The Carrot
Materials Used
3.5mm crochet hook
Scissors
Yarn needle
DK yarn in orange & green
Black beads (not suitable for children) or black dk yarn for embroidered eyes
Toy safety stuffing
Keychain - optional
Abbreviations
St - stitch
Ch - chain
Slst - slip stitch
Sc - single crochet
Sc2tog - single crochet 2 stitches together
( ) - number in brackets indicates total number of stitches at the end of the round
NOTE - this pattern uses US terminology
This pattern is worked in the round.
Body
Rnd 1; Magic circle 4 sts or alternatively ch 3 & slst into the 2nd st from the hook, ch 1 & work 4sc into the circle (4)
Rnd 2; sc around (4)
Rnd 3; sc 1, 2sc into the next st around (6)
Rnd 4; sc 2, 2sc into the next st around (8)
Rnd 5; sc around (8)
Rnd 6; sc 1, 2sc into the next st around (12)
Rnd 7-8; sc around (12)
Rnd 9; sc 1, 2sc into the next st around (18)
Rnd 10-12; sc around (18)
Rnd 13; sc1, sc2tog around (12)
Rnd 14; sc2tog around (6)
Stems
Using green yarn
ch 6,
sc into the 2nd ch from the hook along (5)
without fastening off ch 6
sc into the 2nd chain from the hook along (5)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing up.
Assembly
Stuff the carrots body
Sew on or attach eyes & mouth
Sew up body & attach stems
Use yarn from stems to attach keychain (optional)
