FREE CROCHET LEMON HALF PATTERN

Easy to make free crochet Lemon Half pattern. Enjoy!

Size:

• 5 cm/ 1.96 inch in height

Tools:

• crochet hook size 2.5 mm

• scissors

• needle

Materials:

• Rico Essentials Cotton DK – Banana (63), 100% Cotton, 50g

• Rico Essentials Cotton DK – White (80), 100% Cotton, 50g

• Stylecraft Natural DK Bamboo + Cotton – Spring Green (7126), 60% Bamboo 40% Cotton, 100g

• Polyester filling for toys

Skills required / abbreviations / info:

• Magic ring (crochet specified number of single crochet stitches into the adjustable loop)

• Sc - single crochet

• 2sc - increase (crochet 2 single crochet stitches into the same stitch)

• 2tog – decrease (crochet 2 stitches together)

• F/O – finish off

• Sl st – slip stitch

• Work in continuous spiral, don’t turn and don’t join unless stated otherwise

• Sewing parts together

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PEEL (colour – Banana)

1) Magic ring, 6sc (6)

2) 1sc in each stitch (6)

3) 1sc, 2sc – repeat to the end of row (9)

4) 1sc in next 2 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (12)

5) 1sc, 2sc – repeat to the end of row (18)

6) 1sc in next 2 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (24)

7) 1sc in next 3 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (30)

8) 1sc in next 4 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (36)

9) 1sc in next 8 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (40)

10-15) 1sc in each stitch for 6 rows (40)

F/O and weave in remaining thread.

Don’t stuff with polyester filling yet.

FRONT OF THE LEMON (colours – Banana and White)

Start with colour ‘White’

1) Magic ring, 8sc (8)

Change colour to ‘Banana’

2) 2sc in each stitch (16)

3) 1sc, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (24)

4) 1sc in next 2 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (32)

5) 1sc in next 3 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (40)

Change colour to ‘White’

6) 1sc in each stitch (40)

Change colour to ‘Banana’

7) 1sc in each stitch (40)

• F/O and leave longer tail for sewing

• Using needle, start attaching ‘Front of the Lemon’ to its ‘Peel’ (peel’ full stitch to front of the lemon’ BLO – check picture to see how completed fruit should look like) – before sewing is finished, leave small hole and stuff the lemon with polyester filling, then close the hole

• Once lemon is completed, using needle and a longer piece of white yarn, apply 6 dividing lines

LEAF (colour – Spring Green)

1) Magic ring, 6sc (6)

2) 1sc in each stitch (6)

3) 1sc, 2sc – repeat to the end of row (9)

4) 1sc in next 2 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (12)

5) 1sc in next 3 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (15)

6) 1sc in each stitch (15)

7) 1sc in next 3 stitches, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (12)

8) 1sc in next 2 stitches, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (9)

9) 1sc, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (6)

10) 2tog to the end - this row can be done with a needle instead of a hook:

• Once row 9 is finished, pull out longer tail, cut off the yarn and insert the tail into a needle (hook will not be needed anymore).

• Next, insert the needle into next 2 FLO (front loops only) and pull tightly (now completed stitch should like an Invisible Decrease) – repeat to the end, then weave in remaining yarn. Completed leaf sew between rows 3 – 4 of the peel.

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