Materials:
Yarn of the same thickness for your choice (acrylic, wool or cotton). I used acrylic yarn, 400 м/100 г. The size of my hamburger is 5 cm.
Yarn color: sand, beige, brown, green, red and yellow. You may use any left over yarn as the consumption is minimal.
- A crochet hook, I have 1,25 mm crochet hook
- A sewing needle
- Hollow fibre for stuffing
- For embroidery: a few threads of white
- Transparent glue
- Dry soft pastels or any other suitable means for tinting (brown)- optional
- A piece of thick cardboard
- Trinket (thin cord)
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
st - stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
dc - double crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
(...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times
Hamburger bun
The inside of the bun, 2 details
Work with beige colour yarn
Rnd 1. 8 sc in a Magic Ring = 8
Rnd 2. 8 inc = 16
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc)*8 times = 24
Rnd 4. (1 sc, inc, 1 sc)*8 times = 32
Rnd 5. (inc, 3 sc)*7 times, inc, 1 sc, 2 sl st = 40
Fasten off, cut off.
Circle details on the cardboard, cut out circles.
In the center of one of the cardboard circles, make a small hole (for the convenience of attaching a loop for a keychain).
The top half of the bun
Work with sand colour yarn
Rnd 1. 8 sc in a Magic Ring = 8
Rnd 2. 8 inc = 16
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc)*8 times = 24
Rnd 4. (1 sc, inc, 1 sc)*8 times = 32
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc)*8 times = 40
Rnd 6-8. 40 sc
Do not cut the thread!
Stuff a little. Close with a cardboard circle with a hole, attach the inside of the bun on top.
Join both parts together, work hooking through both parts: 38 sc, 2 sl st. Stuff lightly as you go.
Fasten off, cut off any excess yarn, hide the end.
The bottom half of the bun.
It is slightly smaller in size. Work with sand colour yarn.
Rnd 1. 8 sc in a Magic Ring = 8
Rnd 2. 8 inc = 16
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc)*8 times = 24
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc)*8 times = 32
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc)*8 times = 40
Rnd 6-7. 40 sc
Do not cut the thread! Stuff a little. Close with a cardboard circle, attach the inside of the bun on top.
Join both parts together, work hooking through both parts: 38 sc, 2 sl st. Stuff lightly as you go.
Fasten off, cut off any excess yarn, hide the end.
Burger
Work with brown colour yarn
Rnd 1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring = 6
Rnd 2. 6 inc = 12
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc)*6 times = 18
Rnd 4. (1 sc, inc, 1 sc)*6 times = 24
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc)*6 times = 30
Rnd 6. (2 sc, inc, 2 sc)*6 times = 36
Rnd 7. 36 sc
Rnd 8. (2 sc, dec, 2 sc)*6 times = 30
Rnd 9. (3 sc, dec)*6 times = 24
Rnd 10. (2 sc, dec)*6 times = 18
Stuff a little (optional).
Rnd 11. (1 sc, dec)*6 times =12
Rnd 12. dec*6 times =6
Cut the thread, leaving approx. 10 cm long end. Pull off the loops. Thread the tip of the thread into the needle and make 2-3 stitches through the center of the part, back and forth. Hide the end.
A slice of cheese
Crochet a slice of cheese with or without holes (as you wish).
Work with yellow colour yarn
Crochet in rows. Work 16 ch
Rnd 1. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 15 sc, 1 ch, turn =15
Rnd 2-14. 15 sc, 1 ch, turn = 15
Fasten off, cut off.
A slice of cheese with holes
Work 16 ch
Rnd 1. starting from 2nd ch from hook: 15 sc, 1 ch, turn =15
Rnd 2. 1 sc, 2 ch, skip 2 loops, 12 sc, 1 ch, turn = 15
Rnd 3. 1 sc, 2 ch, skip 2 loops, 9 sc, 2 sc along the chain, 1 sc, 1 ch, turn = 15
Rnd 4. 12 sc, 2 sc along the chain, 1 sc, 1 ch, turn = 15
Rnd 5 - 7. 15 sc, 1 ch, turn = 15
Rnd 8. 2 ch, skip 2 loops, 13 sc, 1 ch, turn = 15
Rnd 9. 13 sc, 2 sc along the chain, 1 ch, turn = 15
Rnd 10. 12 sc, 2 ch, skip 2 loops, 1 sc, 1 ch, turn = 15
Rnd 11. 1 sc, 2 sc along the chain, 12 sc, 1 ch, turn = 15
Rnd 12. 15 sc, 1 ch, turn = 15
Rnd 13. 7 sc, 2 ch, skip 2 loops, 6 sc, 1 ch, turn =15
Rnd 14. 6 sc, 2 sc along the chain, 7 sc = 15.
Fasten off, cut off any excess yarn, hide the end.
Lettuce leaf
Work with green colour yarn
Rnd 1. 30 sc in a big Magic Ring – do not tighten the loops, there should be a circle.
Rnd 2. (4 sc, inc)*6 times = 36
Rnd 3. Work 3 ch. Insert the hook into the loop and work: 1 dc. Continue work into every loop 2 dc. Join into a ring with a sl st.
Fasten off, cut off any excess yarn, hide the end.
A slice of tomato
Work with red colour yarn.
Rnd 1. 6 sc in a Magic Ring = 6
Rnd 2. 6 inc = 12
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc)*6 times = 18
Rnd 4. (1 sc, inc, 1 sc)*6 times = 24
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc)*6 times = 30
Rnd 6. (2 sc, inc, 2 sc)*6 times = 36
Rnd 7. (inc, 5 sc)*5 times, inc, 3 sc, 2 sl st = 42
Fasten off, cut off any excess yarn, hide the end.
Assembly and Decoration
Fasten the loop for the keychain (I used a thin silk cord) at the top of the bun.
On the lower part of the bun, glue the details sequentially - burger, cheese, lettuce, tomato, the upper part of the bun. After each layer, let the glue dry!
Optional: tint with dry soft pastels. I tinted the bun with dry brown pastels with a brush.
Embroider sesame seeds with white yarn.
The hamburger is completed!