These cute crochet popsicle make great toys for your kids that like to play Café or you could use a blanket yarn and bigger hook and turn them into pillows! While this pattern is available for free here on MummaJ Crochet, a PDF version is also available (low cost and print friendly!)
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You will need:
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Cotton Yarn
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Stuffing
3 mm Crochet Hook
Safety Eyes
*Cotton Yarn: 100% cotton, 50 g (1.76 oz) / 115m (125 yd)
Stitches/Abbreviations:
Dc = Double Crochet (Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, now you have 2 loops on hook, yarn over, pull through both loops.)
Htc = Half Treble Crochet (Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through all three loops.)
Tr = Treble Crochet (Yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have three loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.)
Dtr = Double Treble Crochet (Yarn over twice, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have four loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through two loops, Yarn over, pull through the next two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.)
Ss = Slip stitch (Insert hook, yarn over, pull through both stitch and loop on hook.)
Inc = Increase (2 stitches in same stitch)
Dec = Decrease (Insert hook into front loop of first stitch, Insert hook into front loop of second stitch, yarn over, pull through both loops, now you have 2 loops on hook, yarn over, pull through both loops.)
Blo = Back loop only
Flo = Front loop only
St = Stitch/stitches
Ch = Chain (Yarn over, pull through one loop on hook)
- * repeat the pattern in-between the asterix X amount of times
- = number of stitches at the end of the round
- This pattern uses UK terminology.
- Work in continuous spiral; do not join your work at the end of the rounds unless stated.
NOTES
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Here are the video links for this pattern if you need a visual aid:
Right handed video: https://youtu.be/U055qgRBXCY
Left handed video: https://youtu.be/Cgp34IpC5y8
IMPORTANT!
1) This crochet pattern does not contain the crochet lessons. You should have the basic crocheting skills to be able to crochet with the help of this crochet pattern.
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Written Pattern:
Pink Yarn
Make a slipknot, ch 10, skip the last ch that you made dc 8, in the last ch make 3 dc, turn your work so your working in the back of the chain, dc 7, 1 inc the last ch = 20
1 inc, dc 7, 3 inc, dc 7, 2 inc = 26
1 dc, 1 inc, dc 8, *1 inc, 1 dc* x 3, dc 7, 1 inc, 1 dc, 1 inc = 32
Dc around for 20 rows = 32
White yarn
Dc around for 1 row = 32
Green yarn
Dc around for 2 rows = 32
Add the watermelon seeds to the top of the popsicle.
Add the safety eyes 8 rows up from the last row that you made and about 6 stitches apart.
Using a piece of black yarn stitch on a mouth.
Make a blo dec for every stitch for 1 row = 16
(Please see video above if you need a visual aid)
Stuff the popsicle
Dec every stitch for 1 row = 8
Tan yarn
Dc around for 8 rows = 8
Stuff
*dc 2, 1 dec* x 2 = 6
Cut the yarn long enough to stitch it closed, thread the yarn through the front loops of each of the last 6 st and pull the tail tight.
