Easy Banana crochet pattern (free PDF)

How to crochet the Banana

Beginner-friendly · 6 cm tall · about 2 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

Crochet the 3 pieces in rounds: Banana, Cheek ×2 (35 rounds in all).

Stuff and put it together in 3 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.

Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

Tick things off as you gather them.

0 of 9 gathered

The whole face is embroidered. Order: the eyes (black satin), then the white glints over them, then the nose and mouth, blush last. Mark the centres with pins first and compare with the picture. Bring thread ends out where a sewn-on piece will cover them, or bury them in the stuffing.

Embroidery in mouth thread (on the banana), straight stitches through: (between rounds 11 and 12, 5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (in round 12, 5.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (in round 13, 5.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (in round 14, 5.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (between rounds 14 and 15, 5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ).
Embroidery in mouth thread (on the banana), straight stitches through: (between rounds 17 and 18, 5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (in round 18, 5.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (in round 19, 5.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (in round 20, 5.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (between rounds 20 and 21, 5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ).
Embroidery in mouth thread (on the banana), straight stitches through: (in round 15, 6 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (between rounds 15 and 16, 6.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (in round 16, 6.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 6.5 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ) → (in round 17, 6 st from the line on the toy's left side, toward the front ).