Orange Tree
Pattern and Instructions
By Pippa Patterns
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Your personal guide on how to make a realistic Orange Tree…
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Orange Tree Crochet Pattern
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Measurements;
Tree: Approx 20 x 10 “(50cm x 25cm)
Orange : 2.5 x 2 inches (5x6cm)
Skill Level : easy
Skill needed: crochet
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Materials:
Crochet hook
Yarn - Orange, Green, Brown
Garden Wire – 3.5mm
Florist wire - 0.46mm -28 gauge
Green Floral Tape
Fibre fill or Scrap yarn (optional)
Pebbles or Soil (optional)
Plant Pot
Oil Pastel Crayon ,green(optional)
Pliers
Darning Needle
Specific materials used for this model
Crochet hook -1.5 and 1.75 ( this model )
Fruit - Rico Essentials Crochet cotton 10
Orange 003
Leaves - DMC Petra no5
Green 5905
Tree - DMC Petra no3
Brown 5938
However you can use any type of yarn or
wool, just be aware that the size of the
fruit/leaves might be different.
Gauge is not important as long as you are
consistent.
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Abbreviations
This Pattern uses US Terminology
rnd/rnds – round/round’s
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
sc inc - single crochet increase
sc dec - single crochet decrease
hdc - half double crochet
hdc inc - half double crochet increase
hdc dec - half double crochet decrease
dc - double crochet
dc inc - double crochet increase
dc dec - double crochet dec
tc -tripple crochet
tc inc - tripple crochet increase
tc dec - tripple crochet decrease
tog - together
slst - slip stitch
st - stitch
f/o - fasten off
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Pattern Instructions
Step 1 – Creating the Orange
Orange: Worked in continuous Rounds. It is
reccomended to use a stitch marker.
Rnd.1: 6sc in magic ring (6)
Rnd.2: (2sc in each st), around (12)
Rnd.3: (2sc in first st, sc in next st) , around(18)
Rnd.4: (2sc in first st, sc in next 2st), around(24)
Rnd.5: (2sc in first st, sc in next 3st),around(30)
Rnd.6: (2sc in first st, sc in next 4st),around(36)
Rnd.7: (2sc in first st, sc in next 5st),around(42)
Rnd.8: (2sc in first st, sc in next 6st),around(48)
Rnd.9- 11: 48hdc ( 3rounds in total )
Rnd.12:(2hdc in first st, hdc in next 7),around(54)
Rnd.13-14: 54hdc ( 2 rounds in total)
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Creating the Orange continued
Rnd.15: (dec2hdc tog, hdc in next 7st), around(48)
Rnd.16-18: 48hdc (3 rounds in total)
Rnd.19: (dec2sc tog, sc in next 6st), around(42)
Rnd.20: (dec2sc tog, sc in next 5st), around(36)
Rnd.21: (dec2sc tog, sc in next 4st), around(30)
Begin Stuffing
Rnd.22: (dec2sc tog, sc in next 3st), around (24)
Rnd.23: (dec2sc tog, sc in next 2st), around (18)
Rnd.24: (dec2sc tog, sc in next st), around (12)
Finish Stuffing
Rnd.25: (2sc tog), around (6)
Close with a few slip stitches or alternatively leave a long tail and
weave the yarn through the remaining stitches, pull tight and hide the
tail .
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Creating the Stalk
With a Darning Needle and
green yarn,
Stitch a little stalk. You don’t
want it too perfect as it gives
a more realistic look .
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Step 2 – Creating the unripe orange
For the unripe Orange
We used a lighter shade of orange and lightly
shade it with a green Oil Pastel Crayon.
