Make these cute crochet décor project to adorn your home this fall. I am dipping my toes into Amigurumi for the first time and I am super excited about it. Please leave your comments and let me know what you think of my first attempt at Amigurumi-Pinecones!
I was inspired by the felt pinecones on Pinterest to make my own crochet version. I love everything about the pinecones, their shape, the way the petals are stacked and how they scream fall, my favorite season of the year.
They make the perfect project for your leftover skeins of yarn. Incorporate into your fall Decor and use up those babies.
While designing these pinecones, I visualized them as flowers stacked on top of each other. I tried working both from the bottom up and the top down. I decided to stick with the bottom up design as that seemed to work better for me.
Pin it for later here.
I had made them last week but forgot to take full notes. I had to remake them and then write the pattern. I will never make that mistake again, lesson learned!
Do not get intimidated by the number of rows. They are just repetition of the same 3 steps and you will quickly get a hang of it. The rows have only been spelled out to make it easy for beginners.
Pinecone Pattern-Crochet Decor
Materials
- DK weight, size 3 yarn. Baby Bee Sweet Delight yarn in colors Sun Kisses, Angel and Carrots were used for the orange, gray and brown pinecones. The gray pinecones were made using color Fog Gray from Deborah Norville’s Everyday Baby yarn.
- A size F(3.75mm) hook.
- Small amounts of polyfill or yarn scraps for filling.
- Tapestry needle to weave in the tails.
Yardage
Around 50 yards for a pinecone.
Size
About 4 inches long not including the stalk.
Stitch Abbreviations
The pattern is written in US terms.
sc- single crochet
hdc-half double crochet
sl st- slip stitch
Stitch Explanations
Pic 1
Working in the Front Loops only: Instead of inserting your hook under both the loops of a stitch, insert your hook only under the loop that is close to you while leaving the back loop free behind your work. See the pic below.
2. Work into the magic circle
Note: You do not turn at the end of any of the rounds.
Round 1: Make a magic circle. Ch 1 (not counted as a st here and throughout) and work 7 sc into the magic ring, sl st to the first sc.—–7 sc
Round 2: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, sl st to the first sc. —-14 sc
Round 3: Ch 1, *(2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next)repeat from * to last 2 sts, 2 sc in the last 2 sts, sl st to the front loop of the first sc.—–22 sc
3. Shows the steps in making a petal
Note: Each petal is worked across 2 sts as shown above.
Round 4: Working in the front loops only, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st *(sl st in next st, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st), repeat from * until you have 11 petals, sl st to the base of the first petal. ——11 petals
4. One layer of petals completed.
5. Free loops left behind after working the petals
6. Round 5 worked into the free loops
Round 5: Ch 1, Fold the petals down and work into the free back loops of the previous round, 1 sc in each loop around, sl st to the first sc.—–22 sc
Round 6: Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st as ch 1, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 9 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in remaining 8 sts to end, sl st to the front loop of the first st.——–20 sc
Round 7: Working in the front loops only, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st *(sl st in next st, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st), repeat from * until you have 10 petals, sl st to the base of the first petal.——10 petals
7. Two Layers of petals completed.
Round 8: Ch 1, Fold the petals down and work into the free back loops of the previous round, 1 sc in each loop around, sl st to the first sc.—–20 sc
Round 9: Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st as ch 1, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in remaining 7 sts to end, sl st to the front loop of the first st.——–18 sc
Round 10: Working in the front loops only, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st *(sl st in next st, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st), repeat from * until you have 9 petals, sl st to the base of the first petal. ——9 petals
Round 11: Ch 1, Fold the petals down and work into the free back loops of the previous round, 1 sc in each loop around, sl st to the first sc.—–18 sc
Round 12: Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st as ch 1, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 7 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in remaining 6 sts to end, sl st to the front loop of the first st.——–16 sc
Round 13: Working in the front loops only, ch 6, 1 hdc in 3rd ch, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st *(sl st in next st, ch 6, 1 hdc in 3rd ch, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st), repeat from * until you have 8 petals, sl st to the base of the first petal. ——8 petals
Round 14: Ch 1, Fold the petals down and work into the free back loops of the previous round, 1 sc in each loop around, sl st to the first sc.—–16 sc
Round 15: Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st as ch 1, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 6 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in remaining 5 sts to end, sl st to the front loop of the first st.——–14 sc
Round 16: Working in the front loops only, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st *(sl st in next st, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st), repeat from * until you have 7 petals, sl st to the base of the first petal. ——7 petals
Round 17: Ch 1, Fold the petals down and work into the free back loops of the previous round, 1 sc in each loop around, sl st to the first sc.—–14 sc
Round 18: Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st as ch 1, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in remaining 4 sts to end, sl st to the front loop of the first st.——–12 sc
Round 19: Working in the front loops only, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st *(sl st in next st, ch 6, 1 hdc in 3rd ch, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st), repeat from * until you have 6 petals, sl st to the base of the first petal. ——6 petals
Note: Stuff your pinecone with some polyfill or yarn scraps now. Don’t fill it up to the edge or you won’t be able to work the next row. You should keep stuffing it as you build it up.
Round 20: Ch 1, Fold the petals down and work into the free back loops of the previous round, 1 sc in each loop around, sl st to the first sc.—–12 sc
Round 21: Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st as ch 1, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in remaining 3 sts to end, sl st to the front loop of the first st.——–10 sc
Round 22: Working in the front loops only, Ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st *(sl st in next st, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st), repeat from * until you have 5 petals, sl st to the base of the first petal. ——5 petals
Round 23: Ch 1, Fold the petals down and work into the free back loops of the previous round, 1 sc in the first loop, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 loops, sc2tog, 1 sc in remaining 2 loops, sl st to the front loop of the first st.—–8 sc
Round 24: Working in the front loops only, Ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st *(sl st in next st, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st), repeat from * until you have 4 petals, sl st to the base of the first petal. ——4 petals
Round 25: Ch 1, Fold the petals down and work into the free back loops of the previous round, 1 sc in the first loop, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 loops, sc2tog, 1 sc in the last loop, sl st to the front loop of the first st.—–6 sc
Round 26: Working in the front loops only, Ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st *(sl st in next st, ch 6, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next 3 chs, sl st in next st), repeat from * until you have 3 petals, sl st to the base of the first petal. Fasten off and weave in the end. You can make a knot and pull the excess tail into the pinecone to hide it. ——3 petals
Making the Stalk
Row 1: With brown yarn, ch 10, 1 sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch across to end, turn.——9 sc
Row 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in same the st as ch1 and each st across to end.—-9 sc
8. Sl st the first and the last rows together.
9. Finished stalk looking like a twig
Row 3: Sl st the first and the last rows together to form a thin tube. Fasten off with a long tail for sewing.
Finishing
Sew the stalk to the base of the pinecone as shown. Weave in the tail left.
10. Sew the stalk onto the base of the pinecone.
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