What better for keeping a tooth safe and ready for collection by the tooth fairy than a little pocket on the back of this crochet tooth! I have been wanting to make a tooth holder for a while but couldn’t quite decide on what to make, that was until I thought of putting into a tooth. Perfect I thought a tooth within a tooth! This also keeps the tooth safe – nothing worse than loosing the tooth so it cannot get collected meaning no pennies! This also keeps the pennies safe in place for in the morning ready for spending!
I had a few different ideas on how to do his tooth and whether to make a pocket within the tooth itself or put one on the back of the tooth, and after quite a bit (in fact a lot!) of going back and forth between the two ideas I decided to put a separate pocket on the back.
I was also unsure whether to put a face on or not, so I decided to put one on to see how it would look if it didn’t look right I could unpick it. Thankfully as I hate unpicking I think the face really adds to the tooth and it makes me smile when I look at it so hopefully it will encourage some cheeky newly toothless grins too!
It’s really simple to make and only uses dc stitches. You could also change the colour if you wanted or change the facial expression, or not put a face on at all. The pocket could be made in a different coloured colour too if you want it to stand out a bit more – so many different options to choose from!
Tooth holder pattern:
Tooth – make 2 of these
Ch28
Row 1: dc into 2nd ch from hook, dc along row
Row 2: ch1 (does not count as a stitch), 2dc into same stitch, do along row, 2dc into last stitch
Row 3: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) 2dc into same stitch, dc along row, 2dc into last stitch
Row 4: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 5: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) 2dc into same stitch, dc along row 2dc into last stitch
Row 6-10: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 11-16: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, dc along row, dc2tog into last 2 stitches
Row 17: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 18: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) 2dc into first stitch, dc along row, 2dc into last stitch
Row 19: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) 2dc into first stitch 11 dc, turn leaving remaining stitches unworked.
Row 20: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 11dc
Row 21: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) 10dc, dc2tog
Row 22: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 7dc, dc2tog
Row 23-25: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 26: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 5dc, dc2tog
Row 27-28: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 29: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 3dc, dc2tog
Row 30-32: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 33: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog 1dc dc2tog
Fasten off
To make second leg:
Row 1: Skip 1dc from last dc of the first row of the previous foot and fasten on. ch1 (does not count as a stitch) 8dc, 2dc into last 2 stitches
Row 2: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) 2dc into first stitch, 9dc, dc2tog
Row 3: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, dc along rest of row
Row 4: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 7dc, dc2tog
Row 5-7: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 8: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 5dc, dc2tog
Row 9-10: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 11: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 3dc, dc2tog
Row 12-14: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 15: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 1dc, dc2tog
Fasten off
Top bumps
Right bump
Working on right side
Join on in last stitch of foundation row
Row 1: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) 13dc, turn leaving remaining stitches unworked
Row 2: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 9dc, dc2tog
Row 3: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 7dc, dc2tog
Fasten off
Left bump
Skip 1 stitch from 1st row of the right bump and join,
Row 1: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) 13dc
Row 2: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 9dc, dc2tog
Row 3: ch1 (does not count as a stitch) dc2tog, 7dc, dc2tog
Back pocket
ch15
Row 1: dc in 2nd ch from hook, dc along row
Row 2-11: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) dc along row
Row 12: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) dc along row and around the remaining 3 edges of the pocket. Slip stitch into the ch1 to finish.
Joining together
Place the two sides wrong sides together, and ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) and dc around the edges of the two sides to join, leaving a small gap to stuff (don’t fasten off). Stuff then complete the remaining dc around with a slip stitch into the ch1 to finish. Fasten off
Attach pocket
Place pocket onto back of the tooth, and sew to attach.
Face (optional)
If wanting a face, sew on using black wool.
Loop
ch40. Fasten off, sew into back of the tooth at the top in the middle
