Easy to make free crochet Mandarin pattern. Enjoy!
Size
5 cm / 1.96 inch in height
Tools & Materials
Crochet hook size 3.0mm
Black safety eyes x 2 – size 6 mm
Polyester Craft Filling for toys
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end of a round
Yarn
Orange (Stylecraft Special DK, Spice (1711), 100% Acrylic, 100g)
Green (Robin DK, Apple (016), 100% Acrylic, 100g)
Black (King Cole Pricewise DK: Black (048), 100% Acrylic, 100g)
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)
F/O – finish off
R – spiral round
( )* – 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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MANDARIN (colours green and orange)
Start with colour GREEN
R 1 mg, 6sc (6)
Change colour to ORANGE
R 2 (inc)* (12)
R 3 (sc 1, inc)* (18)
R 4 (sc 2, inc)* (24)
R 5 (sc 3, inc)* (30)
R 6 (sc 4, inc)* (36)
R 7 (sc 5, inc)* (42)
R 8 - 15 sc 42 (8 rnds) (42)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 12 – 13, within a distance of 5 holes (count holes between the stitches). Using needle and a piece of black yarn, make smile (this can be done before mandarin is finished, or after). Stuff with polyester filling, and when finished, cut off yarn and weave in remaining thread.
R 16 (sc 5, dec)* (36)
R 17 (sc 4, dec)* (30)
R 18 (sc 3, dec)* (24)
R 19 (sc 2, dec)* (18)
R 20 (sc 1, dec)* (12)
R 21 dec to the end
LEAF (colour green)
R 1 mg, 6sc (6)
R 2 sc 6 (6)
R 3 (sc 1, inc)* (9)
R 4 (sc 2, inc)* (12)
R 5 sc 12 (12)
R 6 (sc 2, dec)* (9)
R 7 (sc 1, dec)* (6)
R 8 dec to the end
F/O and leave longer tail for sewing.
Sew the leaf to the top of the mandarin, where green part is.
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