Apples anyone?
Materials:
Red hand spun wool or DK
Merino fleece for stuffing
Brown wool for the stalk
Green wool for the leaf
Double pointed needles, 4mm
Size 4mm circular needles (if knitting in the round with the Magic Loop)
or
4 double pointed needles, 4mm (if knitting in the round)
Wool sewing up needle
Pattern:
Cast on 10 stitches, join for knitting in the round, Magic Loop Technique, (or DPNs’ in the round)
Round 1: Knit
Round 2: Knit into the front and back of each stitch. (20 stitches)
Round 3: Knit.
Round 4: Knit into the front and back of each stitch. (40 stitches)
Rounds 5-15: Knit
Round 16: Knit round and increase 4 stitches evenly throughout the round. (44 stitches)
Round 17-19: Knit.
Round 20: (Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 together across the round), knit 2 stitches at the end of the round. (30 stitches).
Round 21: (Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together across the round). (20 stitches)
Round 22: (Knit 2 stitches together, across the round). (10 stitches)
Round 23: Knit
Continue with instructions below…
Stuff your apple while it is still on the needles, I like to see how the shape is forming… Leave a long thread, break the yarn and thread onto a wool needle. Thread the needle through the stitches on the needles, remove knitting needles and pull tight. You can now continue to stuff your apple from the base and once you are happy with the shape, sew the opening closed.
Now we want to create a depression on the top of your apple. With the needle and thread that you have just gathered all the stitches on and pulled tight, push it down into the apple from the top and out the base, pull until you see a depression on top and thne sew tightly at the base of your apple.
Here is my little apple among my cabbages with its little depression on top, see? 🙂
Every apple needs a stalk. Take your double pointed needle, pick up two stitches on the top of your apple and join the brown wool for the stalk. Knit your i-cord about an inch long and then cast off. Sew in all the ends.
So your apple can just be an apple with a stalk.
An apple with a leaf AND be a pincushion…
Leaf Pattern:
Materials:
Size 5 straight needles
Green DK yarn
2 double pointed needles
wool needle
Pattern:
Cast on 3 stitches
Row 1: Knit into the front and back of the first stitch, purl, knit into the front and back of the last stitch. (5 stitches)
Row 2: Knit row
Row 3: Knit into the front and back of the first stitch, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, knit into the front and back of the last stitch. ( 7 stitches)
Row 4: Knit row
Row 5: Knit into the front and back of the first stitch, knit 2, purl 1, knit 2, knit into the front and back of the last stitch. ( 9 stitches)
Row 6: Knit row
Row 7: Knit 4 stitches, purl 1, Knit 4 stitches
Row 8: Knit row.
Alternate rows 7 and 8 three times.
Row 15: Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit 1 stitch. (7 stitches)
Row 16: Knit
Row 17: Knit 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, purl 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit 1 stitch. (5 stitches)
Row 18: Knit
Row 19: Knit 2 stitches together, purl 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together. (3 stitches)
Row 20: Knit
Row 21: Knit 3 stitches together.
Bind off.
Sew in the ends neatly and for the leaf stem, pick up two stitches at the base of the leaf and knit an i-cord for about an inch.
Oh Linda this apple is just fabulous! Fall, back-to-school, and apples all go together here in New England. I can’t wait to give this pattern a try. Thank you as always for your generosity.
Blessings, Elizabeth
My almost-three-year-old saw this a little while ago and immediately declared “I want that apple!” So now it’s official, I have to find some red yarn (which I discovered last night I do not own). Thanks for the lovely pattern!
This is so pretty! I can see a basket full being made to sit on my table this fall. Thanks again, Linda!
Very cute! =) Thanks for sharing!!! I prefer knitting to crochetting, so unique knitting patterns are always great to see! =)
thanks! I really want to make this!
Becca
This is such a great little focus feature – I’m definitely going to knit one (or two, or three) to go on my bookshelf. Thanks for the pattern!x
Check out my giveaway!
http://olivesandpickles.blogspot.com/2011/07/montessori-at-home-help-your.html#comments
Love it, Love it, Love it!
Thoughts of this being on my daughter’s desk (5th grade teacher) makes my face smile!
Thank you so very much for sharing your creativity. You are wonderful.
Gentle as you go,
Marny
That is a fabulous apple. And even though I had no idea I needed to knit a fabulous apple like that, now I do. AND THERE IS NO TIME FOR FABULOUS APPLES RIGHT NOW! Fabulous Apple tute is now firmly ensconced on the List of Things To Do When The Work Bizzo is Over.
This apple is amazing!
Thank you so much Elizabeth:)
Dear Eidolons,
Thanks:) I hope you find some red wool soon. xo
Hello Julie,
A basket full would be lovely:)
Thank you WhiteRacoon.
Thank you Becca.
You are welcome Stacey:)
Marny, you are so kind, thank you:)
Thanks Tania, I find myself wanting to knit all different kinds of fruit now:)
Thank you Dana:)
Love it! Thank you for sharing this!
The shape of this apple is DEEPLY satisfying. The whole darn project is wow-charming. We just got home from the last road trip (during which I knitted a teensy version of Martin the sheep – which I will finish as soon as I find some black fingering yarn around here) and I sat last night in a daze of fatigue, going through Creative Friday (my vacation of choice in my own head), and saw this apple, and wanted it RIGHT NOW.
So as soon as I stop seeing double and yawning, I will make one of my very own – the beginning of a whole tree’s worth, I bet –
Thank you, Thank you!!!
