This document provides instructions for making an African Violet amigurumi, including a pot, dirt, leaves, and flowers. It lists the materials needed, gives measurements for the finished project, and provides step-by-step directions and illustrations for completing each component through multiple rounds of crocheting with different colors and stitch types. Copyright information is provided at the beginning noting the pattern cannot be copied or shared without permission.
2. Notes:
-The ( ) at the end of each round states
the total number of stitches that should
be completed for that round.
-Tension is not critical for this project. You
can use any yarn to make this amigurumi.
For example, if you use a larger hook and
a suitable yarn, the amigurumi will be
bigger while maintaining the same
proportions.
Abbreviations:
BLO- back loops only
ch(s)- chain(s)
dc- double crochet
FLO- front loops only
hdc- half double crochet
rnd- round
rpt- repeat
sc- single crochet
sc2tog- single crochet 2 stitches together
sk- skip
sl st- slip stitch
st(s)- stitch(es)
tr- treble crochet
yo- yarn over
Pot:
Materials Needed:
Worsted weight / #4 yarn in colors Cream,
Dark Green, and Dark Brown
DK weight / #3 yarn in colors
Dark Purple, and Yellow
3.25 and 2.75 mm hooks
Fiber fill stuffing
Yarn needle
Stitch marker
(2) 7 mm safety eyes
Hot glue gun
Measurements:
4 inches tall by 3 inches wide
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with 3.25 mm hook, and Worsted weight
cream yarn, ch 2
Beginning at the bottom of the pot
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 total sts)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 total sts)
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rpt from
* until end of rnd (18 total sts)
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, rpt
from * until end of rnd (24 total sts)
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, rpt
from * until end of rnd (30 total sts)
Rnd 6: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, rpt
from * until end of rnd (36 total sts)
Rnd 7: working in BLO, Sc in each st around
(36 total sts)
Rnd 8-11: sc in each st around (36 total sts)
Rnd 12: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, rpt
from * until end of rnd (42 total sts)
Rnd 13-15: sc in each st around (42 total sts)
Do not cut yarn. Insert 7 mm safety eyes
between rounds 11 and 12 with 4 stitches in
between. With yarn needle stitch on mouth
and cheeks. See picture 1. Suff pot with fiber
fill. Make the dirt before continuing on to
rnd 16.
Rnd 16: Place dirt inside pot and line up
stitches from rnd 15 of pot and rnd 7 of dirt.
With the yarn used to make the pot, sc
around the pot working in both loops of
both pieces to join them together.
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Rnd 17: ch 1, sc in each st around, join with
sl st in first st (42 total sts)
Rnd 18: sl st in each st around (42 total sts)
Finish off and weave in ends. See picture 2.
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Dirt:
with 3.25 mm hook, and Worsted weight
brown yarn, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 total sts)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 total sts)
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rpt from
* until end of rnd (18 total sts)
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, rpt
from * until end of rnd (24 total sts)
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, rpt
from * until end of rnd (30 total sts)
Rnd 6: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, rpt
from * until end of rnd (36 total sts)
Rnd 7: *2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts, rpt
from * until end of rnd (42 total sts)
Finish off and weave in ends.
Leaf:
with 3.25 mm hook and Worsted weight
green yarn, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 total sts)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around (12 total sts)
Rnd 3: sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts,
2 hdc in next 2 sts, ch 1, 2 hdc in next 2 sts,
2 sc in next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts (21 total sts)
Rnd 4: sl st in each st around (21 total sts)
Finish off and weave in ends. Make a total of
8 leaves. Attach leaves to the dirt. See
picture 3.
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4. Flower:
with 2.75 mm hook and DK weight yellow
yarn, ch 2
Rnd 1: 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook (5 total sts)
Rnd 2: change to purple yarn, *(sl st, ch 3,
3 dc, ch 3, sl st) in next st, rpt from * 5 times
total (5 petals total)
Finish off and weave in ends. Make a total of
6 flowers. Attach flowers to the leaves. See
picture 4.
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Notes: