In my preparation for this Christmas I’ve made a couple of knitted toys for some little ones in our family and to go with them I thought I’d crochet them each a quick little sleeping bag. They are now extra cute and have added play value.
This is more of a crochet “recipe” rather than a proper pattern, you’ll want to make your toy sleeping bag the size to fit the toy you have so you may want to make it bigger or smaller than I have here. For that reason I’ve tried to write this in a way that is simple to adapt and size up or down as needed.
To crochet a sleeping bag for a tiny toy you will need:
You can make these little toy sleeping bags from any yarn leftovers, it’s a great way to use up really small scraps. Your crochet hook size will depend on the yarn you are using, just pick one that you’d normally use for that yarn. It doesn’t matter too much, there is no tension size to worry about here, you just make your toy sleeping bag as big as you need it!
I used scraps of DK yarn, that’s equivalent to a light worsted, and I used a 4mm hook. These soft handled Clover hooks are my favourite.
Start by crocheting a granny square. I’m not going to show you detailed instructions on how to do that. Most people who can crochet will know how to crochet a basic granny square and if you don’t there are some great tutorials on line already.
Crochet your granny square in the normal way until it is big enough to wrap around your toy. The last round is where we are going to go a bit off piste so it forms into a cute little wrap around sleeping bag. You can see from my photos I worked 6 rounds of granny square, then I was ready for my final round.
I’m going to show you this final round twice, with instructions once in UK crochet terms, then repeated in US crochet terms. Pick the one you work with and then we’ll meet back up towards the end for the sewing up.
