, 3 sc (24 st)
8 rnd: (7 sc, inc)*3 times (27 st)
9 rnd: 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*2 times, 4 sc (30 st)
10 rnd: (14 sc, inc)*2 times (32 st)

Change the color of the yarn now if you want make the bottom of the boat in a different color.

11 rnd: 8 sc, inc, 15 sc, inc, 7 sc (34 st)

Crochet 2 sl st + 1 ch and turn the crocheting. Move the marker here.

12 rnd: (from the 2nd loop from the hook) BLO: (16 sc, inc)*2 times (36 st)
13 rnd: (17 sc, inc)*2 times (38 st)
14 rnd: 17 sc, inc, 18 sc, inc, 1 sc (40 st)
15 rnd: 18 sc, inc, 19 sc, inc, 1 sc (42 st)

Crochet additionally 2 sc, move the marker here.

16 rnd: 42 sl st (42 st)

Cut a thread, tighten a loop, hide the thread.
Straighten the boat, give it a desirable shape (see the photos).

It is ready!

SAILBOAT

Crochet MR or 2 ch.

1 rnd: 6 sc (6 st)
2 rnd: 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc (8 st)
3 rnd: (3 sc, inc)*2 times (10 st)
4 rnd: 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc (12 st)
5 rnd: (5 sc, inc)*2 times (14 st)
6 rnd: 3 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 3 sc (16 st)
7 rnd: (7 sc, inc)*2 times (18 st)
8 rnd: 4 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 4 sc (20 st)
9 rnd: (9 sc, inc)*2 times (22 st)
10 rnd: 5 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 5 sc (24 st)
11 rnd: (11 sc, inc)*2 times (26 st)
12 rnd: 6 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 6 sc (28 st)
13 rnd: (13 sc, inc)*2 times (30 st)
14 rnd: 7 sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 7 sc (32 st)
15 rnd: (15 sc, inc)*2 times (34 st)

Change the color of the yarn now if you want make the bottom of the sailboat in a different color.

16 rnd: 8 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 8 sc (36 st)

Crochet 2 sl st + 1 ch and turn the crocheting. Move the marker here.

17 rnd: (from the 2nd loop from the hook) BLO: (17 sc, inc)*2 times (38 st)
18 rnd: (18 sc, inc)*2 times (40 st)
19 rnd: 18 sc, inc, 19 sc, inc, 1 sc (42 st)
20 rnd: 19 sc, inc, 20 sc, inc, 1 sc (44 st)

Crochet additionally 2 sc, move the marker here.

21 rnd: 44 sl st (44 st)

Cut a thread, tighten a loop, hide the thread. Straighten the sailboat, give it a desirable shape (see the photos).
Embroider the «mast» on the sail if you wish.

It is ready!

Congratulations, your boats are ready!
Hope you had fun making these tiny toys.

And if you want to crochet another summer sea-themed toy, you might also like my premium amigurumi pattern Ollie the diver, because this kid loves playing with little ships so much 🙂

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