Crochet ice cream cone pattern — three pieces, 46 rounds written out
A free crochet ice cream cone pattern for a cone about 22 cm tall with the cherry on top, the scoop about 23 cm around, worked on a 4.0 mm hook in five colours, around three and a half hours of work. Round 16 of the scoop is the drip: ten increases and ten decreases alternate around it with two plain stitches taking up the remainder, so the count stays at 32 while the edge ruffles loose and flops out over the cone rim. All 46 rounds are written out below across three pieces, each carrying the stitch count it ends on.
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Why it is rated Medium
Medium: both yarns travel every one of the scoop's sixteen rounds with the two swap points stacked vertically, and the cone takes twenty-five rounds to climb from six stitches to thirty.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — five colours, all weight 4
part of a skein (~30 g)Worsted / aran cotton or acrylic
small amount (~20 g)Worsted / aran cotton or acrylic
small amount (~20 g)Worsted / aran cotton or acrylic
scraps (~5 g)Worsted / aran cotton or acrylic
scrapsWorsted / aran cotton or acrylic, split to two plies for the embroidery
Tools
4 you probably own, 1 to buyYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Pins
You need to buy
Polyester stuffing (~45 g)
Optional
Row counter
A stitch marker in a contrast colour for the round start
A second marker to hold the colour line on the scoop
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Work firmly enough that the stuffing cannot show between the stitches. Gauge is not critical here; a looser hand gives a larger cone and a softer scoop.
Finished size
~22 cm tall standing, cherry included, with the scoop about 23 cm around
In DK on a 3.5 mm hook the same 46 rounds give a shorter cone. Work round 16 looser than the rounds either side of it whatever the yarn — it is the slack, not the stitch count, that makes the drip hang.
How to make the ice cream cone, piece by piece
Switching rewrites every round:US6 sc in mrUK6 dc in mrWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The cone
Twenty-five rounds of patience. Two increases on every even round, a…25 RNDS
starts in waffleTan· magic ring· Piece 1 of 3
First six rounds[6] [8] [8] [10] [10] [12]
The point, out to 14
RND 1–81[6]
2[8]
3[8]
4[10]
5[10]
6[12]
7[12]
8[14]
The long climb
RND 9–189[14]
10[16]
11[16]
12[18]
13[18]
14[20]
15[20]
16[22]
17[22]
18[24]
Widening to the rim
RND 19–2519[24]
20[26]
21[26]
22[28]
23[28]
24[30]
25[30]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneRun a finger up the side and you should feel twelve fine ridges where the back-loop rounds left their front loops standing. Stuff it firmly right up to the rim so the edge holds its circle.
2
02The scoop
A flat disc that opens to thirty-six, then eight straight rounds to…16 RNDS
starts in strawberryPink· magic ring· Piece 2 of 3
First six rounds[6] [12] [18] [24] [30] [36]
Opening out to 36
RND 1–61[6]
2[12]
3[18]
4[24]
5[30]
6[36]
Straight sides, both flavours
RND 7–147[36]
8[36]
9[36]
10[36]
11[36]
12[36]
13[36]
14[36]
Drawing in, then the drip
RND 15–1615[32]
16[32]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneRound 16 should look wrong in the best way — loose, wavy and a little too big for the round beneath it. That is the drip, and it wants to flop.
3
03The cherry
Five rounds and a ball. Out to twelve, two rounds straight, then…5 RNDS
starts in cherryRed· magic ring· Piece 3 of 3
First five rounds[6] [12] [12] [12] [6]
1[6]
2[12]
3[12]
4[12]
5[6]
US termsmrmagic ringscsingle crochetincincreasedecdecreaseBLOback loop onlyst(s)stitch, or stitches
When this piece is doneA pinch of stuffing is plenty. Sew it to the crown of the scoop where the two flavours meet, then add the twisted green stem.
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Ten notes on the ice cream cone
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Worked in a continuous spiral. Nothing is joined and nothing is turned.
03The cone grows slowly on purpose. Two increases land on every even round and the odd rounds run straight, so the wall climbs at a shallow angle over twenty-five rounds instead of flaring out like a party hat. That is the whole difference between a cone and a hat.
04Every odd round of the cone, from round 3 through round 25, is worked in the back loops only. This changes no counts — a back-loop round is still one stitch in and one stitch out, so round 3 is 8 sc in and 8 sc out — but the free front loops stand proud as fine horizontal ridges up the whole cone.
05For the waffle grid, once the cone is finished thread the stem green (or a second length of waffle tan) on a tapestry needle and lay long diagonal stitches up the cone, first one way and then the other, crossing the back-loop ridges. It is surface embroidery over a finished fabric, so no counts change.
06The scoop is two flavours split down the middle. Every round carries both yarns, half the stitches in strawberry pink and half in vanilla cream, with the colour swapping at two fixed points. Carry the resting yarn along inside the round and mark the two swap points on round 1 so the seam between flavours stays vertical.
07Round 16 of the scoop is the drip. Ten increases and ten decreases alternate around, with two plain stitches to take up the remainder, and the whole round is worked a little loosely. The count stays at 32 while the edge ruffles and flops outward, which is what makes the lip overhang the cone rim.
08The scoop opens at 32 stitches and the cone rim closes at 30. Pin the scoop on at four evenly spaced points before you sew, and check the rim is even the whole way round — an uneven rim is the one thing that makes the ice cream lean.
09The cherry stem is a simulation. The design calls for a short chain, which this format does not carry, so make it instead by folding a 30 cm length of stem green in half, twisting it hard until it kinks back on itself, and sewing the folded end into the top of the cherry.
10Stuff the cone firmly all the way to the rim, and the scoop firmly but not hard — a slightly soft scoop settles onto the cone better. Stuff the cherry lightly with a pinch of filling.
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