Sue the Strawberry Milk
designed by Audrey Lilian
One and two and here comes Sue.
The one you’ll pick among strawberry milk!
The pattern and all pictures here are the properties of Audrey Lilian (audrey__lc).
This is a FREE pattern. Unauthorized distribution of this pattern in the whole or part is not allowed.
You may sell the finished product, but please credit me as the designer.
You can contact me at: alice_alc@yahoo.com
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©2022 Audrey Lilian
Notes:
This pattern is crocheted in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated, using US crochet terms.
I use x stitch crochet (yarn under, then yarn over) in this pattern.
The size of the finished toy is about 8.5 cm (including the straw) if crocheted using the indicated yarn
and hook.
Tools and Materials:
2.3 mm hook
6 mm safety eyes
Cotton yarn in sport weight (50 g – 125 m), in color:
White, for carton top and straw
Pink, for carton top and bottom
Rose, for strawberry fruit and cheek blush embroidery
Green, for strawberry leaves
Dark brown, for smile embroidery
Fiberfill
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Safety pins
Tweezers (optional) – to hide yarn ends in small parts
Cardboard or plastic sheet (optional)
Abbreviations:
Rnd – round
MR – magic ring
BLO – back loop only
ch – chain
slst – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dcinc – double crochet increase (2 dc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (Invisible decrease: insert the hook into the front loops of the next two stitches, grab
the yarn, pull it through both front loops. You will have 2 loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull it
through both loops on the hook.)
(…) x n – repeat the instructions inside the brackets n times as indicated
*…+ – stitches count
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Pattern
Carton – Top
With PINK yarn
Make ch 11. Starting in 2nd chain from the
hook
Rnd 1 inc, 8 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 9 sc [22]
Rnd 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 8 sc,
3 sc in 1 stitch, sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch,
8 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch [30]
Rnd 3 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 10 sc,
3 sc in 1 stitch, 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch,
10 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, sc [38]
Rnd 4 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 12 sc,
3 sc in 1 stitch, 5 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch,
12 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc [46] Picture 1 – Carton Top
Make 4 slst to move the starting point to the Carton – Bottom
corner. The next stitch will be the new starting
point. With PINK yarn
Rnd 5 BLO 46 sc [46] Make ch 11. Starting in 2nd chain from the
Rnd 6-8 (3 rounds) 46 sc [46] hook
Rnd 1 inc, 8 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 9 sc [22]
Change to WHITE, cut pink yarn. Rnd 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 8 sc,
3 sc in 1 stitch, sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch,
Rnd 9 BLO 46 sc [46] 8 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch [30]
Rnd 10-19 (10 rounds) 46 sc [46] Rnd 3 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 10 sc,
3 sc in 1 stitch, 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch,
Change to PINK, cut white yarn. 10 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, sc [38]
Rnd 4 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 12 sc,
Rnd 20 46 sc [46] 3 sc in 1 stitch, 5 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch,
Rnd 21 BLO 46 sc [46] 12 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc [46]
Rnd 22-25 (4 rounds) 46 sc [46]
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Fasten off. Insert 6 mm safety eyes in the
middle of the carton, 6 stitches apart, between
rounds 22 and 23.
Embroider a smile in the middle of the eyes,
on round 23. The smile is 2 stitches wide and
curved. Use fewer strands of the yarn for smile
embroidery to get thinner line.
Embroider cheek blush on both sides of the
face, between rounds 23 and 24. Picture 2 – Carton Bottom
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Strawberry – Fruit
With ROSE yarn
Rnd 1 6 sc in MR [6]
Rnd 2 sc, inc, (sc, dc) in 1 stitch,
3 dc in 1 stich, (dc, sc) in 1 stitch,
inc [12]
Rnd 3 3 slst, sc, dc, 3 dcinc, dc, sc,
2 slst [15] Picture 3 – Strawberry Fruit
slst to the first stitch.
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Embroider small stripes on the fruit with white yarn.
Strawberry – Leaves
With GREEN yarn
Make the leaves: Picture 4 – Strawberry Leaves
(Make ch 3. Start in 2nd ch from the hook: slst, sc) x 3
Slst to the base of the second leaf.
Make the stem:
Make ch 3. Start in th 2nd ch from the hook: 2 slst.
Slst to the base of the second leaf.
Slst to the base of first leaf.
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the leaves on the upper part of the fruit.
Don't cut the green yarn. We will use it to sew the Picture 5 – Complete Strawberry
strawberry to the milk carton later.
1 2 3 4
Making
the
Leaves
1st Leaf. 1st Leaf. Start in 2nd ch 2nd Leaf. 2nd Leaf. Start in 2nd ch
Make ch 3. from the hook: slst, sc. Make ch 3. from the hook: slst, sc.
5 6 7 8 9
3rd Leaf. 3rd Leaf. Start in 2nd ch slst to the base slst to the base of 2nd slst to the base
Make ch 3. from the hook: slst, sc. of 2nd leaf leaf after we make of 1st leaf
the stem
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Straw
Do not stuff. With WHITE yarn
Rnd 1 5 sc in MR [5]
Rnd 2 BLO 5 sc [5]
Rnd 3-7 (5 rounds) 5 sc [5]
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Picture 6 – Straw
Assembly
1. Sew the strawberry in the white part above the
face, with the position slightly tilt to the right
(Picture 7).
2. Stuff the carton top lightly. Don't stuff too
much to make sure we still get the rectangular
shape. Pinch the corner to make sure we get Picture 7 – Strawberry Picture 8 – Pinch the
the rectangular shape (Picture 8). position corner
*If you use cardboard or plastic sheet, cut it
according to the size of left, right, and back back
part of the carton top (Picture 9). Then insert
the cardboard or plastic sheet before you
stuff the carton top (Picture 10).
3. Sew the carton bottom to the carton top. front
Make sure all the stitches line up correctly.
Weave the yarn through both loops of the Picture 9 – The Picture 10 – The cardboard
cardboard or plastic or plastic sheet positions are
bottom part and back loop of the top part.
sheet sizes marked with yellow lines
See picture 11 for the needle position.
4. Sew the straw on the carton top.
Picture 11 – Needle position Picture 12 – Bottom part after Picture 13 – Straw position
sewn on top
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Congratulations!
You have made Sue the Strawberry Milk.
and she is ready to brighten up your day!
Thank you for making Sue ^_^
Please don't forget to tag me @audrey__lc
and use hashtag #Suethestrawberrymilk
when you post your Sue on Instagram.
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