Summer Popsicles – Crochet Pattern

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It’s the heart of summertime, and if you’re looking for a fun DIY that makes the perfect toy for kids this season, then you’ve found it with this easy summer popsicle crochet pattern! The pattern is fast, easy, fun and is a great stash buster since it doesn’t use much yarn. What a great play food toy this will make in your little ones’ play kitchen! Bring all the fun of ice cream and frozen summer treats to playtime with these adorable stuffed plush toys. They are soft, colorful, and easy to customize as a watermelon of red white and blue popsicle. Get ready to meet your new go-to summer project!

Summer Popsicles

I’m excited to share that this fun summertime pattern is a part of the Summer Quickies Crochet Along by Underground Crafter! You can learn more about the Crochet Along on the Underground Crafter blog by clicking the image below. There’s even Ravelry and Facebook groups for you to join, so that we can all share and chat regarding the fun summer projects featured in this CAL!!

I was very much inspired by cute, kawaii drawings and clip art of ice cream popsicles when trying to initially design this pattern. For my first ever popsicle pattern, I decided to go with a more classic twist – no faces, red-white-blue coloring, etc. But in the future, I’m going to be building upon this pattern by adding fun twists like amigurumi faces, “dipped” toppings, and more! I hope you’ll stick around and follow all the fun variations I have planned for this tasty design!

I was really happy with the definition of the stitching that using cotton yarn gave to this project. I worked with two different kinds of cotton yarn here – Sugar n Cream, a go-to fave that comes in colors and variegations that seem utterly endless! And Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton, a slightly thinner cotton yarn that has a gorgeous sheen and a nice texture. You can find them both on Amazon!

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Supplies
Size D/3 – 3.25 mm crochet hook
Lily Sugar n Cream Ombres yarn (cotton, medium weight, about 50 yds – color used in photo is “Playtime Ombre”

• For Watermelon Popsicle: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Red (40 yds), White (a few yds), Black (a few yds), and Grass (10 yds) (cotton, medium weight)
• For Red/White/Blue Popsicle: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton in Red, White, and Navy (cotton, medium weight, about 18-20 yds of each skein needed)

Craft Popsicle Sticks (one per popsicle)
Small amount of school glue, craft glue, or hot glue
Fiberfill stuffing
Yarn Needle
Scissors

Abbreviations
*= indicates beginning/end of a section to be repeated
Beg = beginning
BLO = back loop only
Ch = chain
FLO = front loop only
Rep = repeat
Rnd(s) = rnd(s)
Sc = single crochet
Sl St = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch(es)
Tr = triple crochet

Gauge
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

Size
About 4.5 inches in length (before popsicle stick)

How to Make This

Instructions
Original Popsicle
Rnd 1 – make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Rnd 3 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next st*; rep from * to * around. (18 sc)
Rnd 4 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*; rep from * to * around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts*; rep from * to * around. (30 sc)
Rnds 6 – 20 – sc in each st around. Stuff piece. (30 sc)

Rnd 21 – ch 2. Working in BLO (first photo below), tr in next 12 sts. Ch 2, join with sl st to BLO of next st (second photo below).
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Watermelon Popsicle
Follow Original Popsicle instructions, using Red for Rnds 1 – 15, White for Rnd 16, and Green for Rnds 17 – 21. With Black, make several small “v” shapes with yarn needle through Red section (see photos below).

Red/White/Blue Popsicle
Follow Original Popsicle instructions, using Red for Rnds 1 – 7, White for Rnds 8 – 14, and Blue for Rnds 15 – 21.

Finishing
Stuff piece. With long tail left over from Rnd 21, sew ch 2 from end of rnd to sts to side sts of piece. (first photo below) Sew sts of Rnd 21 to FLO of sts on opposite side (second photo below). Sew ch 2 from beg of rnd to side sts of piece. (Third photo shows finished process.)

Apply glue to one end of popsicle stick (first photo below). Insert stick into center of sts from Rnd 21, and push through stuffing inside of piece until about half of the stick is visible from the outside of the piece (second photo). Let dry according to directions on label. If desired, sew around small gap near front and back of popsicle stick using a small piece of main color yarn. (Third photo shows finished piece.)

Here are the finished popsicles!

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This pattern is owned by Crafty Kitty Crochet (Melissa Moore). Any reselling or distribution of this pattern is prohibited. Sale of items made using this pattern is welcomed, but I do ask that credit/a link be provided back to my site, craftykittycrochet.com.