The idea of crochet a big apple amigurumi hit me instantly while I am cutting up the apples for the apple crumble muffins {recipe}. If you’ve read my apple crumble muffins recipe, you would noticed there is a red apple amigurumi in the photo, but that is the small apple I got the pattern from book. I want something bigger, something like the size of a big Granny Smith Apple, juicy and delicious, so, I came out with this design adapted from the small apple amigurumi pattern.
This real looking big apple amigurumi was crochet using a fingering / baby yarn, the size is 3″. You may change to bulkier yarn weight to make a bigger apple or using finer lace thread to make a smaller one.
Just a few ideas for further development on this big apple amigurumi pattern: 1. add a worm with it’s head sticking out from the apple. 2. Add eyes and a smiling mouth with a rosy cheek for a kawaii look. 3. Use rainbow color yarn to create a rainbow apple. Do you have other ideas to add into the list?
Want more amigurumi patterns? Find them here.
Big Apple Amigurumi
The pattern for big apple amigurumi, use different weights of yarns & hooks to crochet various sizes of apple.
Materials
- Yarn (Fingering/baby weight / 3 ply) in red, green and brown
Tools
- 2.5mm hook
- Tapestry needle
- Polyester fiberfill
Instructions
Abbreviations
Ch: chain
Sc: single crochet
Inc: 2sc, increase
Inv Dec: invisible decrease
slst: slip stitch
sk: skip
Amigurumi Crochet pattern
Stem
Use brown yarn, double strand
Slip knot, Ch 9.
Round 1: sc in second ch from hook, slst in next 7 sts.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Leaf
Use green yarn
Slip knot, ch 10.
Round 1: slst in second ch from hook, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next 4 sts, sc in next st.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Apple
Use red yarn
Slip knot, ch2.
Round 1: Sc 8 in second ch from hook {8}.
Round 2: sc around {8}.
Round 3: *Inc, sc in next st, repeat * 4 times {12}.
Round 4: sc around {12}.
Round 5: *Inc, sc in next st, repeat * 6 times {18}.
Round 6: *sc in next 2 st, Inc, repeat * 6 times {24}.
Round 7: sc in next st, *Inc, sc in next 3 sts, repeat * 5 times, Inc, sc in next 2 sts {30}.
Round 8: *sc in next 4 sts, Inc, repeat * 6 times {36}.
Round 9: sc in next 2 sts, *Inc, sc in next 5 sts, repeat * 5 times, Inc, sc in next 3 sts {42}.
Round 10: sc in next 4 sts, *Inc, sc in next 6 sts, repeat * 5 times, Inc, sc in next 2 sts {48}.
Round 11: *Inc, sc in next 7 sts, repeat * 6 times {54}.
Round 12: sc in next 4 sts, *Inc, sc in next 8 sts, repeat * 5 times, Inc, sc in next 4 sts {60}.
Round 13 – 17: sc around {60}.
Round 18: *Inv Dec, sc in next 13 sts, repeat * 4 times {56}.
Round 19: sc around {56}.
Round 20: *Inv Dec, sc in next 12 sts, repeat * 4 times {52}.
Round 21: sc around {52}.
Round 22: *Inv Dec, sc in next 11 sts, repeat * 4 times {48}.
Round 23: sc around {48}.
Round 24: *Inv Dec, sc in next 10 sts, repeat * 4 times {44}.
Round 25: *Inv Dec, sc in next 9 sts, repeat * 4 times {40}.
Round 26: *Inv Dec, sc in next 8 sts, repeat * 4 times {36}.
Round 27: *Inv Dec, sc in next 4 sts, repeat * 6 times {30}.
Round 28: sc in next 2 sts, *Inv Dec, sc in next 3 sts, repeat * 5 times, Inv Dec, sc in next st {24}.
Attach stem and leaf
Stuff
Round 29: *Inv Dec, sc in next 2 sts, repeat * 6 times {18}.
Round 30: sc around {18}.
Round 31: Inv Dec in next 18 sts {9}
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Sew with a tapestry needle to close up the bottom opening of the apple.
Insert needle from center bottom to top. Insert the needle back to the apple from center top but no the same place where the needle came out, back to the bottom. Pull to create indentation of the top and bottom center of the apple.
Knot the yarn. Hide the knot and yarn inside the apple.
Notes
You may use different weight to create various sizes of apples.
Crochet all the amigurumi parts as directed in the above amigurumi patterns. Stop at Round 28 for the apple amigurumi.
Use tapestry needle to sew the stem and leaf to the apple.
Stem attached to the top of the apple.
Sew the leaf next to the stem.
Turn your apple inside out and knot the yarns of the stem and leaf securely.
Stuff the apple amigurumi with Polyester fiberfill.
Continue to crochet the rest of the apple.
Sew to close the opening with tapestry needle.
Pull tight to close the gap, knot. Don’t cut or hide the yarn yet.
Insert the needle from bottom to top (near to the stem and leaf).
Insert the needle from a different point and back to the bottom.
Pull the yarn to make the top and bottom indentation for the apple.
This is how the bottom looks like.
This is the cutest, simplest apple to make! Thank you so much for sharing! It really is adorable.
Thank you, happy crochet 🙂
Поздравляю с Днем Победы! Hello, Thank you for sharing this pattern. I was wondering what I would need to do to make the apple larger, like 12 inches?
Good question, Vesna, sorry to say that you will need a new pattern to make the apple that big, for instant, add stitches and more round to blow up the size.
Hi! I’m fairly new to crocheting and thought this would be a fun easy project I could do to get some practise. I’m having some trouble with the mentioned “sc2tog inc” however. I have searched youtube and only managed to find decreases for a single crochet two together. Am I misunderstanding how this is used?
Hi Kristin, there is a typo in the abbreviation, it should be “2sc inc”. I have got it corrected. Thank you for pointing out.
I made this apple too… it is a great pattern!
You can check the result here:
http://mispequicosas.blogspot.ch/2015/05/amigurumi-manzana-patron.html
Of course… I did add a link to your pattern (page)
THANKS FOR SHARING!
OMG, so CUTE!!! Thanks for showing!!!
http://virginiehomemade.over-blog.com/2015/02/22-une-pomme-et-une-good-news.html
I have just made one ! ! ! Many many thanks to you ! ! !
Your apple is awesome, Virginie 🙂
Muito,muitoooooo lindasssss e fofas,parecem real!!!!
Translation (by Google):
Very, muitoooooo lindasssss and fluffy, seem real !!!!
These are so cute!!
This is so great, I’ve been wanting to know how to make an indent in crochet apples, thanks for sharing this tutorial 🙂
You are most welcome, Patricia. Glad that you have found the amigurumi pattern you need. Happy crochet amigurumi 🙂