Chips and Salsa

By The Left-Handed Crocheter

Made with worsted weight yarn, this finished food measures approximately 3 inches tall
for the salsa and 2 inches tall for the chips.
Amigurumi Tips and Tricks:

 To avoid gaps in your finished product, be sure you’re crocheting with a very tight
stitch. If you normally crochet loosely, you may want to use a smaller hook size
to tighten your stitches up. *Note: Using a smaller hook size will make your
finished product smaller than intended.

 Poly-fil will break down over time, especially if the item is played with. For that
reason, you want to stuff your items as tight as you can get them without
stretching out your stitches too much.

 When crocheting in the round, it’s very helpful to use stitch markers to keep track
of your starting stitch in each round.

 When you have pieces to sew on, like ears or antlers or snouts, it helps to use
straight pins to hold them in place. This way you can position your pieces and
move them around until you like the way it looks before sewing them on.
Abbreviations:
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
inc: increase (2 single crochets in one loop)

dec: decrease (pull yarn through loop, pull yarn through second loop, yarn over and pull
through all loops)
Materials needed:

Any worsted weight yarn. I used Red Heart Super Saver in grey heather, burgundy and
cornmeal. I also used a little bit of tea leaf and cherry red.
G (4mm) crochet hook
Poly-fil
15mm safety eyes for the salsa
9mm safety eyes for the chips
Yarn needle
Black embroidery thread
This pattern is worked “in-the-round”, and stitches are worked through both loops unless
otherwise noted.
Salsa:
Bowl:

With grey heather, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the
“magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 4: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 5: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Row 6: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (35 stitches)
Row 7: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (40 stitches)
Row 8: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 7 stitches, repeat from * around. (45 stitches)
Row 9: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 8 stitches, repeat from * around. (50 stitches)
Row 10: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 8 stitches, repeat from * around. (45 stitches)
Rows 11-13: Sc in each stitch around. (45 stitches)
Row 14: *Dec in first 2 stitches, sc in next 7 stitches, repeat from * around. (40 stitches)
Row 15: In outside loops only, sc in each stitch around. (40 stitches)

Tie off. Insert safety eyes between rows 12 and 13 with 6 stitches between. Stuff tight
with poly-fil.
Salsa:

With burgundy, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the
“magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next stitch, repeat from * around. (15 stitches)
Row 3: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, repeat from * around. (20 stitches)
Row 4: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 3 stitches, repeat from * around. (25 stitches)
Row 5: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, repeat from * around. (30 stitches)
Row 6: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 5 stitches, repeat from * around. (35 stitches)
Row 7: *Inc in first stitch, sc in next 6 stitches, repeat from * around. (40 stitches)

Tie off. Hold over top of bowl and sew to the loops you made on row 15 by working in
the outside loops. Stop before closing it up to stuff more poly-fil inside.

Sew bits of peppers on top with cherry red and tea leaf yarn. Sew mouth on with
embroidery thread.
Legs:

With grey heather, ch 3. Sl st to first ch to create circle. (Instead, you can perform the
“magic circle” if you’d like.)
Row 1: ch 1, 10 sc inside of circle. (10 stitches)
Row 2: In inside loops only, sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Rows 3-4: Sc in each stitch around. (10 stitches)
Tie off. Stuff tight with poly-fil. Make three. Position and sew onto bottom of bowl.
Chips:
With cornmeal, ch 2.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, turn. (1 stitch)
Row 2: Inc in stitch, ch 1, turn. (2 stitches)
Row 3: Inc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (4 stitches)
Row 4: Sc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (4 stitches)
Row 5: Inc in first stitch, sc in next 2 stitches, inc in last stitch, ch 1, turn. (6 stitches)
Row 6: Sc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (6 stitches)
Row 7: Inc in first stitch, sc in next 4 stitches, inc in last stitch, ch 1, turn. (8 stitches)
Row 8: Inc in first stitch, sc in next 6 stitches, inc in last stitch, ch 1, turn. (10 stitches)
Rows 9-10: Sc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn. (10 stitches)

Tie off. Insert safety eyes between rows 6 and 7 with 3 stitches between them. Sew
mouth on with embroidery thread. Make a second one. Holding the two together, sew
together. Stop before closing to stuff lightly with poly-fil.
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