Brilliant!
do the magic loop instructions also work for plain old knitting on double pointed needles?
and if not i guess i really do need to learn magic loop!!
Hi Regina,
DPNs’ are perfect, just knit in the round with them:)
Warmly
Linda
What a terrific apple! I have to tell you, your patterns always make me smile. I love the flowers especially, but I’ve been wanting to knit some food for my kids to play with. I’ll be checking back often to see all the designs you come up with!
Thanks for the pattern Linda! Apple knitting will go so nicely with apple picking in the coming months 🙂
XO
Dear Christine,
Thank you so much:)
Happy knitting
xo
Linda
Dear Renee,
You are so welcome:)
xo
Linda
wow these are so awesome, my daughter really loves apples, i will definitely be trying your pattern here. she eats 3 a day,it will be so funny to see her eat a woolly one. thankyou…and pear, just gorgeous
Thank you so much for this adorable pattern. I am making a whole bunch for Rosh HaShana, Jewish New Year, which is in 2 weeks. We eat apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year.
These apples are perfect for decorating and as gifts for friends!
My girls are already having fun playing with them!
Thanks for the apple pattern so very cute. Please include me in the giveaway today if it is not too late.
I cannot believe I didn’t see this before AND it is a pincushion! love it. thank you x
I love this pattern! I’m going to make a few to hang on the Christmas tree, thank you!
Hi there, would you be okay with me making a few of these to sell? I am so confused with the copyright of knitting. As I understand it the pattern is copyright but not the finished articel but I am so worried about offending anyone that I ask and obey! I have a small business making and selling handmade items so these are not going to be mass produced. i completely understand if the answer is ‘no’. Maybe you could email me at feltylicious@hotmail.co.uk?
Many thanks
Samantha
How very cute!!! Thanks so much for sharing. I can usually find lots of these types of patterns for crochet (which I don’t do) & happily I found your patterns for knitting. Oh happy day.
i am jealous!… i have been dying to own a pair of rainbow wood knitting needles for years! but money is tight so they will be on my wish list for a while now… oh well. I will be definitely be making that apple for my son’s play kitchen though; he is such a little busybody, always wanting to cook with me in the kitchen that i will be making him one whether my husband wants me to or not. 😛
Hi Linda,
Keep on knitting such pretty things: they are so cute!
Thank you for sharing some fruits.
Jeanine
Superb!
Oh, just what I was looking for! I’m making a little play kitchen for the kids and want to knit them so me fruit and veggies. This will be just perfect. Thanks for sharing it.
Love this apple! Can hardly wait to knit one. Thank you so much for sharing the pattern.
Merci! Je vais faire cette pomme et sa feuille très bientôt
c’est trop beau
Great big juicy red apple! Thanks so much for sharing this pattern with us, Linda. Very sweet.
I absolutely love how this turned out. I wrote a review of the patten on my blog with pictures;
http://knittingpatternreview.blogspot.com/2012/11/natural-suburias-apple.html
Hi thanks for sharing your apple pattern I am making the hungry caterpillar food and can adapt the apple for orange brilliant do you have any other patterns for food pleeeeeease xx
Hi Maddy,
You are welcome:)
I also have a pear, pumpkin and a butternut.
Just search for them in the search box in the sidebar of my blog.
🙂
Linda
Thank you so much for this apple pattern – our town is having a textile exhibition to celebrate Apple Day and this will be perfect to enter.
As you are in South Africa do you know about Knit a Square? If not please look at the website -it is a charity I support from the UK
Thanks again
Pam
Thanks a lot for this cute little appel and tutorial I `ve just made two and gave one as a birthday present for a friend of my daughter 2 1/2 year and they loved it all.
Thanks a lot
Silke
I`m looking forward to see wonderfil new ideas!!
What are the final dimensions of the apple? I love this pattern, but the apple will be part of a fruit/veggie basket and I want to make sure they are all roughly the same size.
Thanks!
Thanks so very much for the apple pattern. Turned out fantastic. Doing the pear now.
Mad about knitting
Guys I am lazy and I don’t know how to knit… but I must have this. Will someone sell it to me? I will throw my money at you…. PLEASE I NEED THIS.
Thank you for generously sharing your ideas. I am very much looking forward to knitting the apples and pears. You are very creative. I wish you and your family peace, health and happiness.
You knit while your husband drives … but this will work anyway:
Woman knitting while driving and a police car comes up and yells through the bullhorn “Pull over!!” Woman yells back “No, cardigan!”
Years ago I downloaded the apple and still haven’t knit it.
But I am still driving.
could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong! The picture of the apple looks as if it is done in stocking stitch, 1p ! k, but the pattern says knit? mine looks completely different.
Hi Margaret, the pattern is knitted in the round with the magic loop technique or you can knit it on double pointed needles.
Happy knitting!
Linda
🙂
Thank you for sharing this cute pattern! I want to make a little pincushion.
Kind greetings from the E (A).
The best apple knitting pattern! so cute, thank you for sharing this pattern!
I have red wool!!!
Can’t wait to try this!
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I’m going to knit these as teacher presents for the end of the year and the acorn too as our school logo is an acorn, Thank you for sharing such wonderful patterns
Hi Claire! You’re very welcome 🙂 Happy knitting!
Linda 🙂
I’m in a Facebook group called TOYS…..knitted in the round, I’ve mentioned you on it and some members have found you on Ravelry
Thanks so much Claire! 🙂
These will be props For an elementary school play–this way if the kids decided to throw apples, they won’t hurt anyone.
Ya never know.