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What is better on a hot summer day than a cold treat. Today is Day 2 of the Summer Cookout Mini Amigururmi Crochet Along and today's mini amigurumi is a sweet little popsicle.
The Petite Popsicle is a really quick and simple make and you could make it in any color you want. You could even make striped or multicolor popsicles. I think it would even be fun to make in a striping yarn or some sort of variegated yarn.
I chose to make the shape of popsicle that is kind of flat and wide. I thought that that shape would be easy to make and cute with the little face, and I think it did in fact turn out pretty cute. I made a little pink popsicle because I wanted to use a color that wouldn't be used as much throughout the crochet along, and spoiler alert, there isn't a lot of pink in the rest of the designs in this series. I thought a creamsicle would have been cute, white on the bottom with orange on the rest, but the oranges I had felt too bright. You could use brown to make a fudgesicle, make it red, white, and blue for a rocket pop style (even though the shape isn't quite right for that), or any other color/flavor you want. I think the small size would also make this cute to add a keychain ring to and make a little backpack charm or keychain.
The popsicle is made in 2 parts, the popsicle and the stick. That also means only one small piece you need to sew on, sewing the stick to the bottom of the popsicle. The popsicle is made bottom up, starting with a flat, oval base, then working up to give the height of the popsicle. A cute little smiley face is added to the front of the popsicle. I used small safety eyes and embroidery floss, but you could just embroider the whole thing if you prefer, especially if you are making it for small kids.
I used Red Heart Super Saver in the color Baby Pink for my popsicle, but as I mentioned before you could use any color you want for that part. Then I used a tiny amount of Red Heart Super Saver in Buff for the stick. It was the perfect popsicle stick tan.
Be sure to check back tomorrow to see what mini amigurumi Day 3 of the Summer Cookout will be!
How to Crochet a Petite Popsicle
Finished Size: about 3 1/2" tall
You will need:
- medium weight yarn in any color for popsicle, and tan for stick (sample made in Red Heart Super Saver in Baby Pink, and Buff)
- G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
- 2- 6 mm safety eyes
- Polyfil fiberfill
- yarn needle
- stitch markers
- scissors
- black embroidery floss and needle
Instructions:
The popsicle is made in 2 pieces, the popsicle, and the stick. Both are made working in the round, the stick starts with a magic ring, the popsicle starts with a chain, you will then work around both sides of the chain to make an oval base, then continue working in the round.
Popsicle
Make 1 with any color, beginning with chain
chain 6
Round 1: 1 sc in second ch from hook, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, 3 sc in last st turning as you work to continue working in the other side of the ch, 1 sc in unworked side of next 3 sts, 2 sc last st (unworked side of same ch as first sc of the round) (12 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts (18 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc in blo of each st (18 sc)
Rounds 4-11: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Add eyes between rounds 6-7 about 3 sts apart, stitch a mouth below the eyes (you may want to add the eyes after finishing 8 or 9 instead of waiting just so that you don't have to reach down so far into the popsicle)
Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work
Round 12: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 13: sc2tog around (6 sc)
Finish off, weave in ends
Stick
Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2-3: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)
Finish off and cut yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing
Flatten the stick and sew to the center of the bottom of the popsicle
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