This free amigurumi heart pattern was originally published on gradinacufluturi.ro in February 2019. It has been edited and updated to reflect my current style of pattern writing and now includes a printer-friendly PDF version that you can purchase here.
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If you’ve been searching for amigurumi heart patterns, but only found symmetrical ones when we all know that hearts are in fact lopsided, you’ve landed on the right page.
Because I’ve got a beginner amigurumi pattern for you that makes a unique heart pillow that you can hold, hug, pet and love. And it’s not symmetrical!
Why does it matter that it’s not symmetrical?
Have you ever drawn hearts on your workbooks/notebooks at school, while dreaming of someone? Were they ever perfectly symmetrical?
Because I think most of them weren’t. But they were pretty nevertheless.
And they meant something more than the stickers you could buy if you were one of the kids who had pocket money that didn’t get spent on sweets (hey, don’t look at me, I didn’t have pocket money, but if I had, I’d have spent it on jellies).
Enough talk, let’s get to the pattern!
Oh, a word of caution.
This pattern is not for you if:
- You like things to be perfectly symmetrical (you could make two and face them towards each-other, like in the photo below);
- You think baby yarns are only for babies (they are not);
- You think Valentine’s day is the only day in the year in which you should tell someone you love them – it isn’t, you should let them know at least once a day – not necessarily in words.
If you don’t want to keep on scrolling, but would rather print out the pattern, here’s the affordable and print-friendly PDF pattern.
Or get the Ravelry version here.
Materials
- Yarn: around 50 g chenille yarn (50-60 meters or yards) – I used Himalaya Dolphin Baby, but there are others out there: Alize Softy Plus or Yarn Art Dolce; or blanket yarn – depending on hook size and yarn weight, it might take up 2-3 50 gram balls;
- Hook: a hook slightly smaller than the smallest recommended hook for your yarn or recommended hook for chenille or blanket yarn (I used 5 mm for my yarn);
- Stitch marker (you can also use a safety pin or earring, it’s just for keeping track of the first stitch of each row);
- Tapestry needle for sewing pieces and a pair of scissors;
- Filling of your choice – preferably fiberfill – fluff it up before inserting.
Skill level – enthusiastic beginner
Finished size
The finished heart, if made from the recommended yarn and recommended hook, will be about 17 cm (6.5”) in height, 18 cm (7”) in width at the widest point and 8 cm (3”) in thickness at its thickest point.
Gauge
If you want to, you can make a gauge swatch. 7Sc per row and 6 rows should give you a 5cm by 5cm (2″ by 2″) square.
What you should know to make this heart pillow successfully
- How amigurumi is made (working in a spiral instead of row-by-row);
- Working into a magic ring;
- Increases (working 2 Sc in a single stitch);
- Invisible decreases (pulling up a loop through the front loops of both of next two stitches to make a Sc);
- Binding off amigurumi and weaving in ends – through stitches, not through filling.
Observations
- This pattern is worked by creating one cup, then the second cup.
- These two cups are then attached and the rest of the heart is worked in one piece.
- This pillow is seamless, so there is no sewing.
- You can use the YU-YO (yarn-under, yarn-over) technique for tighter stitches and prettier texture.
Abbreviations
- Sc – single crochet;
- Sc around – one single crochet stitch in each stitch of the previous round;
- Inc – increase – 2 Sc in the same stitch;
- Dec – invisible decrease (see above);
- (XX) – number of stitches you should have per round.
Video for this free amigurumi heart pattern
Video for left-handed crocheters
Instructions
Small cup
Row 1. 7Sc in magic ring, do not join, but continue working in a spiral (7)
Row 2. 2Sc in each St around (14)
Row 3. Repeat {Sc, Inc} 7 times (21)
Row 4. Repeat {2Sc, Inc} 7 times (28)
Rows 5-8. Sc in each St around (28)
Large cup
Row 1. 9Sc in magic ring (9)
Row 2. 2Sc in each St around (18)
Row 3. Sc in each St around (18)
Row 4. Repeat {1Sc, Inc} 9 times (27)
Row 5. Repeat {2Sc, Inc} 9 times (36)
Rows 6-10. Sc in each St (36)
Working both cups together
Row 11. First Sc in both the first St of the large cup, and the next St in the small cup. Continue around the small cup for 24St. Make Sc in both cups for 4St (this connects the two cups by 4Sc), then Ch1, turn and Sl St in the 4Sc. Continue with Sc around the large cup, in the next unworked Sc. (55)
Row 12. Sc in each St around (55) – during this row, ignore the ridge between the two sides and only work in the stitches outside of this ridge, it will be hidden inside
Row 13. Dec, 21Sc, Dec, 13Sc, Dec, 13Sc, Dec (51)
Row 14. 10Sc, Dec, 10Sc, Dec, 25Sc, Dec (48)
Row 15. 21Sc, Dec, 11Sc, Dec, 10Sc, Dec (45)
Row 16. 5Sc, Dec, 3Sc, Dec, 3Sc, Dec, 3Sc, Dec, 4Sc, Dec, 5Sc, Dec, 4Sc, Dec, 2Sc, Dec (37)
Row 17. Dec, 14Sc, Dec 2 times, 8Sc, Dec, 7Sc (33)
Row 18. Dec, 5Sc, Dec, 6Sc, Dec, 16Sc (30)
Stuff evenly.
Row 19. Repeat {Dec, 4Sc} 5 times (25)
Row 20. Repeat {Dec, 3Sc} 5 times (20)
Row 21. Sc in each St around (20)
Row 22. Repeat {Dec, 2Sc} 5 times (15)
Row 23. Repeat {Dec, 1Sc} 5 times (10).
Stuff the remaining part, make sure there are no lumps or empty spaces.
Row 24. Repeat {Dec} 5 times (5).
Bind off. With tapestry needle, pass yarn through front loops of each of the 5 remaining St, from front to back, in each St.
Pull on the tail to close the gap, then weave in the tail going back and forth three times, through the stitches, not through the filling.
Now your heart should be finished and ready for hugs.
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Thank you for joining me on this journey. I hope you’ll make many pretty hearts and gift them to loved ones or even people that you don’t really love, but who could use a message of peace.
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After all, love is not the only emotion out there.
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Lots of love,
Andrea
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