Learn how to crochet an adorable fruit amigurumi with this free pear crochet pattern, a beginner-friendly design that is perfect if you love making crochet mini food Amigurumi. Whether you’re new to amigurumi or looking for a quick and cute project, this pear is a great choice.
For a large plush pear (6 inch/16 cm), use super bulky chenille yarn & 5 mm (H/8) crochet hook.
For a small keychain-sized pear (2 inch/6 cm), use sport-weight yarn & 2.5 mm (B/1) crochet hook.
Both versions are made with the exact same pattern below—just change your yarn and hook size to get the look you want.
To make it even easier, I’ve included a step-by-step video tutorial that shows you exactly how to crochet this pear from start to finish. The pattern uses basic stitches and is written in U.S. crochet terms, making it ideal for beginners.
Table of contents
Video Tutorial
I also have made a full video on YouTube on how to crochet every step of this small pear keychain Amigurumi.
PDF Pattern Pear Crochet Pattern
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Basic Stitches Tutorial
If you’re new to crocheting, don’t worry! Check out my beginner-friendly basic stitches tutorial, complete with numerous instructional videos. It covers everything you need to know to make your very own adorable Amigurumi Pear fruit plushie.
Materials:
These are the materials that I used. However, feel free to replace them with other materials of your choice. Furthermore, if you wish to crochet a larger or smaller version of this toy plushie using this free pear amigurumi crochet pattern, you can simply use a thicker or thinner yarn and crochet hook.
Cotton Sport Weight version 2 inch / 6 cm:
– Yarn and Colors Must Have Green cotton color: 084
– Yarn and Colors Must Have Dark Green cotton color: 088
– Yarn and Colors Must Have Brown cotton color: 028
– Yarn and Colors Must Have Pink cotton color: 039
– Yarn and Colors Must Have Black cotton color: 100
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size B/1 (2.5 mm)
Chenille Super Bulky version 6 inch / 16 cm:
– Green, Dark Green, Brown, Pink and Black Chenille yarn
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size H/8 (5.0 mm)
Search for a similar chenille yarn you can buy near you on YARNSUB
Supplies:
– Scissors
– Tapestry needles with blunt point, nr. 16 or 17
– Pins
TIP: Are you using are using Blanket yarn? Then I recommend a L/11 (8 mm) crochet hook.
Abbreviations (U.S Terms) used in this cute crochet pattern:
(All abbreviations are explained in my basic stitches tutorial)
Rnd: Round
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
dec: decrease
inc: increase
ch: chain stitch
TIP: Before starting this free pear crochet pattern, beginners should remember that there is a full video tutorial on how to create this food keychain plushie Amigurumi:
Free Pear Crochet Pattern
Pear
- Start with green yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)
- Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (18)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times (21)
- Rnd 5-7: sc in all 21 st (21)
- Rnd 8: (sc in next 6 st, inc in next st) repeat 3 times (24)
- Rnd 9: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (30)
- Rnd 10: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (36)
- Rnd 11-14: sc in all 36 st (36)
- If you want your pear to have a face, embroider a small mouth (one stitch wide) with black yarn between rounds 10 and 11 (photo 1). Embroider two eyes over rounds 9 and 10, there are 3 stitches between the mouth and the eyes (photo 2-3). With pink yarn embroider two cheeks between rounds 11 and 12, just below the eyes (photo 4-5).
- Rnd 15: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
- Rnd 16: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
- Rnd 17: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
- Stuff the pear with fiberfill and continue stuffing as you go.
- Rnd 18: (sc, dec in next st) repeat 6 times (12)
- Rnd 19: dec 6 times (6)
- Finish the pear by taking the last strand of yarn and sewing it through the front loops of every crochet stitch that you made in the last round. Pull the yarn tight to close the hole. Weave the yarn all the way to the top of the pear. Pull the yarn, so the bottom is squashed in. Weave in the yarn end.
- The top of the pear might be a bit squashed in now. Pull it to get it back in shape, only the bottom side should be squashed in.
Stalk:
- Use brown yarn
- CH 6
- Row 1: Start in second ch from hook (photo 6), slst in next 5 st (5)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. (photo 7)
- Sew the stalk on the top of the pear. Do not cut off the yarn, but weave it all the way to the bottom of the pear, then sew some stitches on the bottom of the pear to form an asterisk shape (photo 8).
Leaf:
- Use dark green yarn
- CH 6
- Row 1: Start in second ch from hook, slst in next st, hdc in next st, 2 dc in next st, hdc in next st, slst in next st (6) (photo 9)
- Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew the leaf on the top of the pear.
- If you want to turn this pear into a keychain, attach a keychain with a jumpring to the top of the pear.
- Now your mini pear is done! I hope you enjoyed this cute fruit pattern. If you want to create more Amigurumi food, please check out all other patterns on my blog. There is also a strawberry and carrot pattern on my blog, many more to come!
