Crochet Beautiful Tomato
Crocheting a beautiful tomato can be a fun and creative project that adds a touch of whimsy to your home decor or kitchen accessories. Whether you are a seasoned crocheter or just starting out, this charming piece can bring a pop of color and warmth to your space. With the variety of yarn colors available, you can customize your tomato to match your own style and preferences. The texture and details you can create with crochet stitches give your tomato a realistic look that will surely be a conversation starter. So grab your crochet hook, pick out your favorite yarns, and start stitching your way to a delightful and quirky addition to your handmade collection.
Size 4.5 cm / 1.77 inch in height
Tools & Materials
- Crochet hook size 2.5 mm
- Polyester Craft Filling for toys
- Tapestry needle and craft pins
- Scissors
- Stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end of a round
Yarn
- Red (Stylecraft Natural DK Bamboo + Cotton, Rouge (7136), 60% Bamboo 40% Cotton, 100g)
- Green (Stylecraft Natural DK Bamboo + Cotton, Spring Green (7126), 60% Bamboo 40% Cotton, 100g)
Skills required / abbreviations / info
- MG – magic ring (make specified number of single crochet stitches into the loop)
- Sc – single crochet
- Inc – 2sc increase (crochet 2 single crochet stitches into the same stitch)
- Dec – 2tog decrease (crochet 2 stitches together)
- CH – chain stitch
- F/O – finish off
- R – spiral round
- ( )* – repeat the sequence in brackets to the end of the round
- (12) – number of stitches expected at the end of the round
- Work in spiral rounds, do not turn/join unless stated otherwise
TOMATO (colour red)
R 1 mg, 6sc (6)
R 2 (inc)* (12)
R 3 (sc 1, inc)* (18)
R 4 (sc 2, inc)* (24)
R 5 (sc 3, inc)* (30)
R 6 (sc 4, inc)* (36)
R 7 (sc 8, inc)* (40)
R 8 - 12 sc 40 (5 rnds) (40)
Stuff with polyester filling as you go.
When completed, F/O and weave in remaining thread.
R 13 (sc 8, dec)* (36)
R 14 (sc 4, dec)* (30)
R 15 (sc 3, dec)* (24)
R 16 (sc 2, dec)* (18)
R 17 (sc 1, dec)* (12)
R 18 dec to the end
LEAVES (colour green)
Magic ring, 5sc - join with sl st, CH 7;
Now, starting from the 2nd chain from the hook make sc 1 into next 6 chain stitches (back of the chain); when finished, sl st to the next stitch and again – CH 7 and sc 1 into next 6 chain stitches.
Repeat until you have 5 leaves in total; F/O by making 1 sl st to the next stitch, leave longer tail for sewing and attach to the top of the Tomato.
NOTE: In this pattern, leaves have been attached where rounds 1 – 3 of the tomato are, but if you like, you can sew them to the last rows instead.
