Welcome to my blog, everyone! Today, we have a brand new and unique pattern for you. The Russian Matryoshka is already an intriguing pattern by itself, but what we have here is not just any Matryoshka – it’s a watermelon version! You definitely haven’t seen anything like this before. And those cute little eyes just add to its charm.
So, what you’ll need is a crochet hook, four colors of yarn, some stuffing material, and of course, your creativity. The entire pattern is worked up in one go, so you won’t have any trouble with it. All that’s left to do is add some details, a cute face, and voila!
You’re sure to surprise anyone with this toy. So, let’s grab our crochet hooks and get started!
Designer: Crafty Emmi
Materials & Tools
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Embroidery needle
- Sport weight yarn in 4 colors (A – dark green, B – light green, C – deep pink, D – off-white)
- Black embroidery thread
- Soft stuffing / polyester fiberfill
- Optional: 5 mm black safety eyes
Notes
Change the yarn while working the last stitch in the initial color. That is: insert hook into indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop. Then wrap the new color around the hook and complete the stitch as usual by pulling the yarn through both loops on the hook. The next stitch is the first in the new color.
Abbreviations
Rnd – round
St – stitch
Sl st – slip stitch
Sc – single crochet
Sc2tog – 2 st together with sc (decrease)
BLO – back loops only
St + st – several stitches in same stitch
Matryoshka
You work from the bottom up.
Use color A for instructions in black font and color B for green.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring
Rnd 2: (1 sc + 1 sc in next sc) x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: (2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: (2 sc in next sc, 1 sc, 2 sc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: (2 sc in next sc, 2 sc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 7: (4 sc, 2 sc) x 6
Rnd 8: (2 sc in next sc, 3 sc, 2 sc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 9: (2 sc in next sc, 4 sc, 2 sc) x 6 (48)
Rnd 10-12: (6 sc, 2 sc) x 6
Rnd 13: (4 sc, sc2tog, 2 sc) x 6 (42)
Rnd 14: (5 sc, 2 sc) x 6
Rnd 15: (3 sc, sc2tog, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
Rnd 16: (4 sc, 2 sc) x 6
Change to color C.
Rnd 17: 36 sl st
Rnd 18: 36 sc BLO
Use color C for instructions in pink font and color D for black.
Rnd 19: 14 sc, 10 sc, 12 sc
Rnd 20: 14 sc, 11 sc, 11 sc
Rnd 21: 14 sc, 11 sc, 11 sc
Rnd 22: 15 sc, 10 sc, 11 sc
Rnd 23: 16 sc, 8 sc, 12 sc
Rnd 24: 17 sc, 7 sc, 12 sc
Next comes the face. As an example, just embroider friendly eyes, but variations are possible. Try making a mouth or using blush. Safety eyes also fit: place them between rnd 21 and 22, 5 sts apart.
Start stuffing and continue with color C.
Rnd 25: (sc2tog, 4 sc) x 6 (30)
Rnd 26: (sc2tog, 3 sc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 27: 24 sc
Rnd 28: (sc2tog, 2 sc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 29: (sc2tog, 1 sc) x 6 (12)
Rnd 30: (sc2tog) x 6 (6)
Fasten off and close the remaining hole.
Finishing
Make a border of slip stitches in color C around the face. You can crochet or embroider it. Finally, make a few stitches with the black embroidery thread as melon seed on the head.