1 00:00:01,062 --> 00:00:02,830 (lively instrumental music) 2 00:00:02,830 --> 00:00:04,030 - Hi, it's Twinkie. 3 00:00:04,030 --> 00:00:07,370 I'm gonna show you how to crochet a perfectly ripe banana. 4 00:00:07,370 --> 00:00:10,109 I feel like if you're going to have a crocheted fruit bowl 5 00:00:10,109 --> 00:00:12,676 in your kitchen you absolutely have to have 6 00:00:12,676 --> 00:00:15,182 a gorgeous banana in your set and we're gonna make sure 7 00:00:15,182 --> 00:00:16,350 you're taken care of. 8 00:00:16,350 --> 00:00:18,469 To make our banana, we're going to go over a few 9 00:00:18,469 --> 00:00:22,300 basic crochet techniques such as working the magic circle 10 00:00:22,300 --> 00:00:23,719 and single crochet. 11 00:00:23,719 --> 00:00:25,429 I'm also going to show you how to work the half 12 00:00:25,429 --> 00:00:28,359 double crochet stitch, how to increase and decrease, 13 00:00:28,359 --> 00:00:30,641 and we're also going to use slip stick to piece together 14 00:00:30,641 --> 00:00:33,460 our three separate banana segments. 15 00:00:33,460 --> 00:00:36,399 It creates more of a textural look and this fun 16 00:00:36,399 --> 00:00:37,872 ridgy part on the banana.