The Appetising Apple
Cilla Crochets’ Appetising Apple is a small amigurumi project with a red apple body, a brown stem, and a green leaf. This page is a pattern overview, not a complete tutorial or a substitute for the designer’s round-by-round directions. The web pattern is available to read for free, and its full instructions explain the shaping and finishing. Read Cilla Crochets’ original Appetising Apple pattern and instructions.
The design was created as a quick, compact make and accompanies the designer’s Succulent Strawberries and Beaming Banana patterns, which were released in 2020. Basic crochet stitch knowledge is needed, but expert-level experience is not. The apple includes a sewing-based shaping detail, so the source pattern is important for the exact finishing sequence.
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Appetising Apple Crochet Pattern Information
The details below describe the designer’s sample and the construction approach. Yarn choice and tension can affect the finished result, so treat the sample measurements as a reference rather than a guaranteed size.
Materials Needed
Gather the following supplies before starting. The listed yarn amounts are those used for the designer’s sample.
- Aran or worsted weight yarn, ideally in red, brown, and green. The sample uses Rico Designs Creative Cotton Aran: red, 26 g (44.2 m / 48.3 yd); brown, 2 g (3.4 m / 3.7 yd); green, 2 g (3.4 m / 3.7 yd).
- 3.5 mm crochet hook (US size E).
- Stuffing.
- Needle, including a tapestry needle for the finishing and sewing work.
- Scissors.
- Pins.
- Stitch marker.
Crochet Apple Size
With the listed yarn and hook, the sample measured 11 cm (4.3 inches) high and 9 cm (3.5 inches) wide. The designer notes that their crochet tension is tight and that another maker’s apple may be slightly larger. Different yarn or tension can also change the outcome.
Gauge
A gauge swatch is not required. For reference, the designer reports 11 single crochet stitches and 11 rows across 5 cm. These figures are sample information, not a required gauge target.
Crochet Pattern Abbreviations
The pattern uses US crochet terminology. Its abbreviations are:
- R# means row or round number; st means stitch.
- ch means chain; sl st means slip stitch; mc means magic circle.
- sc means single crochet; inc means increase; dec means decrease.
- hdc means half double crochet; dc means double crochet.
- A stitch sequence in square brackets followed by a repeat amount is worked that many times.
- A number in parentheses gives the stitch total at the end of a row or round.
Review the abbreviations before beginning, especially if you usually follow patterns written in a different crochet terminology system.
Crochet Top Tips & Additional Pattern Information
The designer leaves yarn fiber, weight, and colors to the maker’s preference, while noting that changing yarn weight may affect both hook choice and finished size. The stated hook recommendation is to use one smaller than the size suggested on the yarn label, to help keep stuffing from showing through the stitches.
Work in continuous rounds unless the pattern says otherwise, and use a stitch marker to track the beginning of each round. The designer recommends firm stuffing as you crochet unless a component is specified as unstuffed, along with invisible decreases. Follow the original directions for how these notes apply to each piece.
Appetising Apple Crochet Pattern Overview
The apple is made from three crocheted components: a stuffed red base, an unstuffed brown stem, and an unstuffed green leaf. The pieces are made separately and then sewn together. This structural summary is intended to help with planning; it does not provide the full stitch sequence or replace the construction details in the linked pattern.
Apple Base
The base is worked from the top toward the bottom in red yarn. Its outline is formed by increasing from the starting rounds, working an even middle section, and then decreasing toward the lower opening. The body is stuffed during crocheting, with the finishing stuffing added before the opening is closed.
After closing the base, a sewing technique draws the top inward and holds the shaped form. The designer notes that this finishing also creates a slight pucker at the bottom. Because needle placement and the sewing path are part of the shaping, use the original pattern for those details rather than treating this overview as a sewing tutorial.
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Apple Stem
The stem is crocheted separately in brown yarn and left unstuffed. Its rounds widen near the start, narrow again, and continue at the narrower width. Leave a longer yarn tail for sewing it to the apple. Refer to the source for the exact round instructions.
Apple Leaf
The green leaf is also made separately and left unstuffed. It begins with a chain, and the stitches are worked along both sides of that chain to form the leaf shape. A further round adds shaping. The source identifies the leaf’s top side, a useful orientation detail to check before attaching it.
Appetising Apple Assembly Construction Overview
Assembly uses the yarn tails left on the stem and leaf. The source specifies where each piece joins and which side of the leaf faces up. Use those placement references alongside the original directions; this overview does not provide the complete sewing method.
Step 1: Sew stem to apple base
The stem attaches to the apple base between rounds 1 and 2.
Step 2: Sew leaf to apple stem
The leaf attaches to the stem between rounds 6 and 7. Its top is the side with two rows of stitches.
Congratulations, you’ve finished crocheting your Appetising Apple!
Cilla Crochets invites makers to share their finished apples by tagging @cillacrochets and using #CrochetAppetisingApple. The source’s copyright notice says the pattern itself may not be reproduced or redistributed. It permits a limited number of handmade items to be sold when made by the crocheter and credited to the designer; consult the source notice for the full terms.
