Make a baby rattle shaped like a battle axe for your little tough guy's first photo shoot. These rattles make great shower gifts, photography props or accessories for baby's first Halloween costume.

Very versatile pattern. Use worsted weight yarn from your scrap basket (cotton or polyester).

Also available as firefighter's axe, lumberjack axe, Tomahawk, and Viking/Medieval axe in separate listings, or ebook containing all of these patterns at www.etsy.com/shop/myfingersfly. If you would like an axe rattle in a style you don't see here, please feel free to send me a message, and I'll see what I can create for you.

Skill level: Easy

Finished items measure approximately 8" tall by 3" wide for single blade or 8" x 4.5” for double blade.

Materials you will need: Small amounts of cotton worsted yarn (cotton or polyester) Size G (4.0 mm) crochet hook Yarn needle Fiberfil or cotton stuffing Rattle insert