Strawberry

KNITTING PATTERN BY AMANDA BERRY

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YARN
- This strawberry is knitted in DK weight yarn
(double knitting, 8 ply, or light worsted weight), in
ABBREVIATIONS
a few grammes each of Pink and Green shades. DPNs Double pointed needles
- I recommend Sirdar Hay eld Bonus DK, 100% k Knit
acrylic yarns, in shades Cerise and Fern Green.
k2tog Knit two stitches together (decrease by 1)

kfb Knit into the front and back (increase by 1)

NEEDLES & NOTIONS LH Left hand
- A pair of 3.75mm (US 5) single pointed knitting p Purl
needles, minimum length 20cm
RH Right hand
- Two 3.5mm (US 4) DPNs, minimum length 10cm
RS Right side
- A darning or tapestry needle for seaming
st(s) Stitch(es)
- A handful of toy filling or cotton wool balls
St st Stockinette
- A metal split ring/keyring
tog Together
- Approximately fifteen 6mm white buttons to
WS Wrong side
decorate, plus sewing needle and thread

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 NOTES KNITTING PATTERN
Introduction: Knit these strawberries to make a STRAWBERRY FRUIT
sweet bag charm or keyring charm, or use as toy Make 1. Cast on 9 sts in Pink on 3.75mm single
food for playtime. My strawberry is decorated with pointed needles using a regular knitted cast on.
little buttons, but you could use beads or Start at the top.
embroidery to decorate it if you prefer.
Rows 1 to 2: starting on a RS knit row, work 2 rows
Work at: Knit the strawberry and leaves flat (back in St st.
and forth) on a pair of single pointed knitting
Row 3 (RS): [kfb] 8 times, k1. (17 sts)
needles, not in the round. The stalk is an i-cord
tube worked on two DPNs. Row 4 and all following WS rows: purl.

Pull through to cast off: Cut the yarn leaving at Row 5: [k1, kfb] 8 times, k1. (25 sts)
least a 30cm tail, thread the tail onto a darning Row 7: [k2, kfb] 8 times, k1. (33 sts)
needle and sew through the remaining sts on the
Rows 8 to 12: starting on a WS purl row, work 5
knitting needle. Pull the sts off the knitting needle
rows in St st.
onto the yarn, gather together tightly, and secure.
Row 13: [k9, k2tog] 3 times. (30 sts)
Stockinette stitch: Also known as stocking stitch,
purl the WS rows and knit the RS rows. Row 15: [k8, k2tog] 3 times. (27 sts)

Seaming: Use mattress stitch for seams. Row 17: [k7, k2tog] 3 times. (24 sts)

One size: Not including the stalk the strawberry Row 19: [k6, k2tog] 3 times. (21 sts)
fruit is 6cm tall. Row 21: [k5, k2tog] 3 times. (18 sts)
Tension: 22 sts x 28 rows for a 10cm x 10cm square Row 23: [k4, k2tog] 3 times. (15 sts)
in stockinette stitch on 3.75mm needles. Don’t
Row 25: [k2tog] 7 times, k1 (8 sts)
worry about tension for this pattern, it is not critical.
Pull through to cast off.

LEAVES
COPYRIGHT © 2014 AMANDA BERRY
Make 1. Cast on 12 sts in Green on 3.75mm single
This free pattern is for personal use only; NOT for resale
pointed needles using the cable cast on.

All patterns designed by Amanda Berry are protected by Step 1: Cast off 10 sts; you should have 1 stitch on
international copyright laws. Any unauthorised copying, sharing the LH needle and 1 stitch on the RH needle. (2 sts)
or reselling will constitute an infringement of copyright.
All rights reserved.
Step 2: Slip the 1 stitch on the RH needle back
onto the LH needle purl-wise. (2 sts)
I encourage and permit the sharing of this pattern to raise funds
for good causes and charities; however reselling this pattern is
Step 3: Cast on 10 sts using the cable cast on.
not permitted
(12 sts)

Step 4: Repeat steps 1 to 3 four more times. (12 sts)

Cast off all sts.

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STALK Stalk: Loop one end around the split ring/keyring
Make 1. Cast on 4 sts in Green on a 3.5mm DPN. and sew the loop in place.
Using two DPNs knit i-cord until the piece measures
9cm long.

Pull through to cast off.

MAKING UP
Fruit: Sew the side edges tog, stuffing as you sew.
Finishing: Sew the stalk on top of the leaves in the
Gather the cast on sts tog at the top.
centre, and sew this onto the top of the strawberry
fruit. Sew on white buttons to decorate the
strawberry.

Leaves: Form into a star shape and sew tog the

side edges in the middle.

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