Free Dragon Fruit Crochet Pattern
This dragon fruit crochet pattern joins my collection of amigurumi fruits that are fun creations to crochet for the kiddos or are great additions for selling at markets since they’re quick to make.
Now, if you’re anything like me, I did not grow up eating this delectable fruit. In which case, you’re probably wondering why I decided to design a crochet pattern for one. The answer is probably a bit more mundane than you had hoped. Long story short, I’ve started working my way down the alphabet of fruits, and the letter ‘D’ brought me to a Dragon Fruit. I was however extremely excited for the challenge of creating this exciting shape with crochet.
If (unlike me) you did grow up with this delicious fruit on your doorstep - I hope this crocheted version does the real fruit justice!
Simply keep scrolling on this page to get everything you need to crochet this dragon fruit for yourself, or you can also purchase the ad-free PDF crochet pattern in my Etsy or Ravelry stores.
Delicious Dragon Fruit Amigurumi Pattern Information
Materials you need
Here are the materials you’ll need to crochet this free dragon fruit crochet pattern:
Yarn: Aran / Worsted Weight Yarn in the following colours:
Pink (Yarn Colour A)
Green (Yarn Colour B)
Crochet Hook: 4mm crochet hook. If you decide to use a different yarn, use a hook size smaller than the size recommended on the yarn label. This will ensure your stuffing won’t appear through your stitches.
Other materials:
Stuffing
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Stitch Marker
Before you get started
This pattern has been written in US terms.
The dragon fruit base is worked in continuous rounds, however the peels are crocheted in rows.
Checking your gauge is not required in this pattern. To ensure your stuffing doesn’t show through the stitches, use a hook that is smaller than the recommended size for your yarn weight.
Use a stitch marker throughout to keep track of your stitches.
I recommend using invisible decreases throughout, however this is not mandatory.
© 2023 Cilla Crochets. Cilla Richards - All rights reserved. This pattern is for personal use only.
Stitch Abbreviations
This crochet pattern is written in US terms. Abbreviations used throughout the pattern include:
R# - Row/round number
st - Stitch
ch - Chain
sl st - Slip stitch
mc - Magic circle
sc - Single crochet
inc - Increase
dec - Decrease
BLO - Back loop only
FLO - Front loop only
sk - Skip
[...] x ... - Repeat the sequence of stitches in brackets x-times
(...) - Total number of stitches at the end of each row/round
Delicious Dragon Fruit Crochet Pattern
Dragon Fruit Base
This piece is crocheted from the bottom of the base to the top in continuous rounds.
Using Yarn Colour A (Pink).
R1: mc with 6 sc (6)
R2: [inc] x 6 (12)
R3: [sc, inc] x 6 (18)
R4: [2 sc, inc] x 6 (24)
R5: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
R6: [4 sc, inc] x 6 (36)
R7: [5 sc, inc] x 6 (42)
R8: [6 sc, inc] x 6 (48)
R9: [7 sc, inc] x 6 (54)
R10: [8 sc, inc] x 6 (60)
R11: sc around (60)
R12: BLO sc around (60)
R13 - 15: sc around (60) - 3 rounds
R16: [8 sc, dec] x 6 (54)
R17: BLO sc around (54)
R18 - 19: sc around (54) - 2 rounds
R20: [7 sc, dec] x 6 (48)
R21: BLO sc around (48)
R22 - 23: sc around (48) - 2 rounds
R24: [6 sc, dec] x 6 (42)
R25: BLO sc around (42)
R26: [5 sc, dec] x 6 (36)
R27: sc around (36)
R28: [4 sc, dec] x 6 (30)
R29: BLO sc around (30)
R30: sc around (30)
R31: [3 sc, dec] x 6 (24)
Stuff firmly.
R32: [2 sc, dec] x 6 (18)
R33: [sc, dec] x 6 (12)
R34: [dec] x 6 (6)
Cut yarn leaving a yarn tail of approximately 15 cm and fasten off.
Using a tapestry needle, weave the yarn tail through the FLO of the last 6 sts in R34 and pull tight to close gap.
Weave yarn tail into dragon fruit base to hide. See completed dragon fruit base in the image below.
Dragon Fruit Peel
The dragon fruit peel is crocheted directly to the FLO sts of the dragon fruit base. There are five peels in total that go around the circumference of the dragon fruit, starting from the smallest end of the base and working our way down to the largest section of the base.
