Caramel Apple- Fall Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along Day 11

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Today is the second to last day of the Halloween themed mini amigurumi crochet along, day 11. Today's little amigurumi is a little less Halloween-y than most of the others in the set, but something I sort of associate with fall and halloween time, a a sweet little Caramel Apple. 

When I was planning the items to include in the crochet along I was a little worried this one wouldn't be Halloween enough but I wanted to include another sweet treat type thing, in addition to the candy corn. It came down to a piece of candy or a caramel apple and I just thought a caramel apple would be cuter. 

I left my apple plain, but if you wanted to add more of a Halloween touch to it you could add little stitches in Halloween colors to make sprinkles. I considered doing that but I decided I preferred it plain. You could also decorate in other ways, make long white chains like for the mummy and wrap them around for a drizzled apple, or add stitches in a lighter tan color for nuts. Anything you can think of really. 

The apple is made in 3 pieces- the caramel covered apple which is all one piece, just switching colors part way through, the stick, and the little splat of caramel underneath. You can leave the splat off if you want and it is still cute, I just thought that make it look a little more like a dipped apple since the caramel always pools a little at the bottom of the apple as it sets up. Just like all of the others, the little apple has a sweet little smiling face for extra cuteness.

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How to Crochet a Caramel Apple

Finished Size: about 4.5" tall

You will need:

• medium weight yarn in light brown, tan/cream, and green or red  ( Loops and Threads Impeccable in Citron, Soft Taupe, and Big Twist Value Worsted in Cream)
• G crochet hook (4 mm)
• 2- 6 mm safety eyes
• black embroidery floss and embroidery needle
• Polyfil fiberfill
• yarn needle
• stitch markers 
• scissors

Instructions:

Apple

Make 1 with starting with brown yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)

Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7 sts] repeat around (27 sc)

Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 8 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Rounds 7-9: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 10: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)

Rounds 11-12: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)

Insert safety eyes between rounds 8 and 9 a few stitches apart, embroider a little smile below/between the eyes

Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work

Switch to green or red yarn

Round 13: work in blo for entire round [sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (30 sc)

Round 14: [sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 15: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)

Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 17: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail

Weave around opening to close, then poke the needle down through the center of your apple to the bottom, then poke it back up to the top, pulling it slightly to indent the center of the apple, especially on the top

Stick

Make 1 with cream or tan yarn beginning with magic ring

 

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Rounds 2-9: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Sew the stick to the top of the apple in the indented center

Caramel Splat 

Make 1 with brown yarn, beginning with a magic ring 

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)

Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 5: sc in first st, hdc in next, 2 dc in next, hdc in next, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next, 2 dc in next, hdc in next, sc in next, hdc in next, 2 dc in next, hdc in next, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next, 2 dc in next, hdc in next, sc in next, hdc in next, 2 dc in next, hdc in next, sc in next 2 st, sl st to first sc to join (29 sts- 9 sc, 10 hdc, 10 dc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Sew to the bottom of the apple to look like the extra Carmel pooling at the bottom.