Crochet Avocados: A Fun and Easy Guide
You’ll need:
1 skein Rico Creative Cotton Aran in Pistachio (color 41), Light Pistachio (color 44) and Nougat (color 56) (each);
Crochet hooks 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm;
Tapestry needle;
6.5 mm black safety eyes.
Instructions
Small Avocado
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the brown yarn:
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Round 2: inc 6 times (12)
Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] x6 (18)
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the light green yarn:
Join your new color and keep working in rounds.
Round 4: [sc in next 2 st, inc in next st] x6 (24).
Round 5: [sc in next 3 st, inc in next st] x6 (30). Place st marker in the first stitch and the 20th stitch of the round.
We are now working in rows (still with a 3.5 mm crochet and the light green yarn):
Row 1: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 6 st, 1 dec. (8)
Row 2: ch1, turn; sc in all. (8)
Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 4 st, 1 dec. (6)
Row 4: ch1, turn; sc in all. (6)
Row 5: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 2 st, 1 dec. (4)
Row 6: ch1, turn; sc in all. (4). Place stitch markers in the first st.
Don’t turn. Change your hook and use the 4.5 mm hook. Make 6 sc evenly until the first stitch marker. Make 1 sc in the stitch with your stitch marker. You can now remove this stitch marker. Make 1 sc in the next 19 st (the last sc you make must be in the stitch with your second stitch marker). You can remove this stitch marker. Make 6 sc evenly until the third stitch marker you added.
With your 4.5 mm crochet and the dark green yarn:
Join the new color and make 1 sc in each st, all around. Once the round is completed, cut the yarn and sew in the end.
Large Avocado
Make 2.
Work in rounds, do not turn unless specified. If needed, use a stitch marker for the first stitch of each round.
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the brown yarn:
Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Round 2: inc 6 times (12)
Round 3: [sc in next st, inc in next st] x6 (18)
Round 4: [sc in next 2 st, inc in next st] x6 (24)
With a 3.5 mm crochet and the light green yarn:
Join your new color and keep working in rounds.
Round 5: [sc in next 3 st, inc in next st] x6 (30).
Round 6: [sc in next 4 st, inc in next st] x6 (36). Place st marker in the first stitch and the 24th stitch of the round.
We are now working in rows (still with a 3.5 mm crochet and the light green yarn):
Row 1: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 8 st, 1 dec. (10)
Row 2: ch1, turn; sc in all. (10)
Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 6 st, 1 dec. (8)
Row 4: ch1, turn; sc in all. (8)
Row 5: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 4 st, 1 dec. (6)
Row 6: ch1, turn; sc in all. (6)
Row 7: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in next 2 st, 1 dec. (4)
Row 8: ch1, turn; sc in all. (4). Place stitch marker in the first st.
Don’t turn. Change your hook and use the 4.5 mm hook. Make 9 sc evenly until the first stitch marker. Make 1 sc in the stitch with your stitch marker. You can now remove this stitch marker. Make 1 sc in the next 23 st (the last sc you make must be in the stitch with your second stitch marker). You can remove this stitch marker. Make 9 sc evenly until the third stitch marker you added.
With your 4.5 mm crochet and the dark green yarn:
Join the new color and make 1 sc in each st, all around. Once the round is completed, cut the yarn and sew in the end.
Faces
Now that you have done your avocados, you can work on the faces!
Baby Avocado
Place the eyes between row 2 and 3, spaced by 2 st.
With some black yarn and your tapestry needle, make a mouth just below row 1.
Male Avocado
Place the eyes between row 2 and 3, spaced by 2 st.
With some black yarn and your tapestry needle, make a mouth just below row 1.
With some black yarn and your tapestry needle, make eyebrows just above the eyes.
Female Avocado
How to make eyelashes?
With some black yarn and your tapestry needle, make eyelashes. Identify where the eyes will go (between row 2 and 3, spaced by 2 st.). From there make 2 eyelashes for each eye. Then place the eyes.
With black yarn and your tapestry needle, make a mouth just below row 1.
With some pink yarn, make two small dots under the eyes to make the cheeks.