I love a good Harry Potter-themed do it yourself present. This one is for a good friend of mine who’s expecting a baby in spring and loves Harry Potter as much as I do 😍

The crochet beads are a fun little project that you can embroider with cute Harry Potter things and then string up into a baby pacifier or teething-ring clip. Or you can string them into a cute rattle!

Material

• crochet hook, 2.5
• red and yellow yarn [save for babies!]
• wooden beads [1.9cm, 2.4cm, 3cm in diameter)
• baby clip
• (optional) teething rings

Terms:

Slst – Slip stitch

Sc – Single crochet

Inc – Increase [stitch 2 sc in 1]

Dec – Decrease [use an invisible decrease!]

Row 1: Sc 6 in magic ring [close with slpst in first sc] (6 sts)

Row 2: Inc 6 times (12 sts)

Row 3: |Sc, inc| repeat 6 times (18 sts)

Rows 4-8: Sc (18 sts) [5 rows]

Row 9: |Sc, dec| repeat 6 times (12 sts)

Insert wood bead now.

Row 10: Dec 8-9 times (2-3 sts)

tie off and close hole with needle.

Row 1: Sc 6 in magic ring [close with slpst in first sc] (6 sts)

Row 2: Inc 6 times (12 sts)

Row 3: |Sc, inc| repeat 6 times (18 sts)

Row 4: |Sc 2, inc| repeat 6 times (24 sts)

Rows 5-9: Sc (24 sts)

Row 10: |Sc 2, dec| repeat 6 times (18 sts)

Insert wood bead now.

Row 11: |Sc, dec| repeat 6 times (12 sts)

Row 12: Dec 8-9 times (2-3 sts)

tie off and close hole with needle.

Row 1: Sc 7 in magic ring [close with slpst in first sc] (7 sts)

Row 2: Inc 7 times (14 sts)

Row 3: |Sc, inc| repeat 7 times (21 sts)

Rows 4-10: Sc (21 sts) [7 rows in total]

Row 11: |Sc, dec| repeat 7 times (14 sts)

Insert wood bead now.

Row 12: Dec 9-10 times (2-3 sts)

tie off and close hole with needle.

I experimented a bit with the patterns, especially with how many center rows it needs.

I also wanted to crochet in rows and not in circular motion. Because that way you can add cool multi-color rows for a true Harry Potter feeling!

This only has 3 rows in the middle and the crochet ball barely covers the bead 😟

This bead has 5 center rows and fits nicely 🤓 Use the pattern above for this result.

You can embroider a cute Harry Potter doodle onto the beads. I went with a snitch ⤵️

I used a thick needle to thread the clips and rattles. I reinforced the clips by going twice through all beads. At one end I fixed a teething ring, at the other a clip. I also made a clip with a long loop at the end so that you can thread a pacifier there.

I hope you like my Harry Potter-themed baby clips!

Happy crocheting,

love,

Lenzi

PS: Bob, our cat, is always a great help, by the way 😂😂😂