Crochet Peas in a Pod Pattern

Give a gift of peas this Valentine’s Day with my Crochet Peas in a Pod Pattern! A perfect tiny gift to your special someone to show you care.

Use scrap yarn for the crochet peas; any yarn type works.
The pea pod measures about 4 inches long; using blanket or chunky yarn creates a nice-sized plush.
Optionally add a face; personalization can include embroidered features like hearts, mustaches, beards, lipstick, bows, or glasses for a customized representation of you and your significant other.

This pattern is made in rounds.
Round 1: Using the lighter green colored yarn and the 4.5mm hook, make a mr and then sc x6 into the mr. (6)
Round 2: Inc in every sc. (12)
Round 3: Inc, sc, then repeat until end of round. (18).
Round 4: Inc, sc x2, then repeat until end of round. (24).
Round 5-7: Sc in every stitch (24). Put in the safety eyes.
Round 8: Dec, sc x2, then repeat for the entire round (18). Begin to stuff the ball.
Round 9: Dec, sc, then repeat for the entire round (12)
Round 10: Dec and then repeat for the entire round (6). Then fasten off and sew the ball shut.

This pattern starts off with a chain and is made in the round.
Round 1: With the darker green yarn and the 5mm hook, ch x18.
Round 2: In the 2nd chain from the hook, make a sc. Then sc x14. When you get to the corner, make an inc and flip to the other side of the chain. Sc x15 on the other side, in the last stitch make a inc. (34)
The increases are stacked on top of each other round after round, verses spreading farther away from the oval ends.
Round 3: Sc x16, inc, then sc x16, inc on the other side. (36)
Round 4: Sc x17, inc, then sc x17, inc on the other side. (38)
Round 5: Sc x18, inc, then sc x18, inc on the other side. (40)
Round 6-16: Sc in every stitch. (40)
After the last round, fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Using your needle and yarn tail for sewing, sew the little ends of the pea pod closed so it creates a pea pod shape. Then add the peas to the pod and secure them by sewing them to the pea pod.
Do any embroidered embellishments to the peas at this time if you haven’t already.
And now you finished your crochet peas in a pod, a perfect little trinket to show someone you care about them.