Each peel consists of three or four 'spiky peels' (these look like leaves). Each spiky peel is a separate section that is crocheted back and forth in rows. The final row of each peel is a continuous round that goes along the edges of each spiky peel and the FLO sts on the base in between.
Dragon fruit peel one
This section is worked back and forth in rows. Turning chains are not counted in the total st count.
*Attach Yarn Colour A (Pink) to any FLO st in R29 of the dragon fruit base.
R1: 10 sc, ch 1, turn (10)
R2: [sc, dec] x 3, sc, ch 1, turn (7)
R3: dec, 3 sc, dec, ch 1, turn (5)
R4: dec, sc, dec (3)
Cut yarn and fasten off. Attach Yarn Colour B (Green) to the last st in R4 (as though there was a 'ch 1, turn'). Your first st in R5 should be in the same st as where you attached the new yarn.
R5 - 8: 3 sc, ch 1, turn (3) - 4 rounds
R9: dec, sc, ch 1, turn (2)
R10: 2 sc, ch 1, turn (2)
R11: dec (1)
Cut yarn and fasten off.**
Repeat the above steps (* to **) to create a second spiky peel by attaching Yarn Colour A (Pink) into the next R29 st of the dragon fruit base.
Repeat above steps from * to R11 to make a third spiky peel, but this time do not cut yarn or fasten off. Instead continue to R12.
In R12, you'll crochet around all three spiky peels.
R12: [ch 1, 11 sc down side of spiky peel, 11 sc up side of next spiky peel, ch 1, sc in top st of spiky peel, ch 2, sc in same top st of spiky peel] x 3, ch 1, sl st in 1st sc to join (72) - ch & sl st are not counted in total st count.
Cut yarn and fasten off. Sew in all yarn ends. See completed peel one in the image below.
Dragon fruit peel two
Working back and forth in rows. Turning chains are not counted in the total st count.
*Attach Yarn Colour A (Pink) to any FLO st in R25 of the dragon fruit base.
R1: 10 sc, ch 1, turn (10)
R2: dec, 6 sc, dec, ch 1, turn (8)
R3: dec, 4 sc, dec (6)
Cut yarn and fasten off. Attach Yarn Colour B (Green) to the last st in R3 (as though there was a 'ch 1, turn'). Your first st in R4 should be in the same st as where you attached the new yarn.
R4: 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, ch 1, turn (5)
R5: dec, sc, dec, ch 1, turn (3)
R6: 3 sc, ch 1, turn (3)
R7: dec, sc, ch 1, turn (2)
R8: dec (1)
Cut yarn and fasten off.**
Sk 4 stitches, attaching Yarn Colour A (Pink) to the next st in R25 of the dragon fruit base. Repeat the above steps (* to **) to crochet a second spiky peel.
Skip 4 sts from the second spiky peel on the dragon fruit body and attach Yarn Colour A (Pink) to the next st in R25. Repeat above steps from * to R11 on page 6 to make a third spiky peel, but this time do not cut yarn or fasten off. Instead continue to R9 to crochet around the top of all spiky peels.
R9: [ch 1, 8 sc down side of spiky peel, 4 sc in FLO sts of R25 of dragon fruit base, 8 sc up side of next spiky peel, ch 1, sc in top st of spiky peel, ch 2, sc in same top st of spiky peel] x 3, ch 1, sl st in 1st sc to join (66) - ch & sl st are not counted in total st count.
Cut yarn and fasten off. Sew in all yarn ends.
Dragon fruit peel three
This section is worked back and forth in rows. Turning chains are not counted in the total st count.
*Attach Yarn Colour A (Pink) to any FLO st in R21 of the dragon fruit base.
R1 - 2: 10 sc, ch 1, turn (10) - 2 rounds
R3: [dec, 2 sc] x 2, dec (7)
Cut yarn and fasten off. Attach Yarn Colour B (Green) to the last st in R3 (as though there was a 'ch 1, turn'). Your first st in R4 should be in the same st as where you attached the new yarn.
R4: 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, ch 1, turn (6)
R5: dec, 2 sc, dec, ch 1, turn (4)
R6: 4 sc, ch 1, turn (4)
R7: [dec] x 2, ch 1, turn (2)
R8: dec (1)
Cut yarn and fasten off.**
Sk 2 stitches, attaching Yarn Colour A (Pink) to the next st in R21 of the dragon fruit base. Repeat the above steps (* to **) to crochet a second spiky peel. Skip 2 sts again and repeat to make a third spiky peel.
