Crochet Tomato Soup
If you're looking to add a cozy touch to your home, consider crocheting a bowl of tomato soup - yes, you read that right! Crochet tomato soup is an adorable and quirky way to display your love for crafts and comfort food. This creative project allows you to play with vivid red yarn, textured crochet stitches, and even cute embellishments like tiny crocheted basil leaves. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or a beginner looking for a fun challenge, crocheting a bowl of tomato soup is sure to bring a smile to your face and spark some interesting conversations. So grab your hooks, yarn, and creative spirit, and let's crochet up some heartwarming goodness!
Materials
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver (weight 4 – medium)
Color A – Buff (7oz/198g, 364 yd/333m) – 1 skein
Color B – Cafe (7oz/198g, 364 yd/333m) – 1 skein
Color C – Pale Yellow (7oz/198g, 364 yd/333m) – 1 skein
Color D – Light Blue (7oz/198g, 364 yd/333m) – 1 skein
Craft Smart Value (weight 4 – medium)
Color E – Light Coral (7 oz/198g, 354 yd/324 m)
*Color F is used for the soup spoon and can be any shade of grey scrap yarn (weight 4)
Hook: G/6 – 4.00mm
Safety Eyes: 15mm – black
Fiberfill
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Sizing
Gauge: 13 stitches x 15 rows = 4″ in sc
Finished Dimensions: grilled cheese (4.25″ length x 1.25″ width x 3.75″ height), tomato soup (3.5″ diameter x 1.75″ width)
Abbreviations (US)
st – stitch
sp – space
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
flo – front loop only
sc2tog – single crochet two stitches together
sc3tog – single crochet three stitches together
Special Stitches
Puff Stitch: yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop, repeat two times until there are 7 loops on the hook, yarn over and pull through all
Notes
The tomato soup pattern is worked in a continuous round for each piece.
Bowl (color D)
Make a magic circle
Round 1:ch1, sc 8 into the circle (8)
Round 2: *sc1 in the first st, sc2 in the next st, repeat from * around (12)
Round 3-4: repeat round 2 (18 and 27, respectively)
Round 5: sc1 in each st around (27)
Round 6: repeat round 2 until the last st, sc1 in the last st (40)
Round 7-9: repeat round 5 (40)
Round 10: repeat round 2 (60)
Round 11: repeat round 5 (60)
Finish off, leave long tail for sewing together with soup
Soup (color E)
Make a magic circle
Round 1: ch1, sc 8 into the circle (8)
Round 2: *sc1 in the first st, sc2 in the next st, repeat from * around (12)
Round 3: sc1 in each st around (12)
Round 4: sc2 in each st around (24)
Round 5: repeat round 2 (36)
Round 6: repeat round 3 (36)
Round 7: repeat round 2 (54)
Round 8: repeat round 3 (54)
Finish off and sew in ends
Add eyes (and cheeks, if desired)
Sew soup to the bowl
Spoon (color F)
Ch 11
Row 1: sc in each ch across (10)
Row 2: ch1, turn, sc in each across, sl st into the side of the sc of the previous row (10 + sl st)
Row 3: ch1, turn, sc2 in 2 sts, sc1 in remaining sts across (12)
At the end of row 3, fold the long sides together and sc together for 7 sts, sl st around the outside of the open end
Finish off and use tails to sew spoon to the tomato soup