Bring a delicious, bakery-fresh touch of sweet cafe luxury to your handmade collection with this cute crochet strawberry fancy tart pattern! Designed to look like an artisanal miniature pastry straight from a French patisserie window, this free pattern crafts a fluted, golden-brown textured tart crust holding a plump pink dome of strawberry cream cheese filling, drizzled with rich chocolate sauce, and topped with a piped whipped cream spiral and a ripe strawberry complete with embroidered seeds.Â
It is an ideal DIY craft project for fast scrap yarn busting and an absolute top-seller for craft market stalls, fake-food bakery displays, play kitchen sets, and boutique gift counters. For sweet handmade gifts, keep it as a charming desk decoration, a functional sewing pincushion, or attach a metal key ring to transform it into an aesthetic bag charm and backpack accessory!
Materials & Tools
Yarn: 4-ply or 5-ply milk cotton yarn in:
Light pink (cheese ball filling)
Caramel / Mustard brown (tart crust)
Dark brown (chocolate sauce)
Bright red (strawberry)
Light green (strawberry top / calyx)
Pastel aqua / light blue or cream (piped cream swirl)
White embroidery thread (strawberry seeds)
Crochet Hook: 2.0 mm
Notions & Accessories:
Polyester fiberfill stuffing
Tapestry / yarn needle
Scissors
Hot glue gun or fabric glue
Stitch marker (optional)
Abbreviations (US Terms)
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble (triple) crochet
FPdc – front post double crochet
inc – increase (2 stitches into the same stitch)
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
MR – magic ring
st(s) – stitch(es)
Note: In this pattern, each round is joined with a slip stitch into the first stitch of the round and starts with a turning/starting chain (ch 1 for sc, ch 2 or ch 3 for dc).
Part 1: Cheese Ball (Pink Dome Filling)
Using light pink yarn and a 2.0 mm hook.
Round 1: Start with a magic ring. Ch 1, work 6 sc into the ring. Pull the ring tight. Sl st to the first sc to join. Ch 1. (6 sts)
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (6 sc increases). Sl st to the first st, ch 1. (12 sts)
Round 3:repeat 6 times. Sl st to the first st, ch 1.(18 sts)
Round 4:repeat 6 times. Sl st to the first st, ch 1.(24 sts)
Round 5:repeat 6 times. Sl st to the first st, ch 1.(30 sts)
Round 6: Work 30 sc even (1 sc in each st around). Sl st to the first st, ch 1. (30 sts)
Round 7:repeat 6 times. Sl st to the first st, ch 1.(36 sts)
Round 8: Work 36 sc even. Sl st to the first st, ch 1. (36 sts)
Round 9:repeat 3 times. Sl st to the first st, ch 1.(39 sts)
Round 10: Work 39 sc even. Sl st to the first st. Fasten off and weave in the end. (39 sts)
Part 2: Tart Shell (Crust Base & Sides)
Using caramel/brown yarn and a 2.0 mm hook.
Flat Bottom Base:
Round 1: Start with a magic ring. Ch 1, work 8 sc into the ring. Pull tight, sl st to the first st to join, ch 1. (8 sts)
Round 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (8 sc increases). Sl st to the first st, ch 1. (16 sts)
Round 3:repeat 8 times. Sl st to the first st, ch 1.(24 sts)
Round 4:repeat 8 times. Sl st to the first st.(32 sts)
