Apple Knitting Pattern Tutorial

Apples anyone?

Oh, I have been wanting to knit fruit and veggies for aaaaages! So finally, today, while Richard was driving around to all the shops, I started knitting this apple pattern in the car and now I have a  knitted apple pattern to share with you:) Do you ever take your knitting with in the car to knit while hubby is driving, just in case there could possibly be a knitting moment? I have a little project bag and note book that always goes with me whenever I leave our home:)

Enjoy the pattern, happy knitting...

Materials:
Red hand spun wool or DK
Merino fleece for stuffing
Brown wool for the stalk
Green wool for the leaf
Double pointed needles, 4mm
Size 4mm circular needles (if knitting in the round with the Magic Loop)
or
4 double pointed needles, 4mm (if knitting in the round)
Wool sewing up needle

Pattern:
Cast on 10 stitches, join for knitting in the round, Magic Loop Technique, (or DPNs' in the round)
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: Knit into the front and back of each stitch. (20 stitches)
Round 3: Knit.
Round 4: Knit into the front and back of each stitch. (40 stitches)
Rounds 5-15: Knit
Round 16: Knit round and increase 4 stitches evenly throughout the round. (44 stitches)
Round 17-19: Knit.
Round 20: (Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 together across the round), knit 2 stitches at the end of the round. (30 stitches).
Round 21: (Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together across the round). (20 stitches)
Round 22: (Knit 2 stitches together, across the round). (10 stitches)
Round 23: Knit
Continue with instructions below...

Stuff your apple while it is still on the needles, I like to see how the shape is forming... Leave a long thread, break the yarn and thread onto a wool needle. Thread the needle through the stitches on the needles, remove knitting needles and pull tight. You can now continue to stuff your apple from the base and once you are happy with the shape, sew the opening closed.

Now we want to create a depression on the top of your apple. With the needle and thread that you have just gathered all the stitches on and pulled tight, push it down into the apple from the top and out the base, pull until you see a depression on top and thne sew tightly at the base of your apple.

Here is my little apple among my cabbages with its little depression on top, see? :)

Every apple needs a stalk. Take your double pointed needle, pick up two stitches on the top of your apple and join the brown wool for the stalk. Knit your i-cord about an inch long and then cast off. Sew in all the ends.

So your apple can just be an apple with a stalk.

An apple with a leaf AND be a pincushion...

Leaf Pattern:

Materials:
Size 5 straight needles
Green DK yarn
2 double pointed needles
wool needle

Pattern:

Cast on 3 stitches
Row 1: Knit into the front and back of the first stitch, purl, knit into the front and back of the last stitch. (5 stitches)
Row 2: Knit row
Row 3: Knit into the front and back of the first stitch, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, knit into the front and back of the last stitch. ( 7 stitches)
Row 4: Knit row
Row 5: Knit into the front and back of the first stitch, knit 2, purl 1, knit 2, knit into the front and back of the last stitch. ( 9 stitches)
Row 6: Knit row
Row 7: Knit 4 stitches, purl 1, Knit 4 stitches
Row 8: Knit row.
Alternate rows 7 and 8 three times.
Row 15: Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit 1 stitch. (7 stitches)
Row 16: Knit
Row 17: Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, purl 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit 1 stitch. (5 stitches)
Row 18: Knit
Row 19: Knit 2 stitches together, purl 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together. (3 stitches)
Row 20: Knit
Row 21: Knit 3 stitches together.
Bind off.

Sew in the ends neatly and for the leaf stem, pick up two stitches at the base of the leaf and knit an i-cord for about an inch.

or it can just be a piece of fruit..... an apple:)

Thank you so much for visiting me here, I wish you a wonderful week...

Warmly

Linda

Mamma4earth Ravelry Group

Please note this pattern and items knitted from this pattern are for personal use only:)