Crochet Angry Banana
Grr! This banana is so mad that it’s cute! The angry banana amigurumi is an intermediate-level crochet pattern. Pipe cleaners are used for shaping.
Hi everyone!
On my Instagram stories, I did a poll to see which fruit amigurumi pattern you wanted to see next. A banana came out on top, so I went to the craft store and got to work and designed the angry banana amigurumi pattern for you.
The first step was finding a yarn with the perfect colors, and I settled on Loops & Threads Baby Rainbow. This yarn is a size 4 medium, super soft to the touch, and the pastel shades of Lemon and Snow White were perfect for the banana I had envisioned.
I thought this fruit amigurumi would be a quick and easy pattern, but I soon found out that I would struggle with the curvy shaping of the banana. I think I frogged this design four times before I finally got it right. To get the curve right, I used a pipe cleaner in the body of the banana. If you’d like to see how I did it, check out my amigurumi pipe cleaner shaping video on TikTok!
Finally, my banana was finished, but something still seemed missing. The face was too happy. Most of my amigurumi patterns have joyful faces. I wanted to do something different for once, so I gave my crochet banana an angry look.
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banana amigurumi
This amigurumi pattern is worked in the round. A stitch marker and row counter are recommended. I don’t know where I would be without my digital row counter! I would lose track of my place in so many crochet projects.
what you’ll need:
1 150g ball of Loops & Threads Baby Rainbow in Lemon
1 150g ball of Loops & Threads Baby Rainbow in Snow White
7mm black safety eyes
Stuffing
Scissors
Darning Needle
Pipe cleaner
Sewing pins
abbreviations:
ch=chain
sc=single crochet
st(s)=stitch(s)
inc=increase
dec=decrease
FLO=front loop only
BLO=back loop only
ss=slip stitch
F/O=fasten off
gauge:
24 sts by 24 rows = 4 inches in single crochet
banana pattern:
Body: Starts at the bottom of the banana with the color Lemon.
1. Ch 2. 6 sc in the first ch. (6 sts)
2. Sc in each st around. (6 sts)
3. 2 sc in each st around. (12 sts)
4. Sc in each st around. (12 sts)
5. 1 sc, inc. Repeat around. (18 sts)
6. Sc in each st around. (18 sts)
7. 2 sc, inc. Repeat around. (24 sts)
8. Sc in each st around. (24 sts)
9. 3 sc, inc. Repeat around. (30 sts)
10. Sc in each st around. (30 sts)
11. 4 sc, inc. Repeat around. (36 sts)
12. Sc in each st around. (36 sts)
13 - 34. Repeat 12.
Switch to white.
35. Sc in each st around in the BLO. (36 sts)
36 - 47. Sc in each st around. (36 sts)
Insert the pipe cleaner and begin to stuff the banana. Continue stuffing as you go.
48. 4 sc, dec. Repeat around. (30 sts)
49. Sc in each st around.
50. 3 sc, dec. Repeat around. (24 sts)
51. Sc in each st around. (24 sts)
52. 2 sc, dec. Repeat around. (18 sts)
53. Sc in each st around. (18 sts)
Insert the 7mm safety eyes into round 45 approximately 5 sts apart. Use black embroider thread the make the angry eyebrows and mouth.
54. 1 sc, dec. Repeat around. (12 sts)
55. Sc in each st around. (12 sts)
56. Dec around. (6 sts)
57. Sc in each st around. (6 sts)
Ss and F/O. Use the tail to sew up the hole and weave in your ends.
Peels:
Make 4. Use lemon.
1. Ch 2. 4 sc in the first ch. (4 sts)
2. 2 sc in each st around. (8 sts)
3. Sc in each st around. (8 sts)
4. 1 sc, inc. Repeat around. (12 sts)
5. Sc in each st around. (12 sts)
6. 2 sc, inc. Repeat around. (16 sts)
7. Sc in each st around. (16 sts)
8. 3 sc, inc. Repeat around. (20 sts)
9. Sc in each st around. (20 sts)
10. 4 sc, inc. Repeat around. (24 sts)
11. Sc in each st around. (24 sts)
12 - 22. Repeat 11. (24 sts)
Ss and F/O. Do not stuff so you can squish the peel flat (12 sts). Leave a long tail and use a darning needle to sew the peels to the body of the banana at round 35 where you switch from yellow yarn to white. Attach the peels by looping them into the BLO.
The angry crochet banana was difficult for me to design. I think I frogged the project 4 or 5 times before I finally got it right. This banana crochet pattern is definitely for intermediate crocheters.
I hope you enjoy the angry banana crochet plush pattern. My brother liked it so much that he adopted the fruit! Don’t forget to tag me @summerbugcrafts on social media so I can see your bananas!
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