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Fruit Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

Fruit Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern
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12-15 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Multi-Day Project

A rewarding 12+ hour journey—perfect for dedicated crafters who love detailed work.

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Tiny Treasure

Small, sweet, and gift-worthy creations that fit perfectly in the palm of your hand with detailed charm.

About This Fruit Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a stackable set of six fruit rings plus a base that assemble into a 22 cm tall stacking toy. Youll work with several yarn colors, colorwork (jacquard) stripes, shell stitches for pineapple texture, and embroidered seeds for detail. The instructions include all rounds, color changes, and finishing tips for neat assembly.

Fruit Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Each fruit is made in the round and then sewn together and stuffed to form stable rings. The pattern includes leaf and crown details so you can finish each fruit with realistic touches.

Why You'll Love This Fruit Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines bright colorwork with playful shapes that kids adore. I enjoy the challenge of the jacquard stripes and the satisfaction of seeing each ring transform as you add color and shaping. The pineapple shells are one of my favorite techniques here — they create a lovely texture that feels special and handmade. Working through each fruit is relaxing and rewarding, and the finished stack looks delightful on a shelf or as a toy.

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Switch Things Up

I love customizing these fruit rings to match nursery themes or seasonal colors; try pastel shades for a soft baby set or bold brights for a playroom stack.

I often change the yarn weight and hook size to make mini versions as keychains — switch to sport or fingering yarn and a smaller hook for tiny charms.

I sometimes embroider faces or add tiny crocheted bows and hats to turn each ring into a playful character — these small additions personalize each piece nicely.

Want a more realistic look? Use tonal variations of the same color for subtle shading, or add surface slip-stitch stripes for texture instead of jacquard color changes.

I also experiment with stuffing density: firmer stuffing gives stable stackability while softer stuffing makes the rings more cuddle-friendly.

For a sturdier toy, I thread a wooden dowel through the center and secure a base; for a toddler-safe version, leave the rings separate without any rods.

I like to mix yarn brands: use the cotton blends for durability on the outside rings and a softer baby cotton for delicate tops and crowns.

Try making themed sets — citrus, berry, tropical — by choosing 3-4 coordinating colors and repeating a motif across the rings to unify the collection.

When embroidering seeds or stripes, I place stitch markers at the increase lines to keep patterns perfectly symmetrical and easy to replicate.

If youre gifting, package a set with a handmade fabric bag and a small label describing the yarns and care instructions so the recipient knows how to care for their new toy.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the initial chain count will change the ring diameter and make stacking uneven; always count chains and re-check the count before joining the round. ✗ Not changing colors correctly during jacquard stripes causes loose loops and visible floats; change the thread on the last yarn-over of the single crochet so the non-working yarn is carried neatly. ✗ Stuffing too early or unevenly results in lumpy rings and poor shape; stuff gradually through the central hole while sewing the pieces together for smooth, even filling. ✗ Crocheting too loosely for the Alize Cotton Baby sections will make the shell pattern too open; switch to the smaller 2 mm hook or tighten your tension when the pattern instructs to join the finer yarn.

Fruit Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

Make a colorful fruit stacking toy set that stacks into a cheerful 22 cm tower. This pattern guides you through crocheting six playful fruit rings and a base with clear step-by-step rounds, color changes, and finishing touches. Youll learn jacquard stripes, shell stitches for a pineapple crown, embroidery for seeds, and simple assembly for a sturdy toy. Perfect for gifting or playful decor, this set brings bright handmade charm to your home.

