potholder
Crocheting fruit: Strawberry
Pot holders can be crocheted not only in square or round shapes, but also in creative, colourful fruit shapes. Whether shaped like a strawberry, kiwi, lemon or orange, you can customise their colours to suit your taste. This makes cooking twice as much fun! A tutorial by Ms Line.
Table of contents
This is what you need
- Scheepjes Chunky Monkey (100g / 116 m) in colours:
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- Scarlet (Fb 1010), approx. 25 g
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- Fern (Fb 2016), approx. 15 g
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- White (Fb 1010), a remainder
- Crochet hook addiSwing 4.5 mm (US 7)
- Scissors
- Wool needle
Size EU: 26 x 17 cm (with loop)
How it works
Construction
Work in rows back and forth. Chain 10, then start working into the second ch from the hook.
- Rd 1: 1 hStb zun, 7 hStb, 1 hStb zun. (11 M)
- Rd 2: inc 1 hdc, 9 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (13 sts)
- Rd 3: 13 hStb häkeln.
- Rd 4: inc 1 hdc, 11 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (15 sts)
- Rd 5: inc 1 hdc, 13 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (17 sts)
- Rd 6: 17 sc.
- Rd 7: inc 1 hdc, 15 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (19 sts)
- Rd 8: inc 1 hdc, 17 hdc, inc 1 hdc. (21 sts)
- Rd 9-10: 21 hStb häkeln.
- Rd 11: 1 hStb zun, 19 hStb, 1 hStb zun. (23 M)
- Rd 12-17: 23 hStb häkeln.
- Rd 18: 1 hStb abn, 19 hStb, 1 hStb abn. (21 M)
- Rd 19: dec 1 hdc, 17 hdc, dec 1 hdc. (19 sts)
- Rd 20: 2x 1 hStb abn, 11 hStb, 2x 1 hStb abn. (15 M)
- Rd 21: 2x 1 hStb abn, 7 hStb, 2x 1 hStb abn. (11 M)
Do not cut the yarn. Work 1 rnd of sc all around the strawberry. Join the round with an invisible method and weave in the yarn end. With col White and the wool needle, embroider short straight stitches on the strawberry.
End
Leaves and loop (in col Fern)
- Work in rows back and forth. Chain *15, then start working into the second ch from the hook.
- 1.R: 2 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc, 6 tr, 2 ch, 1 sl st in the last ch*. (14 sts)
- Do not cut the yarn. Rep from * to * 4 times more (= leaves).
- Do not cut the yarn. Insert the hook in the center st of the upper edge of the strawberry (R21) and attach the leaves with 1sl st. Chain 30, 1 sl st in the first ch.
- Do not cut the yarn, but turn the work and work 30 sc in the chain. Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in the yarn end.
End
Leaves and loop (in col Fern)
- Work in rows back and forth. Chain *15, then start working into the second ch from the hook.
- 1.R: 2 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc, 6 tr, 2 ch, 1 sl st in the last ch*. (14 sts)
- Do not cut the yarn. Rep from * to * 4 times more (= leaves).
- Do not cut the yarn. Insert the hook in the center st of the upper edge of the strawberry (R21) and attach the leaves with 1sl st. Chain 30, 1 sl st in the first ch.
- Do not cut the yarn, but turn the work and work 30 sc in the chain. Cut the yarn, fasten off and weave in the yarn end.
Abbreviations
- dec – decrease
- co – cast on
- tr – treble crochet
- col – color
- sc – single crochet
- htr – treble crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- y – yardage
- ch – chain stitch
- DPN – double pointed needles
- ndl – needle
- r – row
- Rd – round/s
- dc – double crochet
- rep – repeat
- inc – increase
co – cast on
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Design: Ms Line – Inga Borges
Tip: Check out the tutorials for more fruit-shaped pot holders here
