Crochet Strawberry Pattern (Free Amigurumi)

A crochet strawberry is one of the sweetest amigurumi projects you can make. A bright red body, tiny cream seed stitches, and a green leafy top, all in a plush you can finish in an evening. This free crochet strawberry pattern walks you through every part, from the round berry body to the little leaves and stem.

This is an original Little Loop Finds design, written in US terms and completely free. The strawberry is a classic amigurumi fruit plush, worked in the round from the top down, with separate leaves and a stem sewn on at the end, and the seeds embroidered on with cream yarn. If you can crochet a magic ring, a single crochet increase, and a decrease, you can crochet this strawberry. It works as a toy, a keychain charm, or play food for a pretend kitchen.

A quick note on scope: this post is about one specific strawberry amigurumi plush, a soft fruit toy with a red body, seed details, and a green leafy top. It is not a strawberry hat or a strawberry bag. If you want another fruit or food plush, our crochet pickle pattern free is a fun next project.

Key Takeaways

• Free original pattern: this crochet strawberry pattern is a Little Loop Finds original amigurumi design, written in US terms, and completely free.
• A classic fruit plush: a red berry body, cream seed stitches, green leaves, and a little stem, with a stitch count at the end of every round.
• Beginner friendly amigurumi: simple single crochet shaping, with the seeds and leaves explained step by step.
• Quick evening project: one strawberry takes about 2 hours, and it uses about 70 yards of worsted weight yarn.
• Three ways to use it: make it as a soft toy, add a keychain ring for a bag charm, or make a set for play food in a pretend kitchen.

Table of Contents

• Why You Will Love This Crochet Strawberry
• Finished Size, Skill Level, and Time
• Materials You Need
• Abbreviations (US Terms)
• Gauge and Sizing Notes
• Part 1: The Strawberry Body
• Part 2: Leaves, Stem, and Seeds
• Part 3: Assembly, Keychain Charm, and Play Food
• Variations: Colors, Sizes, and Uses
• Troubleshooting Strawberries That Lean or Wobble
• Care Instructions
• Frequently Asked Questions

Why You Will Love This Crochet Strawberry

There is something about a strawberry that makes people smile. Maybe it is the bright red color, or the way a little plush berry looks good enough to eat. A crochet strawberry sits on a kitchen shelf, dangles from a bag as a charm, or waits in a play kitchen for a pretend picnic, and it always gets picked up.

A crochet strawberry is also a wonderful way to learn amigurumi. The body teaches you how to increase and decrease in the round, the leaves teach you flat petal shaping, and the seeds teach you simple embroidery.

Finished Size, Skill Level, and Time

• Finished size: about 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide after stuffing, in worsted weight yarn, not counting the stem. The pattern also gives notes for a small 3 inch keychain version and a large 6 inch version.
• Skill level: Easy. You need a magic ring, chains, slip stitches, single crochet, increases, and invisible decreases, plus a little simple embroidery for the seeds.
• Time: about 2 hours per strawberry: roughly 1 hour for the body, 30 minutes for the leaves and stem, and 30 minutes for the seeds and assembly.

Materials You Need

Worsted weight yarn is the best choice for a strawberry amigurumi because it works up quickly, the stitches are tight enough to hold the stuffing inside, and the finished strawberry is soft but firm. A smooth acrylic or cotton blend yarn works well, because it shows clean stitch definition and it washes easily. Avoid fuzzy or eyelash yarns, because they hide the shaping and make the decreases hard to see. Choose a bright true red for a classic strawberry, or try pink for a sweet pastel version.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• inc = increase, 2 sc in the same stitch
• dec = decrease, single crochet 2 stitches together
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• rnd(s) = round(s)
• rep = repeat
• MR = magic ring

Gauge and Sizing Notes

Gauge for an amigurumi strawberry is about keeping the stuffing inside, not about hitting an exact number. Work the first 4 rounds of the body and look at the fabric. You should not be able to see through the stitches, and the fabric should feel firm, not loose and holey. If you can see daylight through your stitches, go down a hook size. If the fabric is stiff and hard to work, go up a hook size.

To make a smaller strawberry, use DK weight yarn with a 4.0 mm hook for a piece about 3 inches tall, which is a good size for a keychain charm. To make a larger strawberry, use bulky weight yarn with a 6.5 mm hook for a piece about 6 inches tall. The stitch counts stay the same in every size.

