Let’s crochet a lemon or two to brighten up our day!
One of my favourite things to crochet is playfood. It takes me back to when I was learning to crochet and I would make little playfood sets for my kids. They would set up the toys like a market or a restaurant and they would even take orders from me. I can still remember my son holding a piece of paper and pen, asking, “what will it be today?”. Then he would gather all the food and put them in a bag.
Both my kids are a little bit older now. The youngest in his second year of high school and the eldest, in her final year of high school. So most of the little food that I crochet these days are either a decorative set or created to make a keychain or bag charm.
This lemon is quick and easy to make. A great small project if you’re starting out amigurumi.
Free pattern and video tutorial below.
Crochet along with me, watch the video tutorial:
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LEMON AMIGURUMI PATTERN
You will need:
- 3mm and 2.5mm crochet hook
- 8 ply (light worsted/DK) yarn in Yellow and Green
- Yarn needle
- 7.5mm safety eyes (2)
- Toy stuffing
- Scissors
- Small amount of pink yarn
- Stitch marker
Skill: Beginner
Pattern Notes:
- US Crochet Terminology.
- You’ll need to know how to make a magic ring/circle.
- You will be crocheting in spirals.
- Invisible decrease technique was used for this pattern – if you’re not familiar with this decrease, a regular single crochet decrease is perfectly fine to do.
- The leaf is crochet around a foundation chain.
- A chain 1 – picot stitch (slip stitch into the back bump of the chain) is used in this pattern.
- Have fun crocheting!
Abbreviations (US Crochet Terminology)
Rnd – round
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
inc – single crochet increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – single crochet decrease (sc 2 together)1
p – picot (in this pattern it’s a chain 1 – picot)
st / sts – stitch / stitches
rep – repeat
LEMON (in Yellow yarn, use 3mm hook)
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Sc 1, inc; rep 3 times (9 sts)
Rnd 3: Sc 2, inc; rep 3 times (12 sts)
Rnd 4: Sc around (12 sts)
Rnd 5: Sc 1, inc; rep 6 times (18 sts)
Rnd 6: Sc 2, inc; rep 6 times (24 sts)
Rnd 7: Sc 3, inc; rep 6 times (30 sts)
Rnd 8: Sc 4, inc; rep 6 times (36 sts)
Rnd 9: Sc 5, inc; rep 6 times (42 sts)
Rnds 10 – 19: Sc around 42 sts)
Rnd 20: Sc 5, dec; rep 6 times (36 sts)
Rnd 21: Sc 4, dec; rep 6 times (30 sts)
Attach one safety eye between Rounds 10 and 11, and the other between Rounds 18 and 19, making sure they are aligned. Add toy stuffing and continue to add stuffing until closing.
Rnd 22: Sc 3, dec; rep 6 times (24 sts)
Rnd 23: Sc 2, dec; rep 6 times (18 sts)
Rnd 24: Sc 1, dec; rep 6 times (12 sts)
Rnd 25: Sc around (12 sts)
Rnd 26: Sc 2, dec; rep 3 times (9 sts)
Rnd 27: Sc 1, dec; rep 3 times (6 sts)
Fasten off and leave a long tail. Using a yarn needle, weave the yarn tail through the front loop of each stitch and pull it tight to close. Weave and hide the yarn tail through the piece several times, but do not trim the yarn yet.
LEAF (make 2 in Green yarn, use 2.5mm hook)
Ch 8.
Skip 1 ch, sc, hdc, dc 2, hdc, sc, sc + p + sc, sc, hdc, dc 2, hdc, sc. Sl st and fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
FINISHING AND ASSEMBLY
1. Using the leftover yarn tail, make the nose by sewing 6 horizontal stitches over Rounds 14 and 15, below, between the eyes.
2. Using pink yarn, make the blush by sewing 2 horizontal stitches, 2 rounds wide below each eye.
3. Sew the leaves on one side of the lemon.
I hope you enjoyed this pattern!
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Happy crocheting!
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