Another member of the nightshade family, the eggplant is a beautiful fruit which is, believe it or not, considered to be a berry! Who would have thought?
Another wonderful addition to our "menu".
YOU WILL NEED:
Worsted Weight yarn (2 colors – deep purple and green)
4mm crochet hook
polyfill stuffing
CROCHET TERMS:
MC – magic circle – a good video tutorial of this can be found at the following link https://www.thefriendlyredfox.com/crochet-magic-circle/
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – 2 sc in one stitch
sc2tog – decrease 2 sc using the invisible decrease method (put hook through FRONT LOOP ONLY of next 2 stitches [3 loops on hook], yarn over and pull through 2 loops 2 times)
TO MAKE:
Eggplant:
Work in continuous rounds and stuff as you go:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in MC
Rnd 2: inc in each sc around (12)
Rnd 3: (sc 1, inc in next) x6 (18)
Rnd 4: (sc 2, inc in next) x6 (24)
Rnd 5: (sc 3, inc in next) x6 (30)
Rnd 6: (sc 4, inc in next) x6 (36)
Rnd 7: sc around
Rnd 8: (sc 11, inc in next) x3 (39)
Rnd 9-11: sc around
Rnd 12: (sc 11, sc2tog) x3 (36)
Rnd 13: sc around
Rnd 14: (sc 10, sc2tog) x3 (33)
Rnd 15: sc around
Rnd 16: (sc 9, sc2tog) x3 (30)
Rnd 17-18: sc around
Rnd 19: (sc 3, sc2tog) x6 (24)
Rnd 20-22: sc around
Rnd 23: (sc 6, sc2tog) x3 (21)
Rnd 24: sc around
Rnd 25: (sc 5, sc2tog) x3 (18)
Rnd 26: sc around
Rnd 27: (sc 1, sc2tog) x6 (12)
Rnd 28: sc2tog around. (6)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Using a tapestry needle, weave the tail through the last 6 stitches and pull tight to close. Weave in ends.
Stem -in green
Rnd 1: 3 sc in MC
Rnd 2: sc 2, inc
Rnd 3: sc 3, inc
Rnd 4: sc 4, inc
Rnd 5: sc 6, slst in first sc
Rnd 6: (3 sc in front loop only, slst) x3
Rnd 7: ( 2 sc, {hdc, ch3,slst in 1st ch, hdc} in next, 2sc, slst in slst. Fasten off and sew stem to small end of eggplant. Weave in ends.
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