Cottage Garden Crochet Carrots

The Cottage Garden Crochet Carrots are a fun design that can be made as a stand alone crochet project for decoration and play or to accompany Patrick and Archie, the Cottage Garden Crochet Bunnies in their garden patches. Because really, what is a bunny without his carrot, especially a Cottage Garden Bunny?

These cute little carrots are approximately 4 inches tall from the tip of the carrot to the top of the green carrot top. If you’re looking for a larger carrot, the Crochet Cuisine: Carrots pattern may also be of interest.

Watch for more patterns to come in both the Crochet Cuisine series featuring foods that are larger in scale, and their smaller counterparts in the Cottage Garden series! All crochet, all fun!

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Grow your own Cottage Garden one stitch at at time using these fun patterns in the Cottage Garden Series!

• Cottage Garden Crochet Cabbage
• Cottage Garden Crochet Tomatoes
• Cottage Garden Crochet Bunny
• And more to come!

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The Pattern

Difficulty

Advanced Beginner

Materials

• Crochet Hook, Size E/4 (3.5 mm) 
• Stitch Marker(s)
• Scissors
• Stuffing
• Tapestry Needle
• Disc Needle Puller (optional)
• Safety eyes, 6mm (optional)
• Embroidery Floss, black (optional)
• Embroidery Needle (optional)
• Chopstick, dowel, or something similar to help with stuffing
• Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (worsted 4-Medium, 100% acrylic, 170 yds/156 m, 3.5 oz/100 g): Color (A) Terracotta, used approx. 10 yds/ 9 m, Color (B) Kelly Green, used approx. 5 yds/ 4.5 m

Gauge

Gauge is not essential to this project, but tension should be maintained.

Finished Measurements

Using hook size E/4 (3.5 mm) the length of the carrot from base to the top is approximately 2.75 inches long. Including the green carrot top it’s approximately 4 inches long and 3 inches in circumference at the widest part.

Design Notes

• Pattern is written using US crochet terminology.
• Pattern is written primarily in rounds, it will be helpful to place a stitch marker at the beginning stitch of the round and to move it up at the start of each additional round.
• At the end of each round/row the number of stitches for completion is noted in parentheses.
• Further design notes will be provided throughout the pattern to help aid in construction.
• Caution! If using safety eyes take into consideration who will be using the item. The use of safety eyes is not recommended for children under the age of three or for those prone to putting things in their mouth as they may cause a choking hazard. Crocheted or hand embroidered eyes are a great alternative!

Abbreviations/Stitches Used

• ch – Chain
• Rnd(s) – Round(s)
• Row(s) – Row(s)
• sc – Single crochet
• sc2tog – Single crochet 2 stitches together (use the invisible decrease when working in the Rnd)
• sl st – Slip stitch
• st(s) – Stitch(s)
• [ ]/( ) – Work instructions between brackets as many times as directed
• magic circle/adjustable ring

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Let’s Make Some Carrots!

Carrot

Using Color (A)

The carrot is made from the bottom of the carrot up to the top.

• Rnd 1: 4sc in adjustable (magic) circle. (4sts)
• Rnd 2: Sc in the next 3sts, 2sc in the next st. (5sts)
• Rnd 3: Sc in each st around. (5sts)
• Rnd 4: Sc in the next 4sts, 2sc in the next st. (6sts)
• Rnd 5: Sc in each st around. (6sts)

Begin to firmly stuff and shape the carrot and continue to do so as the pattern progresses.

• Rnd 6: Sc in the next 5sts, 2sc in the next st. (7sts)
• Rnd 7: Sc in the next 6sts, 2sc in the next st. (8sts)
• Rnd 8: Sc in the next 7sts, 2sc in the next st. (9sts)
• Rnd 9: Sc in the next 8sts, 2sc in the next st. (10sts)
• Rnd 10: Sc in the next 9sts, 2sc in the next st. (11sts)
• Rnd 11: Sc in each st around. (11sts)
• Rnd 12: Sc in the next 10sts, 2sc in the next st. (12sts)
• Rnd 13: Sc in each st around. (12sts)
• Rnd 14: Sc in the next 11sts, 2sc in the next st. (13sts)
• Rnd 15: Sc in each st around. (13sts)
• Rnd 16: [Sc in the next 4sts, sc2tog] 2 times, sc in the next st. (11sts)
• Rnd 17: [Sc in the next st, sc2tog] 3 times, sc2tog. (7sts)
• Slst to the 1st st and fasten off leaving a long tail to close up the hole. Close the hole by threading the tail with a tapestry needle and grabbing only the front loops around the hole and cinching until closed, secure and weave in the end.

Carrot Top Leaves

The five carrot top leaves are made directly on the top of the carrot one leaf at a time without fastening off.

Using Color (B)

• Leaf 1: With the slip knot on the hook insert the hook into the carrot about one row out from the top middle of the carrot and come out at the center top. Make a sl st, ch 9, in the back bars of the ch: sl st into the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across, sl st back into the carrot at the same spot.

• Leaf 2: Move to the left one stitch space and insert the hook back through the carrot and out through the same middle point, sl st, ch 9, in the back bars of the ch: sl st into the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across, sl st back into the carrot at the same spot.
• Leaf 3-5: Repeat Leaf 2.
• Sl st back through the carrot at the Leaf 1 spot, fasten off and weave in the ends.

Add a Face (optional)

The narrow size of the carrot does not accommodate using the backs on the safety eyes. This is why it wasn’t noted to insert them earlier. The eyes can be pushed into the fabric and remain in place. Note that if making this carrot for a young child that embroidering eyes along with the mouth is a great alternative to using safety eyes.

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Looking for more great patterns?

These may be of interest! 1. Small Animal Collection: Frog 2. Crochet Puppy Dog 3. Crochet Bobble Sheep

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