Custard Apple Crochet Pattern – Free

🍏 This custard apple crochet pattern creates a realistic-looking fruit that’s perfect for home decor, play food, or as a unique gift. The textured stitches mimic the bumpy exterior of a real custard apple, while the soft yarn gives it a cuddly feel. Whether you’re a beginner looking to practice basic stitches or an experienced crocheter wanting a quick project, this free pattern will guide you through creating this tropical fruit replica.

Key Takeaways

Perfect for kitchen decor or play food sets
Beginner-friendly pattern with basic stitches
Customizable size depending on your yarn choice
Quick project that can be completed in one sitting

Use Ideas

🏠 Wondering what to do with your finished custard apple? Here are some creative ways to use your crocheted creation:

Add it to a tropical fruit bowl display on your kitchen counter
Include it in a play food collection for children’s pretend kitchens
Use it as a photography prop for food bloggers or stylists
Give as a unique housewarming gift for fruit lovers
Create a botanical teaching aid to show what tropical fruits look like
Make a stress ball by adding weighted stuffing inside
Hang as a quirky ornament during holiday seasons

Have you ever thought about creating a whole collection of crocheted fruits? This custard apple would be a wonderful start! 🧶

Materials&Tools

Yarn
Polyester Fiberfill
2.25mm Hook(What I used in this pattern)
Yarn Needle
Glue (To connect the parts, you can also sew with yarn)

Abbreviation

ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 single crochets in one stitch)
dec – decrease (merge 2 single crochets into 1)
sl st – slip stitch
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
ps – puff stitch
magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
BLO – back loop only

How to Read Pattern?

R5: ch, [1 sc, sc inc] x 6, sl st

In Round 5, start with a chain stitch, then repeat the pattern “1 single crochet, single scrochet increase” 6 times. End with a slip stitch.

(sc+sc+sc)

Parentheses ( ) indicate that all stitches within them are worked into the same stitch. So ‘(sc+sc+sc)’ means working 3 single crochet stitches all into the same stitch.

Pattern Info

Body

Start with magic ring
R1: 12 sc
R2: [ps, sc] x 6
R3: 12 inc
R4: [ps, sc] x 12
R5: [sc, inc] x 12
R6: [ps, sc] x 18
R7: 36 sc
R8: [ps, sc] x 18
R9: 36 sc
R10: [ps, sc] x 18
R11: 36 sc
R12: [ps, sc] x 18
R13: [sc, dec] x 12
R14: [ps, sc] x 12
R15: 12 dec
R16: [ps, sc] x 6
R17: 12 sc
Leave tail for seaming in back loops only (BLO)

Stem

Start with magic ring
R1: 6 sc
R2-R8: 6 sc
Seam in back loops only (BLO)

Leaf

18 ch, 2 sc into 2nd chain from the hook, hdc, 11 dc, hdc, sc, (sc+sc+sc), sc, hdc, 11 dc, hdc, 2 sc, sl st
Insert the leaf through the middle seam of the stem