a ripe strawberry

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A strawberry with a plump, conical red body, a leafy green calyx on top, and small seeds dotting the surface.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Body

Calyx Base

R1Pick up 4 sc evenly around opening. (4) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(4 sts)

Leaf 1

R1Pick up 20 sc evenly around opening. (20)(20 sts)
R2[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (11)(11 sts)
R3[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (7)(7 sts)
R4[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (4)(4 sts)
R5[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Leaf 2

R1Pick up 16 sc evenly around opening. (16)(16 sts)
R2[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (11)(11 sts)
R3[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (7)(7 sts)
R4[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (4)(4 sts)
R5[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Leaf 3

R1Pick up 16 sc evenly around opening. (16)(16 sts)
R2[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (11)(11 sts)
R3[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (7)(7 sts)
R4[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (4)(4 sts)
R5[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Stem

R1Pick up 6 sc evenly around opening. (6)(6 sts)
R2[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (4)(4 sts)
R3Sc in each st around. (4)(4 sts)
R4Sc in each st around. (4)(4 sts)
R5Sc in each st around. (4) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(4 sts)