Free Orange Crochet Pattern - Notes

Hello, and Happy Friday to you all!

This is my Free orange crochet pattern! Create your own juicy satsuma orange, perfect for a hot summers day - though I wouldn't recommend eating this one! These adorable crocheted pears are great to decorate your house around the festive season or as a handmade alternative to those plastic fruit toys for kids.

This is the latest crochet pattern, released free to all you wonderful Hookers, as a part of my Free Pattern Friday collection. While I can’t promise a free crochet pattern every week, I will always try my best and appreciate all your support!

For this pattern, you will need to know the following stitches, listed below. As always, feel free to customise the yarn colours and materials as you like.

Free Orange Crochet Pattern
Free Orange Crochet Pattern
Free Orange Crochet Pattern
Free Orange Crochet Pattern
Useful Info

Size

The approximate size of this plush is 5cm tall – but this may vary depending on your technique.

Terminology

This pattern, along with all my other free crochet patterns, is written using US crochet terminology (eg. sc, hdc, dc). If you would like to purchase this pattern, you will receive both a UK and US terminology version. If you need assistance you can find my terminology translation table here.

  • […] indicates a series of stitches to be repeated
  • (…) represents stitch count you should have once round is completed

Materials

For this free pattern, I recommend using DK weight yarn with a 3.5mm sized hook. You can change the yarn and hook size according to what you prefer, I have a list of which hooks to use with what yarns here.

The DK yarn that I use is Stylecraft Special DK, however I have had similar success with brands such as Hayfield Bonus, Paintbox and King Cole Value.

Stitches

Chain (ch)
Slip stitch (slst)
Double crochet (dc)
Increase (Inc)
Decrease (Dec)

Materials

Orange DK yarn
Green DK yarn
Toy stuffing
Yarn Needle

Free Orange Crochet Pattern

Free Orange Crochet Pattern
Free Orange Crochet Pattern
Free Orange Crochet Pattern
Free Orange Crochet Pattern

Body of the Orange

[Starting with green]

Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring, or ch 2 and work 6 sc into 2nd ch (6)
{change to Orange in last st}
Rnd 2: sc around (6)
Rnd 3: [Inc] x 6 (12)
Rnd 4: [sc, Inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 5: [sc, Inc, sc] x 6 (24)
Rnd 6-10: sc around (24)
Rnd 11: [sc, Dec, sc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 12: [sc, Dec] x 6 (12)
Stuff the fruit
Rnd 13: [Dec] x 6 (6)
Finish stuffing and cut yarn, leaving a tail.

Fasten off using the Drawstring Close:
Thread the tail through the front loop of each stitch, pull tight to close, tie off and pull the tail through to hide it.

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