Crochet kiwi fruit free pattern
Crochet your own cute kiwi fruit! This free and easy amigurumi pattern makes kiwis that are great gifts for foodies, play food for children, or unique home decor. The size of this fruit is approximately 5 x 6 cm (1.9 x 2.3″).
Designed and photo by Olga Akbayyr
Instagram: @mauvepony
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (brown #70, green #69, milk #03, dark grey #28)
- Hook size: 2.0 mm
- A plastic circle (the size is equal to the diameter of the kiwi pulp)
- Hot glue gun
- Sewing needle and scissors
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
F.o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
(…) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free crochet kiwi fruit pattern
Start with milk yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
Change to dark grey yarn (leave a long tail of milk yarn for embroidering a core):
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
Change to green yarn (leave a long tail of dark grey yarn for embroidering seeds):
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 5, 2 sc (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
R 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) * 5, 3 sc (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
Change to brown yarn:
R 10: BLO 54 sc
R 11-14: 54 sc (4 rows)
Embroider a core with milk yarn tail that you have leaved.
Embroider seeds with dark grey yarn tail that you have leaved.
Cut out from any plastic bottle a circle with diameter 5-6 cm (the diameter of the kiwi pulp). Glue the plastic circle to the inner part of the kiwi pulp (green).
Continue crocheting with brown yarn:
R 15: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
R 16-20: 48 sc (5 rows)
R 21: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
R 22: 42 sc
R 23: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 24: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 25: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 26: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 27: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Finish stuffing.
R 28: (dec) *6 (6)
F.o.
When publishing your works, please indicate the designer of the pattern – @mauvepony.