Part 1: The Strawberry Body

The body is worked in the round from the top down, starting with a magic ring at the wide top of the berry and decreasing toward the point at the bottom. This is the opposite direction from most amigurumi, and it gives the strawberry its classic tapered shape. Work in a continuous spiral and use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of every round.

Body

With the red yarn, MR, ch 1.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR. (6 sc)
• Rnd 2: inc in each st around. (12 sc)
• Rnd 3: (sc in next st, inc in next st) rep 6 times. (18 sc)
• Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 sts, inc in next st) rep 6 times. (24 sc)
• Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 sts, inc in next st) rep 6 times. (30 sc)
• Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 sts, inc in next st) rep 6 times. (36 sc)
• Rnd 7-11: sc in each st around. (36 sc)

The body should now look like a rounded bowl about 2.5 inches tall, wide at the top and open at the bottom. This wide top is where the leaves will sit, so keep the opening neat.

• Rnd 12: (sc in next 4 sts, dec) rep 6 times. (30 sc)
• Rnd 13: sc in each st around. (30 sc)
• Rnd 14: (sc in next 3 sts, dec) rep 6 times. (24 sc)
• Rnd 15: sc in each st around. (24 sc)
• Rnd 16: (sc in next 2 sts, dec) rep 6 times. (18 sc)
• Rnd 17: sc in each st around. (18 sc)
• Rnd 18: (sc in next st, dec) rep 6 times. (12 sc)

Stop here and stuff the body firmly, pushing the fiberfill up into the wide top first, then shaping the pointed bottom with your fingers. Add a little more than you think you need, because fiberfill settles with use. The strawberry should feel plump at the top and taper gently to a soft point.

• Rnd 19: dec 6 times. (6 sc)
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches, pull it tight to close the hole, and weave in the end.

Your finished body should be about 4 inches tall, wide at the top and pointed at the bottom, like a real strawberry.

Part 2: Leaves, Stem, and Seeds

The leaves are small pointed petals worked in rows, the stem is a tiny tube worked in the round, and the seeds are short cream stitches embroidered onto the red body. Make six leaves, and keep the tails long for sewing.

Leaves (make 6)

With the green yarn, ch 6.

• Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, hdc in the next ch, dc in the next ch, hdc in the next ch, sc in the last ch. (5 sts)
• Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in the first st, hdc in the next st, dc in the next st, hdc in the next st, sc in the last st. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. (5 sts)

Each leaf should be about 1.25 inches long and half an inch wide, pointed at the tip and slightly wider in the middle. The mix of single, half double, and double crochet stitches gives each leaf a gentle curve, like a real strawberry leaf. Make all six leaves the same way.

Stem

With the green yarn, MR, ch 1.

• Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR. (6 sc)
• Rnd 2-4: sc in each st around. (6 sc)
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff the stem.

The stem is a tiny tube about 1 inch tall. It sits in the middle of the leaves on top of the strawberry and gives the berry its finished look.

Seeds

The seeds are what turn a red ball into a strawberry, so take your time with them. They are embroidered onto the body with cream yarn and a tapestry needle, after the body is stuffed and before the leaves are sewn on.

Work each seed as one short vertical stitch, about 2 stitches tall, placed in neat rows around the body. Start with a row of 6 seeds around the widest part of the body, spacing them evenly. Then add a row of 5 seeds above that row, staggering them so each seed sits between two seeds in the row below, like bricks in a wall. Add one more row of 5 seeds below the first row, staggered the same way. You should end up with about 16 seeds in total, spread evenly over the front and sides of the berry. Keep each stitch the same length and pull the yarn snug, but not so tight that it puckers the red fabric.

Part 3: Assembly, Keychain Charm, and Play Food

Assembly is where the strawberry comes together. Pin every part in place before you sew anything, then step back and look at the strawberry from the front. The leaves should fan out evenly around the top, and the stem should sit centered.

Pin the six leaves around the wide top of the body, overlapping them slightly so they form a star shape, with the pointed tips facing outward. Sew each leaf on with a whip stitch along its base only, so the tips lift up and curl naturally. Next, sew the stem into the center of the leaves, standing upright. Weave in all ends, fluff the strawberry with your hands, and your strawberry is done.

To turn your strawberry into a keychain charm, make the small 3 inch version with DK weight yarn, then sew a small jump ring through the top of the stem. Attach a keychain ring or a lobster clasp to the jump ring, and test it by hanging the strawberry from your bag and giving it a gentle tug. The stitches at the stem should hold firm. Our crochet fish pattern makes a matching charm for the same bag, and it uses the same small size.

