🧶🚗✈️🚛 FREE Tutorial: How to Crochet a Tiny Car, Airplane, and Truck

If you love crochet and want to create adorable toys, this tutorial is perfect for you! Today, you’ll learn to crochet a Tiny Car, Airplane, and Truck 🚗✈️🚛. These projects are ideal for gifts, decor, or even selling. Plus, they’re easy to make and great for using up yarn scraps.

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Skill Level: EASY

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Materials Needed:

• Cotton yarn in:
  • 319 Cherry Red (A)
  • 324 Bright Yellow (B)
  • 315 White (C)
  • 313 Black (D)
  • 400 Heather Gray (E)
  • 505 Aruba Sea (F)
  • 672 Spring Green (G)
  • 254 Pumpkin (H)
  • 886 Blue (I)
• 3.75mm crochet hook (US F-5)
• Yarn needle, fiberfill stuffing
• Scissors

Gauge: 15 sts = 10cm in pattern; 16 rows/rnds = 10cm in sc. Adjust hook size to match.

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Special Stitches:

• sc3tog (single crochet 3 together): [Insert hook in next st, yarn over, pull up a loop] 3 times, yarn over, pull through all 4 loops.
• bpdc (back post double crochet): Insert hook behind the post of the stitch, work a dc. Skip the stitch in front of the bpdc.
• fpdc (front post double crochet): Insert hook in front of the post of the stitch, work a dc.
• sc2tog (single crochet 2 together): [Insert hook in next st, yarn over, pull up a loop] twice, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.

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CAR

Body

Start at the front with A. Ch 8.
ROUND 1: 3 sc in the 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next 5 ch, 3 sc in last ch; work on the opposite side of the foundation ch, 1 sc in next 5 ch; join with sl st to first sc — 16 sc.
ROUND 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first 3 sc, 1 sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next 3 sc, 1 sc in remaining sc; join with sl st — 22 sc.
ROUNDS 3–16: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc around; join with sl st.
ROUND 17: Ch 1, 1 sc in first 3 sc, sc2tog 3 times, 1 sc in next 5 sc, sc2tog 3 times, 1 sc in last 2 sc; join with sl st — 16 sc.
ROUND 18: Ch 1, 1 sc in first 3 sc, sc3tog, 1 sc in next 5 sc, sc3tog, 1 sc in last 2 sc; join with sl st — 12 sc. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Lightly stuff and close.

Roof

With A, ch 2.
ROUND 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with sl st — 6 sc.
ROUND 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around; join with sl st — 12 sc.
ROUND 3: Ch 1, [1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times; join with sl st — 18 sc.
ROUND 4: Ch 1, [1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times; join with sl st — 24 sc.
ROUNDS 5–6: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc around; join with sl st. Fasten off, leaving a tail. Sew to body (rounds 8–15).

Windows (Front/Back & Sides)

Front/Back Windows (make 2): With C, ch 7.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 6 sc. Fasten off, leave tail to sew. With D, embroider eyes on Row 1.
Side Windows (make 2): With C, ch 2.
Row 1 (RS): 3 sc in 2nd ch — 3 sc.
Row 2: 2 sc in each sc — 6 sc. Fasten off, leave tail.

Bumpers (make 2)

With E, ch 15.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 14 sc. Fasten off, leave tail.

Headlights (make 2)

With B, ch 2.
ROUND 1: 5 sc in 2nd ch; join with sl st — 5 sc. Fasten off, leave tail.

Wheel Halves (make 8)

With E, ch 2.
ROUND 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch; join with sl st; switch to D — 6 sc.
ROUND 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around; join with sl st — 12 sc. Fasten off, leave tail on 4 halves. Join two halves to form wheels.

Assembly

• Sew bumpers to front/back of the body, centered and slightly wrapped around the sides.
• With D, embroider a curved smile on the front bumper using backstitch.
• Attach headlights to the bumper ends.
• Sew wheels to the sides, letting them hang slightly below the body.

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AIRPLANE

Nose & Body

Note: Stuff every few rounds.
With F, ch 2 (starting at the nose).
ROUND 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with sl st — 6 sc.
ROUND 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around; join with sl st — 12 sc.
ROUND 3: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc around; join with sl st.
ROUND 4: Ch 1, [1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times; join with sl st — 18 sc.
ROUNDS 5–6: Repeat ROUND 3. Switch to G at the end of ROUND 6.
ROUND 7: Ch 1, [1 sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times; join with sl st — 24 sc.
ROUND 8: Ch 1, [1 sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times; join with sl st — 30 sc.
ROUND 9: Repeat ROUND 3.
ROUND 10: Ch 1, [1 sc in next 3 sc, sc2tog] 6 times — 24 sc.
ROUNDS 11–19: Repeat ROUND 3 (9 times).
ROUND 20: Ch 1, [1 sc in next 2 sc, sc2tog] 6 times — 18 sc.
ROUNDS 21–26: Repeat ROUND 3 (6 times).
ROUND 27: Ch 1, [1 sc in next sc, sc2tog] 6 times — 12 sc.
ROUNDS 28–31: Repeat ROUND 3 (4 times).
ROUND 32: Ch 1, sc2tog around; join with sl st — 6 sc.
ROUND 33: Repeat ROUND 3. Fasten off, leave tail. Weave tail through last round to close.

