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Tiny Tangerine crochet pattern

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Size
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

Free crochet orange pattern: a Tiny Tangerine amigurumi, about 6 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. It is a round orange tangerine with a green leaf and stem on top, pink cheeks, shiny eyes and a tiny smile. You need about 30 m of yarn: 20 m orange, 5 m pink and 5 m green. Plan on roughly 1 hour. It makes a bright shelf decoration or a cheerful gift for citrus fans, and it is quick enough for a first project. You can spin the 3D model and follow the round-by-round pattern.

How to crochet the Tiny Tangerine

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

  1. Crochet the 5 pieces in rounds: Tangerine body, Stem, Leaf, Cheek ×2 (26 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 4 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. 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

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Gauge

1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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  1. Size before assembly: about 6.7 cm at the widest, 4.1 cm long; 20 rounds.
  2. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (moderately) and keep adding as you decrease.
  3. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  1. Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 1 cm long; 3 rounds.
  2. 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.

  1. Flat motif — leaf (pointed leaf, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.5 × 1.1 cm; 1 row.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

  1. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
  2. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

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    1. Tangerine body is the base; its magic ring is at the bottom.
    1. Stem → tangerine body. Centre: at the centre of the last round. Sew around the opening (6 st); the seam covers round 20 of the tangerine body (all the way round). It points up.
    1. Leaf → tangerine body. Centre: at the centre of the last round. Stand the motif on its edge and sew it on by its base (the end with 3 sc in one chain); the seam covers round 20 of the tangerine body, about 1 st wide. It points toward the toy's left and slightly up.
    1. Cheek → tangerine body (make 2). Centre: in round 11, 8 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left (the one on the toy's left is described; sew the other as its mirror image). Sew it flat all round its edge; it covers rounds 9–13 of the tangerine body, about 4 st wide.

    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.

    • Safety eyes with a printed glint 9 mm (on the tangerine body): between rounds 12 and 13, 8 st apart (count along round 12: about 3.9 st each side of the centre front line).
    • Embroidery in brown thread (on the tangerine body), straight stitches through: (between rounds 10 and 11, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 10, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (between rounds 9 and 10, on the centre front line ) → (in round 10, 0.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 10 and 11, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).

    Tangerine body · R1–R5

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    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done
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