vrijdag 8 februari 2013

Pattern: Little Stuffed Crocheted Heart


Just in time for those of you who just love Valentine's Day and want to make something cute. I searched high and low for a pattern that I liked for making a crocheted heart, but nothing appealed for me.

I wanted my heart to be crocheted in the round, not in rows as in the patterns I found on Pinterest.

I had to make something myself!

And here it is, a Little Stuffed Crocheted Heart.

It was originally made for the little doll mommy in my life. I bought a doll bassinet in April for her, but right now, with her birthday last Monday, I thought it was necessary to finish redecorating it!

Enjoy the pattern!



Abbreviations
Ch: chain
Sl st: slip stitch
Sc: single crochet
Dc: double crochet
Tr: treble crochet

Notes
Any size, any gauge pattern. Just make sure the fabric is not loose and the stitches sloppy to prevent stuffing from coming out.

Materials
Phildar Crochet no 3 in two colours
Crochet hook size 2,5 mm (or a size to give a nice firm fabric)
Polyester filling
Embellishments such as a little bell or ribbon (optional)


Pattern

Heart Motif
Ch3, sl st to close round.
Round 1: Ch1 (does not count as a stitch), sc 6 times into ring, sl st to first sc to close round (6 sc)
Round 2: Ch1, sc twice in each stitch, sl st to first sc to close round (12 sc)
Round 3: Ch1, sc in first st, *dc 3 times in next sc, sc once in next two sc*, repeat between ** two more times, dc 3 times in next sc, sc in last sc, sl st to first sc to close round (4 dc3 groups, 8 sc)

You now have a square.

Round 4: Ch1, sc in same st, sc in dc, sc in corner dc, dc twice in next dc, tr twice in next sc, tr twice in next sc, (dc, sc) in next dc, sl st in corner dc, (sc, dc) in next dc, tr twice in next sc, tr twice in next sc, dc twice in next dc, sc in corner dc, sc in each st along edge of square, sc three times in corder dc, sc in next dc and last sc, sl st to first sc to close round.
Round 5: Sl st in next two st till first dc of heart shape, sc once in next two dc, sc twice in next four tr, sl st in dc, sl st in sc, sl st in sl st, sl st in sc, sl st in dc, sc twice in next four tr, sc once in next two dc, sl st along edge of heart to middle sc at tip, (sc, ch, sc) in middle sc at tip, sl st along the other edge, sl st to first sl st.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Make two.

Crocheting the hearts together

Take your hearts and lay them wrong side together (right sides facing outwards)

Take your other colour and attach the new colour at the ch sp at the bottom tip of the heart. Pull through from back to front. Start crocheting the hearts together by crocheting through both loops of both hearts.

Ch1, sc once in the ch sp, sc once in the next 9 sc, *sc twice in the next sc, sc once in the next sc*, repeat between ** three more times, sc once in next st, sl st in next st, sl st in round below the last round (you will stick your crochet hook in the corner dc just as you did in round 4), sl st in next st, sc in next st, *sc once in next sc, sc twice in next sc*, repeat between ** three more times, sc once in next 9 st, sc in ch sp at tip, DO NOT FASTEN OFF.

Note: start filling your heart when you have about 5 sc to go. Stuff till firm.

Cut your yarn, leaving about 7-8”. Slide bell onto yarn and slide the bell in front of your work.

Sl st in first sc, fasten off.

Weave in ends

Attach ribbon by pulling it through the slip stitch between the round parts of the heart and make a pretty bow.

 Please share if you made this cute heart!

1 opmerking:

  1. Thank you for the little heart pattern. I'm going to make it this week.

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