Stu, the Blueberry
July 13, 2017
Meet Stu. Stu is blue. Stu is blue because Stu is…
…a blueberry!
Yesterday was National Blueberry Picking Day. Who knew? It wasn’t hard to honor this day, as I daily pick blueberries from a little patch of bushes in the family garden.
After I picked three quarts of these beautiful blueberries, I enjoyed cooling off with visions of blueberries dancing in my head…amigurumi blueberries that is! So I perused my yarn stash for a blueberry hue and grabbed my hook.
And Stu was born!
He’s a simple amigurumi and works up quickly. I hope you find some summer joy in him, just as I do!
Finished size: approximately 2’’ x 2’’, not including stem
My Materials:
- Hook F (3.75 mm)
- blue yarn (I used Lion Brand Pound of Love, Denim)
- small amount of green yarn, for stem
- small amount of black yarn, for mouth
- 6 mm safety eyes
- fiber fill
- scissors
Abbreviations:
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- sc2tog – single crochet the next 2 stitches together
The Pattern:
Blueberry
Round 1: working in a magic circle, sc 8 (8 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (16 sc)
Round 3: working in front loop only, *(sl st, 3 ch, sl st) in next stitch, sl st* around (8 sets total)
Round 4: working in back loops of round 2, *sc, 2 sc in next stitch* around (24 sc)
Round 5: *2 sc in next stitch, sc, sc* around (32 sc)
Round 6-10: sc around (32 sc)
Round 11: *sc2tog, sc, sc* around (24 sc)
Round 12: *sc, sc2tog* around (16 sc)
Attach eyes between rounds 8 and 9, approximately 5 stitches apart. Sew on mouth.
Round 13: *sc, sc2tog* 5 times, sc in last stitch (11 sc)
Stuff, making sure to not overstuff so the top stays fairly flat.
Round 14: sc2tog around, sl st in last stitch to fasten off, leaving tail for sewing (5 sc)
Close stitches and weave in end.
Stem
ch 8, sl st in 2nd chain from hook and to the end (7 sl st)
Attach to the top and weave in ends.
And there you have your very own Stu!
Yarnfully Yours,
