The Crochet Valentine Victuals is a cute and easy free pattern using single crochet to create this set of adorable amigurumi food buddies.

Design Inspiration

I enjoy seeing food buddies on greeting cards and for holidays like Valentine’s Day, but they always seem to be the same few sets (i.e. milk and cookies). I wanted to create an amigurumi food buddies set that went off from the typical trend. After considering various options, I decided on grilled cheese and tomato soup (one of my favorite comfort meals). Work up this set for you and your valentine or simply treat yourself to the cuteness!

PATTERN

Description

An adorable crochet amigurumi food buddies set that is easy to work up in a short amount of time. Keep for yourself or share with a friend!

Materials

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver (weight 4 – medium)
Color A – Buff (7oz/198g, 364 yd/333m) – 1 skein
Color B – Cafe (7oz/198g, 364 yd/333m) – 1 skein
Color C – Pale Yellow (7oz/198g, 364 yd/333m) – 1 skein
Color D – Light Blue (7oz/198g, 364 yd/333m) – 1 skein

Craft Smart Value (weight 4 – medium)
Color E – Light Coral (7 oz/198g, 354 yd/324 m)

*Color F is used for the soup spoon and can be any shade of grey scrap yarn (weight 4)

Hook: G/6 – 4.00mm

Safety Eyes: 15mm – black

Fiberfill

Stitch markers

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Sizing

Gauge: 13 stitches x 15 rows = 4″ in sc

Finished Dimensions: grilled cheese (4.25″ length x 1.25″ width x 3.75″ height), tomato soup (3.5″ diameter x 1.75″ width)

Abbreviations (US)

st – stitch
sp – space
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
flo – front loop only
sc2tog – single crochet two stitches together
sc3tog – single crochet three stitches together

Special Stitches

Puff Stitch: yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop, repeat two times until there are 7 loops on the hook, yarn over and pull through all

Notes

The tomato soup pattern is worked in a continuous round for each piece.

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Crochet Valentine Vittles – Instructions

Grilled Cheese

Bread (color A, make two)

Ch 16

Row 1: sc in each ch across (15)

Row 2: ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc in 11 sts, sc2tog (13)

Row 3: ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc in 9 sts, sc2tog (11)

Row 4: ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc in 7 sts, sc2tog (9)

Row 5: ch1, turn, sc in each st across (9)

Row 6: ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc in 5 sts, sc2tog (7)

Row 7: ch1, turn, sc in each st across (7)

Row 8: ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc in 3 sts, sc2tog (5)

Row 9: ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc in 1 st, sc2tog (3)

Row 10: ch1, turn, sc3tog (1)

Finish off and weave in ends

Crust (color B)

Row 1: sl st into outer corner of the bread triangle, sc around the peak of the triangle to the opposite corner

Row 2: ch1, turn, sl st in each sc of the previous row

Finish off, repeat for second bread triangle, leave long tail for sewing

Add eyes

Cheese (color C)

Row 1: sl st through the back of the outer corner sc from the crust, sc flo in each sc around the peak to the opposite corner, when you reach the opposite corner sc the two pieces of bread together across the open side, sl st in starting corner

Row 2: ch1, turn, sc in 5 sts, ch4, in the second ch from the hook puff st, sc in the next st of the previous row, continue sc in each across (15 sc + 1 puff + ch2)

Finish off, sew in ends

Use the long tail from the crust section to sew the remainder of the two pieces together, leave a small space and stuff (make sure the corners get filled), finish sewing closed, finish off and sew in end

Tomato Soup

Bowl (color D)

Make a magic circle

Round 1:ch1, sc 8 into the circle (8)

Round 2: *sc1 in the first st, sc2 in the next st, repeat from * around (12)

Round 3-4: repeat round 2 (18 and 27, respectively)

Round 5: sc1 in each st around (27)

Round 6: repeat round 2 until the last st, sc1 in the last st (40)

Round 7-9: repeat round 5 (40)

Round 10: repeat round 2 (60)

Round 11: repeat round 5 (60)

Finish off, leave long tail for sewing together with soup

Soup (color E)

Make a magic circle

Round 1: ch1, sc 8 into the circle (8)

Round 2: *sc1 in the first st, sc2 in the next st, repeat from * around (12)

Round 3: sc1 in each st around (12)

Round 4: sc2 in each st around (24)

Round 5: repeat round 2 (36)

Round 6: repeat round 3 (36)

Round 7: repeat round 2 (54)

Round 8: repeat round 3 (54)

Finish off and sew in ends

Add eyes (and cheeks, if desired)

Sew soup to the bowl

Spoon (color F)

Ch 11

Row 1: sc in each ch across (10)

Row 2: ch1, turn, sc in each across, sl st into the side of the sc of the previous row (10 + sl st)

Row 3: ch1, turn, sc2 in 2 sts, sc1 in remaining sts across (12)

At the end of row 3, fold the long sides together and sc together for 7 sts, sl st around the outside of the open end

Finish off and use tails to sew spoon to the tomato soup

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