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Crochet Ride On Mower Pattern
Abbreviations
- st – stitch
- sts – stitches
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- dc – double crochet
- htr – half treble crochet
- tr – treble crochet
- dtr – double treble crochet
Materials Used
- Crochet cotton or wool, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sugar Rush or Maxi Sweet Treat 2 ply crochet cotton colours (208) Yellow Gold, (280) Lemon, (110) Black, (606) Grass Green, (393) Charcoal and (074) Mercury.
- A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
- Scissors.
- Darning needle to weave in ends.
- Sewing thread and needle to stitch the mower together and embroider on markings.
Size
Large mower (Using 8 ply yarn & a 3mm hook)
24cm x 15cm or 9.5” x 6”
Medium mower (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)
15cm x 11cm or 6” x 4.25”
Small mower (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)
12cm x 9cm or 4.75” x 3.5”
Back Wheel
Using (208) Yellow Gold make a magic loop.
Row 1: 1 ch, work 18 dc in circle, pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Join in (110) Black and fasten off the Yellow Gold.
Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st around. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Join in (393) charcoal and fasten off the Black.
Row 3: 3 ch, work 2 dtr in each st around. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Join in (110) Black and fasten off the Charcoal.
Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st around. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Front Wheel (Make 2)
Using (208) Yellow Gold make a magic loop.
Row 1: 1 ch, work 10 dc in circle, pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Join in (110) Black and fasten off the Yellow Gold.
Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st around. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Join in (393) charcoal and fasten off the Black.
Row 3: 2 ch, work 2 tr in each st around. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st.
Join in (110) Black and fasten off the Charcoal.
Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st around. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Body
Using (606) Grass Green work 7 ch.
Row 1: Miss 1st ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st. 3 dc in last st. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, work 3 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (11 sts)
Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 htr in last st. Turn. (12 sts)
Row 4: 2 ch, work 1 htr in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. 8 ch. (13 sts + 8 ch)
Row 5: Miss 1 ch, work 1 dc in each remaining ch and each st to last 2 sts, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in last st. Turn. (20 sts)
Row 6: Sl st into 2nd st, 1 ch, work 1 dc in same st as ch, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (19 sts)
Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (19 sts)
Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. (20 sts)
Row 9: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (20 sts)
Row 10: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (20 sts)
Row 11: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last 3 sts, 1 htr in next st, a joined htr over last 2 sts. Turn. (19 sts)
Row 12: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 3 sts, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (16 sts)
Row 13: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 htr in each of following 2 sts, 1 tr in each of next 4 sts, 1 htr in each of following 2 sts, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Don’t turn or fasten off.
Neatening Row
1 ch, work dcs around, join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Steering Wheel Mount
Join (110) Black to wrong side of body 4 sts back from end where shown.
Row 1: Work 1 dc in each st to st before corner st at bottom, 2 dc in corner st, 1 dc in each of following 3 sts. 4 ch.
Row 2: Miss 1 ch, 1 dc in each remaining ch, sl st in last st of row 1, sl st in next st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 3: Work 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 4: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Sl st in each of next 2 sts on side. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 5: Work 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 6: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to even with top corner. Turn.
Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Turn.
Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Don’t turn or fasten off.
Steering Wheel Stand
Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1st 3 sts along the top. Turn.
Row 2: 1 ch, work a joined dc over all 3 sts. Fasten off.
Gear Stick
Join (110) Black 2 sts before the steering wheel stand.
5 ch, work 1 htr in 3rd ch from hook, 2 ch, sl st in same st as htr, work a joined sl st over next 2 sts, sl st into body. Fasten off.
Steering Wheel
Using (110) Black work 4 ch.
Row 1: Miss 1 ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch. 4 ch.
Row 2: Miss 1 ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st into 1st st of row 1, sl st in next st, 3 ch, miss 1 ch, sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in middle st of row 1, sl st in last st, 4 ch, miss 1 ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in last st. Fasten off.
Top of Steering Wheel
Using (110) Black work 9 ch.
Miss 1 ch, work 1 dc in each remaining ch. Fasten off.
Bumper Bar
Join (110) Black to right side of bottom of body where shown.
Work ch to fit between the body and the bottom of the steering wheel mount, join to the steering wheel mount. Turn.
Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each ch and 1 dc in each st along the body to st before corner st. Turn.
Row 2: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Fasten off.
Join (110) Black to 2nd st at front of bumper bar.
Work 4 ch. Fasten off leaving a long tail to stitch it to the wheel.
Light
Using (393) Charcoal work 5 ch.
Row 1: Work 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 2 dc in last st. Turn.
Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn.
Join in (074) Mercury but don’t fasten off the Charcoal.
Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Fasten off the Mercury.
Neatening Row
Using the Charcoal work 1 dc in each st around. Fasten off.
Gray Part
Using (074) Mercury make a magic loop.
Row 1: 4 ch, work 4 dtr in circle. Pull circle tight. Turn.
Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn.
Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Fasten off.
Top Body Marking
Using (208) Yellow Gold work 9 ch.
Miss 2 ch, work 1 htr in each st to end. Fasten off.
Bottom Body Marking
Using (208) Yellow Gold work 12 ch.
Miss 1st ch, work 1 dc in each st to end. Fasten off.
Blades
Using (280) Lemon work 4 ch.
