Add a burst of garden-fresh charm to your crochet collection with the Amigurumi Radishes with Slices, a project that’s as playful as it is realistic! 🧶🌱 These charming radishes are designed to look just like freshly harvested produce, featuring rounded bulbs, soft color transitions, thin dangling roots, and textured leafy tops. Their vibrant details make them a delightful addition to food-themed décor or imaginative play.
To complete the set, the matching radish slices showcase a crisp white center with a pink outer ring, adding an extra touch of authenticity. Perfect for play kitchens, market displays, or decorative food sets, the Amigurumi Radishes with Slices are a joyful way to crochet freshness, creativity, and a sprinkle of handmade magic—one loop at a time! ✨🥗🧵
🥬 Amigurumi Radishes with Slices Crochet Pattern
These charming crocheted radishes are designed to look just like freshly harvested produce, complete with rounded bulbs, soft color transitions, thin dangling roots, and textured leafy tops. The matching radish slices feature a crisp white center with a pink outer ring, perfect for play kitchens, market displays, or decorative food sets.
This pattern focuses on smooth shaping, natural proportions, and realistic construction, ensuring the finished pieces closely match the photo.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate
Includes color changes, shaping, leaf construction, and embroidery-free realism.
📏 Finished Size
Whole radish: approx. 8–9 cm (3–3.5 in) tall excluding leaves
Slice: approx. 5 cm (2 in) diameter
Size may vary slightly depending on yarn and hook tension.
🧶 Materials
Yarn (DK or light worsted, cotton recommended):
- Pink (radish top)
- White (radish bottom & interior)
- Olive or sage green (leaves)
Tools & Notions
- 2.5–3.0 mm crochet hook
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
🧵 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR – Magic Ring
- sc – Single crochet
- inc – Increase
- dec – Decrease
- sl st – Slip stitch
- ch – Chain
- FO – Fasten off
🥬 Whole Radish (Make as many as desired)
Bulb (Worked from Top Down)
With pink yarn:
- MR 6 (6)
- inc ×6 (12)
- (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
- sc around (24)
Change to white yarn:
- sc around (24)
- sc around (24)
- (2 sc, dec) ×6 (18)
- (1 sc, dec) ×6 (12)
Stuff firmly, shaping into a smooth round bulb. - dec ×6 (6)
Do not close completely — continue into root.
Root Tail (Continuous)
With white yarn:
- sc around (6)
12–20. sc around (6)
Lightly stuff only the top of the root; leave the tail flexible.
FO, pull tight, and leave tail loose and slightly curved.
🌿 Leaves (Make 3 per Radish)
With green yarn:
- ch 9
- sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (8)
- ch 1, turn, dec, sc 4, dec (6)
- ch 1, turn, dec, sc 2, dec (4)
- ch 1, turn, dec, dec (2)
sl st along one side for slight texture.
FO.
Repeat for all leaves.
Leaf Assembly
- Insert the narrow ends of the leaves into the top center of the radish
- Arrange in a natural fan shape, slightly overlapping
- Secure firmly from inside the bulb
Leaves should stand upright with gentle curvature, as seen in the photo.
🔪 Radish Slice (Make as many as desired)
Inner Flesh
With white yarn:
- MR 6 (6)
- inc ×6 (12)
- (1 sc, inc) ×6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) ×6 (24)
sl st to join.
Outer Ring
Switch to pink yarn:
- sc around (24)
sl st, FO.
Optional Seed Detail (as in photo)
Using a tapestry needle and pink yarn, make tiny straight stitches radiating outward from the center circle, evenly spaced, to mimic subtle texture.
✂️ Finishing Touches
- Gently shape bulbs to maintain a rounded top and tapered bottom
- Let root tails curve naturally
- Slightly bend leaves for an organic look
- Lightly block slices flat if desired
🌸 Finished Set
Your completed radishes should feature:
- Smooth, rounded bulbs with a clean pink-to-white transition
- Thin, flexible white roots
- Upright leafy tops with gentle texture
- Flat, realistic slices with crisp color contrast
These amigurumi radishes are perfect for pretend play, farmer’s market displays, seasonal décor, or educational food sets — timeless, cheerful, and beautifully handmade.
Happy crocheting! 🧶🥬