Intermediate 12-15 Hours

Materials Needed for Fruit Stacking Toy Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Yarn Art Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 160m/50g) - colors used: 03, 11, 26, 23, 35, 40, 52, 53, 69, 78, 86, 87, 88, 90 (as listed in pattern)
  • 02
    Alize Cotton Baby (50% cotton, 50% acrylic, 270g/100m) - colors 113 and 145 (used for pineapple and some ring details)
  • 03
    Gazzal Jeans (58% cotton, 42% acrylic, 170m/50g) - color 1136 (used for joining some rings)
  • 04
    Synthetic fiberfill for stuffing (amount as needed)
  • 05
    3 mm cellulose sponge (for cleaning, optional internal support)
  • 06
    15 cm manicure wood stick (used as internal rod for stacking support, optional)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 2.25 mm (recommended for main work)
  • 02
    Crochet hook size 2.0 mm (a little bit smaller for tighter sections and fine yarn)
  • 03
    Big-eyed needle for sewing and embroidery
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Polyester stuffing (fiberfill)
  • 06
    Stitch markers (helpful for counting and pattern repeats)
  • 07
    Pins for assembly and positioning pieces
  • 08
    Needle for feeding yarn (for apple bottom ties)

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— Watermelon :

Info :

Yarn: Yarn Art Jeans 11, 69, 52, 78, 53, GJ 1136. Hook: 2.25. Chain 42 with green yarn (G) and 1 sl st in the first loop. Then crochet spiral rounds without turning ch.

Round 1 :

42 sc (42)

Round 2 :

join dark green (DG) yarn. (G: 4 sc, DG: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc)*6

Round 3 :

(G: 2 sc, DG: 1 sc, G: inc, DG: 4 sc)*6

Round 4 :

(G: 2 sc, DG: inc, G: 2 sc, DG: 4 sc)*6

Round 5 :

(G: 2 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: 2 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: 1 sc, DG: inc)*6

Round 6 :

(G: 2 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: 2 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: inc, DG: 2 sc)*6

Round 7 :

(G: inc, 1 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: 2 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: 2 sc, DG: 2 sc)*6

Round 8 :

(G: 3 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: inc, 1 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: 2 sc, DG: 2 sc)*6

Round 9 :

(G: 3 sc, DG: inc, 1 sc, G: 3 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: 2 sc, DG: 2 sc)*6

Round 10 :

(G: 3 sc, DG: 3 sc, G: 3 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: inc, 1 sc, DG: 2 sc)*6

Round 11-12 :

(G: 3 sc, DG: 3 sc, G: 3 sc, DG: 2 sc, G: 3 sc, DG: 2 sc)*6

Round 13 :

1 round straight with light green YAJ 11

Info :

Join to the beginning chain Gazzal Jeans 1136

Round 1 :

42 sc (42)

Round 2 :

(6 sc, inc)*6

Round 3 :

3 sc, inc, (7 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc

Round 4 :

(8 sc, inc)*6

Round 5 :

4 sc, inc, (9 sc, inc)*5, 5 sc

Round 6 :

(10 sc, inc)*6

Round 7 :

5 sc, inc, (11 sc, inc)*5, 6 sc

Round 8 :

(12 sc, inc)*6

Round 9 :

6 sc, inc, (13 sc, inc)*5, 7 sc

Round 10 :

(14 sc, inc)*6

Round 11 :

1 round straight

Round 12 :

1 round straight with YAJ 78

Round 13 :

1 round straight with YAJ 11, leave a long end

Info :

Turn on the front side through the central hole and sew with the end of the thread, gradually stuffing.

Info :

Embroider seeds with black yarn: 5 stitches converging at one point, stitch height 2 rows. For symmetry, embroider the seeds along the inc lines.

— Pineapple :

Info :

Yarn: Yarn Art Jeans 35, 88, 69, Alize Baby Cotton 113. Hook 2.25 mm. Chain 36 with light yellow (LY), 1 sl st in the first loop.

Round 1 :

36 sc (36)

Round 2 :

Join yellow (Y) yarn. (LY: 2 sc, Y: 1 sc, LY: 2 sc, Y: inc)*6

Round 3 :

(LY: 2 sc, Y: inc, LY: 2 sc, Y: 2 sc)*6

Round 4 :

(LY: 2 sc, Y: 2 sc, LY: 2 sc, Y: inc, 1 sc)*6

Round 5 :

(LY: 2 sc, Y: 2 sc, LY: inc, 1 sc, Y: 1 sc, LY: 1 sc, Y: 1 sc)*6

Round 6 :

