Avocado family

Crochet pattern
Materials
Yarn
The avocado family is only made from the standard yarn cotton 8/4 (50 g = about 170 m).
You can use any brand of yarn you like, or any type of yarn that matches the hook size. You
will need the following amounts and colors:
- Light green: ca 15 g
- Dark green: ca. 21 g
- Light brown: ca. 5 g
- Light pink: very little - only for cheeks
- Black: very little - only for mouth and eyelashes

You will also need

- Stuffing
- 2 sets of safety eyes, 10 mm
- 1 set of safety eyes, 6 mm
(you can also embroider the eyes instead if you prefer)

Crochet hook
2,0-2,5 mm/US size B-1
If you are used to using a different sized hook for cotton 8/4 you can do that, but it might
have a small impact on the size of the finished product, and the needed amount of yarn.
You can check the crochet gauge to make sure you have the right sized needle.

Crochet gauge
10 cm wide (approximately 3.9 inches) = 24 stitches (single crochet)
If you have less than 24 stitches on 10 cm, then switch to a smaller sized hook.
If you have more than 24 stitches on 10 cm, then switch to a larger sized hook.

Note: If the pattern says '3 sc-inc', it

Stitches and abbreviations
- sc: Single crochet means you have to make 3 sc-inc right
- slip st: Slip stitch after each other, i.e. you have to make a
- ch: Chain sc-inc in each of the next 3 stitches.
- ml: Magic loop (it's the same for sc-dec and hdc-dec)
- hdc: Half double crochet
- sc-inc: Single crochet increase (make 2 single crochets in the same stitch)
- sc-dec: Single crochet decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- hdc-dec: Half double crochet decrease (half double crochet 2 stitches together)
- *…* x?: the instructions between the stars (*) is to be repeated the amount of times the
question mark shows
(example: *2 sc, sc-dec* x3, the instructions between the stars (2 sc, sc-dec) is to be repeated 3
times)
- (x): The number in the brackets at the end of a row/round shows how many stitches you
are supposed to have after finishing the row/round
Avocado family
Both halves of the avocado are crocheted using the same pattern, the only difference is some
details around the eyes. The seed is crocheted seperately and can be taken out.

Avocado
The avocado is made from three different parts: light green part/inside, dark green
part/outside and arms/legs. The light green and dark green parts are crocheted seperately,
and then crocheted together along the edge at the end.

Light green part/inside

You will need two pieces of this part, one for each half of the avocado. You will only need light
green yarn for this part. In the beginning you'll crochet a circle, then you crochet some chains,
in which you crochet sc back to the circle, and then you continue to crochet in a spiral around
these chains as well - there are pictures along the way.

This piece is crocheted in a spiral. Start off with a magic loop.

Round 1: 6 sc in ml (6)
Round 2: 6 sc-inc (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (30)
Round 6: *4 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (36)
Round 7-10: sc all the way around (36) = 4 rounds
Note that all of round 11 is crocheted in the back loop only.
Round 11: *5 sc in the back loop only, 1 sc-inc in the back loop only* x6 (42)

In round 12 you'll make some chains going out from the circle, in which you will
make single crochets back to the circle - I recommend crocheting in the 'bump' on
the back of the chains (see picture on the right). When you come back to the circle,
the first stitch is made in the SAME sticth as the last sc you made on the circle. In round 13 you
have to crochet in the opposite side of these chains as normal stitches.
From here on you can find pictures of each round on the next page.
Round 12: *6 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2, 7 sc, 8 ch, skip the next stitch, 7 sc in the chains, 1 sc in the
same stitch as the last sc on the circle, *6 sc, 1 sc-inc* x3 (62 not counting the ch you skipped at
the tip) - picture 1
Round 13: *7 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2, 6 sc, 1 hdc-dec, 5 sc, 3 sc in the same stitch, skip the chain at
the tip, 3 sc in the same stitch, 5 sc, 1 hdc-dec, *7 sc, 1 sc-inc* x3 (69) - picture 2
Round 14: *8 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2, 5 sc, 1 hdc, 1 hdc-dec, 1 hdc, 5 sc, 3 sc-inc, 5 sc, 1 hdc,
1 hdc-dec, 1 hdc, 6 sc, 1 sc-inc, *8 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2 (75) - picture 3
In round 15 you have to make holes for the safety eyes, if you don't want to use safety eyes, just
make 1 hdc instead of the hole. In round 16 you have to crochet in the holes as normal stitches.
Round 15: *9 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2, 4 sc, 1 hdc, 1 hdc-dec, 1 ch, skip the next stitch, 1 hdc, 5 sc,
1 sc-inc, 2 sc, 1 sc-inc, 4 sc, 1 hdc, 1 ch, skip the next stitch, 1 hdc-dec, 1 hdc, 7 sc, 1 sc-inc,
*9 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2 (80 including ch) - picture 4
Round 16: 10 sc, 1 sc-inc, 13 sc, 8 hdc, 4 sc, 1 sc-inc, 3 sc, 1 sc-inc, 3 sc, 8 hdc, 16 sc, 1 sc-inc,
10 sc, 1 sc-inc (85) - picture 5
Round 17: 5 sc, 1 sc-inc, 11 sc, 1 sc-inc, 20 sc, 1 sc-inc, 4 sc, 1 sc-inc, 20 sc, 1 sc-inc, 11 sc, 1
sc-inc, 8 sc (91) - picture 6

