Crocheting an Ice Cream - Whoa, watch out—lick it fast before it melts! How wonderful is it to enjoy a delicious ice cream in your favorite flavors on a lovely warm summer evening? A scoop of chocolate, straciatella, and strawberry sauce, or maybe vanilla and banana with disco dip? Choose your own flavors and crochet this delicious keychain: it’s finger-licking good!
This crocheted ice cream cone looks so delicious and cheerful that you could hang it anywhere! You can attach it to your keychain, but why not hang it on your bag, jacket, or bike? By varying the colors, you can choose any flavor you want. Would you rather have chocolate sauce instead of strawberry sauce? Or do you prefer a nutty dip over a disco dip? Choose your own flavors and make an ice cream to savor!
What do you need?
Material:
- 1 ball of Catania yarn, colors 179 and 106
- 1 ball of Rico Essentials Cotton Lurex, color 4
- 1 ball of Phildar Carnaval, color 105
- Crochet Hooks sizes 2 and 3
- Stuffing
- small carabiner (Keychain)
Stitches used:
hv. = slip stitch
l. = chain stitch
v. = single crochet
hstk. = half double crochet
pc. = double crochet
dstk. = double crochet
lobster stitch
Crochet Pattern for an ice cream cone:
Crochet a cone
into a magic ring of 4 sts using a size 2 Crochet Hook
Round 1: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st.* Repeat *-* (6 sc)
2nd row: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat *-* (8 sc)
3rd round: 8 sts.
4th round: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st.* Repeat *-* (12 sc)
5th round: 12 sts.
6th round: *3 sc, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat *-* (15 sc)
7th round: 15 sts.
Row 8: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat *-* (20 sc)
9th round: 20 sts.
Row 10: *3 sc, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat *-* (25 sc)
Rows 11 and 12: 25 sc.
Row 13: 25 crab stitches. Fasten off.
Fill up the cone.
Ice cream (bottom ball):
Crochet a chain of 21 sts. Join with a slip stitch to form a ring.
Round 1: 21 sts.
2nd row: *2 sc, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat *-* (28 sc)
Round 3: *3 sc, 2 sc in the next st.* Repeat *-* (35 sc)
Rows 4 through 6: 35 sc.
Row 7: *3 sc, 2 sc crocheted together* Repeat *-* (28 sc)
Row 8: *2 sc, 2 sc together* Repeat *-* (21 sc)
Row 9: *1 sc, 2 sc crocheted together* Repeat from * to * (14 sc)
Row 10: Crochet all stitches together through the back loops. Fasten off. (7 sc)
Strawberry
Sauce: Attach a strand of yarn to one of the loops from row 10.
Round 1: Double all sts. (28 sts.)
2nd round: *3 sc, 2 sc in next st.* Repeat *-* (35 sc)
3rd round: 35 sts.
4th round: 1 sc, 1 tr, 2 dtr in next st, 1 tr, 1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc, 2 tr in next st, 1 sc, 4 ch, 1 sc, 1 tr, 2 dtr in next st, 1 single crochet, 1 single crochet, 1 slip stitch, 1 single crochet, 1 single crochet, 2 double crochets in the next stitch, 1 single crochet, 1 single crochet, 4 slip stitches, 1 single crochet, 2 single crochets in the next stitch, 1 single crochet, 3 slip stitches. Fasten off, but don’t cut the yarn too short so you can still secure the strawberry sauce to the ice cream with a running stitch. Fill the scoop and place it on the cone.
Ice Cream (top ball)
: Crochet 6 sc into a magic ring.
Round 1: Double all stitches (12 sts)
2nd round: *1 sc, 2 sc in the next st.* Repeat *-* (18 sc)
Round 3: 1 sc, *2 sc in next st, 2 sc* Repeat from * to *, ending with 1 sc (24 sc)
Rows 4 through 6: 24 sts.
7th round: *2 sc, 2 sc together* Repeat *-* (18 sc)
Row 8: *1 sc, 2 sc together* Repeat from * to * (12 sc). Stuff the ball.
Row 9: Crochet all stitches together (6 sc)
10th row: 6 sts.
Pull the last stitch together with a needle and single crochet it off. Secure the pom-pom on top.
Ice
Drops Long Drop: chain 6 sts, start in the 2nd st from the Crochet Hook, 2 sc, 3 hdc. Fasten off.
Quick stitch: chain 4 sts; start in the 2nd st from the Crochet Hook, 1 sc, 2 hdc. Fasten off.
Attach the drops to the ice cream. Finally, add some speckles using Phildar Carnaval.
What are your favorite flavors?
