Macaron Crochet Pattern – Free and Simple
Add a sweet and playful touch to your crochet collection with this macaron crochet pattern! Perfect for beginners, this easy tutorial will guide you step by step as you create your own adorable crochet macarons and cookies. Whether you’re making cute keychains, party favors, or fun gifts for birthdays or Valentine’s Day, this pattern is a quick and charming project.
Choose your favorite yarn and a matching hook size – and let’s start stitching!
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Materials Used In The Macaron Crochet Pattern
- Cotton yarn. I used Schachenmayr Catania Originals. This yarn is Sport weight / Fine (2), 100% cotton, 125 meters (137 yds), 50 grams (1.75 oz). You can use any color for the macaron shell, and white for the cream. If you’re searching for substitutes, consider using the Yarn Substitution Tool. It can help you find yarns with comparable qualities.
- Use a 2.5 mm hook for the V-shaped (classic) single crochet stitch, and a 3 mm hook for the X-shaped single crochet stitch technique. For help choosing your preferred technique, see the tutorial.
- Fiberfill.
- Scissors, yarn needle.
Gauge and Measurements
The finished macaron measures approximately 5 cm (2 inches) across. Gauge isn’t critical for this project – feel free to adjust the size by using a smaller or larger crochet hook.
Abbreviations (US Crochet Terms)
Here are the crochet abbreviations used in the Macaron Crochet Pattern. Note that instructions are written in US terms. The resource you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations.
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Blo/Flo | back loop only/front loop only (see tutorial) |
| ch/chs | chain/chains |
| inc | increase (two single crochets in one stitch) |
| sc | single crochet |
| sk | skip |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| st/sts | stitch/stitches |
| […] x | repeat the instructions in brackets x times |
PDF Pattern
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Love sweet-themed crochet patterns? 🍭 Check out the Ice Cream Pattern too – it’s the perfect match for your macaron!
Let’s start
With the color for the macaron shell.
Note: Since most people are used to working the V-shaped single crochet stitch, the instructions are written using this stitch. If you decide to use the X-shaped single crochet stitch, use “yarn under” instead of “yarn over” (see tutorial).
To crochet a perfectly flat round piece without a bump from spiral rounds, we will finish each round by using the other end of the yarn in the final step of the last stitch. To do this, when making the magic ring, leave a tail about 8 inches (20 cm) long.
Round 1:
- Into the magic ring, work 4 sc, then pull the yarn tail to close the ring.
- Then, work one more single crochet, but finish it using the yarn tail. To do this, at the final step of the stitch (when you have two loops on the hook), yarn over with the yarn tail (photo 1), and pull through both loops on the hook (photo 2).
Photos 1 and 2 - Pull the yarn completely through the loop, thread the needle, and now we will make a stitch with the needle. To do this, insert the needle under the first sc stitch (photo 3). Pull the yarn completely through. Then, insert the needle back into the same stitch the yarn end is coming from, but this time, insert it under the back loop and back bump only (photo 4).
Photos 3 and 4 - Pull the yarn completely through. Tighten the stitch just enough so that the join resembles a regular stitch.
Photos 5 and 6
Stitch count: 6 stitches.
Round 2:
- Insert the hook into the needle-formed stitch, working yarn over, and pull the yarn through. Yarn over, and pull the yarn through the loop on the hook (photo 7)
- In the same stitch, make 2 sc (increase, photo 8)
Photos 7 and 8 - Crochet inc in each stitch around, finishing the last sc with the yarn tail.
- Pull the yarn completely through the stitch, and thread the needle. Now we will finish the round again with a needle-formed stitch, but from this round on, this stitch will no longer count, and we will skip it in the following rounds without working into it.
- Insert the needle under the first sc stitch. Pull the yarn completely through. Then, insert the needle back into the same stitch the yarn end is coming from, but this time insert it under the back loop and the back bump only (photo 9). Pull it through and tighten the stitch very firmly (photo 10).
Photos 9 and 10
Stitch count: 12 stitches (13 including the needle-formed stitch).
Round 3:
- Insert the hook into the stitch before the needle-formed stitch (photo 11, black arrow), working yarn over, and pull the yarn through. Yarn over again, and pull the yarn through the loop on the hook.
- In the same stitch, make 2 sc.
- Skip the needle-formed stitch (photo 12, black arrow), and tighten it again if needed. In the next stitch, make 1 sc.
Photos 11 and 12 - Next, repeat [inc, 1 sc] 5 times around. Finish the last sc with the yarn tail.
- Pull the yarn completely through the stitch, thread the needle, and make a needle-formed stitch. Tighten the stitch very firmly.
Stitch count: 18 stitches (19 including the needle-formed stitch).
Round 4:
- Insert the hook into the stitch before the needle-formed stitch, working yarn over, and pull the yarn through. Yarn over again, and pull the yarn through the loop on the hook.
- In the same stitch, make 2 sc.
- Skip the needle-formed stitch, and tighten it again if needed. Make 1 sc in each of the next 2 stitches.
- Next, repeat [inc, 2 sc] 5 times around. Finish the last sc with the yarn tail.
