Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Peaches or Plums

It has been pretty busy around the house this week. I dove in and completed a 12 foot long Doctor Who scarf and we welcomed a baby bunny into our family.
It has been too long since I added a food item. Hope it was worth the wait.

With a simple color change this could be a peach, plum, or even an apricot.


What you need:

Fruit, stem, and leaf color worsted weight yarn
Size F (3.75 mm) hook
Polyester fiber fill
Yarn needle
Clip to keep place
Scissors
Blush or eye shadow

Fruit:

Work in continuous rounds

  • Chain 2
  • Round 1: work 6 sc in first chain
  • Round 2: work 2 sc in each sc around - 12 st
  • Round 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 18 st
  • Round 4: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 24 st
  • Round 5: *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around - 30 st
  • Round 6-10: sc in each sc around -30 st
  • Round 11: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around - 24 st 
  • Round 12: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 18 st 
  • Round 13: sc in each sc around -18 st
  • Round 14: *sc2tog, sc in each of next 1 sts, rep from * around - 12 st 
  • Stuff firmly 
  • Round 15: sc2tog around -6 st 
  • Finish off leaving long tail of yarn
 

  • Using yarn needle thread yarn from bottom to top and back down to the bottom
  • Pull tight and repeat
  • Tie off and weave in ends

Stem:

Thread two pieces of brown or stem color yarn through top of fruit.
Braid for an inch then tie overhand knot.
Trim off excess yarn.

Leaf:

Chain 10
hdc, dc, 2 tc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, sc
Tie to top of fruit and weave in ends.

Extra touches:

To give your fruit a little more depth dust high points with blush or a darker eye shadow.


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