Detail: With D, embroider a curved smile between ROUNDS 3–4 on the nose.

Front Wings (make 2)

With H, ch 8 (starting at the wing tip).
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 7 sc. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, 1 sc in first 3 sc, 3 sc in next sc, 1 sc in remaining sc — 9 sc. Turn.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Row 5: Ch 1, 1 sc to center of the 3-sc group, 3 sc in center sc, 1 sc in remaining sc — 11 sc. Turn.
Rows 6–13: Repeat Rows 4–5 (4 times) — 19 sc.
Row 14: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off, leave tail. Fold wing lengthwise and sew edges.

Rear Wings (make 3)

With H, ch 6.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 5 sc. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, 1 sc in first 2 sc, 3 sc in next sc, 1 sc in remaining sc — 7 sc. Turn.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Row 5: Ch 1, 1 sc in first 3 sc, 3 sc in next sc, 1 sc in remaining sc — 9 sc. Turn.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off, leave tail. Fold and sew edges.

Windshield

With C, ch 7.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 6 sc. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc — 12 sc. Fasten off, leave tail.
Detail: With D, embroider eyes on Row 1 (1 sc apart). Sew to ROUNDS 7–8 of the body.

Wheels

• Front wheel halves (make 4): Follow the same method as the car wheels (6 sc in ring, increase to 12 sc). Join two halves per wheel.
• Rear wheel (make 2 halves): With D, 6 sc in ring. Join halves.

Assembly

• Sew front wings to sides (ROUNDS 14–20).
• Sew 2 rear wings to sides (ROUNDS 30–33) and 1 wing on top.
• Attach front wheels slightly ahead of wings; center the rear wheel.

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TRUCK

CAB

With I (Blue), ch 3.
Row 1 (RS): 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (starting ch-3 counts as first dc), 1 dc in each ch across — 32 dc. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 1 dc in next 3 dc, [1 bpdc around next dc, 1 dc in next 7 dc] 3 times, 1 bpdc around next dc, 1 dc in last 3 dc — 32 dc. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, 1 dc in first 2 dc, [1 bpdc around next dc, 1 dc in next 7 dc] 3 times, 1 bpdc around next dc, 1 dc in last 4 dc. Turn.
Rows 4–5: Repeat Rows 2–3.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing.

ROOF & FLOOR OF CAB (make 2)

With I, ch 2.
ROUND 1: 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with sl st — 8 sc.
ROUND 2: Ch 1, (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) in first sc, 1 sc in next sc, repeat from * 3 times; join with sl st — 12 sc + 4 ch-2 sp.
ROUND 3: Ch 1, 1 sc in first sc, (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) in next ch-2 sp, 1 sc in next 3 sc, repeat twice, (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) in last sp, 1 sc in last 2 sc — 20 sc + 4 sp.
ROUND 4: Ch 1, 1 sc in first 2 sc, (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) in next sp, 1 sc in next 5 sc, repeat twice, (1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc) in last sp, 1 sc in last 3 sc — 28 sc + 4 sp. Fasten off, leave tail.

FRONT BUMPER

With E (Heather Gray), ch 15.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 14 sc. Fasten off, leave tail.

GRILLE

With E, ch 5.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 4 sc. Turn.
Rows 2–3: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc. Turn. Fasten off, leave tail.

HEADLIGHTS (make 2)

With B (Bright Yellow), ch 2.
ROUND 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch; join with sl st — 6 sc. Fasten off, leave tail.

WINDSHIELD

With C (White), ch 7.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 6 sc. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc. Fasten off, leave tail.
Detail: With D (Black), embroider eyes on Row 1 (1 sc apart).

SIDE WINDOWS (make 2)

With C, ch 5.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 4 sc. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc. Fasten off, leave tail.

TRAILER

Top/Bottom (make 2):
With E, ch 19.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 18 sc. Turn.
Rows 2–8: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc. Turn. Fasten off, leave tail.

Sides (make 2):
With E, ch 19.
Row 1 (RS): 1 sc in 2nd ch and each ch — 18 sc. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc; switch to B. Turn.
Rows 3–4: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc; switch to A (Cherry Red). Turn.
Rows 5–6: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc; switch to E. Turn.
Rows 7–8: Ch 1, 1 sc in each sc. Fasten off.

Rear Panel:
Same as Cab Roof (Round 4).

WHEELS (make 12 halves)

With E, ch 2.
ROUND 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch; join with sl st — 6 sc.
ROUND 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc; switch to D — 12 sc.
ROUND 3: Ch 1, [1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] 6 times — 18 sc. Fasten off, leave tail on 6 halves.
Assembly: Join 2 halves to form 6 full wheels.

FINAL ASSEMBLY

• Cab:
  • Fold the cab to form corners and sew edges.
  • Attach roof and floor, stuffing before closing.
  • Center bumper on front; embroider smile with D.
  • Sew grille and headlights.
  • Position windshield and side windows (align with Row 5 of cab).
• Trailer:
  • Sew top/bottom pieces to sides.
  • Attach rear panel and stuff.
  • Connect trailer to cab.
• Wheels:
  • Attach 2 wheels to cab and 4 to trailer (let halves hang slightly).

¡Felicidades! 🎉 Now you have a crocheted car, airplane, and truck set. These projects are perfect for playtime, gifts, or decor. Share your makes on social media and tag @yarnspirations!

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