Skip 2 sts and repeat above steps from * to R11 to make a fourth spiky peel, but this time do not cut yarn or fasten off. Instead continue to R9 to crochet around the edges of all spiky peels.
R9: [ch 1, 8 sc down side of spiky peel, 2 sc in FLO sts of R21 of dragon fruit base, 8 sc up side of next spiky peel, ch 1, sc in top st of spiky peel, ch 2, sc in same top st of spiky peel] x 4, ch 1, sl st in 1st sc to join (80) - ch & sl st are not counted in total st count.
Cut yarn and fasten off. Sew in all yarn ends.
Dragon fruit peel four
This section is worked back and forth in rows. Turning chains are not counted in the total st count.
*Attach Yarn Colour A (Pink) to any FLO st in R17 of the dragon fruit base.
R1: 6 sc, ch 1, turn (6)
R2: 6 sc (6)
Cut yarn and fasten off. Attach Yarn Colour B (Green) to the last st in R2 (as though there was a 'ch 1, turn'). Your first st in R3 should be in the same st as where you attached the new yarn.
R3 - 4: 6 sc, ch 1, turn (6) - 2 rounds
R5: dec, 2 sc, dec, ch 1, turn (4)
R6: 4 sc, ch 1, turn (4)
R7: [dec] x 2, ch 1, turn (2)
R8: dec (1)
Cut yarn and fasten off.**
Sk 7 stitches, attaching Yarn Colour A (Pink) to the next st in R17 of the dragon fruit base. Repeat the above steps (* to **) to crochet a second spiky peel. Sk 8 sts again and repeat to make a third spiky peel.
Sk 8 sts and repeat above steps from * to R11 to make a forth spiky peel, but this time do not cut yarn or fasten off. Instead continue to R9 to crochet around the top of all spiky peels.
R9: [ch 1, 8 sc down side of spiky peel, 7 sc in FLO sts of R21 of dragon fruit base, 8 sc up side of next spiky peel, ch 1, sc in top st of spiky peel, ch 2, sc in same top st of spiky peel] x 2, [ch 1, 8 sc down side of spiky peel, 8 sc in FLO sts of R21 of dragon fruit base, 8 sc up side of next spiky peel, ch 1, sc in top st of spiky peel, ch 2, sc in same top st of spiky peel] x 2, ch 1, sl st in 1st sc to join (102) - ch & sl st are not counted in total st count.
Cut yarn and fasten off. Sew in all yarn ends.
Dragon fruit peel five
This section is worked back and forth in rows. Turning chains are not counted in the total st count.
*Attach Yarn Colour A (Pink) to any FLO st in R12 of the dragon fruit base.
R1 - 2: 8 sc, ch 1, turn (8) - 2 rounds
R3: dec, 4 sc, dec, ch 1, turn (6)
R4: 6 sc, ch 1, turn (6)
R5: dec, 2 sc, dec (4)
Cut yarn and fasten off. Attach Yarn Colour B (Green) to the last st in R5 (as though there was a 'ch 1, turn'). Your first st in R6 should be in the same st as where you attached the new yarn.
R6: 4 sc, ch 1, turn (4)
R7: [dec] x 2, ch 1, turn (2)
R8: 2 sc, ch 1, turn (2)
R9: dec (1)
Cut yarn and fasten off.**
Sk 7 stitches, attaching Yarn Colour A (Pink) to the next st in R12 of the dragon fruit base. Repeat the above steps (* to **) to crochet a second and third spiky peel.
Sk 7 sts and repeat above steps from * to R11 to make a forth spiky peel, but this time do not cut yarn or fasten off. Instead continue to R10 to crochet around the top of all spiky peels.
R10: [ch 1, 9 sc down side of spiky peel, 7 sc in FLO sts of R12 of dragon fruit base, 9 sc up side of next spiky peel, ch 1, sc in top st of spiky peel, ch 2, sc in same top st of spiky peel] x 4, ch 1, sl st in 1st sc to join (108) - ch & sl st are not counted in total st count.
Cut yarn and fasten off. Sew in all yarn ends.
Congratulations, you’ve finished crocheting your Delicious Dragon Fruit!
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Until next time, happy crocheting,
Cilla x
