The Yarnival of the Animals

Strawberry pattern: Start a magic ring in green. R1. sc 6 in the magic ring (6) R2. 2sc in every stitch (12) R3. 2sc in every 2nd stitch (18) R4. in BLO, 2sc in every 3rd stitch (24) R5. 2sc in every 4th stitch (30) R6. sc in every stitch (30) R7. 2sc in every 5th stitch (36) R8-10. sc in every stitch (36) R11. sc2tog every 5th and 6th stitch (30) R12. sc in every stitch (30) R13. sc2tog every 4th and 5th stitch (24) R14. sc in every stitch (24)   Start stuffing the body with fiberfill.   R15. sc2tog every 3rd and 4th stitch (18) R16. sc in every stitch (18) R17. sc2tog every 2nd and 3rd stitch (12) R18. sc2tog every 1st and 2nd stitch (6) Fasten off and weave the tail in the remaining 6 stitches. Pull tight to close the gap and weave in.   Stalk: Fasten on with green in the first remaining stitch of R3.    Repeat this pattern over 6 times: [sc and hdc in the 1st stitch;  dc, ch 2, dc in the 2nd stitch; hdc and sc in the 3rd stitch].   Then just use li...

    I had some yarn left over in a slightly more muted colour than usual, so I figured I'd use it for some less cartoony amigurumi/decorative objects. These two pieces of fruit were largely free-styled when on the train.The pear stands just under 10cm tall using Scheepjes Catona cotton with a 2.00mm hook. If I find the time and energy, I might turn this into a complete fruit bowl. Pear pattern: For the body of the pear, start a magic ring in green.  R1. sc 6 in the magic ring (6) R 2 . 2 sc in every stitch (12) R3. 2sc in every 2nd stitch (18) R4. 2sc in every 3rd stitch (24) R5. 2sc in every 4th stitch (30) R6. 2sc in every 5th stitch (36) R7. 2sc in every 6th stitch (42) R8. sc in every stitch (42) R9. 2sc in every 7th stitch (48) R10-13. sc in every stitch (48) R14. sc2tog every 7th and 8th stitch (42) R15. sc in every stitch (42) R16. sc2tog every 6th and 7th stitch (36) R17. sc in every stitch (36) R18. sc2tog every 5th and 6th stitc...