To crochet this strawberry you will need a pretty basic knowledge of crochet. If you know how to single crochet, slip stitch and chain, then you’re all set. You can work these up in no time and the best part is that you can use them in so many ways. For example, a keychain, amigurumi doll accessory, an amigurumi dessert (like pie or cake), cute earrings, and more!

To get started you can find the written pattern below and as a downloadable PDF. And if you’d like to bookmark on Instagram, you can find it here.

Tools and Materials for crochet strawberry:

• 2.5mm hook
• Red yarn (I used #3 light yarn)
• Green yarn (I used medium weight)
• White embroidery thread (or super fine yarn)
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle
• stitch marker (Tip: If you don’t have stitch markers you can use a different colored yarn piece to mark your stitches)

Abbreviations

• SC = single crochet
• DEC = decrease
• st = stitch
• DC = double crochet

Crochet Strawberry Pattern

R1: Make a magic ring, 10 SC into ring
R2-3: 10 SC around
R4: [SC in next 3 st, DEC], repeat brackets to end of round
R5: [SC in next 2 st, DEC], repeat brackets to end of round
R5: [SC in next st, DEC], repeat brackets to end of round

Fasten off and leave a small tail to seal, thread through and trim the excess.

Seeds

Use white embroidery thread to sew on the seeds. See picture to reference the final result.

Leaves Pattern

R1: Chain 5
R2: Slip st into first chain from hook, SC in next 2 st, DC in last st, slip st into same st

For the second leaf, repeat rows 1-2. After the final slip st, fasten off with tail for sewing and attach to the top of your strawberry!

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Learn how to make a tiny flower with this free crochet pattern!

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So for me, the process started in a really fun way, because I was scrolling my IG feed and I came across an adorable illustration of Punky by @Illystrations. I recommend following her to add some super cute and pretty illustrations to your feed. See her design, used with permission, below.

So how does this become a crochet pattern?

Step 1: Visualize your design

To create a pattern you need a visualization of what you’d like to make in 3D. This can be a great mental picture, a sketch on paper, or a full on illustration (like it was for me). Although I love to draw, my skills are not where I want them to be just yet. So upon seeing the design I asked if I could base my Punky crochet doll off @illystrations design, and they said yes!

Step 2: Gather your materials

Once you have the design you want in mind, it’s time to gather the necessary materials. For me that meant getting my hands on more yarn (oh no, what a terrible excuse to run to Michael’s…jk) to get the exact colors I needed.

I already had most of the yarn I needed and the equipment, but I still needed some felt and glue.

Step 3: Start crocheting

Here is where you get to start creating! Decide how you’re going to approach the design. Are you starting from the bottom to top? Are you going to have separate pieces for the arms and legs, or are you creating a one piece amigurumi?

I decided to start by creating her head from top to bottom, which left me with her neck as the connection to the body. I write my pattern as I create. So before every row I write down the step that I’ll be taking and once the row/round is complete I count the number of stitches. I like to use the head as the gauge for what size the body should be, depending on the specific doll. Maybe you want a doll with a bigger head and small body. Maybe not.

Tips for what to include in your pattern:

• The size hook you used
• Stitch counts
• Color switches and when
• Where to add safety eyes, if you’re using them
• Reminder to stuff in a specific row, before the piece gets too tight to stuff
• Anything else that you think would be helpful for you to follow along

Step 4: Write the final pattern

What to use to write a pattern:

I am not an expert, not even close. But I can share what I do. I write my patterns out on paper with pencil. I really appreciate being able to erase! It’s that simple.

I know some people use charts, but I’m not quite at that level yet. (#Goals)

After I’m fully done with my pattern, I type it up. Then I used a Google Doc to create it. I include pictures, links to helpful videos for certain steps and then download as a PDF.

If you have contacts that can help test the pattern, I think that would be helpful. I didn’t have any testers, so I just moved on to my final step.

