Crochet Burritos Mexican Dinner Recipe

What You Need

• Worsted weight acrylic yarn
• Light gold or cream
• Cream or brown
• Red
• Yellow
• Green
• Size 7 (4.5mm) hook
• Hand sewing needle
• Sewing thread
• 2 small buttons
• Clip to keep place
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Ingredients and Steps for Tortillas

Tortillas:
Work in continuous rounds and make 2 in light gold or cream.

• Chain 2
• Round 1: Work 6 sc in first chain
• Round 2: Work 2 sc in each sc around - 12 st
• Round 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 18 st
• Round 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around - 24 st
• Round 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around - 30 st
• Round 6: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of the next 4 sts, rep from * around - 36 st
• Round 7: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of the next 5 sts, rep from * around - 42 st
• Round 8: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of the next 6 sts, rep from * around - 48 st
• Round 9: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of the next 7 sts, rep from * around - 54 st
• Round 10: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of the next 8 sts, rep from * around - 60 st
• Round 11: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of the next 9 sts, rep from * around - 66 st
• Round 12: hdc in each sc around
• Finish off leaving a tail to make a loop

Meat Filling Instructions

Make 4 in cream or brown.
Chain 22, dc - 20 st and weave in ends.

Veggie Filling Instructions

Make 2 in each color: red, green, and yellow.
Chain 19, sc - 18 st and weave in ends.
They will curl, but it just adds to the fun.

Assembly Process

Roll up the tortilla to the size you would like them to be when finished. On the opposite side from the tail, place and sew the button. Create a loop from the tail, sew well, and weave in the end.

Let little ones fill and roll their own burritos. Little fingers should not have much trouble buttoning the tortilla.