I’m so very excited to announce my latest free crochet pattern. I’m a huge nerd for Halloween and I love to celebrate all throughout September and October. I wanted to create an iconic crochet applique that could be used for all sorts of Halloween delights.
This poison apple crochet pattern can be used on a pair of gloves or a hat to make festive fall wear. Add it to a bag or glue it onto a greeting card for a fun Halloween gift.
Do you have any other ideas for ways to use this poison apple crochet pattern? I bet you do! I can’t wait to see what all you clever crafters come up with. Please share and tag your creations with #poisonappleapplique so we can see them all in one place!
I used mine to make a cool punky Snow White cosplay that I wore when I visited the place where they filmed the Halloweentown movies in Oregon.
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Poison Apple Crochet Pattern
Materials
- Loops & Threads Eco-Brights (Worsted, size 4, medium yarn)
- Red, Green, and Brown
- 5 mm hook
Finished Measurements
4×4 inches
Abbreviations
US Terminology
- ch = chain
- st = stitch
- sp = space
- sk = skip
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
Special Stitches
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Insert your hook into the indicated stitch and pull up a loop, insert your hook into the next st and pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on your hook.
Green Ooze
With green, ch 15
Row 1: sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the next st, (ch 6, sk 4 chs, sc in the next 2 chs) twice, turn. (Image 1)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 6 in the ch sp, ch 3, sk 2 sts, sc 6 in the ch sp, sc2tog, turn. (Image 2)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in the next 3 sts, ch 5, hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the next 3 chs, sl st to the next unworked st of row 2, (Image 3)
Row 3 Continued: sc in the next st, sc in the ch sp, ch 3, hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the next ch, sl st in the ch sp, sc in the next 2 sts, ch 4, hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, sc in the next 2 chs, sl st to the next unworked st of row 2, (Image 4)
Sc in the next 2 sts, sc2tog, rotate your work as shown. (Image 5)
Sl st 3 up the right side of your applique, rotate your work as shown. (Image 6)
Hdc 13 across the top of your applique (working on the opposite side of the foundation chain), rotate your work as shown. (Image 7) Sl st 3 down the left side of your applique. Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
Red Apple
With red, ch 12
Row 1: hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook, hdc in the next 4 chs, 2 hdc in the next ch, hdc 5, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next 10 sts, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next 9 sts, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next 8 sts, turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next 7 sts, turn.
Row 8: Ch 1, sk the first st, hdc in the next st, sl st in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next 2 sts, sl st to the last st, fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
Stem
With brown, ch 5
Row 1: hdc in the 2nd st from the hook and each ch across. Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.
Finishing
Sew the green ooze onto the red apple using the green yarn tails. You’ll need to sew around the whole thing and especially along each “drip” so that it all lies flat. Sew the brown stem at the top middle of the red apple using the brown yarn tails. Sew the applique onto whatever you would like using the red yarn tails.
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