You will find here a free Avocado applique Crochet Pattern.
Who does not love avocados? Definitely not me! I am obsessed and I think there should be more avocados around us so I decided to make these wonderful crochet avocado appliques! There were obviously too cute to make only one of them so I have decided to make a family of crochet avocados!
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SIZE :
4” / 10 cm tall for the biggest and 3” / 8 cm tall for the smallest when made with the indicated yarn. You can use a smaller or bigger hook to get a smaller or bigger applique.
MATERIALS:
• 1 type of yarn calling for 5,5 mm (US I-9) hook in 3 different colors (and a very small amount of black and pink yarn for the mouth, eyelashes, eyebrows and cheeks)
• Size 4.5 mm crochet hook
• Size 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• 6.5 mm black safety eyes
What did I use?
Light worsted yarn in brown, light green and dark green.
I used «Rico Creative Cotton Aran» in Pistachio (color 41), Light Pistachio (color 44) and Nougat (color 56).
ABBREVIATIONS:
• chain (ch)
• single crochet (sc)
• double crochet (dc)
• half double crochet (hdc)
• increase (inc)
• decrease (dec)
• slip stitch (sl st)
• stitch marker
How to crochet an avocado applique?
Let’s start this crochet avocado!
PART 1: Small Crochet Avocado – Avocado applique Crochet Pattern
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the brown yarn
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Round 2: inc 6 times (12)
Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] x6 (18)
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the light green yarn
Join your new color and keep working in rounds.
Round 4: [sc in next 2 st, inc in next st] x6 (24).
Round 5: [sc in next 3 st, inc in next st] x6 (30). Place st marker in the first stitch and the 20th stitch of the round.
We are now working in rows (still with a 3.5 mm crochet and the light green yarn)
Row 6: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 6 st, 1 dec. (8)
Row 7: ch1, turn; sc in all. (8)
Row 8: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 4 st, 1 dec. (6)
Row 9: ch1, turn; sc in all. (6)
Row 10: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 2 st, 1 dec. (4)
Row 11: ch1, turn; sc in all. (4). Place stitch markers in the first st.
DO NOT TURN. Change your hook and use the 4.5 mm hook. Make 6 sc evenly until the first stitch marker. Make 1 sc in the stitch with your st marker. You can now remove this stitch marker. Make 1 sc in the next 19 st (the last sc you make must be in the st with your 2nd st marker). You can remove this stitch marker. Make 6 sc evenly until the third stitch marker you added.
With your 4.5 mm crochet and the dark green yarn.
Join the new color and make 1 sc in each st, all around. Once the round is completed, cut the yarn and sew in the end.
PART 2: Large Crochet Avocado – Avocado applique Crochet Pattern
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the brown yarn
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Round 2: inc 6 times (12)
Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] x6 (18)
Round 4: [sc in next 2 st, inc in next st] x6 (24)
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the light green yarn
Join your new color and keep working in rounds.
Round 5: [sc in next 3 st, inc in next st] x6 (30).
Round 6: [sc in next 4 st, inc in next st] x6 (36). Place st marker in the first stitch and the 24th stitch of the round.
We are now working in rows (still with a 3.5 mm crochet and the light green yarn)
Row 7: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 8 st, 1 dec. (10)
Row 8: ch1, turn; sc in all. (10)
Row 9: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 6 st, 1 dec. (8)
Row 10: ch1, turn; sc in all. (8)
Row 11: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 4 st, 1 dec. (6)
Row 12: ch1, turn; sc in all. (6)
Row 13: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 2 st, 1 dec. (4)
Row 14: ch1, turn; sc in all. (4). Place stitch marker in the first st.
DO NOT TURN. Change your hook and use the 4.5 mm hook. Make 9 sc evenly until the first stitch marker. Make 1 sc in the stitch with your st marker. You can now remove this stitch marker. Make 1 sc in the next 23 st (the last sc you make must be in the st with your 2nd st marker). You can remove this stitch marker. Make 9 sc evenly until the third stitch marker you added.
With your 4.5 mm crochet and the dark green yarn.
Join the new color and make 1 sc in each st, all around. Once the round is completed, cut the yarn and sew in the end.
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PART 3: The faces – Avocado applique Crochet Pattern
Now that you have done your avocados, you can work on the faces!
Baby Avocado:
Place the eyes between row 2 and 3, spaced by 2 st.
With some black yarn and your tapestry needle, make a mouth just below row 1.
Male Avocado:
Place the eyes between row 2 and 3, spaced by 2 st.
With some black yarn and your tapestry needle, make a mouth just below row 1.
With some black yarn and your tapestry needle, make eyebrows just above the eyes.
Female Avocado:
How to make eyelashes?
With some black yarn and your tapestry needle, make eyelashes. Identify where the eyes will go (between row 2 and 3, spaced by 2 st.). From there make 2 eyelashes for each eye. Then place the eyes.
With the black yarn and your tapestry needle, make a mouth just below row 1.
With some pink yarn, make two small dots under the eyes to make the cheeks.
Congratulations, your avocados are done! If you made them, please be sure to tag @natalinacraft on social media with the hashtag #natalinacraft, I would love to see your work!
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Avocado applique Crochet Pattern
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