Create Cuddly Crochet Giant Strawberry With This Simple Pattern

Holding a giant, cuddly strawberry, soft and bright! That’s what you can create with your own two hands and a bit of crochet magic. Grab some red and green yarn, and with a hook, loop by loop, you’ll watch as a sweet crochet giant strawberry takes shape right before your eyes. It’s fun and simple, like making a fruit salad with your favorite hooks!

Materials:

• Bernat Blanket Yarn in Race Car Red (size 6 Super Bulky Yarn)
• GoGo Green yarn (for the stem and leaves)
• White yarn (for the seeds)
• 10 mm crochet hook
• Stitch marker
• Darning needle

Pattern:

Strawberry:

Magic Ring:

Make a magic ring.

• Work 8 single crochets (sc) into the ring.

Round 1:

• No slip stitches or chaining. Just work in continuous rounds.
• Work 2 sc in each stitch (16 stitches).

Round 2:

• 1 sc in the first stitch, 2 sc in the next stitch. Repeat around (24 stitches).

For Rounds 3-4:

• Work 1 sc in each stitch (24 stitches each round).

Round 5:

• 1 sc in the first stitch, 1 sc in the next stitch, 2 sc in the next. Repeat around (32 stitches).

Round 6:

• Work 1 sc in each stitch (32 stitches).

For Round 7:

• 1 sc in the next 3 stitches, 2 sc in the next. Repeat around (40 stitches).

Round 8-9:

• Work 1 sc in each stitch (40 stitches each round).
• Round 10:
• 1 sc in the next 4 stitches, 2 sc in the next. Repeat around (48 stitches).

Round 11:

• Work 1 sc in each stitch (48 stitches).

For Round 12:

• 1 sc in the next 5 stitches, 2 sc in the next. Repeat around (56 stitches).

Round 13-14:

• Work 1 sc in each stitch (56 stitches each round).

Round 15:

• 1 sc in the next 6 stitches, 2 sc in the next. Repeat around (64 stitches).

For Rounds 16-19:

• Work 1 sc in each stitch (64 stitches each round).

Decrease Rounds:

Round 20:

• 1 sc in the next 6 stitches, decrease (dec) over the next 2 stitches. Repeat around (56 stitches).

Round 21:

• Work 1 sc in each stitch (56 stitches).

For Round 22:

• 1 sc in the next 5 stitches, dec. Repeat around (48 stitches).

Round 23:

• 1 sc in the next 4 stitches, dec. Repeat around (40 stitches).

Round 24:

• 1 sc in the next 3 stitches, dec. Repeat around (32 stitches).

For Round 25:

• 1 sc in the next 2 stitches, dec. Repeat around (24 stitches).

Round 26:

• 1 sc, dec. Repeat around (16 stitches).

Round 27:

• Continue decreasing until the remaining hole is closed.

Finishing:

• Cut the yarn, weave in the end using a darning needle, and pull tight.

Seeds:

• Use white yarn to create seeds by making a V shape on the strawberry surface.

Stem and Leaves:

Magic Ring:

• Make a magic ring.
• Work 8 sc into the ring.

Round 1:

• Work into the back loops only (8 stitches).

Rounds 2-4:

• Work 1 sc in each stitch (8 stitches each round).

For Round 5:

• Working into the front loops only, 2 sc in each stitch (16 stitches).

Round 6:

• 1 sc in the next 2 stitches, chain 10. Work back with 1 sc in each chain down and continue in the next stitch, repeat. Repeat this around creating leaf shapes.

Round 7:

• Single crochet around the edges of the leaf, working 5 sc at the top of each leaf to round it out.

Finishing:

• Slip stitch into the first stitch. Cut a long tail and use it to sew the stem and leaves onto the strawberry.

Conclusion:

• Sew the stem and leaves to the top of the strawberry.
• Secure and weave in all ends.

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