Crocheting a strawberry: funny amigurumi strawberry in a pot
This fruity amigurumi brings joy and a summery atmosphere to your home. Inga Borges, also known as Frau Line, designed this delightful pattern for a crocheted strawberry for you. Grab your crochet hook and let's crochet this sweet strawberry together!
- Cotton yarn (100% cotton, 125m/50g – 136yd/1.8oz)
- here in red, light green, and dark green about 20g/0.7oz each, as well as scraps in black, white, and apricot.
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addiNature olive wood crochet hook, 2.5mm/US #B
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safety eyes, diameter 5mm/0.2″
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clay pot, diameter 5cm/2″
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Stuffing material
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Textile glue
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Tapestry needle
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Pins
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Scissors
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optional: stitch marker
Abbreviations
Crocheting the amigurumi strawberry
Crochet the little strawberry in spiral rnds of sc. Meanwhile, stuff the amigurumi firmly with stuffing material. The leaves are crocheted in rnds around a ch. Fix the finished strawberry in the pot with fabric glue.
Crochet cheeks (2 x in red):
- Crochet 5 sc in magic ring.
- Pull the ring tight.
Crochet strawberry (in red):
| Round 1: | 7 sc in a magic ring. |
| Round 2: | 7 x inc [= 14 sts]. |
| Round 3: | 7x (1 sc, inc) [= 21 sts]. |
| Round 4 | 7x (2 sc, inc) [= 28 sts]. |
| Round 5 | 7x (3 sc, inc) [= 35 sts]. |
| Round 6 | 7x (4 sc, inc) [= 42 sts]. |
| Round 7 | 42 sc. |
| Round 8 | 7x (5 sc, inc) [= 49 sts]. |
| Round 9+10 | 49 sc. |
| Round 11 | 7x (5 sc, sc2tog) [= 42 sts]. |
| Round 12-16 | 42 sc. |
| Round 17 | 2x (19 sc, sc2tog) [= 40 sts]. |
| Round 18 | 40 sc. |
| Round 19 | 2x (18 sc, sc2tog) [= 38 sts]. |
| Round 20-22 | 38 sc. |
| Round 23 | 2x (6 sc, sc2tog, 5 sc, sc2tog), 6 sc, sc2tog [= 33 sts]. |
| Round 24 | 33 sc. |
| Insert the safety eyes between rnd 15 and 16, 6 st apart. Sew the cheeks on slightly offset outwards below the eyes. Start stuffing the body of the crochet strawberry. | |
| Round 25 | 3x (9 sc, sc2tog) [= 30 sts]. |
| Round 26 | 10x (1 sc, sc2tog) [= 20 sts]. |
| Round 27 | 10x sc2tog [= 10 sts]. |
- Embroider with black for eyebrows one tension stitch each over 3 sts width and 1 st height with 2 rnds spacing over eyes.
- For the mouth, embroider a tension stitch with black between the 18th and 19th rnd centered below the eyes over 4 sts width and round down the center with another tension stitch.
- Finally, embroider the entire crochet strawberry with short straight stitches in white.
Crochet big leaf (1x light green, 1x dark green):
Crochet in rnds around a chain. Make ch 10 and crochet from 3rd ch from ndl:
- Round 1: 4 dc, 3 hdc, 3 sc in 1 st, continue crocheting on back of chain, 3 hdc, 4 dc, ch 2, 1 sl st in beginning ch [= 17 sts].
- Round 2: ch 2, 8 (sc 1, ch 1), 3 sc in 1 st, 8 (ch 1, sc 1), ch 2, 1 sl st in sl st of previous rnd [= 19 sts].
- Cut yarn and weave in ends .
Crochet small leaf (3x light green, 2x dark green):
Crochet in rnds around a chain. Make ch 10 and crochet from 3rd ch from ndl:
- Round 1: 4 dc, 3 hdc, 3 sc in 1 st, continue crocheting on back of chain, 3 hdc, 4 dc, ch 2, 1 sl st in beginning ch [= 17 sts].
- Round 2: ch 2, 8 sc, 3 sc in 1 st, 8 sc, ch 2, 1 sl st in sl st of previous rnd [= 19 sts].
- Cut the yarn close to the strawberry and weave it in [= 19 st].
Finishing the strawberry
- Drape 1 large leaf in dark green and light green and 1 small leaf in dark green, as well as 2 small leaves in light green on the head of the strawberry and fix them with pins.
- If you like the arrangement, sew the leaves in place. Now spread textile glue on the inner top edge of the clay pot and carefully place the strawberry in the pot.
- The crochet strawberry should sit straight in the pot. Let everything dry well. Observe the drying times stated on the glue.
Once everything is firm, sew the remaining leaves to the left and right of the face above the rim of the pot. And just like that, your crocheted strawberry is finished.
Design and Photos: Ms Line
Finishing the strawberry
- Drape 1 large leaf in dark green and light green and 1 small leaf in dark green, as well as 2 small leaves in light green on the head of the strawberry and fix them with pins.
- If you like the arrangement, sew the leaves in place. Now spread textile glue on the inner top edge of the clay pot and carefully place the strawberry in the pot.
- The crochet strawberry should sit straight in the pot. Let everything dry well. Observe the drying times stated on the glue.
Once everything is firm, sew the remaining leaves to the left and right of the face above the rim of the pot. And just like that, your crocheted strawberry is finished.
Design and Photos: Ms Line
