Crochet Amigurimi

Crochet Your Own Rocket: Blast Off!

by Crochet911
Crochet Your Own Rocket: Blast Off!

Materials

To create this crochet rocket, you will need the following materials:

  • Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (160 m / 50 g, semi-cotton). You will need colors for the body, the nose/rings, and the fire.
  • Hook: 2.5 mm crochet hook.
  • Stuffing: Synthetic filler (holofiber or synthetic padding).
  • Tools: Sewing needle and scissors.

Toy Size: Approximately 23 cm when using the specified yarn. If you use a different yarn weight or hook size, the final size of the rocket will vary.

Crochet Rocket Pattern

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • mr: Magic Ring (sliding loop)
  • ch: Chain
  • sc: Single Crochet
  • inc: Increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
  • dec: Decrease (2 single crochets together)
  • BLO: Back Loop Only
  • sl st: Slip Stitch
Crochet Materials and Abbreviations

Rocket Body

The body is worked from the bottom up. Start with the main body color.

  1. 24 ch, join into a ring with a sl st. (24)
  2. Rounds 2-5: 24 sc (24)
  3. Round 6: (inc, 5 sc) × 4 (28)
  4. Rounds 7-9: 28 sc (28)
  5. Round 10: (inc, 6 sc) × 4 (32)
  6. Rounds 11-13: 32 sc (32)
  7. Round 14: (inc, 7 sc) × 4 (36)
  8. Rounds 15-17: 36 sc (36)
  9. Round 18: (inc, 8 sc) × 4 (40)
  10. Rounds 19-25: 40 sc (40)
  11. Round 26: (dec, 8 sc) × 4 (36)
  12. Rounds 27-29: 36 sc (36)
  13. Round 30: (dec, 7 sc) × 4 (32)
Crocheting the Rocket Body

  1. Rounds 31-33: 32 sc (32)
  2. Round 34: (dec, 6 sc) × 4 (28)
  3. Rounds 35-36: 28 sc (28)
  4. Round 37: Change color (Nose color). Work 28 sc in BLO (28).
  5. Round 38: (dec, 5 sc) × 4 (24)
  6. Round 39: 24 sc (24)
  7. Round 40: (dec, 4 sc) × 4 (20)
  8. Round 41: 20 sc (20)
  9. Round 42: (dec, 3 sc) × 4 (16)
  10. Round 43: (dec, 2 sc) × 4 (12)
  11. Round 44: (dec, 1 sc) × 4 (8)
  12. Round 45: 4 dec (4). Fasten off and pull tight to close. Stuff the body firmly.
Rocket Nose Details

Jet Fire

Work with the fire color (orange or red).

  1. 24 ch, join into a ring. (24)
  2. Rounds 2-3: 24 sc (24)
  3. Round 4: (inc, 2 sc) × 8 (32)
  4. Rounds 5-7: 32 sc (32)
  5. Round 8: (dec, 2 sc) × 8 (24)
  6. Rounds 9-10: 24 sc (24)
  7. Round 11: (dec, 2 sc) × 6 (18)
  8. Rounds 12-13: 18 sc (18)
  9. Round 14: (dec, 1 sc) × 6 (12)
  10. Rounds 15-16: 12 sc (12)
  11. Round 17: 6 dec (6). Pull tight, fasten off, and stuff with filler.
Crocheting the Rocket Fire

Exhaust Nozzle

  1. Attach the fire piece to the bottom of the rocket body. Use the body color yarn to work 24 sc, catching the stitches of the second row of the rocket body and the top of the fire. (24)
  2. Round 2: (inc, 2 sc) × 8 (32)
  3. Rounds 3-4: 32 sc (32)
  4. Round 5: (inc, 3 sc) × 8 (40)
  5. Fasten off with a sl st and hide the yarn tail.
Exhaust Nozzle Construction

Wings (Make 3)

Each wing consists of two triangles crocheted together to make it sturdy. Work in turning rows.

  1. 3 sc in MR. Do not join into a circle. (3)
  2. ch 1, turn. inc, 1 sc, inc (6)
  3. ch 3, turn. 3 sc in the 1st stitch, 5 sc (9)
  4. ch 1, turn. inc, 7 sc, inc (12)
  5. ch 3, turn. 3 sc in the 1st stitch, 11 sc (15)
  6. ch 1, turn. inc, 13 sc, inc (18)
  7. ch 3, turn. 3 sc in the 1st stitch, 17 sc (21). Fasten off.
Crochet Wing Pattern

Joining the wings: Crochet a second identical wing piece, but do not cut the yarn. Place the two pieces together and sc around the two long sides, catching stitches from both pieces. At the sharp top tip, work 4 sc in 1 stitch. At the other two tips, work 3 sc in 1 stitch. Crochet the short sides separately. Repeat this for all 3 wings.

Joining Wing Pieces

Decorative Rings

Small Ring

Use the same color as the rocket nose.

  1. 28 ch, join into a ring. (28)
  2. 28 sc
  3. (inc, 6 sc) × 4 (32)
  4. 32 sc (32). Fasten off.

Large Ring

Use the same color as the wings.

  1. 32 ch, join into a ring. (32)
  2. Rounds 2-4: 32 sc (32)
  3. Round 5: (inc, 7 sc) × 4 (36)
  4. Rounds 6-8: 36 sc (36)
  5. Round 9: (inc, 8 sc) × 4 (40)
  6. Rounds 10-11: 40 sc (40). Fasten off.
Crochet Decorative Rings

Assembly

  1. Sew the 3 wings to the Large Ring at equal distances. Sew through both loops of the short side of the wings.
  2. Slide both rings onto the rocket body.
  3. Secure the rings to the body using a “back stitch” with body-colored thread. Leave a gap of one stitch between your sewing stitches to mimic the look of rivets on a metal casing.
Final Rocket Assembly

Your crochet rocket is ready for blast off!