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It was originally made for the little doll mommy in my life.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!