(LY: inc, 1 sc, Y: 2 sc, LY: 3 sc, Y: 1 sc, LY: 1 sc, Y: 1 sc)*6

Round 7 :

(LY: 3 sc, Y: 2 sc, LY: 3 sc, Y: 1 sc, LY: inc, Y: 1 sc)*6

Round 8 :

(LY: 3 sc, Y: 1 sc, inc, LY: 3 sc, Y: 1 sc, LY: 2 sc, Y: 1 sc)*6

Round 9 :

(LY: 3 sc, Y: 1 sc, LY: 1 sc, Y: 1 sc, LY: 3 sc, Y: 1 sc, LY: 1 sc, inc, Y: 1 sc)*6

Info :

Join Alize Cotton Baby 113 to the beginning chain. Crochet more tightly, as the pattern itself is loose.

Round 1 :

36 sc (36)

Round 2 :

(Skip 1 st, 4 htr in the 2d st, skip 1 st, 1 sc in the 4th st)*9

Round 3 :

Crochet the shells of 5 htr in the sc of the previous round, and between them 1 sc at the tops of the shells of the previous round. That is, the shells are arranged as if in a checkerboard pattern.

Round 4 :

Move on to the next round with sl st, as described in the previous round. Crochet shells of 6 dc in the sc of the previous round, and sc between them into the tops of the shells.

Round 5 :

Shells of 7 dc.

Round 6 :

Shells of 8 dc.

Round 7 :

Shells of 9 dc.

Round 8 :

Shells of 9 dc.

Round 9 :

(1 sc, 2 htr, 3 dc, 2 htr, 2 sc)*9. Please note that the central double crochet should get into the lowest point - sc of the previous round.

Info :

Stuff, sew around. If you have large gaps between the shells, sew them with 1-2 stitches to fix.

— Pineapple Tail (green tail) :

Info :

Crochet the green tail of YAJ 69. Chain 35.

Round 1 :

1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 htr, 4 dc

Round 2 :

Skip 2 ch, 1 sl st in the 3d ch and crochet the second angle right from here: 8 ch, 1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 htr, 4 dc

Info :

Repeat till the end of the chain. Leave a long end.

Info :

Twist into a spiral, sew with the end of the thread. Sew on the pineapple ring.

— Grapefruit / Orange :

Info :

Yarn: Yarn Art Jeans 23, 03, Alize Cotton Baby 145. Hook 2.25 mm. Chain 30 of orange yarns, 1 sl st in the first ch.

Round 1 :

30 sc (30)

Round 2 :

(4 sc, inc)*6

Round 3 :

2 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc

Round 4 :

(6 sc, inc)*6

Round 5 :

3 sc, inc, (7 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc

Round 6 :

(8 sc, inc)*6

Round 7 :

4 sc, inc, (9 sc, inc)*5, 5 sc

Round 8 :

(10 sc, inc)*6

Round 9 :

5 sc, inc, (11 sc, inc)*5, 6 sc

Round 10 :

(12 sc, inc)*6

Round 10-11 :

2 rounds straight

Info :

Join Alize Cotton Baby 145 to the beginning chain. Crochet in the same way as an orange part from the 1st to the 9th rounds.

Round 10 :

1 round straight YAJ 03

Round 11 :

1 round straight YAJ 23. Leave a long end.

Info :

Turn to the right side and sew with an orange yarn, stuffing in the process. Embroider slices with ivory yarn.

— Grapefruit (continued - join to Alize Cotton Baby 145) :

Info :

Join Alize Cotton Baby 145 to the beginning chain. Crochet more tightly and continue rounds as described.

— Grapefruit inner rounds (continued numbering) :

Round 1 :

36 sc

Round 2 :

(Skip 1 st, 4 htr in the 2d st, skip 1 st, 1 sc in the 4th st)*9

Round 3 :

Crochet shells of 5 htr in the sc of the previous round and 1 sc between them at the tops of the shells

Round 4 :

Move on to the next round with sl st and crochet shells of 6 dc in the sc of the previous round, sc between them into the tops of shells

Round 5 :

Shells of 7 dc

Round 6 :

Shells of 8 dc

Round 7 :

Shells of 9 dc

Round 8 :

Shells of 9 dc

Round 9 :

(1 sc, 2 htr, 3 dc, 2 htr, 2 sc)*9. Central double crochet should get into the lowest point - sc of previous round

Info :

Stuff, sew around as for pineapple. If there are gaps, sew to fix them.

