1/43D Apple Coaster
Original design by @三木目
A set of cheerful 3D crochet apples, including a flat apple coaster, a dimpled apple-core version, and a small two-tone apple. They make sweet little kitchen accents or stuffed decorations.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hook
- 4.0mm
- Time
- 1-2 hours
Materials
- Cream/skin-colored yarn (coaster body Rnds 1-5)
- Red yarn (apple bodies)
- White yarn (apple-core section)
- Brown/coffee yarn (apple core)
- Black yarn (stem)
- Green yarn (leaf)
- 4.0 mm hook (coaster version)
- Fiberfill stuffing
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Stitches used: hdc, sc, dc, sl st, inc, dec, MR, ch, FLO, BLO
3D Apple Coaster — Body, Stem & Leaf PART 1 — Body (Rnds 1-5 skin/cream color, Rnds 6-14 red) Rnd 1: 14 hdc in MR (14) Rnd 2: *hdc, hdc-inc*, repeat around (× 14) (42) Rnd 3: *(hdc), (hdc, hdc-inc)*, repeat ×14 Rnd 4: 42 sc in FLO (front loop only) (42) Rnd 5: 42 sc (42) Rnd 6 (change to red): work in BLO (back loop only): *sc, sc-inc, sc*, repeat ×14 Rnd 7: sc, dc, (dc into hdc) hdc-inc, *3 hdc, hdc-inc*×5, hdc, dc, dc, sc, sc, dc, dc, hdc, *(3 hdc, hdc-inc)*×5, hdc-inc, (hdc, dc), dc, sc — (work dc+hdc into same st where shown) Rnd 8: 70 sc in BLO (70) Rnd 9: 70 sc (70) Rnd 10: in BLO: sc, dc, dc-dec, hdc-dec, *(3 hdc, hdc-dec)*×5, hdc, dc, dc, sc; sc, dc, dc, hdc, *(3 hdc, hdc-dec)*×5, hdc-dec, dc-dec, dc, sc — after completing Rnd 10, first sew on the apple core (in brown/coffee yarn) Rnd 11: *sc, sc-dec, sc*, repeat ×14 Rnd 12: *hdc, hdc-dec*, repeat ×14 Rnd 13: *hdc-dec*, repeat ×14 Rnd 14: 14 hdc (14) PART 2 — Stem Rnd 1: 6 sc (6) Rnd 2: *sc, sc-inc*, repeat ×3 (9) Rnd 3: 9 sc (9) Rnd 4: 9 sc (9) Rnd 5: *sc, sc-dec*, repeat ×3 (6) Rnd 6: 6 sc (6) PART 3 — Leaf Row 1: ch 7 Row 2: starting in 2nd ch from hook — sc, dc, 2 hdc, dc, work a (W-cluster), dc, 2 hdc, dc, sc
Notes
Hook 4.0 mm. Worn flat as a 3D apple coaster / badge holder. Body color change: cream/skin for Rnds 1-5, red for Rnds 6-14. Sew the brown apple core on after Rnd 10. F = hdc, X = sc, T = dc, V = inc, A = dec, W = a small cluster/picot motif for the leaf vein. 外半针 = FLO, 内半针 = BLO. (This is the '@萝卜织' double-strand version.)
Apple (Apple Core Version) — Body, Leaf & Stem BODY Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: 6 inc (12) Rnd 3: *sc, inc*, repeat ×6 (18) Rnd 4: *2 sc, inc*, repeat ×6 (24) Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc*, repeat ×6 (30) Rnd 6: *4 sc, inc*, repeat ×6 (36) Rnds 7-12: 36 sc, no inc/dec (36) Rnd 13: *4 sc, dec*, repeat ×6 (30) Rnd 14: 30 sc, no inc/dec (30) Rnd 15: *3 sc, dec*, repeat ×6 (24) Rnd 16: *2 sc, dec*, repeat ×6 — stuff with fiberfill (18) Rnd 17: *sc, dec*, repeat ×6 (12) Rnd 18: 6 dec (6) Leave a ~20 cm tail; pull the top and bottom centers together to form the dimpled apple shape, then fasten off. LEAF Row 1: ch 8 Row 2: starting in 2nd ch from hook — sc, dc, 3 hdc, dc, W-cluster, dc, 3 hdc, dc, sc STEM Row 1: ch 8 Row 2: starting in 5th ch from hook — 4 sl st (leave a ~20 cm tail; cinch the apple bottom with a cross-stitch, then weave in the end and fasten off)
Notes
X = sc, V = inc, A = dec, F = hdc, T = dc, W = small cluster for the leaf. Stuff before closing (Rnd 16). 加棉 = add stuffing, 塞棉 = stuff. (This is the '@短短手作' apple-core version.)
Small Apple — Two-Tone Body, Stem & Leaf BODY (red yarn) Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6) Rnd 2: *sc, inc*, repeat ×3 (9) Rnd 3: *2 sc, inc*, repeat ×3 (12) Change to white yarn Rnd 4: 12 sc (12) Rnd 5: 6 dec (6) Stuff with fiberfill Rnds 6-8: 6 sc each round (6) Rnd 9: *sc, inc*, repeat ×3 (9) Rnd 10: *2 sc, inc*, repeat ×3 (12) Change to red yarn Rnd 11: 12 sc (12) Rnd 12: *sc, dec*, repeat ×4 (8) Stuff with fiberfill Rnd 13: 4 dec (4) Fasten off and sew closed. STEM (black yarn) Thread through the top of the apple; ch 3, starting in 2nd ch from hook work 2 ch (sl-st chains). Leave a long tail and embroider the seeds onto the white apple-core section. LEAF (green yarn) Go through a nearby stitch; ch 4, starting in 2nd ch from hook — sc, dc, ch 1 (sl st / chain to finish).
Notes
x = sc, v = inc, a = dec, T = dc. Two-color apple: red top and bottom, white middle (apple core). 换白色线 = change to white, 换红色线 = change back to red, 塞棉 = stuff, 断线缝合 = fasten off and sew up. Black yarn for the stem, green for the leaf, with embroidered seeds. (This is the '@佛系钩织' single-strand small-apple version.)
Frequently asked questions
What hook size should I use for the apple coaster?
The coaster version is worked with a 4.0 mm hook in a double strand of yarn. The other two versions (apple-core and small apple) don't specify a hook, so match your hook to your yarn so the stuffed shapes stay firm with no gaps.
When do I change colors on the coaster body?
Work Rnds 1-5 in cream/skin color, then switch to red at Rnd 6 and continue through Rnd 14. Rnd 6 is worked in back loops only (BLO) to create a clean ridge at the color change.
When do I stuff and attach the apple core?
On the coaster, sew the brown apple core on after completing Rnd 10. On the apple-core version, add fiberfill at Rnd 16 before closing, then pull the top and bottom centers together for the dimpled apple shape.
What do the chart symbols mean?
These patterns use symbol notation: X/x = sc, F = hdc, T = dc, V = inc, A = dec, and W = a small cluster/picot worked for the leaf vein. 外半针 means front loop only (FLO) and 内半针 means back loop only (BLO).
