How to Crochet a Lemon: Free Amigurumi Pattern
Crochet lemon patterns are fun, beginner-friendly projects that let you create adorable citrus-themed items like coasters, appliques, amigurumi lemons, and garlands. These quick projects are great for summer decor and handmade gifts. Visit KnotToYarn.com for more free easy crochet patterns.
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Featured Free Pattern: Amigurumi Lemon (with Leaf)
This page includes a crochet lemon pattern with a separate leaf and finishing steps.
The crochet lemon is a sphere with two gentle points, a five-minute shaping lesson disguised as fruit. Complete pattern with the leaf included.
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn in lemon yellow (20 g) and leaf green scraps
- 3.5 mm (US E) crochet hook
- Fiberfill, stitch marker, yarn needle
Finished size: About 8 cm (3 in) long, life-size
Skill level: Beginner
Abbreviations (US terms): ch (chain), sc (single crochet), hdc (half double crochet), dc (double crochet), inc (2 sc in one st), dec (sc 2 together), sl st (slip stitch), st(s) (stitch/es)
Instructions
The Lemon (spirals, end to end)
Round 1: With yellow, 6 sc in a magic ring: 6 sts.
Round 2: Sc around: 6 sts (this plain round creates the first nub).
Round 3: Inc around: 12 sts.
Round 4: (Sc 1, inc) around: 18 sts.
Round 5: (Sc 2, inc) around: 24 sts.
Rounds 6-11: Sc around: 24 sts (the fat middle).
Round 12: (Sc 2, dec) around: 18 sts.
Round 13: (Sc 1, dec) around: 12 sts. Stuff firmly, shaping the oval as you go.
Round 14: Dec around: 6 sts.
Round 15: Sc around: 6 sts (the second nub). Fasten off, cinch closed, and pull the tail OUT through the lemon’s far end and snip, this slightly dimples both ends, exactly like the real fruit.
The Leaf (green)
Ch 7. Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, hdc, dc, dc, hdc, 3 sc in the last ch; back along the other side: hdc, dc, dc, hdc, sc, sl st. Fasten off with a sewing tail.
Finishing
Sew the leaf beside one nub at a jaunty angle. Optional stem: green ch-3 with a sl st back, sewn under the leaf. Make three lemons and they become bowl filler, baby-toy clusters, or the market-bag prop every craft fair booth needs.
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Tip: The two plain 6-st rounds at the ends are the whole lemon-ness of the lemon. Skip them and you have crocheted an egg, which, to be fair, is next month’s project.
A crochet lemon is one of the most delightful, versatile little projects you can make. Brighten a kitchen with citrus coasters, add a playful touch to a nursery with amigurumi fruit, or string a sunny summer garland, lemon designs deliver cheerful results every time. The bright yellow is instantly mood-boosting, and the simple shape keeps these accessible at any skill level.
Below are five more free lemon patterns from other designers, from coasters to keychains to bunting, each with real construction details and a link to the original.
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5 Free Crochet Lemon Patterns
1. Lemon Crochet Coaster
Anastasia at Crochet With Cookie starts this coaster with 15 dc into a chain-4 loop, using 100% cotton yarn (acrylic can melt under a hot mug) with a 4 mm hook.
2. Lemon Amigurumi Keychain
Mariska Vos-Bolman at DIY Fluffies embroiders the eyes between rounds 7-8 and 12-13, in cotton yarn with a 2.5 mm hook for a 2-inch keychain, or chenille with a 5 mm hook for a 6-inch plush.
3. Lemon Amigurumi
MJ Carlos at Hello Yellow Yarn works this lemon in continuous spiral rounds from a magic ring, in 8-ply DK yarn with 2.5 mm and 3 mm hooks.
4. Lemonade Lemon Bunting
Heather Boyer at My Creative Blog works double treble stitches into the front loop of round 1 for a dimensional, textured lemon, in worsted weight yarn with a 4 mm hook.
5. Mini Crochet Lemon Keychain
Rachel at Desert Blossom Crafts holds two strands of size 10 crochet thread together for a thicker fabric at fine gauge, with an F hook and a picot-point border.
