The Crochet Red Chili Peppers Pattern is simply fiery fun for your fingers! This easy-to-follow design creates adorable, tiny chili peppers perfect for Valentine's gifts or kitchen décor. Each chili pepper features vibrant red yarn for the body and green for the stem, with options to add cute arms and even a blushing face with pink yarn. The small, plump shape of these peppers makes them a delightful and spicy addition to your crochet collection. Get ready to spice up your crafting!
How To Crochet Amigurumi Red Chili Peppers
Materials Needed:
- Chenille yarn in red, green, white, and a small amount of pink
- Safety eyes or alternative yarn for knots
- Crochet hook suitable for your yarn
- Fiberfill for stuffing
- Needle for weaving in ends
- Stitch markers
Abbreviations:
- MR: Magic Ring
- SC: Single Crochet
- INC: Increase (2 SC in one stitch)
- DEC: Decrease (SC two stitches together)
- BLO: Back Loop Only
Body of the Chili:
- Round 1: Start with a magic ring and make 6 SC (6 stitches)
- Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around (12 stitches)
- Round 3: [1 SC, INC] repeat around (18 stitches)
- Round 4: [2 SC, INC] repeat around (24 stitches)
- Round 5-8: SC around (24 stitches)
- Round 9: [3 SC, INC] repeat around (30 stitches)
- Round 10-13: SC around (30 stitches)
- Round 14: [4 SC, INC] repeat around (36 stitches)
- Round 15-19: SC around (36 stitches)
- Round 20: [4 SC, DEC] repeat around (30 stitches)
- Round 21: [3 SC, DEC] repeat around (24 stitches)
- Round 22: [2 SC, DEC] repeat around (18 stitches)
- Round 23: [1 SC, DEC] repeat around (12 stitches)
- Round 24: SC in each stitch BLO (12 stitches) - leave the front loops unworked for attaching the stem later.
- Round 25: SC around (12 stitches)
- Round 26: [DEC] repeat around (6 stitches)
- Finish: Fasten off and leave a long tail. Stuff the body with fiberfill.
Stem of the Chili:
- Attach green yarn to the front loop of round 24 of the body.
- Round 1-5: SC around (8 stitches)
- Round 6: DEC to close the top (4 stitches) - fasten off and weave in the end.
Attaching Safety Eyes or Yarn Knots:
- If using safety eyes: Place eyes between rounds 9 and 10 of the body. Make sure they are evenly spaced.
- If using yarn knots: Follow the instructions in the video to create and attach yarn knots for the eyes using sport weight yarn.
Making the Arms and Attaching Them:
- Round 1: Start with a magic ring and make 6 SC (6 stitches)
- Round 2-4: SC around (6 stitches)
- Leave a long tail for attaching the arms.
- Attach arms at round 14 of the body, ensuring they align with the eyes (right eye for male and left eye for female).
- Use the long tails to sew the arms to the body, weaving in the ends.
Blush (Optional):
- Use pink yarn to create knots by wrapping the yarn 6 times around. Attach to the cheeks as desired.
Final Assembly:
- Make a second chili, repeating the same steps.
- Attach the female chili slightly lower than the male chili if desired.
- Pin and sew the arms of the male chili onto the body of the female chili using the long ends.
- Use a fine needle to adjust the placement and appearance of the safety eyes if they sink into the chenille yarn.
Tips:
- Use invisible decreases for less visible stitch reductions.
- Work in back loops only (BLO) for certain rounds to leave loops free for easy attachment of parts.
- Use stitch markers for better accuracy, especially if you struggle to see stitches.
Closing Thoughts:
- Your flaming hot chili peppers are complete! Enjoy your Valentines with these adorable creations, or gift them to a special someone.
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