Crochet tutorial small seedling

Small seedling

Just sprouted, the small seedling stretches its young roots through the soil while its leaves are just breaking through the grass.

Material needed:

• Cotton scraps in different colors (LL 125m /50g)
• Crochet hook 3mm
• Safety eyes with a diameter of 6 mm
• Different colored embroidery thread
• Filling cotton

List of abbreviations

sc              single crochet                                                           dec              2 stitches crochet together

ch              chain                                                                        inc               double 1 stitch

sl st           slip stitch                                                                  st                 stitch          

Notes:

Unless explicitly stated, all pieces are crocheted in spiral rounds, even if the crochet instructions of say "3 rounds of dc".

The numbers before each step indicate the number of rows/rounds.

The number in parentheses at the end of each step indicates the number of stitches at the end of the step.

Body:

                  2 ch or Magic Ring

R1             6 sc (6)

R2             inc every st  (12)

R3             inc every 2nd st (18)

R4             inc 2nd st, inc every 4th st, 2 sc (24)

R5             inc every 5th st (30)

R6             inc 3rd st, inc every 6th st, 3 sc (36)

R7             inc every 7th st (42)

R8             inc 4th st,inc  every 8th st, 4 sc (54)

R9-R18     10 rounds sc (54)

R19           crochet every 8th + 9th st together (48)

R20           crochet every 7th + 8th sts together (42)

R19           crochet every 6th + 7th st together (36)

R20           crochet every 5th + 5th sts together (30)

R21           crochet every 4th + 5th st together (24)

R22           crochet every 3rd + 4th st together (18)

                  Insert safety eyes in R16 with a distance of 7 sts from each other, then stuff body well

R23           crochet every 2nd + 3rd sts together (12)

R24           crochet every 1st + 2nd sts together (6)

                 Slip stitch into next stitch, cut thread and sew.

Leaves (3 x crochet)

                  2 LM or Magic Ring

R1             6 sc (6)

R2             1 round sc (6)

R3             inc every 2nd st (9)

R4             1 round sc (9)

R5             inc every 3rd st (12)

R6             1 round sc (12)

R7             inc every 4th st (15)

R8-R10     3 rounds sc (15)

R11           inc every 5th st (18)

R12-R13   2 rounds sc (18)

R14          crochet every 2nd + 3rd sts together (12)

R15          crochet every 1st + 2nd sts join (6)

                  Slip sc into next stitch, cut thread slightly longer.

Roots (3x crochet):

                  2 ch or Magic Ring

R1             6 sc (6)

R2             inc every 2nd st (9)

R3             inc every 3rd st (12)

R4-R6       3 rounds sc (12)

                 Sl st into next stitch, cut thread a little longer. Stuff each of the roots with a little filling cotton.

Finish:

Pin the leaves and the roots to the body. The leaves are attached to the front half of the body, and the roots form an even triangle at the base of the body. Also, the eyes should be centered between two roots.

The leaves are positioned so that first the two outer ones are aligned along the center of the ball, then the third leaf is placed centrally in front of the other two leaves. When everything is well in position, the pieces can be sewn in place with the end threads.

Then it goes to the decorating: The leaf veins are sewn onto the leaves with a 3-thread embroidery thread, and you do the same with the roots.

For the mouth, you can use 3- or 6-thread embroidery thread in a color that contrasts sufficiently with the body. Finally, the grass at the bottom of the leaves is indicated. For this, 6-thread embroidery thread in different shades of green is suitable, which is embroidered crosswise at your discretion.

And already the little seedling is ready. Have fun with crocheting!