Orange
Materials
- Small amount of orange yarn
- Small amount of green yarn
- Stuffing
After a long hiatus, I’m so excited to finally share another free pattern with you! This little orange can easily work as a mandarin or clementine too. I added a leaf to mine simply because I thought it looked extra cute — and honestly, that feels like a perfectly good reason to me.
If you’d prefer an easy-to-download version with photo, the PDF pattern is available in my Etsy shop. Otherwise, keep scrolling for the free pattern!
Leaf
Start with green
1. ch 10, starting in the 2nd ch from hook, sc 2, hdc 2, dc 2, hdc 2, in the last ch, sc 5, continuing on the base of the chs, hdc 2, dc 2, hdc 2, ch 6, turn [21 + 6 chs]
2. start in the 2nd ch from hook, working in the base of the chs, ss 5, continuing to work around the leaf, starting in the 1st sc from round 1, sc 2, hdc 2, dc inc 2 times, hdc 2, sc 3, ch 2, in the 2nd ch from hook, sc, sc in the last worked st on the leaf, sc 2, hdc 2, dc inc 2 times, hdc 2, sc 2, ss
Fasten off and weave in ends
Orange
Start with orange
1. sc 8 in a magic ring [8]
2. inc in each st around [16]
3. (sc, inc) 8 times [24]
4. (sc 3, inc) 6 times [30]
5. sc 2, (inc, sc 4) 5 times, inc, sc 2 [36]
6-11. sc in each st around [36] – 6 rounds
12. sc 2, (dec, sc 4) 5 times, dec, sc 2 [30]
13. (sc 3, dec) 6 times [24]
14. (sc 2, dec) 6 times [18]
Stuff firmly
15. (sc, dec) 6 times [12]
16. dec 6 times [6]
Fasten off leaving a long tail
Weave the yarn tail through the front loops of the opening, then through the turning ch on the end of the leaf stem
Pull to tighten, then insert the needle through the centre of the orange to the base, insert the needle right beside the centre of the base and through to the top again, repeat 1-2 times, pulling to create slight indent in both ends
Fasten off by weaving the yarn tail back and forth through some stitches on the orange
