Kawaii Strawberries
Intermediate Crochet Pattern

Fun & simple crochet pattern for cute Kawaii Strawberries for soft toy play, decor or keychain charms.

You will need:
-3.5mm hook
-Tapestry Needle
-Any brand of cotton Aran in the following colours;
Red
Brown
Green
(I used Yarn & Colours Epic in Cardinal, Brownie & Pesto)
Small amount of pink DK yarn or embroidery thread for ‘seeds’
-Toy Stuffing
-Scissors

Abbreviations:
MR - Magic Ring (or Ch 2 & work into the 1st chain)
Ch - Chain
Slst - Slip Stitch
St/sts- Stitch/Stitches
( ) Stitch count at end of each round
Sc- single crochet
Hdc - Half Double Crochet
Inc - Single Crochet X 2 in the same stitch
Dec - Decrease across 2 stitches. I used invisible decreasing by going in the front loops only over the 2 stitches which stops your work from gapping, but you may use a regular decrease if you wish.

Worked in continuous rounds.
Leaf stalk is sewed on top.