Easy Scared Banana crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with yellow: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R6(BLO)30 sc(30)
R7(14 sc, inc) ×2(32)
R8–2532 sc(32)
R267 sc, dec, 14 sc, dec, 7 sc(30)
R27(13 sc, dec) ×2(28)
R286 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec, 6 sc(26)
R29–3126 sc(26)
R326 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 5 sc(24)
R33(4 sc, dec) ×4(20)
R342 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×3, dec, 1 sc(16)
R35(2 sc, dec) ×4(12)
R36(1 sc, dec) ×4(8)
R37dec ×4(4)
Size before assembly: about 4.5 cm at the widest, 13 cm long; 37 rounds.
Change to cream (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R27).
→ Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Change to brown (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R35).
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 4 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside. Bend ≈ 36° around round 17. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces forward on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 17, on the centre front line). It is a gradual bend: with the needle and matching yarn run a line of stitches along the inner side from round 15 to round 19, one stitch in every round along one column, then pull the yarn until the piece bends to the angle (the inner side gathers by about 4 rounds) and fasten off inside.

R1with yellow: 6 sc in MR(6)
R21 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc(8)
R3–108 sc(8)
Size before assembly: about 1.1 cm at the widest, 3.5 cm long; 10 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Felt (white), 2 ovals 20×20 mm (on the banana) (symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), glue or sew on: between rounds 19 and 20, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .
Safety eyes with a printed glint 8 mm (on the banana): between rounds 19 and 20, 6 st apart (count along round 19: about 2.8 st each side of the centre front line).
Embroidery in dark brown thread (on the banana) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 23 and 24, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 23, 3 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 22, 4 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left).
Satin stitch (on the banana): in dark brown thread, a oval about 8 mm wide and 10 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred between rounds 15 and 16, on the centre front line .