12 Weeks of Christmas: Good Tidings Taco

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Make your holidays a little more festive with this cute, quirky, and easy to make taco ornament! It’s a fun addition to your Christmas Tree and makes a unique gift, too! The pattern works up quickly, making it a great DIY project that will leave you with plenty of time to work on other crafts this holiday season!

If you’re just now tuning in for my 12 Weeks of Christmas, please be sure to check out last week’s post, too – The Merry Mermaid Ornament!

When I was coming up with ideas for my 12 Weeks of Christmas event for my blog, I knew that many of them would be food-related since I love food! When it comes to cute and unique foods to crochet, tacos are definitely at the top of the list! They are easy to make and fun to customize. All of the “ingredients” are made separately and sewn on during finishing, so you can get creative and make more/less of certain ones and arrange them as you please!

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And besides being so fun and easy to make, tacos just happen to be so many people’s favorite food! I never realized how popular they were until I encountered lots of cute and silly taco-related memes and sayings all over the internet. If you’re bored and want a good laugh, I highly recommend Googling some!

I managed to find the perfect color yarn for the taco shell, which is another thing I’m really excited about regarding this pattern! It’s “Mustard” in Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice. It’s just the right shade of yellow/gold – any lighter or darker and it just wouldn’t have that “taco shell” vibe! You can find Mustard on Amazon HERE!

So if you’re looking for something really unique for your tree this year – or even better yet, you’re making it as a gift for someone on your holiday gift list – then you’re in the right place!

Ready to make your holidays a little spicier with this terrific taco? Then let’s get started!

Supplies
Size D-3 / 3.25 mm crochet hook
1 skein each of Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in:

• Mustard
• Chocolate
• Sweet Pea
• Scarlet
• White
• Small amounts of Lemon, Pink and Black for Cheese, Blush and Smile

1 pair of 9 mm safety eyes
Ornament hook or small amount of yarn / thread to hang ornament
Yarn Needle
Scissors

Abbreviations
*=indicates beginning/end of a section to be repeated
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Rem = remaining
Rep = repeat
Rnd(s) = round(s)
Sc = single crochet
Sl St = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch(es)
Tr = triple crochet

Gauge
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

Size
About 5 inches width

Instructions
Shell
This piece is worked in continuous rnds. Do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beg of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with Mustard, make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Rnd 3 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep around. (18 sc)
Rnd 4 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts; rep around. (30 sc)
Rnd 6 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts; rep around. (36 sc)
Rnd 7 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 sts; rep around. (42 sc)
Rnd 8 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts; rep around. (48 sc)
Rnd 9 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts; rep around. (54 sc)
Rnd 10 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts; rep around. (60 sc)
Rnd 11 – 2 sc in next st, sc in next 9 sts; rep around. (66 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Meat
With Chocolate, ch 26.
Row 1 – Dc in third ch from hook, 2 dc in next st. *Dc in next st, 2 dc in next st.* Rep from * to * until end of row. Ch 1 (36 dc)
Row 2 – Hdc in next, sl st in next. Rep 17 more times to the end of the row. (18 hdc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Lettuce
With Sweet Pea, ch 24.
Row 1 – Tr 4th ch from hook, and in next st. Sl st in next st. *Tr in next 2 sts, sl st in next st.* Rep from * to * 5 more times to the end of the row. (18 tr)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Tomatoes
With Scarlet, ch 25. Dc in 3rd ch from hook, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sl st in next st. *Hdc in next st, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sl st in next st.* Rep from * to * twice.
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Sour Cream (make 2)
This piece is worked in continuous rnds. Do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beg of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with White, make a magic ring, 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Cheese (make 4)
With Lemon, ch 4.
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Finishing
Fold Shell in half. Attach safety eyes to Shell. With Black, make a small V between eyes for Smile. With Pink, make two horizontal lines on outer edges of each eye for Blush.

Sew Tomatoes to back of inside of Shell. Sew Lettuce to front of inside of Shell. Sew Meat in between Tomatoes and Lettuce inside Shell. Use yarn ends to lightly stuff inside of Shell. Use tail from Shell to sew through Shell around all the toppings, to close the rem gaps in the Taco.

Slightly Fold Sour Creams and sew near outer edges of Taco. Sew Cheese on top of Taco, arranging as desired.

Weave in all rem ends or tie off / hide inside sts.

Here is the finished Taco!

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Happy Crocheting!

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