If you’re looking for a fun and unique way to keep your pencils organized and easily accessible, these crochet pencil toppers are just what you need. They’re quick and easy to make, and they’re a great way to add a pop of color to your school supplies.
Key Points:
– Style/theme: summer, back-to-school
– Available in PDF Patterns Library: YES
– Related Patterns: Ice Cream cones free pattern
Introduction
Welcome to my blog, Lennutas, where I share free crochet patterns, including amigurumi designs. As back-to-school season approaches, I’m excited to share two adorable crochet pencil topper patterns with you today. These patterns feature popsicle designs in two styles: a watermelon and a cute unicorn. They’re not just cute, they’re also functional, making them the perfect addition to any student’s pencil case.
Materials
To begin, let’s talk about the materials you will need for these patterns. Make sure you have yarns for amigurumi projects with any colors your like (recommended: cotton superfine weight yarn), a crochet hook (size 1.5 mm), stuffing, and any other necessary materials such as a pencil, felt, and glue. You can find out more about my favorite yarn for amigurumi projects here. Once you have everything you need, you can follow the step-by-step instructions provided in the patterns to create your own watermelon and unicorn crochet pencil toppers.
Abbreviations
This pattern is written using US TERM.
- MR: magic ring (magic circle)
- Ch: chain stitch
- Ss: slip stitch
- Sc: single crochet stitch
- Inc: single crochet increase
- Dec: single crochet decrease
- St/ sts: Stitch/ Stitches
- […] … x time: Repeat instructions x times
- (…): Number of stitches of each round
- {…}: Work instructions within brackets into the same stitch
In summary, these adorable crochet pencil toppers featuring watermelon and unicorn popsicle designs are a great way to add some personality to your back-to-school supplies. They’re easy to make, functional, and perfect for keeping your pencils organized. So grab your crochet hook and get started on these fun and unique projects today!
Recommended easy pattern to crochet for beginners. You might need to check out my basic crochet stitches tutorial.
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Crochet Pencil Toppers
Now let’s get started crocheting adorable pencil toppers.
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- Make invisible decrease crochet stitches to have a better result.
Ice cream stick
I use beige yarn
- Round 1: sc 5 into MR (5sts)
- Round 2: inc 5 (10sts)
- Round 3-12(10 rounds): sc 10 (10sts)
- Round 13: BLO sc 10 (10sts)
- Round 14-20(7 rounds): sc 10 (10sts)
Fasten off, and weave in ends. Do not stuff.
Unicorn ice cream
Start with cream yarn, and change to pink yarn on BOLD stitches
- Round 1: ch 6 (img.1), FLO ss 5 on stick (img.2-3), ch 7 (img.4), sc 6 (img.5), sc 11 (img.6), sc 17 (other side of the foundation chain) (img.7-8) (34sts)
- Round 2-12 (11 rounds): sc 34 (34sts)
- Round 13: sc, sc 3, sc 30 (34sts)
- Round 14: sc 4, sc 20, sc 2, sc 7, sc (34sts)
- Round 15: sc 5, sc 5, sc 3, sc 10, sc 4, sc 5, sc 2 (34sts)
- Round 16: sc 6, sc 3, sc 5, sc 8, sc 6, sc 4, sc 2 (34sts)
- Round 17: sc 7, sc 2, sc 6, sc 3, sc 2, sc 2, sc 7, sc 2, sc 3 (34sts)
- Round 18: sc 34 (34sts)
- Round 19: dec, sc 6, dec, sc 7, dec, sc 6, dec, sc 7 (30sts)
- Round 20: (dec, sc 3) 6 times (24sts)
Stuff as you go
- Round 21: (dec, sc 2) 6 times (18sts)
- Round 22: (dec, sc) 6 times (12sts)
- Round 23: dec 6 (6sts)
Fasten off, and weave in ends. (image-9)
Horn
Use orange yarn
- Round 1: sc 5 into MR (5sts)
- Round 2: inc, sc 4 (6sts)
- Round 3: inc, sc 5(7sts)
- Round 4: inc, sc 6(8sts)
- Round 5: inc, sc 7 (9sts)
- Round 6: inc, sc 8(10sts)
- Round 7: inc, sc 9 (11sts)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly. (img.10)
Ears – make 2
Start with cream yarn, change to pink yarn on BOLD stitches
- Round 1: sc 6 into MR (6sts)
- Round 2: (sc, inc) 3 times (9sts)
- Round 3: sc, sc, sc 7 (9sts)
- Round 4: sc 2, inc, sc 2 (12sts)
- Round 5: sc 2, sc 4, sc 10 (12sts)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail for sewing. (img.11)
Mane
Make 3 pieces with various colors as your choice
- Ch 5
- Ss to the 2nd ch from the hook, inc 2, sc (6sts)
Fasten off, and leave a long tail for sewing. (image-12)
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Assembly
- Sew the horn on the top.
- Sew the ears on round 22 to round 18.
- Sew the mane on round 22 between the ears.
- Embroider the eyes between round 12 and 13.
- Embroider the mouth on round 8.
Congratulation!
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Watermelon Ice Cream
PATTERN
Stick
Start with beige yarn
- Round 1: sc 5 into MR (5sts)
- Round 2: inc 5 (10sts)
- Round 3-12 (10 rounds): sc 10 (10sts)
- Round 13: BLO sc 10 (10sts)
- Round 14-20 (7 rounds): sc 10 (10sts)
Ice cream
Start with green yarn
- Round 1:
– ch 6, FLO ss 5(on stick), ch 7
– sc 6 into the 2nd ch from hook
– sc 5(on stick), sc 6
– sc 6 into the other side of the foundation chain
– FLO sc 5(on stick), sc 6 (34sts)
- Round 2: sc 34 (34sts)
- Round 3-4 ( 2 rounds): sc 34 (34sts)
Change to red yarn
- Round 5-18 (14 rounds): sc 34 (34sts)
- Round 19: dec, sc 6, dec, sc 7, dec, sc 6, dec, sc 7 (30sts)
- Round 20: (dec, sc 3) 6 times (24sts)
- Round 21: (dec, sc 2) 6 times (18sts)
Stuff as you go.
- Round 22: (dec, sc) 6 times (12sts)
- Round 23: dec 6 (6sts)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Use black thread to sew the seeds.
Conclusion
Thank you for visiting my blog, Lennutas, where I share free crochet patterns, including adorable amigurumi designs that can be used as crochet pencil toppers. In this post, we learned how to create two unique and functional popsicle designs – a watermelon and a cute unicorn.
Don’t forget to share your finished pencil toppers on social media using the hashtag #Lennutas. It’s always a joy to see your beautiful creations!
If you’re interested in creating more crochet pencil toppers, you can find additional free patterns on my blog. Check out my recent blog post for a variety of cute ice cream cone pencil topper patterns that are perfect for adding some personality to your back-to-school supplies.
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