Strawberry pattern baby buckle

Here's a pattern for a crochet strawberry pattern baby buckle:

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn in red, green, and black

Crochet hook (size US G/6 or size needed to obtain gauge)

Scissors

Tapestry needle

Stuffing

Pattern: Strawberry:

With red yarn, make a magic ring and work 6 single crochet (sc) stitches into the ring. Join with a slip stitch (sl st) to the first sc.

Round 1: Chain (ch) 1, 2 sc in each stitch around. Join with sl st to first sc. (12 stitches)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, sc in next stitch around. Join with sl st to first sc. (18 stitches)

Round 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches around. Join with sl st to first sc. (24 stitches)

Round 4-5: Ch 1, sc in each stitch around. Join with sl st to first sc. (24 stitches)

Round 6: Ch 1, decrease over the next 2 stitches, sc in next 2 stitches around. Join with sl st to first sc. (18 stitches)

Round 7: Ch 1, decrease over the next 2 stitches, sc in next stitch around. Join with sl st to first sc. (12 stitches)

Stuff the strawberry with stuffing.

Round 8: Ch 1, decrease over the next 2 stitches around. Join with sl st to first sc. (6 stitches)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Leaves:

With green yarn, ch 9.

Row 1: Starting in the second chain from the hook, sc in each chain across. (8 stitches)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each stitch across. (8 stitches)

Row 3: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each of the first 2 stitches, skip 1 stitch, slip stitch (sl st) in the next stitch, skip 1 stitch, sc in each of the last 2 stitches. (4 stitches)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:

Sew the leaves to the top of the strawberry.

With black yarn, embroider small seeds on the strawberry.

You can attach the strawberry to a baby buckle by sewing it onto the front of the buckle. This cute and colorful accessory is sure to delight any baby!