To use your strawberries as play food, make a set of three or four in red, pink, and deep red, and leave off the keychain hardware. Soft play food is safe for pretend kitchens, picnics, and market stalls, and the berries are big enough that they are easy for small hands to hold. Our mini amigurumi patterns free collection has more small food and toy ideas in the same size.

Variations: Colors, Sizes, and Uses

• Classic red strawberry: work the body in bright red with cream seeds and leaf green leaves, the colorway in the photos, for a strawberry that looks good enough to eat. Our crochet mushroom pattern makes a matching garden friend.
• Pink strawberry: make the berry in soft pink with white seeds for a sweet pastel version that suits a nursery or a baby shower gift. Our crochet bunny plush makes a sweet matching gift for the same nursery.
• Keychain strawberry: make the small 3 inch version with DK weight yarn and add a keychain ring for a bag charm. Our crochet bee pattern is another small charm in the same size.
• Strawberry patch: make a set of five berries in red, pink, and deep red for a play food set or a market stall display. Change only the yarn color, and the same pattern makes the whole patch.
• Giant strawberry: make the large 6 inch version with bulky yarn for a cushion sized berry that works as a nursery decoration.

Troubleshooting Strawberries That Lean or Wobble

• My strawberry leans to one side. The stuffing is uneven, or the wide top was not stuffed firmly enough. Add more fiberfill to the top, pushing it up with the end of your hook, and check that the strawberry sits flat on its wide end.
• My strawberry will not sit upright. The pointed bottom is too rounded. Shape the point with your fingers and press it gently, or display the berry lying on its side in a basket, which is how real strawberries rest.
• My seeds are uneven. The seeds were embroidered without marking the rows first. Mark each row lightly with pins before you stitch, and count the seeds in each row as you go so the spacing stays even.
• My stuffing shows through the stitches. Your stitches are too loose for the yarn. Go down a hook size on the next strawberry, and use a slightly denser fiberfill so it does not poke through the gaps.
• My leaves flop flat. Sew only the base of each leaf, and leave the tips free. A tiny stitch through the middle of a leaf can lift it, but do not sew the whole leaf down flat.

Care Instructions

Hand wash a crochet strawberry gently in cool water with a tiny amount of mild soap, squeeze gently without wringing, and lay it flat to dry so the strawberry keeps its shape. If the yarn label says machine washable, use a gentle cycle in a mesh laundry bag, and lay the strawberry flat to dry. Do not put an amigurumi strawberry in the dryer on high heat, because the fiberfill can clump and the strawberry can lose its shape. Fluff the strawberry by hand after washing, and keep it out of direct sunlight, so the red stays bright.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this crochet strawberry pattern good for beginners?

Yes, it is a great first amigurumi project. You need chains, single crochet, increases, and decreases, and every round ends with a stitch count. One strawberry takes about 2 hours, and the leaves and seeds are explained step by step.

What yarn is best for a crochet strawberry?

Worsted weight yarn is the best choice, because it works up quickly and the stitches are tight enough to hold the stuffing inside. A smooth acrylic or cotton blend works well and washes easily. Bright red for the body, leaf green for the leaves, and cream for the seeds give the classic look.

How big is the finished strawberry?

About 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide after stuffing, in worsted weight yarn with a 5.0 mm hook, not counting the stem. Use DK weight yarn for a small 3 inch keychain version, or bulky weight yarn for a large 6 inch version. The stitch counts stay the same in every size.

How do I make the seeds look neat?

Work each seed as one short vertical stitch in cream yarn, about 2 stitches tall, in staggered rows around the body like bricks in a wall.

Can I use a crochet strawberry as play food?

Yes, strawberries made from this pattern make lovely soft play food for pretend kitchens and picnics. Make them in washable yarn, skip the keychain hardware, and embroider the seeds instead of adding any small parts. Check the stitching now and then, and wash the berries as needed.

Can I sell strawberries made from this pattern?

Yes, you may sell finished strawberries made from this free pattern, with credit to Little Loop Finds. Please do not sell or republish the pattern text itself. Keychain versions sell well at craft markets, and a set of three berries makes a sweet gift bundle.

Happy stitching, and may your little strawberry bring a sweet smile to whoever picks it up.