Crochet Strawberry – Free Amigurumi Pattern
Learn how to crochet a sweet strawberry 🍓 with this free amigurumi pattern and step-by-step tutorial. This cute crochet strawberry is a quick and beginner-friendly project for handmade gifts, keychains, appliqués, summer decorations, or adding a fruity little detail to your crochet collection.
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This crochet strawberry is worked as one piece from the bottom up to the calyx, so there is no sewing required for the main shape. The little green leaves are crocheted directly into the remaining front loops, and the seeds are embroidered at the end with simple straight stitches.
You can use finished strawberries as keychains, appliqués, play food, summer decorations, gift toppers, or tiny accessories for dolls and toys. If you want to make a full strawberry set, the printable PDF version also includes a charming crochet basket bonus.
Pattern Details
- Skill Level: Beginner-friendly / Easy
- Finished Size: approximately 3.5 cm / 1.5 in high when made with sport weight cotton and a 2.5 mm hook
- Crochet Terms: US terms
- Construction: the strawberry is crocheted from the bottom up in one piece, lightly stuffed, finished with a crocheted calyx, and decorated with embroidered seeds
- Best For: keychains, appliqués, summer decor, play food, small handmade gifts, doll accessories, and cute amigurumi projects
- PDF Available: yes, with extra step-by-step photos and a bonus crochet strawberry basket pattern
- Pattern Design & Tutorial Photos: GorbunovaDolls
Materials You’ll Need
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For my crochet strawberries, I used Schachenmayr Catania Originals – a sport weight / fine (2) yarn made of 100% cotton. Each skein is 50 g / 125 m / 137 yds.
I used different shades of red for the strawberry, green for the calyx, and yellow yarn for the embroidered seeds. You can use any similar cotton or cotton-blend yarn; just make sure your hook matches your yarn weight and gives you neat, tight stitches for amigurumi.
If you want to use a different yarn, the Yarn Substitution Tool is a helpful resource for finding yarns with a similar weight, fiber content, and texture.
You will need:
- sport weight / fine cotton yarn in red, green, and yellow
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- fiberfill stuffing
- yarn needle
- scissors
- stitch marker
- optional: split ring or keychain clasp if you want to turn the strawberry into a keychain
Gauge and Size Notes
Gauge is not critical for this pattern. The most important thing is to keep your stitches tight enough so the stuffing does not show through.
With Schachenmayr Catania Originals and a 2.5 mm hook, my finished strawberry measures approximately 3.5 cm / 1.5 in high. You can make a larger or smaller strawberry by changing your yarn weight, hook size, or both.
Finished strawberries can also be turned into cute keychains by adding a split ring through the top stitches.
Crochet Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
This pattern is written in standard US crochet terms. You can also check my Crochet Abbreviations guide if you need help with any of the stitches.
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blo | back loop only (see tutorial) |
| ch/chs | chain/chains |
| hdc | half double crochet |
| inc | increase (two single crochets in one stitch) |
| inv dec | invisible decrease (see tutorial) |
| sc | single crochet |
| sk | skip |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| st/sts | stitch/stitches |
| […] x | repeat the instructions in brackets x times |
| (…) | total number of stitches made in current round |
Pattern Notes
- The strawberry is crocheted in continuous rounds.
- Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round.
- The main strawberry shape is worked from the bottom up.
- The calyx is crocheted into the remaining front loops at the top of the strawberry.
- Stuff the strawberry firmly enough to hold its shape, but do not overstuff.
- The seeds are embroidered at the end with simple straight stitches.
- You can turn the finished strawberry into a keychain by attaching a split ring through the top stitches.
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Pattern Instructions
Strawberry
Start with red yarn. Work in continuous rounds, placing a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round.
R1: Into the magic ring, 5 single crochets, then pull the yarn tail to close the ring (5)
R2: inc in each st around (10)
R3: sc in each st around (10)
R4: [sc, inc] x 5 (15)
R5: sc in each st around (15)
R6: sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] x 4, sc (20)
R7-8: sc in each st around (20)
R9: sc, inv dec, [2 sc, inv dec] x 4, sc (15), change to green yarn in the last step of the final single crochet (see Photos 1 and 2).
To learn how to change colors seamlessly, check out my Invisible Color Change in Amigurumi tutorial.
R10: [3 sc, inv dec] x 3 (12)
Begin stuffing the strawberry.
R11: All sts blo: [sc, sk 1 st, sc] x 4 (8, see Photo 3).
Firmly stuff the piece one last time.
R12: Close the hole and fasten off (see Photo 4).
To learn how to close the hole neatly, check out my How to Close a Hole in Amigurumi tutorial.
Strawberry Calyx
Now crochet the calyx using the remaining 12 front loops with green yarn.
Step 1: Hold the berry with the top facing you and insert the hook into the first front loop. With green yarn, yarn over (see Photo 5) and pull up a loop. This creates your starting chain.
Step 2: Ch 3. Along the ch-4, starting from the second loop from the hook, work sl st, sc, and hdc (see Photo 6).
Step 3: Make a sl st in each of the next two front loops (see Photo 7).
Step 4: Ch 3. Along the ch-3, starting from the second loop from the hook, work sl st and sc.
Step 5: Make a sl st in each of the next two front loops (see Photo 8).
Step 6: Continue working around, alternating between ch 4 and ch 3 until the end of the round. To do this, repeat Steps 2–5 two more times. In Step 2, remember to make ch 4. On the last repeat, if there is no front loop left for the final sl st in Step 5, make the last slip stitch into the same front loop where you initially joined the yarn (see Photo 9).
Step 7: Cut the yarn and weave in the ends (see Photo 10).
Decoration
Using yellow yarn and a yarn needle, embroider tiny straight stitches around the strawberry to imitate seeds (see Photos 11 and 12).
Your Crochet Strawberry Is Finished!
Congratulations – your crochet strawberry is ready! This little amigurumi fruit is perfect as a keychain, appliqué, summer decoration, play food, gift topper, or cute handmade gift.
To turn your strawberry into a keychain, insert a split ring through the top stitches, making sure to catch a few stitches for extra security.
If you have any questions while following this tutorial, feel free to contact me and I’ll do my best to help.
I hope you enjoyed this free crochet strawberry pattern. If you make your own strawberry, I’d love to see it! Tag me on Instagram @gorbunova.dolls or share your photo in my Facebook group, Ami & Hook Society.
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Selling Finished Items
You may sell finished items made from this pattern. You are welcome to make as many finished strawberries as you like for personal use, charity, or small handmade sales. However, the pattern itself may not be copied, reproduced, redistributed, translated, or resold.
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