A Plate of Tomatoes Pattern – Free

🍅 Create your own adorable crochet tomatoes with this free pattern! These charming tomatoes make perfect play food for children, cute decorations for your kitchen, or thoughtful handmade gifts. The pattern uses simple stitches and basic techniques, making it ideal for beginners looking to practice their skills or experienced crocheters wanting a quick, satisfying project.

Key Takeaways:

🧶 Fun project for crocheters of all skill levels
🍅 Realistic details make these tomatoes look amazingly lifelike
🎁 Perfect for play food, decorations, or gifts
⏱️ Quick to make – complete a tomato in just a few hours

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)
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
magic ring – adjustable ring to start crocheting in the round
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front 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.