Row 1: Work 1 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 tr in next st, 1 dc in last st. Turn. (3 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 3: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 4: 2 ch, work 2 htr in 1st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 htr in last st. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 6: 2 ch, work 1 htr in each of 1st 3 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (7 sts)
Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each of 1st 4 sts, 1 htr in each st to last st, 2 htr in last st. Turn. (8 sts)
Row 8: 3 ch, work 2 tr in 1st st, 1 htr in each of next 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (9 sts)
Row 9: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 htr in last st. Fasten off.
Join (208) Yellow Gold to last st worked of row 9 where shown.
Row 10: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st down to corner st, 2 dc in corner st, sl st in next st. Fasten off.
Join (280) Lemon to 1st st worked of the Yellow Gold.
Row 11: 1 ch, work 1 dc in back loop of each st including the corner sts. Turn.
Row 12: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Fasten off.
Join (208) Yellow Gold to 1st st of right side where shown.
Row 13: Work 1 sl st in each st to end and 1 sl st in 1st st on side. Fasten off.
Pipes on Top of Blades
Using (110) Black work 7 ch.
Miss 2 ch, work 1 htr in each remaining ch. 10 ch, join to bottom of last htr with a sl st, work 1 sl st in each ch and each st along bottom of htrs, sl st into middle of last htr, 3 ch, miss 1 ch, work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st in the side of last htr. Fasten off.
2nd Pipe
Using (110) Black work 7 ch.
Row 1: Miss 1 ch, work 1 dc in each remaining ch. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st across. 2 ch, work 3 htr across the end of the 2 rows of dc. Fasten off.
Blade Wheel
Using (110) Black make a magic loop.
1 ch, work 7 dc in circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Seat Mount
Using (606) Grass Green work 9 ch.
Row 1: Work 2 dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each remaining ch. Turn. (9 ch)
Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st, 3 htr in last st. Turn. (11 sts)
Row 3: 3 ch, work 3 tr in 1st st, 2 htr in next st, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (13 sts)
Row 4: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, 1 htr in next st, 2 tr in last st. Turn. (13 sts)
Row 5: 3 ch, work 1 tr in 1st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (12 sts)
Row 6: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to end. Turn. (11 sts)
Row 7: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (11 sts)
Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 htr in last st. Turn. (12 sts)
Row 9: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (12 sts)
Row 10: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (12 sts)
Row 11: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (12 sts)
Row 12: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in each st to last st, 3 htr in last st. Turn. (13 sts)
Row 13: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Don’t turn or fasten off.
Neatening Row
1 ch, work dcs around. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Seat Stand – Side Pieces (Make 2)
Using (110) Black work 8 ch.
Work 1 sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 htr in each of following 2 sts, 1 tr in each st to end. Fasten off.
Seat Stand
Using (110) Black work 5 ch.
Row 1: Miss 1 ch, work 1 dc in each remaining ch. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next st, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 3: 1 ch, work a joined dc over 1st 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, 2 dc in last st. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 4: 1 ch, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next st, a joined dc over last 2 sts. Don’t turn or fasten off.
Neatening Row
1 ch, work dcs around. Join with a sl st in top of 1st st. Fasten off.
Seat
Using (280) Lemon make a magic loop.
Row 1: 1 ch, work 1 dc in circle. Pull circle tight. Turn
Row 2: 1 ch, work 2 dc in st. Turn. (2 sts)
Rows 3-4: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st. Turn. (2 sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, work 1 dc and 1 htr in 1st st and 1 tr in last st. Don’t turn.
Row 6: 1 ch, work along the top of seat, work 2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in each of next 3 sts, Miss the rest. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 7: 1 ch, work 1 dc in each st to last st, 1 htr in last st. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 8: 1 ch, work 1 dc in 1st st, 1 htr in next st, 1 tr in following st, 1 htr in next st, 1 dc in last st. Don’t turn or fasten off.
Neatening Row
Work 1 sl st in each st down 1st side and along bottom and 1 dc in each st up 2nd side and along top. Fasten off.
Join (208) Yellow Gold to point at bottom of seat where shown.
2 ch, work 1 htr in back loop only of each st to corner, 2 htr in each st around corner, 1 htr in each st to 4 sts down from top, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sl st in each of following 2 sts. Fasten off.
Step
Using (110) Black work 8 ch.
Miss 1 ch, work 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 htr in each of following 3 sts, 1 dc in each remaining st. Fasten off.
To Make Up
Weave in ends. Stitch the top of the steering wheel to the steering wheel where shown.
Attach the steering wheel to the steering wheel stand.
Embroider markings on the light if desired.
Stitch the light to the body.
Embroider markings to the grey part.
Attach the grey part in the gap between the body, bumper bar and steering wheel mount.
Stitch the body markings to the body where shown.
Sew the 2 side pieces of the seat stand to the seat mount where shown.
Attach the seat stand over the top of the side pieces.
Stitch the seat to the seat stand.
Attach the step to the seat mount.
Sew the seat mount to bottom of steering mount.
Embroider a white dot in the middle of one front wheel, the back wheel and the blade wheel.
Attach the pipes and the blade wheel to the blades where shown.
Sew the front wheel without the embroidery just under the bottom corner of body where shown.
Stitch the chain down and through the centre of the wheel.
Attach the back wheel to the seat mount.
Stitch the 2nd front wheel where shown.
Sew the blades in behind the seat mount, front wheel and steering wheel mount.
And there’s the finished ride on mower applique. I’ve also made it in different sizes and colours.
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the pattern. If you like it you may also like some of my other patterns including the crochet jeep pattern, the crochet log truck pattern, the crochet cement mixer pattern, crochet digger pattern and crochet tractor pattern.