Pattern
rnd.1: 6sc in magic ring (6)
rnd.2: (2sc in each st), around (12)
rnd.3: (2sc in first st, sc in next st) , around (18)
rnd.4: (2sc in first st, sc in next 2st), around (24)
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Creating
the unripe Orange continued
rnd.5: (2sc in first st, sc in next 3st), around (30)
rnd.6: (2sc in first st, sc in next 4st), around (36)
rnd.7-9: 36hdc (3 rounds in total)
rnd.10: (2hdc in first st, hdc in next 5st), around(42)
rnd.11-13: 42hdc (3 rounds in total)
rnd.14: (dec2hdc tog, hdc in next 5st), around(36)
rnd.15-17: 36hdc (3 rounds in total)
rnd.18: (dec2sc tog, sc in next 4st), around(30)
Begin stuffing
rnd.19: (dec2sc tog, sc in next 3st), around (24)
rnd.20: (dec2sc tog, sc in next 2st), around (18)
rnd.21: (dec2sctog, sc in next st), around (12)
Finish Stuffing
Rnd.22: (2sc tog), around (6)
Close with a few slip stitches
or alternatively leave a long tail
and weave the yarn through
the remaining stitches,
pull tight and hide the tail .
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Step 3 – Creating the Leaf
This model was made with 50 leaves
Start with a 25 chain
Rnd.1:
3sc, 3hdc,3dc, 6tc, 3dc, 3hdc, 3s, ch1
Going down the other side,
3sc, 3hdc, 3dc, 6tc, 3dc, 3hdc, 3sc
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Leaf continued
Rnd.2:
3sc, 3hdc, 3dc, *(2tc in the next st, 1trc in the next)* rep x3,
3dc, 3hdc, 3sc, 2sc in the center ch.
Going down the other side,
3sc, 3hdc, 3dc,*(1tc in the next st , 2tc in the next)* rep x3,
3dc, 3hdc, 3sc.
We will now crochet over a metal wire . Cut a piece around 13” long and
thread it through the st on your hook .Ch1,
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Leaf continued
Rnd.3:
3sc, 3hdc, 5dc, 2dc in the next st, 1dc, 2dc in next, 1dc, 2dc in next, 5dc,
3hdc, 3sc,
in the 2 centre stitches work 1hdc and 1dc in the first , 1hdc in the next.
Going down the other side,
3sc, 3hdc, 5dc, 2dc in the next st, 1dc, 2dc in the next, 1dc, 2dc in the next,
5dc, 3hdc, 3sc.
Slst in to the first st on the other side. Leave a long tail the length of the
remaining wire.
Wind the tail around the 2 pieces of wire at the bottom of the leaf and
secure it in-between, simply by twisting the wires. This will give the illusion
of a leaf stem.
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Step 4 – Creating the Branches
Cut 5 pieces of garden wire of approx. 18 inches (50cm) long
Cover around two thirds of each wire in brown yarn or Florist tape.
Cover the rest in green florist tape.
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Step 5 – Attaching the Leaves
Using 10 leaves for each branch, we will attach them in
groups of 2.
With green florist tape, wrap each pair of leaves to the
branch.
The first pair should be placed to overhang the tip of
the Branch. (Picture 1).
The second pair will be attached below the first pair.
The Tips of the leafs should cover about half of the pair
above.
( Picture 2 ).
Repeat for the 3 remaining pairs.
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Step 6 – Creating the Stem
Take all 5 branches with leaves attached
With brown yarn/wool tie a knot and wrap it around the 5 branches.
You can also use brown florist tape. However I prefer to use yarn
first and then Floral tape over the yarn for extra thickness. If you don’t
have any brown floral tape then just yarn/wool is perfectly fine too.
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Step 7 –
Placing your Tree in to the plant pot
Turn your plant pot upside down
Measure the space between the center and the edge of your pot
Bend each end of the 5 wires (Branches) to fit that space (This will
act as a stand and extra support)
Place your tree inside the pot and fill with pebbles.
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Step 8 – Shaping your Tree
Place your hand just below the leaves.
Bend each of the 5 Branches outwards at a slight angle.
Then simply fan out the leaves to give it shape.
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Step 9 – Attaching the Fruit
Stitch through your Orange at the
top ( by the stalk ) with a bit of
green yarn.
You can now either stitch the fruit
to the branches or simply tie
them on.
Both methods work .
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The End
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