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:

1. 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.
2. Round 1: Chain (ch) 1, 2 sc in each stitch around. Join with sl st to first sc. (12 stitches)
3. Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, sc in next stitch around. Join with sl st to first sc. (18 stitches)
4. Round 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches around. Join with sl st to first sc. (24 stitches)
5. Round 4-5: Ch 1, sc in each stitch around. Join with sl st to first sc. (24 stitches)
6. 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)
7. Round 7: Ch 1, decrease over the next 2 stitches, sc in next stitch around. Join with sl st to first sc. (12 stitches)
8. Stuff the strawberry with stuffing.
9. Round 8: Ch 1, decrease over the next 2 stitches around. Join with sl st to first sc. (6 stitches)
10. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Leaves:

1. With green yarn, ch 9.
2. Row 1: Starting in the second chain from the hook, sc in each chain across. (8 stitches)
3. Row 2: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each stitch across. (8 stitches)
4. 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)
5. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:

1. Sew the leaves to the top of the strawberry.
2. 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!