Crochet Peas in a Pod Pattern
For a number of years growing up, it was just my mom and me. She would always say we were like “two peas in a pod”, and I’ve loved that phrase ever since. So, of course, I had to create a crochet peas in a pod pattern!
Maybe it’s because Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, but I wanted to put a sweet spin on this design by making the peas into hearts. They’re so cute and easy, beginners and advanced crocheters alike will love this pattern.
You can make the peas and pea pod by themselves, but if you’d like to turn them into a personalized valentine gift, I’ve included a free printable you can download as well. Add one of the tags to your finished work and it makes an adorable valentine. Hope you love it!
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Free Crochet Peas in a Pod Pattern
This crochet pattern is written in amigurumi style. If you’re new to amigurumi, there are plenty of tips to help you along the way.
Materials Used:
- Yarn – any worsted weight yarn will do! The hearts pictured were made with Crafter’s Secret in Vintage Green, and Paintbox Cotton Aran in Grass Green
- Size E/3.5mm crochet hook
- Stitch marker
- Scissors (for trimming ends)
- Stuffing
- Safety eyes – size 6mm
- Yarn needle (for weaving in ends)
- Embroidery floss in black
- Optional – cardstock for printing gift tags
Stitches/Abbreviations Used:
- R – round or row
- st/sts – stitch/stitches
- magic ring
- ch -chain
- sc – single crochet
- inc – increase (work 2 single crochet stitches into the next stitch)
- invdec – an alternative to the sc2tog stitch
Finished Size:
Using worsted/aran weight yarn and a size E/3.5mm crochet hook, the peas pictured measure 2″ across. The pea pod measures 6″ from one end to the other.
Gauge is not essential when crocheting this pattern. The finished size of your peas and pea pod will vary based on the yarn and hook you use, as well as your personal tension while crocheting.
Pattern Notes:
New to amigurumi? Not to worry! This pattern is beginner-friendly. If you can chain, single crochet, increase, and decrease, you can make these peas in a pod.
Both the peas and the pod are worked in continuous rounds. Use a stitch marker to help keep your place.
As you begin the peas, pay close attention to the photos when joining the top of the heart, as this can be a little bit tricky.
You can find an ad-free, printer-friendly version of this pattern on Ravelry or Etsy. The premium version of the pattern includes photo illustrations for each step.
Crochet Peas in a Pod Pattern:
Peas pattern (make 2)
R1: Using vintage green, 6 sc into a magic ring. (6)
R2: Inc in each st around. (12)
R3: Sc in each st around.
Do not fasten off. Pull yarn through last stitch and cut, leaving a tail. Repeat rounds 1-3, but this time do not cut the yarn. You now have the top curves of the heart.
R4: Holding the first curve next to the second curve, sc into any stitch of the first curve (mark with a stitch marker as the first stitch of this round).
Continue to sc around the first curve, leaving the final stitch unworked (when you reach the yarn tail, just hold it down and crochet over it for 1-2 stitches).
Connect to the second curve with a sc, again leaving one stitch unworked (so the two unworked stitches are across from each other), and then sc around the second curve. (22)
Use the yarn tail from the first curve to sew up the hole left by the skipped stitches in the middle of the curves.
R5: (Inc, 10 sc) 2x around. (24)
R6-R7: Sc in each st around.
R8: (6 sc, invdec) 3x around. (21)
R9: (5 sc, invdec) 3x around. (18)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 6 and 7, about 6 sts apart. Start stuffing.
R10: (4 sc, invdec) 3x around. (15)
R11: (3 sc, invdec) 3x around. (12) Finish stuffing completely.
R12: (2 sc, invdec) 3x around. (9)
Fasten off, using yarn needle to pull tightly through final stitches to close completely (for extra pointers, see this guide to fastening off amigurumi). Weave in ends.
Mouth
To add a mouth, use black embroidery thread and your yarn needle. Bring the needle from the back to the front of the pea, to the stitch where you would like the mouth to start. Leave a small tail of thread hanging in the back of the pea to secure later.
Embroider two lines that meet in a mouth shape, as pictured, then bring the needle from front to back to the same point where your first tail hangs. Tie the ends together and use your needle to pull the knot and remaining thread inside.
pea Pod pattern
R1: Using Grass Green and leaving a long tail, ch 33. Sc in 2nd ch from hook (mark this stitch with stitch marker) and in next 30 sts. Inc in last ch. Turning and working on the opposite side of the chain, 31 sc, inc. (66)
R2: (32 sc, inc) 2x around. (68)
R3-R6: Sc in each st around.
R7: (15 sc, invdec) 4x around. (64)
R8: (14 sc, invdec) 4x around. (60)
R9: Sc in each st around.
Fasten off, leaving long tail. Pinch this end of the pod, and using your yarn tail and yarn needle, sew 4-5 stitches together. On the opposite end, use the tail from your beginning chain, and sew 2-3 stitches together. Weave in all ends on the inside of the pea pod.
Tendrils (Make 2)
To make the curly tendrils, using Grass Green, ch 13.
2 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each across, curling as you go. Fasten off, using yarn tails and yarn needle to sew to one end of the pea pod.
Leaf
Using Grass Green, ch 8. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, then hdc, 2 dc, 2 dc, hdc, sc, sl st back down the chain. Turning and working up the other side of the chain, sl st, sc, hdc, 2 dc, 2 dc, hdc, sc. Sl st in the top of the leaf to fasten off. Weave in top yarn end. Use beginning yarn tail to sew to top of pea pod.
Finishing Up
All that’s left to do is add your peas to your pod! If you’d like to add a gift tag too, the PDF is linked below.
Gift Tags:
This printable is sized for standard 8.5 x 11″ printer paper or cardstock (I used this light brown cardstock). There are three different tags, with two of each printed on a page.
I love a good pun, so you’ll see options for “You make me so hap-pea!”, “Peas be my valentine”, and of course, “We’re two peas in a pod”. Just click the link below to download the free printable PDF.
I hope you enjoyed making your own amigurumi valentine with this free crochet peas in a pod pattern! If you’d like to see more free patterns, take a look at these popular picks.
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