Chocolate Strawberry Cutie

Sweetened into this free crochet chocolate covered strawberry pattern are all the sugary spectacles of budding romances—shy giggles over melting milkshakes on a first date, the flirtatious swipe of food off your face that you didn’t realize was there, and the wasteland of empty candy wrappers and leftover chocolate smears after a successful Valentine’s evening! While you wait to hear from that special someone, work out some of those giggly, giddy nerves with this free chocolate covered strawberry amigurumi pattern! **Pattern Information:** This free crochet chocolate covered strawberry amigurumi pattern has a difficulty rating of **intermediate**. The finished dimensions are **4 inches (height) by 2.75 inches (width) by 2.75 inches (depth)**.∗ You may also make your pieces larger or smaller by increasing or decreasing your yarn weight and/or hook size, respectively. ∗Finished dimensions are calculated from a model using medium weight yarn, a size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook, the YU/YO method and the following gauge: **18 sc x 21 rows = 4 inches**. **Supplies:** * Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook * Medium (4) weight yarn in 4 colors: * Yarn A – green (example uses Big Twist Value: Forest Green) * Yarn B – red (example uses Mainstays: Red V) * Yarn C – white (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Aran) * Yarn D – brown (example uses Loops & Threads Soft Classic: Mocha) * 10mm black safety eyes (x2) * Black embroidery floss * Pink embroidery floss (example uses DMC 963 Light Dusty Rose) or pink yarn * Polyester fiberfill * Yarn needle * Scissors * Stitch markers **Alternate Yarn Supplies:** Color Variation 2 (as seen on the left in cover photo): * Medium (4) weight yarn in 4 colors: * Yarn A – green (example uses Big Twist Value: Forest Green) * Yarn B – pink (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Persimmon) * Yarn C – white (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Aran) * Yarn D – brown (example uses Loops & Threads Soft Classic: Mocha) Color Variation 3 (chunky version): The chunky example of this pattern measures 5 inches (height) by 3 inches (width) by 3 inches (depth) using the following gauge: 16 sc x 15 rows = 4 inches. All supplies remain the same, except for the following replacements: * Super Bulky (6) weight yarn in 4 colors: * Yarn A – green (example uses limited edition Premier Parfait Chunky: Seaweed; recommended replacement is Premier Parfait Chunky: Emerald) * Yarn B – red (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Poppy) * Yarn C – white (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Cream) * Yarn D – brown (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Chocolate) * 14mm black safety eyes (x2) * Pink yarn (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Pink Lemonade) * Black embroidery floss (doubled) **Terminology:** This free crochet chocolate covered strawberry pattern uses English / US terminology: * st (sts) = stitch (stitches) * ch = chain stitch * sl st = slip stitch * sc = single crochet * sc2tog = single crochet 2 together (over the span of 2 stitches), also known as a decrease * hdc = half double crochet * BLO = back loop only Please note that this pattern is written so that each crochet stitch abbreviation is attached to a number, such as 1sc, 2sc, etc. This number denotes how many of that stitch is to be worked into the same stitch. In other words, 1sc = one single crochet, whereas 2sc = two single crochet worked into one stitch, also known as an increase. **Follow us for more crochet content and amigurumi adventures!** https://virkadia.com/ | Blog https://virkadia.etsy.com | Etsy https://www.instagram.com/virkadia | Instagram https://www.pinterest.com/virkadia | Pinterest https://www.facebook.com/virkadia | Facebook https://www.tiktok.com/@virkadia | TikTok **Thank you for all of your support!**