Today, we’re making a cute Crochet Orange Pattern with a Crochet Leaf! Crochet food has gained popularity recently, especially crochet fruits, and these crochet oranges are perfect additions to any crochet food playset.
As mentioned, crochet food has risen in popularity, especially with pop tarts, dino nuggets, and other things like fruit like my crochet lemon pattern!
As a fruit lover myself, I just had to crochet some of my favorites, like oranges! They are sweet, tart, and super juicy.
While it's not preferred for crochet plushies to be juicy, we can still appreciate a good crochet orange because they can be made to look super cute.
Whether you are making a crochet orange pattern for yourself, your kids, for decoration, or as a soft item to toss (hee hee), it is sure to bring a smile to someone’s face!
So let's get started on making our small orange plushie.
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✏️ Things to Note:
- Yarn Choice: I used acrylic yarn for this crochet orange pattern with a crochet leaf. You can also use cotton and even chunky yarn if you want to create a giant orange. I would stay away from wool unless you’re okay with it shrinking after washing.
- Basic Stitches: The base of the pattern only requires single crochet (sc), so if you can single crochet, you can make this crochet orange pattern! If you want to make the leaf, a few extra stitches are needed, including chains, Half Double Crochet (hdc), Double Crochet (dc), and Treble Crochet (tr).
- Tight Stitches: My stitches are tight when I single crochet, but if you have trouble keeping your stitches tight, try yarning under instead of yarning over during a sc. This creates a naturally tighter stitch. It might take some getting used to, but most amigurumi enthusiasts suggest yarning under.
🪡 Materials Needed
- 1 ball of orange from Red Heart
- 1 ball green from Red Heart
- Safety eyes
- H hook (5mm)
- Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends.
- Polyfill
💭 Abbreviations to Remember (US Terms):
- Magic ring (MR)
- single crochet (sc)
- Increase (inc) - 2 stitches in the same stitch
- chains (ch)
- Decrease (dec) - 1 stitch combining 2 stitches
- Double Crochet (dc)
- Half Double Crochet (hdc)
- Treble Crochet (tr) - (Also called triple crochet)
🍵 Instructions for Crochet Orange Pattern with Crochet Leaf
Crochet Orange Pattern:
For this pattern we will mostly be working in rounds.
Round 1: Using orange yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
Round 3: Inc, sc, inc, sc. Then repeat until end of round. (18)
Round 4: Inc, sc x2, inc, sc x2. Then repeat until end of round. (24)
Round 5: Inc, sc x3, inc, sc x3. Then repeat until end of round. (30)
Round 6: Inc, sc x4, inc, sc x4. Then repeat until end of round. (36)
Round 7: Inc, sc x5, inc, sc x5. Then repeat until end of round. (42)
Round 8-9: Sc x42. (42)
This row is generally where you will put the safety eyes later on.
Round 10: Inc, sc x6, inc, sc x6. Then repeat until end of round. (48)
Round 11-12: Sc x48. (48)
Round 13: Inc, sc x7, inc, sc x7. Then repeat until end of round. (54)
Round 14-15: Sc x54. (54)
We are now going to decrease.
Round 16: Dec, sc x7, dec, sc x7. Then repeat until end of round. (48)
Round 17: Dec, sc x6, dec, sc x6. Then repeat until end of round. (42)
Round 18: Dec, sc x5, dec, sc x5. Then repeat until end of round. (36)
Round 19: Dec, sc x4, dec, sc x4. Then repeat until end of round. (30)
Round 20: Dec, sc x3, dec, sc x3. Then repeat until end of round. (24) (Should probably insert eyes and stuff the orange if you haven't already.)
Round 21: Dec, sc x2, dec, sc x2. Then repeat until end of round. (18)
Round 22: Dec, sc, dec, sc. Then repeat until end of round. (12)
Round 23: Dec, and repeat until end of round (6). Fasten off and sew the orange shut.
Embroidery:
From here you can add a mouth by embroidering a small mouth on the crochet orange, you can also add a few embroidered dots up at the top for “freckles” on the orange if you have a shade of yarn that's similar but not the same color.
But that's optional of course.
Crochet Leaf Pattern:
With the green yarn, ch x11 + 1 turning ch (12 chains total). In the second chain from the hook make a sc.
Then hdc, dc, tr x5, dc, hdc, sc, ch and turn the piece over to the other side of the ch row. Sc, hdc, dc, tr x5, dc, hdc, sc. Fasten off and leave the tail for sewing.