— Grapefruit / Orange assembly note :

Info :

Join the orange and inner rings, stuff through the center and sew closed, embroider slices with ivory yarn.

— Apple :

Info :

Yarn: Yarn Art Jeans 90, 86, 69, 53, 40. Hook 2.25 mm. Chain 24 of red yarn, sl st in the first ch.

Round 1 :

24 sc (24)

Round 2 :

(3 sc, inc)*6

Round 3 :

2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc

Round 4 :

(5 sc, inc)*6

Round 5 :

3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc

Round 6 :

(7 sc, inc)*6

Round 7 :

4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc)*5, 4 sc

Round 8 :

(9 sc, inc)*6

Round 9 :

5 sc, inc, (10 sc, inc)*5, 5 sc

Round 10 :

1 round straight

Info :

Join YAJ 86 to the beginning chain and crochet in the same way as the red part from the 1st to the 9th rounds. Crochet last round of red, leave a long end.

Info :

Turn to the right side, sew and stuff. Make a tightening on top of the apple: from the outside make a stitch 2-3 rows long and from the inside there should be no stitch, in and out the needle in the same hole between the stitches. Make 2-3 stitches and secure the thread. Do the same at the opposite side.

Leaf :

Crochet the green leaf: 11 ch, 1 sl st, 1 sc, 2 htr, 2 dc, 2 htr, 1 sc, 1 sl st. 1 turning ch and crochet in the same way along the lower side of the chain. Leave a long end. Sew the leaf to the apple groove.

Info :

Embroider seeds with black yarn around the edges of the hole.

Info :

Take 2 pieces of brown yarn and use a needle to feed them into the bottom groove of the apple. The ends of one thread should come out from different points, and from the side of the hole, insert the needle into the same point so that the stitches cannot be seen. Tie the ends of the threads in pairs. Cut off, leaving short ends.

Assembly Instructions

  • Turn each ring to the right side through the central hole, stuff gradually and sew the opening closed with the end of the working thread to avoid lumps.
  • Place the pineapple crown (twisted spiral of green tail pieces) onto the pineapple ring and sew securely into the top center so the crown is stable.
  • For the watermelon and other rings with embroidered seeds, embroider the seeds along the increase lines for even spacing and symmetry before final sewing.
  • Sew the leaf to the apple groove using the long tail left from the leaf, securing with small stitches so the leaf lies flat and neat.
  • Insert the optional wood stick through the stacked rings if you want a fixed stacking pole; otherwise leave rings free for removable stacking play.

Important Notes

  • 💡Work in a continuous spiral for rings where indicated to keep color stripes smooth and avoid visible join lines.
  • 💡Use the smaller 2.0 mm hook or tighten tension when joining Alize Cotton Baby yarn to keep shell stitches compact and neat.
  • 💡Stuff gradually through the central hole while sewing to maintain an even rounded shape and avoid overstuffing one side.
  • 💡Embroider seeds and small details before final assembly so it is easier to handle each piece while flat.

This Fruit Stacking Toy pattern helps you create a bright, stackable set that will delight little hands and cozy shelves alike. Each ring is crocheted with care, featuring fun colorwork, textured pineapple shells, and embroidered seeds for detail. Make one set or many — these little fruits make sweet gifts and playful decor. 🧶🍓

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The assembled toy measures approximately 22 cm tall with the largest ring diameter about 11.5 cm, when using the recommended yarns and hook sizes.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can substitute yarn weights but this will change the final size and texture; adjust your hook size accordingly and make a gauge test to ensure stacking sizes remain compatible.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate; basic experience with single crochet, increases, decreases, and changing colors (jacquard) is recommended for best results.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crafters spend around 12-15 hours completing the full set, though time varies with experience, color changes, and how many details you add.