Hello and welcome to the crochet pattern for my pastelitos de guayaba, queso and guayaba y queso! My teenage and college years were spent in Miami, Florida, where Cuban pastelitos were a staple at every event, as well as the daily cafecito time that happened around 3pm. I will say that I'm partial to Puerto Rican pastelitos de queso, but the Cuban pastelitos de guayaba were my go to while living in Miami. The perfect combination of flakey and chewy with just the right amount of sweetness, a perfect little treat or midday pick me up. This pattern has a little bit of both, the Cuban pastelitos de guayaba and guayaba y queso, and the Puerto Rican pastelito de queso, a representative mix of both of the cultures and flavors I grew up with. I hope your memories of these pastries are just as sweet and happy as they are for me, and I hope these pastelitos spark joy as you make them and play with them. Thank you for your support and I hope you enjoy making your own pastelitos!

This is a beginner level pattern. I have provided various pictures and detailed instructions to help you make this pattern.

Skills and stitches that are necessary for this pattern are listed below:
Basic Stitches: slip knot, slip stitch, chain stitches, single crochet, single crochet increase, single crochet decrease, fasting off
Special Stitches: single crochet three together
Making a magic ring
Working in the round (spiral)
Making a chain
Working into a foundation chain
Able to keep track of your stitches
Skipping stitches
Able to keep track of your rows
Counting rows
Able to identify between back and front loops of a stitch
Working into front loops only and back loops only
Working into stitches of previous rows
Working into different sides of a chain
Able to securely weave in loose ends

I have broken down some rows in this pattern to help walk you through certain step by step instructions. These rows will read as 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e and so on. These are all part of row 1 (or whichever number you see in front of the letter), they have just been broken down to allow for detailed step by step pictures of certain stitches or rows that may contain a more complicated step.
Sample row:
R6: (sc, sc-inc)x3, 3sc, (sc, sc-dec)x2, 2sc, sc-inc, (hdc-inc)x2, (sc-inc)x2, 2ss, ch1 [30]
This reads as: Row 6. Complete one single crochet plus one single crochet increase three times. Complete three single crochet. Complete one single crochet plus one single crochet decrease two times. Complete two single crochet. Complete one single crochet increase. Complete two consecutive half double crochet increases. Complete two consecutive single crochet increases. Complete two consecutive slip stitches. Complete a chain one. There are 30 stitches in this row (note how the ch1 does not count towards the final stitch count, but the ss do count towards the final stitch count).
The stitch count at the end of the row indicates the row has ended and there should be that number of stitches in that row.
When directed to fast off, cut the yarn at the specified length and pull the loose end through the last stitch.

Abbreviations:
R: row
Mr: magic ring
Ch: chain
St: stitch
Sts: stitches
Sk: slip knot
Ss: slip stitch
Yo: yarn over
Cm: centimeter
Sc: single crochet
Sc-inc: single crochet increase
Sc-dec: single crochet decrease
Sc3tog: single crochet three together
FLO: front loop only
BLO: back loop only

Safety
Though all of the pieces should be securely sewn, always supervise children when playing with dolls made with this pattern as pieces may come loose with enough force and pose a choking hazard.

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