Free Pattern: Lucky Fortune Cookies

Back in December last year I was booked in to do a craft fair in nearby Southend-On-Sea. I wanted to make lots of little bits and bobs this time, instead of one-off pieces. I made some flower brooches, Mini Octopi (which you can get the Free Pattern for, here) and keyrings. But I wanted to make something new too - something cute and tiny. So I thought - Fortune Cookies!

I'd seen a few patterns online, but none of them seemed to be what I was looking for exactly. I wanted them to look a certain way, and also be able to hold a personalised message. So I came up with my own design - the Lucky Fortune Cookies!

I usually use DK weight yarn in my designs, but these are a little different - I've used Simply Soft, which is a WW/Aran weight yarn. I used thicker yarn because I needed to make these up quickly, and lots of them!

For the personalised part of the cookie I used plain white paper - just simple printer paper - cut into strips and sewn into the opening of the cookie. This way you can write your own message on them. I also added a little face to each cookie, to add to the Kawaii :P

It turned out to be such a quick and easy pattern to follow - I made about 30 in one sitting! Most of the actual time making them comes from sewing on the face (which is optional) :P

So here it is - Lucky Fortune Cookies! Enjoy!

Lucky Fortune Cookies

You Will Need:

. Crochet Hook (I used 3mm)

. WW/Aran weight yarn in Beige

. Embroidery Needle/Yarn Needle

. Stuffing

. 2 Small Black Beads

. Black Embroidery Thread/Scrap Yarn

. Beige Sewing Thread

. Pink Pastels/Pink Blush 

. Plain White Paper

Abbreviations

. Ch – Chain Stitch

. Sc – Single Crochet

. Inc (Increase) – 2 Sc into 1 St

. St/Sts – Stitch/Stitches

. Slst – Slip Stitch

. ** – Marks a group of stitches to be repeated until the round is completed

Gauge

. No gauge, just keep your stitches nice and tight to avoid gaps in your work

Finished Size 

. 1.75inches/5cm tall (approx) using a 3mm hook and DK yarn

Other Info

. As this is amigurumi, work in continuous rounds; in a spiral. Don’t join at the end of a row; just keep going

. Use stitch markers or a piece of scrap yarn to mark the start of every round. Replace at the start of the next round as you go along. This will help you keep track of where you started, and saves a lot of time if things go wrong!

. Pattern is written in American Terms

. The number at the end of each round is the number of stitches you should now have

. I strongly recommend using a small hook i.e.- 3mm, to keep the proportions of the toy as they are in the pictures

Cookie Body

Ch 4. Join to make a Loop

1. Sc 8 into Loop (8 Sc)

2. Inc around (16 Sc)

3. *Sc 1, Inc* around (24 Sc)

4. *Sc, Inc* around (36 Sc)

5. *Sc, Inc* around (54 Sc)

Fold piece in half, and Sc shut, leaving a 4 Sc wide gap along this length (anywhere you fancy - it doesn't matter where :) )

*Bind Off, Weave In Ends*

Assembly

. Stuff the Cookie Body, through the 4 Sc wide gap you left. I found it handy to use a chopstick or pencil end to push the stuffing into the corners.

. Cut a length/lengths of paper approx. 8cm (3 inches) by 1cm (1/4 inches). Take one of these lengths and place the end 2cm's (2/3 inches) or so into the opening in the cookie. 

. Using some beige/matching sewing thread, sew the opening closed, complete with the paper length. I found it easier to first sew the paper along one edge to one lip of the cookie, then go backwards and sew the opening shut. As you are using sewing thread, you shouldn't be able to see the stitches :)

. (Optional - But Cute!) Sew 2 small black beads to the bottom/front of the cookie Body (as pictured), along with an embroidered mouth. I also added some pink pastel/blush for little cheeks :)

. Cut a little V in the end of the paper length (Optional)

*You're Done!*

You can either leave the paper blank for someone to write on, or you can put a little saying on it yourself. 

I hope you enjoyed the pattern!

Happy Crocheting!