Finish off by making a slip st in the next stitch, cut the yarn, pull the end through and make
an invisible finish. You should now have two pieces that look like picture 6 below.

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3

Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6

Insert and secure the safety eyes (10 mm), and embroider
the details on the faces. Both avocados have a tiny light
pink cheek right beneath the outside of
the eyes, like on the pictures. Both
avocados also have a small, happy
mouth, and one of the avocados
also have eyelashes on the
outside of each eye - mouth
and eyelashes are made
with black yarn
Dark green part/outside
You will need two pieces of this part, one for each half of the avocado. You will only need
dark green yarn for this part. In the beginning you'll crochet a circle, then you crochet some
chains, in which you crochet sc back to the circle, and then you continue to crochet in a
spiral around these chains as well - there are pictures along the way and the pattern is
almost the same as the light green part/inside. When this part is done,, the inside and
outside are crocheted together by continuing on this piece.
This piece is crocheted in a spiral. Start off with a magic loop.
Round 1: 6 sc in ml (6)
Round 2: 6 sc-inc (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (30)
Round 6: *4 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (36)
Round 7: *5 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (42)
In round 8 you'll make some chains going out from the circle, in which you will
make single crochets back to the circle - I recommend crocheting in the 'bump' on
the back of the chains (see picture on the right). When you come back to the circle,
the first stitch is made in the SAME sticth as the last sc you made on the circle. In round 9 you
have to crochet in the opposite side of these chains as normal stitches.
From here on you can find pictures of each round from 8-13 on the next page.
Round 8: *6 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2, 7 sc, 8 ch, skip the next stitch, 7 sc in the chains, 1 sc in the
same stitch as the last sc on the circle, *6 sc, 1 sc-inc* x3 (62 not counting the ch you
skipped at the tip) - picture 1
Round 9: *7 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2, 6 sc, 1 hdc-dec, 5 sc, 3 sc in the same stitch, skip the chain at
the tip, 3 sc in the same stitch, 5 sc, 1 hdc-dec, *7 sc, 1 sc-inc* x3 (69) - picture 2
Round 10: *8 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2, 5 sc, 1 hdc, 1 hdc-dec, 1 hdc, 5 sc, 3 sc-inc, 5 sc, 1 hdc,
1 hdc-dec, 1 hdc, 6 sc, 1 sc-inc, *8 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2 (75) - picture 3
Round 11: *9 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2, 4 sc, 1 hdc, 1 hdc-dec, 2 hdc, 5 sc, 1 sc-inc, 2 sc, 1 sc-inc, 4 sc,
2 hdc, 1 hdc-dec, 1 hdc, 7 sc, 1 sc-inc, *9 sc, 1 sc-inc* x2 (80 including ch) - picture 4
Round 12: 10 sc, 1 sc-inc, 13 sc, 8 hdc, 4 sc, 1 sc-inc, 3 sc, 1 sc-inc, 3 sc, 8 hdc, 16 sc, 1 sc-inc,
10 sc, 1 sc-inc (85) - picture 5
Round 13: 5 sc, 1 sc-inc, 11 sc, 1 sc-inc, 20 sc, 1 sc-inc, 4 sc, 1 sc-inc, 20 sc, 1 sc-inc, 11 sc, 1
sc-inc, 8 sc (91) - picture 6
Round 14-18: sc all the way around (91) = 5 rounds

Finish off by making a slip st, do NOT cut the yarn, you have to continue crocheting the two
pieces together, you'll find a guide for this on the next page.
 Picture 2 Picture 3
Picture 1

