Christmas Avocado Crochet Pattern with Santa Hat and Bow

This Christmas avocado crochet pattern turns a chubby little avocado into a festive holiday friend. It has a pale yellow face, a dark green skin edged in lighter green, a round brown pit tied with a red ribbon like a present, rosy cheeks, and dangling red-and-white arms and legs.

The avocado is made from two flat oval pieces, a green back and a pale yellow front, which are joined with a round of single crochet. Two finishing touches let you make a pair: a red Santa hat with a white brim and pompom, or a little red bow for the top.

The designer works in sport-weight yarn with a 2.5 mm hook and safety eyes. It's a quick, cheerful make for a Christmas tree ornament, a stocking stuffer or a matching pair for someone you love.

Tip: The oval body starts on a foundation chain and uses a mix of sc, hdc and dc to shape the narrow top and round bottom. Count your stitches at the end of every round so the shape stays even.

Finished size

The PDF doesn't give measurements. In sport-weight yarn with a 2.5 mm hook, as in the sample, the avocado body is roughly 9–11 cm (3.5–4.5 in) tall, not counting the hat or the dangling legs. That's an estimate from the stitch counts and photos, not the designer's figure.

The designer notes you can use the same pattern for a smaller or bigger toy by choosing finer or bulkier yarn with a matching hook.

Yarn substitution

Any smooth sport-weight or light DK cotton or cotton blend works well with a 2.5 mm hook. Cotton shows the dc shaping and the embroidery clearly.

• Dark green for the back of the avocado and light green for the joining edge.
• Pale yellow or cream for the front.
• Dark brown for the pit.
• Red for the arms, legs, hat, bow and the ribbon on the pit.
• White for the cuffs on the arms and legs, the hat brim and the pompom.

A soft acrylic works too, but fuzzy yarns hide the stitch definition of the oval.

Common mistakes

• Starting with too short a chain. The PDF reads "Ch5", but Rnd 1 works 12 sc along each side of the chain, which needs a chain of 15. See the note in the body section.
• Mixing up the two body pieces. The green back is worked for 8 rounds so its edge curls up like a cup. The pale yellow front stops after Rnd 5 and stays flat, so it sits inside the green rim.
• Losing the shape on the dc rounds. The increases are grouped at the rounded bottom and the sc are at the narrow top. If your oval looks lopsided, check you worked the hdc and dc groups in the right order.
• Placing the pit too high. Sew the brown pit to the lower, wider half of the pale yellow face, leaving room above it for the eyes and cheeks.
• Forgetting the white cuffs. Each arm and leg changes to white for its last round, which is what makes them look like little strawberries.

FAQ

Do I need to stuff the avocado?
The PDF doesn't mention stuffing. You can leave it flat for an ornament, or add a thin layer of fiberfill before you finish the joining round for a puffier look.

How are the arms and legs attached?
In the photos, each arm and leg hangs from a short chain of about 7 stitches that is sewn to the side or bottom edge of the avocado, so they dangle and swing.

Is this safe for a baby?
Safety eyes and small dangling parts can be a choking risk for children under 3. For a baby, embroider the eyes with black yarn and sew the arms and legs on tightly without chains.

Do I have to make both the hat and the bow?
No. The sample shows two avocados, one with a Santa hat and one with a bow. Make whichever you like, or both for a pair.

Pattern

All parts except the bow are worked in continuous rounds. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch of each round.

Body

Back piece, in dark green. Work around both sides of a foundation chain.

1. Rnd 1: ch 15, turn. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: inc, 12 sc, 4 sc in the last chain; continue on the other side of the chain: 12 sc, inc [32]
2. Rnd 2: 2 inc, 5 sc, 2 hdc, 5 dc, (2 dc in the next st) x 4, 5 dc, 2 hdc, 5 sc, 2 inc [40]
3. Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 2, 5 sc, 2 hdc, 4 dc, (2 dc in the next st) x 4, 2 dc, (2 dc in the next st) x 4, 4 dc, 2 hdc, 5 sc, (inc, 1 sc) x 2 [52]
4. Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc) x 2, 7 sc, 2 hdc, 4 dc, (1 dc, 2 dc in the next st) x 4, 2 dc, (2 dc in the next st, 1 dc) x 4, 4 dc, 2 hdc, 7 sc, (inc, 1 sc) x 2 [64]
5. Rnd 5: (2 sc, inc) x 2, 7 sc, 2 hdc, 4 dc, (2 dc, 2 dc in the next st) x 4, 2 dc, (2 dc in the next st, 2 dc) x 4, 4 dc, 2 hdc, 7 sc, (inc, 2 sc) x 2 [76]
6. Rnd 6–8: 76 sc [76]

Fasten off.

