FREE CROCHET MANDARIN PATTERN

Easy to make free crochet Mandarin pattern. Enjoy!

Size:

• 5 cm / 1.96 inch in height

Tools:

• crochet hook size 3.00 mm

• scissors

• needle

Materials:

• Stylecraft Special DK: Spice (1711), 100% Acrylic, 100g

• Robin DK: Apple (016), 100% Acrylic, 100g

• Piece of black yarn to make mouth (e.g. King Cole Pricewise DK: Black (048), 100% Acrylic, 100g)

• Polyester filling for toys

• Black safety eyes x 2 – size 6 mm

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

• Work in continuous spiral, do not turn or join, unless stated otherwise

• Sewing parts together

Tip: for better results use Invisible Decrease - watch video on YouTube: Make a Stitch channel

Invisible Decrease: insert hook into front loops only of next 2 stitches, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through remaining 2 loops on hook; 1sc remains which means invisible decrease is completed.

MANDARIN (colours – Apple (016) and Spice (1711))

Start with colour ‘Apple’

1) Magic ring, 6sc (6)

Change colour to ‘Spice’

2) 2sc in each stitch (12)

3) 1sc, 2sc – repeat to the end of row (18)

4) 1sc in next 2 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (24)

5) 1sc in next 3 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (30)

6) 1sc in next 4 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (36)

7) 1sc in next 5 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (42)

8-15) 1sc in each stitch for 8 rows (42)

Insert safety eyes between rows 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.

16) 1sc in next 5 stitches, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (36)

17) 1sc in next 4 stitches, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (30)

18) 1sc in next 3 stitches, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (24)

19) 1sc in next 2 stitches, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (18)

20) 1sc, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (12)

21) 2tog to the end – or F/O this row with needle: watch video on YouTube: Make a Stitch channel

F/O and hide remaining thread into the fruit.

LEAF (colours – Apple (016))

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 each stitch (12)

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

7) 1sc, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (6)

8) 2tog 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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