Picture 4 Picture 5
Picture 6

When you have crocheted both the inside and outside parts, you can crochet them together.

last 4 sc slip st
{

last 4 sc slip st
{
{

slip st last 4 sc
slip st last 4 sc

1: Put the inside and outside 2: Insert the hook through the 3: Make a normal sc, continue
part up against each other, so first of the 4 stitches - the hook making sc all the way around,
the last 4 single crochets on should be inserted through the always inserting the hook through
each part overlap, as shown on back loop only of the inside part the back loop of the inside part
the picture above. and both loops of the stitch on and both loops of the outside
the outside part. part. Add stuffing as you make
TIP: On the pictures I have not made
NOTE: You are going to crochet your way around. Make sure the
an invisible finish yet to make it easier
to see where the last 4 stitches are, but in the opposite direction than hole for the seed stays down.
I recommend making an invisible you did on the outside part and
TIP: When you get to the slip st and
finish, as this gives the best result - you the 'right' direction on the inside
invisible finish on the inside part, insert
can follow the guide for an invisible part. the hook through the back loop only as
finish on the next page (it is shown on a normal stitch to get the best result.
the finishing of the edge, but the
method is the same)
 When you have crocheted the two
pieces together all the way around, you
can finish off by making an invisible
finish, as shown on the pictures on the
left. When you have done this for both
halves, you should have two avocados
like the pictures below.

1: Cut the yarn, pull 2: Now pull the 3: Tighten it just

the tail all the way needle through enough to make
through and put a the back loop only it look like a
needle on the tail. of the last stitch regular stitch,
Pull the needle you made, going then all there is
through the very from the middle of left to do, is to
first stitch you made the stitch through weave in the end.
from the inside part to the outside
through to the part.
outside part, as
shown above.

Arms/legs
Now you only need arms and legs for the avocados, all are made from the same pattern. You
will need 8 pcs of this part - 4 pcs for each half of the avocado. They are all crocheted using
dark green yarn. This part is crocheted in a spiral. Start off with a magic loop.

Round 1: 6 sc in ml (6)
Round 2-4: sc all the way around (6) = 3 round

Finish off by cutting the yarn and pull the tail through.
You should now have a total of 8 arms/legs, 4 for each avocado.

Now you have to sew on the arms and legs, this is the same for
both halves of the avocado. To make sure eveything is placed
where you like it, it can be a good idea to attach them with pins
first (picture on the right)
The arms are placed so that the upper edge is just a little bit
below the mouth.
The legs are placed so that the outside edge of the legs are just
a little bit closer to the center than the outside edge of the
avocado itself. The arms and legs should be approximately
alined above each other.

When the arms and legs are attached, you

should have two avocados like the pictures
on the right.

The avocado itself is now finished, and all

that is left is the seed!
Seed
The seed is only made from light brown yarn. The seed is crocheted from top to bottom. You
will need 1 piece of this part. This part is crocheted in a spiral. Start off with a magic loop.

Round 1: 6 sc in ml (6)
Round 2: 6 sc-inc (12)
Round 3: *1 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (18)
Round 4: *2 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (24)
Round 5: *3 sc, 1 sc-inc* x6 (30)
Round 6: *9 sc, 1 sc-inc* x3 (33)
Round 7-8: sc all the way around (33)
In round 9 you'll be making holes for the safety eyes, if you don't want to use safety eyes, you can
make a sc instead of the hole. In round 10 you have to crochet in the holes as normal stitches.
Round 9: 13 sc, 1 ch, skip the next stitch, 4 sc, 1 ch, skip the next stitch, 14 sc (33 incl ch)
Round 10-11: sc all the way around (33)
Insert and secure the safety eyes (6 mm) in the holes from round 9, and add stuffing. You might
need to add more stuffing as the hole gets smaller.
Round 12: *9 sc, 1 sc-dec* x3 (30)
Round 13: *3 sc, 1 sc-dec* x6 (24)
Round 14: *2 sc, 1 sc-dec* x6 (18)
Round 15: *1 sc, 1 sc-dec* x6 (12)
Round 16: 6 sc-dec (6)

Finish off by cutting the yarn, pull the end through and
sew the hole together so it closes.

Where you started/round 1 is the top of the seed.

Sew on small, light pink cheeks right underneath the
outside of each eye.
Sew on a little smiling mouth, for this I also used cotton 8/4, but I split the yarn into two, and
used that to make the mouth to make it thinner. The mouth is placed on the round just
below the eyes.
You can now put the seed in the avocado!

Your Avocado Family is now finished!