Adorable Avocado - Guest Pattern by Jennifer Santos

The Adorable Avocado is one of the super sweet patterns included in Too Cute Amigurumi: 30 Crochet Patterns for Adorable Animals, Playful Plants, Sweet Treats and More, by Jennifer Santos! It’s a brand new book, and to help spread the word, I get to share this pattern here on Moogly!

Disclaimer: Reprinted with permission from Too Cute Amigurumi by Jennifer Santos, Page Street Publishing, Co. 2022. Photo credit: Jennifer Santos. This post includes affiliate links.

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Most of the patterns in this book are beginner-friendly and quick to crochet. That includes the Adorable Avocado, which Page Street Publishing has given us permission to share here! Give it a try, and see just how fun Jennifer’s patterns are!

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Now on to the sample pattern!

Adorable Avocado by Jennifer Santos

Reprinted with permission from Too Cute Amigurumi by Jennifer Santos, Page Street Publishing, Co. 2022. Photo credit: Jennifer Santos

This chubby and adorable avocado is made in two pieces that are then crocheted together. The arms and legs are made separately and then sewn on. While the construction is a little different from the rest of the fruits in this chapter, don’t feel intimidated. This is still a rather quick make and you will have a lot of fun! You may not be able to put this avocado on toast, but it’s so cute, so why would you even want to?

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials
Light fingering weight yarn in Brown, Green, Dark Green and Pink
US B/1 (2.25-mm) hook
A pair of 5-mm safety eyes
Tapestry needle
Black embroidery floss
Polyester stuffing

Abbreviations
Crochet Abbreviations
1 inc: single crochet 2 stitches into the same stitch
1 dec: single crochet 2 stitches together

Approximate size for a finished Adorable Avocado: 4.3 x 3.5 inches (11 x 9 cm)

Adorable Avocado Instructions

Avocado Front

Using your Brown yarn, start with a magic ring.

Change to Green.

Rnd 8: [4 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (35 sc total)
Rnd 9: [5 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (40 sc total)
Rnd 10: [6 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (45 sc total)
Rnd 11: [7 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (50 sc total)
Rnd 12: [8 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (55 sc total)
Rnd 13: [9 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (60 sc total)

This is what your piece should look like after Rnd 13.

Row 14: 1 inc, 7 sc, 1 inc, ch 1 (does not count as st throughout), and turn leaving the remaining sts unworked (11 sc total)

Now work back and forth in rows for the rest of the piece.

Row 15–17: 11 sc, ch 1 and turn (3 rows, [11 sc in each row])
Row 18: 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec, ch 1 and turn (9 sc total)
Row 19: 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, ch 1 and turn (7 sc total)
Row 20: 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec, ch 1 and turn (5 sc total)

After you have worked back and forth for Rows 14 to 20, your piece should look like this.

Now you are going to sc around the entire piece, working 1 sc in each st and in each row end around (63 sc total). Finish with 1 sl.

After you have sc around the whole piece, it should look like this.

Cut yarn and fasten off all threads.

Attach a pair of 5-mm safety eyes between rows 16 and 17 with 5 st between them.

Embroider a black mouth using black embroidery floss in the middle of row 15. Have fun with the expression!

Avocado Back

Using your Dark Green yarn, start with a magic ring.

Rnd 1: 5 sc into the magic ring (5 sc total)
Rnd 2: [1 inc] 5 times (10 sc total)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (15 sc total)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (20 sc total)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (30 sc total)
Rnd 6: [4 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (35 sc total)
Rnd 7: [5 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (40 sc total)
Rnd 8: [6 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (45 sc total)
Rnd 9: [7 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (50 sc total)
Rnd 10: [8 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (55 sc total)
Rnd 11: [9 sc, 1 inc] 5 times (60 sc total)
Row 12: 1 inc, 7 sc, 1 inc, ch 1 and turn leaving the remaining sts unworked (11 sc total)

Now work back and forth in rows for the rest of the piece.

Row 13–15: 11 sc, ch 1 and turn (3 rows, [11 sc in each row])
Row 16: 1 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec, ch 1 and turn (9 sc total)
Row 17: 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, ch 1 and turn (7 sc total)
Row 18: 1 dec, 3 sc, 1 dec, ch 1 and turn (5 sc total)

Now you are going to sc around the whole piece, working 1 sc in each st and in each row end around (63 sc total).

This is what the back and front pieces of the avocado should look like, before being sewn together.

Put the Front on top of the Back of the Avocado.

Sc the two pieces together, working 1 sc through both layers in each st to join, using your Dark Green yarn.

Don’t forget to stuff the Avocado before you sc it all together.

Sc the two pieces together, working 1 sc through both layers in each st to join, using your Dark Green yarn.

Cheeks (Make 2)

Using your Pink yarn, start with a magic ring.
Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring (6 sc total) Finish with 1 sl.

Cut yarn but leave a long tail for sewing. Pin the Cheeks to the Avocado and sew them on.

Legs (Make 2)

Using your Brown yarn, ch 4.
Rnd 1: Starting in the second ch from the hook, 2 sc, 3 sc in the next ch, turn around the corner and work in the loops on the other side of the chain, 1 sc, 2 sc in the next ch (8 sc total).
Rnd 2: 1 inc, 1 sc, [1 inc] 3 times, 1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc (13 sc total)
Rnd 3: 5 sc, 3 hdc, 5 sc (13 st total)
Rnd 4: 4 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc, 1 dec, 3 sc (11 sc total)
Rnd 5: [1 dec] 5 times, 1 sc (6 sc total)

Stuff the feet.

Rnd 6–10: 6 sc (5 rounds, [6 sc in each round])

Cut yarn but leave a long tail for sewing.

Pin the Legs to the Avocado and sew them on.

Arms (Make 2)

Using your Brown yarn, start with a magic ring.
Rnd 1: 6 sc into the magic ring (6 sc total)
Rnd 2–6: 6 sc (5 rounds, [6 sc in each round]) Finish with 1 sl.

Cut yarn but leave a long tail for sewing. Pin the Arms to the Avocado and sew them on.

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