Colors
A tractor will have a main color (c) and an accent color (a) associated with it and then black (b) for the base and white (w) or gray for the windows.
Usual associated colors for a tractor are:
Green/ yellowRed/ white
Blue/ white.
Notes:
- crochet using single stitch (sc).
- use croc
- A tractor has two sections, the front and the back.
Front section
Base
- R1: CO 8 st using black yarn
- R2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14: p
- R3, 5, 11, 13, 15-33: k
- R7, 9: p1, k6, p1
- R8: k1, p6, k1
2 Base sides
- crochet a half double stitch up until the front of the tractor and sew the front part
Top (c)
9 stx 9 ro
Right Sides
- R1: CO 9 st in (c)
- R2: (c) k9
- R3: (b) k2, (c) K 7
- R4: (c) k7, (b) p2
- R5: (b) k3, (c) k6
- R6: (c) k6, (b) k3
- R7: (b) k3, (c) k1, (a) k5
- R8: (a) k5, (c) k1, (b) k3
- R9: bo (b) k3, (c) k6
Left Sides
- R1: CO 9 st in (c)
- R2: (c) k9
- R3: (c) k7, (b) k2
- R4: (b) k2, (c) k7
- R5: (c) k6, (b) k3
- R6: (b) k3, (c) k6
- R7: (a) k5, (c) k1, (b) k3
- R8: (b) k3, (a) k1, (a) k5
- R9: bo (c) k6, (b) k3
Front
- Co 5 st with (c) and knit 2 rows, remaining rows use (b)
- R3, 4, 6, 7, 8: k5
- R5: (y) k2, (b) p1, (y) k2
- R9: bo in purl.
Or you can stitch in the lights using yellow yarn later on the knit section of row 5.
Back section
Left side door
R1: Co 10 st using colored yarn (c)
R2: k10
R3: (c) k6, (w) k4.
R4: (w) k4, (c) k6.
R5-7: (c) k6, (w) k4.
R8: (w) k3, k 2in1, (c) ssk, k4
R9: (c) k5, (w) k5
R10: (w)k4, k2in1, (c) ssk, k3.
R11-28: (w) k3, (c) k1, (w) k6
R29: bo using (c)
Crochet the front 4 st to be same length as front window and leaving last 5 stitches not crocheted.
* back window 15 rows
Front window 23 rows
Back wheel part 10 rows
Alternative
R1: CO 7 st and knit 5 rows
R6: k2in1, k6
R7: k8 (4 w, 4c) (= R3)
R8: k7, k2in1.
R9: k9
R10: k8, k2in1.
R11: k10.
R12= R8
Continue rest of the pattern with R7= R3
Right side door
R1 - 3: sc 10 using colored yarn (c)
R4-6: sc 7
R7: (w) k4, (c) k6
R8: (c) k4, k2tg, (w) k 2in1, k3
R9: (w) k5, (c) k5
R10: (c) k3, k2tg, (w) k2in1, k4
R11-20: (w) k6, (c) k1, (w) k3
R21: bo using (c)
Top
10 st x 19 rows
Light bulp
Crochet round pattern
Magic ring 4 stitches
Front
10 st x 29 rows with first 6 rows using color and the rest white (23 rows).
Tire top
- R1: CO 16 st using black yarn
- R1-2: (b) k16
- R3-5: (c) k16
- R 6: bo
16 stitches with 6 rows: 2 in black and 4 in color.
Bottom
CO 10 st
R 1-20: k 14
R 21-25: p14
Bo at R 26.
Back
CO 10 st using colored yarn and work 6 rows. Change to white and knit another 14 stitches.
R 1- 6: k14 (c)
R 7-20: k14 (w)
BO at R21.
"6 colored rows and 15 white rows"
Tires
You need 2 small straws and two metal wires to make the wheels' post.
Large
CO 9 st
R1 (ws): p9
R2 (rs): c4b, k5
R4: k5, c4f
Repeat R1-4 and knit 16 cables
Front: crochet 8 st for 4 rounds
Small
CO 8 st
R1: p8
R2: c4b, c4f
Repeat and make 14 cables
Assembly
- Sew the pieces of the front tractor part together.
- When attaching the sections of the back part do so using a crochet needle between the sides and the top pieces.
- Sew the bottom and the wheel cover
- Attach the front to the back sections.
Wheels
