I have always loved fake food! I don’t know what it is, but it just makes me smile! Last year, I used my very basic sewing skills to make felt pasta, vegetables, and spaghetti sauce. This year, I decided to crochet a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich! This was a lot of fun to make, and the whole sandwich can be completed in 2-3 hours using inexpensive yarn, making it a perfect gift for the little ones in your life!
Gauge is not important for these projects. I used a small hook when I wanted the piece to be more rigid…like the tomato.
Abbreviations
- CH = chain
- DC = double crochet
- SK = skip
- SC = single crochet
- ST = stitch
- SS = slip stitch
- CH-SP = chain space
- PM = place marker
- HDC = half double crochet
Bread
Each slice of bread took me approximately 30 minutes.
I used 3 different yarns so they could pretend that it’s white, wheat, toast or multi-grain. These are all Lily’s Sugar ‘N Cream. I used Soft Ecru, Warm Brown, Jute and Sonoma Print. Any worsted weight yarn will work.
Size I Crochet Hook (5.5 mm)
Yarn needle to weave in ends
Pattern
Ch 10
- Row 1 – SC in 2nd CH from hook and each CH across. Turn. (9 SC)
- Row 2 – 8 – CH 1. SC in each ST across. Turn (9 SC)
- Row 9 – CH 1. 7 DC in 2nd SK 2 SC. SS into next sc. SK 2 SC. 7 DC in next SC.
- SS to last SC. Finish off.
Repeat above a 2nd time, but do not SS or finish off.
Crochet the 2 pieces together
- Insert hook in last SC in row you just completed, and then in the same ST on the other piece. SC 2 together all the way around as follows:
- 7 SC down the side. 3 SC in corner
- 7 SC across bottom. 3 SC in corner
- 7 SC on side +1 in the hole just before the DC
- 1 SC in each of the 7 DC, 1 SC in the SS, 1 SC in each of the 7 DC, SS to 1st
Change colors. Attach in the center SC in one of the bottom corners. 3 SC in the first ST. SC in each SC around, putting 3 SC in the other bottom corner. SS to 1st SC.
Finish off. Weave in ends
Bacon
Size H Crochet Hook (5 mm)
Worsted weight yarn – I used Lily Sugar ‘n Cream Terra Firma
Pattern
Ch 22
- Row 1 – DC in 4th CH from hook. *SK 1 CH; DC in next* (2 times). DC in next. 5 DC in next. DC in each of next 2 CH. *SK 1 CH; DC in next* (4 times). DC in next. 3 DC in last CH.
- Row 2 – CH 1, turn. SC in each ST. 3 SC around last DC. SC in unused loop of starting chain including each CH-SP. (You’ll be working along the opposite side of the bacon, back up to where you started to SC.) 3 SC around last DC. SS to first SC to join.
Finish off – weave in ends
Tomato
Size G Crochet Hook (4.25 mm)
Red worsted weight yarn – I used Lily Sugar ‘n Cream Red
Pattern
Round 1 – 12 SC in a magic circle. SS to 1st SC to join. (You can also chain 3, and join with a SS to make a circle, then crochet 12 sc inside instead of using the magic circle)
Round 2 – CH 1. 2 SC in each SC. SS 1st SC to join (24 stitches)
Round 3 – CH 3. 2 DC in next ST. 1 DC in next. 2 DC in next ST. CH 4. SK 4. (*1 DC in next ST. 2 DC in next. * Repeat from * to *. CH 4. SK 4) Repeat between ( ). SS in top of CH-3 to join. (You’ll have 3 segments with 6 DC and 3 CH-4 spaces)
Round 4 – CH 3. 1 DC in next ST. 2 DC in next. 1 DC in next 2 ST. 2 DC in next ST. 4 DC in CH-4 SP. (* 1 DC in next 2 ST. 2 DC in next. * Repeat from * to *. 4 DC in CH-4 SP.) Repeat from ( to ). SS to top of CH-3 to join. (36 stitches around)
Round 5 – CH 1. SC in each ST around (36 stitches)
Finish off. Weave in ends.
Lettuce
Size I Crochet Hook (5.5 mm)
Red worsted weight yarn – I used Lily Sugar ‘n Cream Lime Stripes & Hot Green
Pattern
Ch 9
Row 1 – SC in 2nd CH from hook & in each CH across. CH 1. PM in CH 1. SC in unused loop on other side of CH. (8 SC on each side with a marked CH-SP between). CH 1. Turn.
Row 2 – SC in next 2 ST. HDC in next 2 ST. *2 DC in next ST. 1 DC in next.* Repeat from * to *. 5 DC in marked CH-1 SP. *1 DC in next ST. 2 DC in next*. Repeat from * to *. HDC in next 2 ST. SC in last 2 ST. CH 1. Turn. (25 stitches)
Row 3 – *1 SC in first ST. 2 SC in next. * Repeat from * to *. 1 HDC in next. 2 HDC in next. *1 DC in next. 2 DC in next. 1 DC in next. 2 DC in next 7 ST. 1 DC in next ST. 2 DC in next. 1 DC in next. 2 HDC in next. 1 HDC in next. *2 SC in next. 1 SC in next* Repeat from * to *. (40 stitches)
Row 4 – SC in next 8 ST. 2 SC in next 8. 3 SC in next 8. 2 SC in next 8. 1SC in next 8.
Finish off. Weave in ends.