- Pull the yarn completely through the stitch, thread the needle, and make a needle-formed stitch. Tighten the stitch very firmly.
Stitch count: 24 stitches (25 including the needle-formed stitch).
Round 5:
- Insert the hook into the stitch before the needle-formed stitch, working yarn over, and pull the yarn through. Yarn over again, and pull the yarn through the loop on the hook.
- In the same stitch, make 2 sc.
- Skip the needle-formed stitch, and tighten it again if needed. Make 1 sc in each of the next 3 stitches.
- Next, repeat [inc, 3 sc] x 5 times around. Finish the last sc with the yarn tail.
- Pull the yarn completely through the stitch, thread the needle, and make a needle-formed stitch. Tighten the stitch very firmly.
Stitch count: 30 stitches (31 including the needle-formed stitch).
Round 6:
- Insert the hook into the stitch before the needle-formed stitch, working yarn over, and pull the yarn through. Yarn over again, and pull the yarn through the loop on the hook.
- In the same stitch, make 1 sc.
- Skip the needle-formed stitch, and tighten it again if needed. Make 1 sc in each of the next 3 stitches.
- In the next st, make inc.
- Next, repeat [4 sc, inc] 5 times around. Finish the last sc with the yarn tail.
- Pull the yarn completely through the stitch, thread the needle, and make a needle-formed stitch. Tighten the stitch very firmly.
Stitch count: 36 stitches (37 including the needle-formed stitch).
Round 7:
- Insert the hook into the stitch before the needle-formed stitch, working yarn over, and pull the yarn through. Yarn over again, and pull the yarn through the loop on the hook.
- In the same stitch, make 1 sc.
- Skip the needle-formed stitch, and tighten it again if needed. Make 1 sc in each of the next 2 stitches.
- In the next st, make inc.
- Next, repeat [5 sc, inc] 5 times around.
- Make 1 sc in each of the next 2 stitches. Finish the last sc with the yarn tail.
- Pull the yarn completely through the stitch, thread the needle, and make a needle-formed stitch. Do not tighten the stitch this time, as we will count it as a regular stitch.
Stitch count: 43 stitches.
Fasten off.
Round 8:
- Insert the hook into any stitch of the piece, back loop only. With white yarn, yarn over, and pull the yarn through.
- Insert the hook into the next stitch, back loop only, yarn over, and pull through. Two loops on the hook.
- Pull the last loop through the first loop on the hook. The first slip stitch is now complete (photo 13).
- Continue making slip stitches in the back loops only around.
- When you make the slip stitch into the last stitch (photo 14), cut the yarn, leaving a 4-inch (10 cm) tail. Pull the yarn completely through the stitch and thread the needle.
Photos 13 and 14 - Insert the needle under the first slip stitch (photo 15) and pull the yarn completely through. Then, insert the needle back into the same stitch the yarn end is coming from – but this time, insert it under the back loop and back bump only (photo 16). Tighten the stitch just enough so that it looks like a regular stitch, then fasten off.
Photos 15 and 16
The first piece is ready. Crochet the second one the same way, from round 1 to round 8.
Joining pieces
- Thread the needle with white yarn, then insert it into any stitch of one of the pieces from the wrong side (photo 1). Pull the yarn through
- Then insert the needle into any stitch of the second piece (photo 2), and pull the yarn through, pulling it firmly. The crocheted pieces are placed with the wrong sides facing each other.
Photos 1 and 2 - Continue sewing the pieces together by inserting the needle into the inner loops (the ones closest to each other) all the way around the macaron, as shown in the photos below.
Photos 3, 4 and 5 - Before finishing the macaron, stuff it and complete the sewing. Fasten off.
Photos 6 and 7
Edging
- We have pink front loops left on both pieces – now we will crochet an edging along them using slip stitches.
- Insert the hook into any front loop of the macaron, yarn over with pink yarn, and pull through.
- Insert the hook into the next front loop, yarn over, and pull through again – you now have two loops on the hook.
- Pull the last loop through the first loop on the hook. The first slip stitch is now complete (photo 1).
- Continue making slip stitches in the front loops all the way around (photo 2).
Photos 1 and 2 - When you make the slip stitch into the last stitch, cut the yarn, leaving a 4-inch (10 cm) tail.
- Pull the yarn completely through the last stitch and thread the needle.
- Insert the needle under the first slip stitch (photo 3) and pull the yarn completely through. Then, insert the needle back into the same stitch the yarn end is coming from – but this time, insert it under the back loop and back bump only (photo 4). Pull the yarn through and tighten the stitch just enough so that it resembles a regular slip stitch. Fasten off.
Photos 3 and 4 - Repeat the same process with the front loops of the second piece. Your macaron is now complete!
The cookie is crocheted in the same way; just don’t add any stuffing when sewing the pieces together.
You’re Done!
Congratulations! Your Macaron is ready! I hope you have fun. I’d love to see your project, be sure to tag me @gorbunova.dolls on Instagram. If you are on Facebook join my group Ami & Hook Society and share a photo! If you enjoyed this pattern, subscribe for more!
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