Tip: The PDF writes the starting chain as "Ch5". The stitch counts only work with 15 chains (12 sc plus the increases on each side), and the photos show a long starting chain, so chain 15.

Front piece, in pale yellow: repeat Rnd 1–5 of the back piece [76]. Fasten off.

Joining: place the pale yellow front inside the green back, wrong sides together. With light green, work a round of sc through both pieces all the way around to join them. Add a little stuffing before you close the gap if you want a puffier avocado. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Avocado pit

Worked in dark brown.

1. Rnd 1: mr, 7 sc [7]
2. Rnd 2: (inc) x 7 [14]
3. Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 7 [21]
4. Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) x 7 [28]
5. Rnd 5: 28 sc [28]

Fasten off, leaving a tail. Sew the pit to the lower half of the pale yellow face.

Face: insert or glue the safety eyes above the pit, embroider a small smile between them and add blush or acrylic paint for the cheeks. In the photos, a piece of red yarn is wrapped across the pit in a cross, like a ribbon on a present, and sewn down at the edges.

Arms (make 2)

Start in red.

1. Rnd 1: mr, 6 sc [6]
2. Rnd 2: (inc) x 6 [12]
3. Rnd 3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 [15]
4. Rnd 4: 15 sc [15]

Change to white.

1. Rnd 5: 1 sc, (dec) x 7, sl st [8]

Fasten off.

Tip: The PDF prints the counts for Rnd 1 and Rnd 4 as [66] and [5]. These are typos; the correct totals are 6 and 15.

Legs (make 2)

Start in red. Work around both sides of a foundation chain.

1. Rnd 1: ch 4, turn. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: inc, 1 sc, 4 sc in the last chain; continue on the other side: 1 sc, inc [10]
2. Rnd 2: inc, 3 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc, inc [14]
3. Rnd 3: working in back loops only, 14 sc [14]
4. Rnd 4: 4 sc, (dec) x 3, 4 sc [11]

Change to white.

1. Rnd 5: 2 sc, (dec) x 4, 1 sc, sl st [7]

Fasten off.

Tip: The PDF lists the Rnd 4 count as [1]. 4 sc, 3 dec and 4 sc add up to 11 stitches.

Attaching the arms and legs: with red yarn, chain about 7 from the white end of each arm and leg, then sew the end of the chain to the avocado. The arms hang from the sides and the legs from the bottom edge.

Santa hat

Start in red.

1. Rnd 1: mr, 6 sc [6]
2. Rnd 2: (inc) x 6 [12]
3. Rnd 3: 12 sc [12]
4. Rnd 4: (1 sc, inc) x 6 [18]
5. Rnd 5: 18 sc [18]
6. Rnd 6: (2 sc, inc) x 6 [24]
7. Rnd 7: (3 sc, inc) x 6 [30]
8. Rnd 8: 30 sc [30]

Change to white.

1. Rnd 9–11: 30 sc [30]

Fasten off, leaving a tail.

Pompom, in white:

1. Rnd 1: mr, 6 sc [6]
2. Rnd 2: (inc) x 6 [12]
3. Rnd 3–4: 12 sc [12]
4. Rnd 5: (dec) x 6 [6]

Fasten off, stuff lightly and sew the pompom to the tip of the hat. Sew the hat at an angle to the top of the avocado.

Bow

Worked in red.

1. Rnd 1: mr, (ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3, sl st) x 2 into the ring.

Pull the ring tight so the two loops form a bow. Wrap the yarn tail a few times around the middle, then fasten off and sew the bow to the top of the avocado.

Finishing

Weave in all the ends and check that the arms, legs, hat or bow are sewn on securely. Your Christmas avocado is ready to hang on the tree or give as a little holiday gift.

Optional & Creative Ideas

• Make a pair: Crochet one avocado with the Santa hat and one with the bow, as in the designer's photos, and give them as a couple's gift.
• Ornament loop: Sew a loop of red yarn or thin ribbon to the top so the avocado hangs on the Christmas tree.
• Everyday avocado: Skip the hat and ribbon and use green for the arms and legs for a year-round version.
• Keychain size: Work it in fingering-weight yarn with a 2 mm hook and add a keyring.

Final Thoughts

This Christmas avocado is a fast, flat project with plenty of personality, thanks to its ribbon-tied pit and dangling strawberry-like arms and legs. It's a sweet stocking stuffer for any avocado lover.

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