Sew the leaf to the top of the orange.
And now you have a crochet orange! if you like this pattern and are looking for additional things to make with any leftover orange yarn, try making my crochet lemon bag pattern but with oranges!
If you are wanting to make more play food, check out my crochet dumpling and crochet bao patterns.
🐌Expert Tips
- Yarn Selection: Choose a soft, durable yarn that holds its shape well. Cotton yarn is great for summer projects, while acrylic offers versatility.
- Knotting Technique: If you prefer to knot your sewn-on pieces, do it under the leaf near the sewn-together part. Form the knot on a stitch part that can easily go inside the plushie when you weave in the tail.
- Safety Eyes: If using safety eyes, ensure they are securely fastened, especially if the toy is intended for young children.
- Stuffing Options: Consider using eco-friendly stuffing alternatives, like cotton or recycled materials, for a sustainable project.
- Variations: Experiment with colors to create different flavors, such as pink for pink lemonade or orange for orangeade. Add tiny crochet fruits or mini umbrellas for extra charm.
🧵 Pattern FAQs
Amigurumi is the Japanese word for crocheted dolls and other crocheted toys. It is more commonly associated with any crocheted stuffed object that has a bit of cuteness - like this orange!
Absolutely! Leaves come in all different sorts of shapes and sizes in real life, and the same goes for crocheted leaves! Find a few patterns that work for you and try them out!
I make sure my ending yarn tail is long, thread it on my tapestry needle, and insert it under a loop under the leaf. Before pulling tight, I pass the tapestry needle through the loop created from the yarn and repeat a few times at various spots under the leaf, ensuring to go through both the leaf and the orange each time.
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Crochet Orange Pattern with Crochet Leaf
Materials
- 1 ball Orange Yarn (Red Heart, Caron, or your preferred band)
- 1 ball Green Yarn (Red Heart, Caron, or your preferred band)
- 5mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Polyfill
- Safety eyes
Abbreviations (US terms)
- sc = Single crochet
- mr = Magic ring
- inc = Increase (2 stitches in the same stitch)
- dec = Decrease (1 stitch combining 2 stitches)
- dc = Double Crochet
- hdc = Half Double Crochet
- tr = Treble Crochet (Also called triple crochet)
Notes
Instructions
Crochet Orange Pattern:
- Round 1: Using orange yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6)
- Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
- Round 3: Inc, sc, inc, sc and repeat until end of round (18)
- Round 4: Inc, sc x2, inc, sc x2 and repeat until end of round (24)
- Round 5: Inc, sc x3, inc, sc x3 and repeat until end of round (30)
- Round 6: Inc, sc x4, inc, sc x4 and repeat until end of round (36)
- Round 7: Inc, sc x5, inc, sc x5 and repeat until end of round (42)
- Round 8-9: Sc x42 (42)
- Round 10: Inc, sc x6, inc, sc x6 and repeat until end of round (48)
- Round 11-12: Sc x48 (48)
- Round 13: Inc, sc x7, inc, sc x7 and repeat until end of round (54)
- Round 14-15: Sc x54 (54)
- Round 16: Dec, sc x7, dec, sc x7 and repeat until end of round (48)
- Round 17: Dec, sc x6, dec, sc x6 and repeat until end of round (42)
- Round 18: Dec, sc x5, dec, sc x5 and repeat until end of round (36)
- Round 19: Dec, sc x4, dec, sc x4 and repeat until end of round (30)
- Round 20: Dec, sc x3, dec, sc x3 and repeat until end of round (24) (Should probably insert eyes and stuff the orange if you haven't already.)
- Round 21: Dec, sc x2, dec, sc x2 and repeat until end of round (18)
- Round 22: Dec, sc, dec, sc and repeat until end of round (12)
- Round 23: Dec, and repeat until end of round (6). Fasten off and sew the orange shut.
- From here you can add a mouth by embroidering a small mouth on the orange, you can also add a few embroidered dots up at the top for “freckles” on the orange if you have a shade of yarn that's similar but not the same color. But that's optional of course.
Crochet Leaf Pattern:
- With the green yarn, ch 11 + 1 turning ch (12 chains total). In the second chain from the hook make a sc. Then hdc, dc, tr x5, dc, hdc, sc, ch and turn the piece over to the other side of the ch row. Sc, hdc
- Sew leaf to the top of the orange.
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