Easy to make free crochet Daikon (Mooli) pattern. Enjoy!
Size 10.5cm / 4.13 inch in length (excluding leaves)
Tools & Materials
Crochet hook size 2.5 mm
Black safety eyes x 2 – size 6 mm
Polyester Craft Filling for toys
Tapestry needle and craft pins
Scissors
Stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end of a round
Yarn
Light Green (Rico Essentials Cotton DK, Pistachio (86), 100% Cotton, 50g)
White (Rico Essentials Cotton DK, White (80), 100% Cotton, 50g)
Green (Rico Essentials Cotton DK, Grass Green (66), 100% Cotton, 50g)
Black (Rico Essentials Cotton DK, Black (90), 100% Cotton, 50g)
Skills required / abbreviations / info
MG – magic ring (make specified number of single crochet stitches into the loop)
Sc – single crochet
Inc – 2sc increase (crochet 2 single crochet stitches into the same stitch)
Dec – 2tog decrease (crochet 2 stitches together)
CH – chain stitch
F/O – finish off
R – spiral round
Row – row
( )* – repeat the sequence in brackets to the end of the round
(12) – number of stitches expected at the end of the round
Work in spiral rounds, do not turn/join unless stated otherwise
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DAIKON (colours light green and white)
Start with colour LIGHT GREEN
R 1 mg, 6sc (6)
R 2 (inc)* (12)
R 3 (inc)* (24)
R 4 (sc 3, inc)* (30)
R 5 - 9 sc 30 (5 rnds) (30)
Change colour to WHITE
R 10 - 21 sc 30 (12 rnds) (30)
R 22 (sc 3, dec)* (24)
R 23 sc 24 (24)
R 24 (sc 6, dec)* (21)
R 25 sc 21 (21)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 17 – 18, within a distance of 4 holes (count holes between the stitches). Using needle and a piece of black yarn, make smile (this can be done before daikon is finished, or after). Stuff with polyester filling.
R 26 (sc 5, dec)* (18)
R 27 (sc 4, dec)* (15)
R 28 (sc 3, dec)* (12)
R 29 (sc 1, dec)* (8)
R 30 (sc 2, dec)* (6)
R 31 dec to the end, then CH 5; next, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, make sc 1 in next 4 chain stitches (to the back of the chain – now you’re crocheting towards the root) – when done, cut off yarn leaving longer tail and using needle weave in remaining thread.
LEAVES x 4 (colour green)
When starting/finishing each leaf, leave longer tails for sewing.
When done, F/O and using needle attach each leaf to the top of the daikon. Use both tails, then weave in remaining threads.
CH 7
Row 1 starting from the 2nd chain from the hook, make sc 1 in next 6 stitches (6)
Row 2 CH 1, sc 6, turn (6)
Row 3 CH 1, sc 6 (6)
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