Easy Sour Lemon crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with yellow: 6 sc in MR(6)
R26 sc(6)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×2, inc, 1 sc(12)
R5(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R61 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R7(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R82 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R9(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R107 sc, (inc, 13 sc) ×2, inc, 6 sc(45)
R11(14 sc, inc) ×3(48)
R12–1748 sc(48)
R187 sc, (dec, 14 sc) ×2, dec, 7 sc(45)
R19(13 sc, dec) ×3(42)
R203 sc, (dec, 5 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(36)
R21(4 sc, dec) ×6(30)
R222 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(24)
R23(2 sc, dec) ×6(18)
R24(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R25(2 sc, dec) ×3(9)
R26(1 sc, dec) ×3(6)
R276 sc(6)
Size before assembly: about 6.7 cm at the widest, 8.1 cm long; 27 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
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.

Round 1with green: ch 6 (foundation chain); starting in the 2nd ch from hook; 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, 3 sc in one st; along the other side of the chain; 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, picot (ch 3, sl st in the 3rd ch from hook); sl st in the first st to join(11)
Flat motif — leaf (pointed leaf, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.5 × 1.1 cm; 1 row.
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.

R1with dark yellow: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R310 sc(10)
R42 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 1 sc(8)
Of these: front — 1; back — 1. Size before assembly: about 1.3 cm at the widest, 1.3 cm long; 4 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with pink: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

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 brown thread (on the lemon), straight stitches through: (between rounds 8 and 9, 2 st from the centre front line, upward ) → (in round 11, 2 st from the centre front line, upward ) → (between rounds 8 and 9, 0.5 st from the centre front line, upward ).
Embroidery in brown thread (on the lemon), straight stitches through: (between rounds 19 and 20, 2.5 st from the centre front line, upward ) → (in round 17, 2 st from the centre front line, upward ) → (between rounds 19 and 20, 0.5 st from the centre front line, upward ).
Satin stitch (on the lemon): in brown thread, a oval about 6 mm wide and 7 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 14, 1.5 st from the centre front line, downward .