Step 5: List for sale

Yay! You’re ready to list for sale! I listed my Punky Brewster Doll crochet pattern on Etsy and Ravelry, which links to Etsy for checkout. And now it’s out there for someone to try if they like. The process took about 2 weeks for me and the best part was making a new connection on Instagram, and sending them the doll! I also got a super cute print of the beautiful art. I still need to frame her and give her a proper home, but right now she sits above my desk and brings me joy!

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Make easy crochet doll eyes

Materials:

• Tapestry Needle
• Yarn or embroidery thread

The written instructions:

First designate where your eyes will be located in the overall placement of your amigurumi doll’s head. Do this by counting how many stitches wide your head/project is. Take that into consideration to choose the width of your eyes. Once you decide where your eyes will be located, thread your needle and insert it into the head/project. Bring out the needle in the stitch that would be one of the corners of your first eye.

Pulling enough yarn through, insert the needle into the head/project again, across however many stitches wide the eyes should be. Make sure that you’ve stayed at the same level. For example, if you decided you’d like your eyes 4 stitches wide, then insert the needle four stitches to the left of your current location. The needle should come back out at the top of the eye arc. So, if you decided that the eyes should be about 3 stitches tall, then the needle should come out in between your current eye corners but 3 stitches up.

As you’re pulling the needle up, the yarn between the two corners is closing the loop, insert the needle through that loop and pull up. That should create your eye arc.

Lastly, insert the needle back into the head almost through the stitch it just come from. Weave in, hide and cut.

Repeat for your second eye!

Follow along with this video tutorial

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Here is a super easy and quick pattern to help you make a crochet flower. It’s a great pattern to practice using three main crochet stitches and works up cute flowers that you can use for a multitude of projects.

Crochet Flower Materials:

• crochet hook
  • I used a 1.4mm crochet hook, but you can use a bigger one to create a larger flower.
• yarn, crochet thread
  • I used embroidery thread to make tiny flowers for my project.
• embroidery needle

Crochet Flower Pattern:

This pattern will be worked into a magic ring. If you’re not familiar with a magic ring yet, don’t worry! Watch this quick tutorial to learn how.

Now that you’re a magic ring expert, we can continue with the pattern. So, for this very simple flower made up of 4 petals there is only one row/round to work into.

R1: First, make magic ring. Then work [1 single crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 triple crochet, 1 double crochet, 1 single crochet] x repeat the brackets 4 times. And as easy as that was, you’re all done!

Hope you have fun making flowers for your projects. This simple pattern worked really well for my project because I needed to make tiny flowers to fit in my Rapunzel inspired llama’s hair. Check her out below!

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As we all are aware, 2020 was the year of COVID and the entire world was subject to rolling with the punches. As a result, I had to deal with some not so fun things like being furloughed from my arts marketing position and losing a sense of security. But there were also some fun things like, adding to my marketing skill set, learning new things, and exploring my creative interests (many which had been on the back burner for too long).

One of those creative interests was creating characters, stories, and unleashing my imagination. I’m on a mission to create cute amigurumi, crochet gifts, and unique handmade items to share and spark joy.

To do just that, I created my first original doll, the Selena Crochet doll. She’s the real start of Spun Tales Boutique and my first Etsy sale. I’ll be posting a dedicated post to this doll, so you’ll get to hear more about her spinning to life. I’m working on a pattern for release and a how-to crochet Selena video, for those that are visual learners (I know I am).

If you can dream it. You can crochet it.

– Spun Tales Boutique

What can you find at Spun Tales Boutique?

• Free patterns
• How to crochet video tutorials
• Crochet items listed for sale via Etsy
• A crochet artist having fun

I plan on posting free tutorials to help keep the cycle of makers teaching makers going. So keep an eye out for those! I’ll share free patterns, post paid patterns, and hopefully collaborate with some of the wonderful crochet artists that I follow online.

Loops and Knots,
Spun Tales Boutique

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