Watermelon is by far my favorite Summer fruit to enjoy each year and I knew at some point I wanted to get one on my hook!

This little gal requires no sewing and is made in one piece by working in continuous rounds. We'll start with a long chain and work both sides of the foundation chain to get our oval bottom.

I love how the oval bottom provides balance for this amigurumi to sit so nicely on my shelf, but you can also add a weighted base to give more support.

I left one side with all seeds and the other with some cute facial features so I can change up the decor just a little!

However you choose to make yours, I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I did! If you're new to amigurumi be sure to check out our Tips page, I'll walk you through the methods used below!

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Materials -

· Size 4 worsted weight yarn in dark green, light green, white, black and pink (approx. 80 yards total)

· 3.5 mm crochet hook

· 9mm safety eyes

· Black crochet thread for facial features

· Scissors

· Tapestry needle

· Stuffing

· Stitch markers

Abbreviations - US terminology

MC- Magic circle

SC- Single crochet

SC INC- Single crochet increase

INV DEC- Invisible decrease

St(s)- Stitch(es)

Ch – Chain

Rep - Repeat



NOTES -

- Finished watermelon measures about 5 inches tall.

- Slowly stuff as you go, you want it to be firm but not stretched.

- You will be working continuous rounds; I like to use a stitch marker at the beginning of each round.

- The color change in this pattern occurs at the side, I recommend using the invisible color change method to help it appear more seamless.

 

Invisible Color Change –

1. When completing the last stitch before your color change, insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over with the first color and pull through.

2. Drop your first color and use your new color to yarn over and finish the stitch by pulling through all loops on your hook. You now have your new color on your hook. I like to tie off my old color here as we won’t need to carry it.

3. When starting your next round, complete your first stitch as a slip stitch instead of a SC. When you come back around to start your next round be sure to SC into your slip stitch just as if it were a regular stitch.

 



Body

We’ll start by crocheting on both sides of a foundation chain to create an oval shape, you will want to keep your chain tight to help avoid the look of ‘holes’ on the bottom.

With dark green, chain 25

Round 1: SC in the 2nd chain from hook, SC in the next 22 chains, 3SC in the last chain; working down the other side of the foundation chain (see picture), SC in the next 22 chains, complete 2SC in the last chain (which is also the first chain we started with) (50)