My children have a lot of fidget toys. I like that these toys can keep them entertained and focused. I don’t like the amount of noise that many of these toys make. The constant clicking sounds drives me crazy! I’ve decided to start making them some crochet fidget toys. This way they can be entertained without all the noise. This time I decided to make a crochet fidget slug.
This is a pretty easy pattern. It is easy to customize by making the segments in a variety of colors. You can also make this toy as long as you would like by simply adding more segments to the middle.
For this pattern I used a 5.5 mm crochet hook and Big Twist Value yarn. You can substitute this with any yarn that you have around. It is one of those projects that is perfect for using up scraps from other projects.
Crochet Fidget Slug
Materials:
- Any color yarn
- 5.5 mm crochet hook
- Yarn needle
Head
Start with a magic ring (leave a long tail for attaching the body)
1: 6 sc inside ring, sl st to first sc and ch 1
2: 2 sc in each stitch around, sl st to first stitch and ch 1
3: sc in each stitch around, fasten off
Antenna (make 2)
Ch 5 to start
1: sc in second chain and each across
Sew the antenna to the head.
Segment 1
Ch 4, sl st to last ch to make a loop, ch1
Round 1: 6 sc inside ring, sl st to first stitch, ch 1
Round 2: sc in each stitch around, fasten off
Segment 2
Ch 4, sl st to last ch to make a loop, ch1
Round 1: 6 sc inside ring, sl st to first stitch, ch 1
Round 2: sc in each stitch around
Round 3: 2 sc in each stitch around, sl st to first stitch, fasten off
Segment 3
Ch 4, sl st to last ch to make a loop, ch1
Round 1: 6 sc inside ring, sl st to first stitch, ch 1
Round 2: sc in each stitch around
Round 3: 2 sc in each stitch around, sl st to first stitch
Round 4: sc in each stitch around, sl st to first stitch, fasten off
Tail
Make a magic ring to start
Round 1: 3 sc inside ring, sl st to first stitch, ch 1
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around
To finish the fidget slug, slide all of the segment on to the long tail that you left on the head. Starting from the head place segment 1, segment 2, 4 segment 3, segment 2, segment 1, and the tail.
Sew the tail to the last segment to finish the slug.
My kids loved this crochet fidget slug, and I love the quiet. This is a fun project to get creative with and make in a variety of colors. My children have several different ones already.
If you like this pattern you might also like my Donut Fidget Toy, or my Marble Fidget Toy.
