Crochet Little Bitty Hearts
Materials:
-Worsted weight yarn (size 4)
-Polyester Fiber Fill
-3.75mm crochet hook
-Yarn needle
-Scissors
-Stitch markers
Abbreviations:
Mr- magic ring
St- stitch
Sc- single crochet
Inc- increase (sc twice in one stitch)
ss- slip stitch
sc 3 in 1- put 3 sc into one stitch
hdc 3 in 1- put 3 hdc into one stitch
ch- chain
hdc- half double crochet
Heart (make two):
Round 1: Mr 6 [6]
Round 2: Ss, sc 3 in 1, sc 1, all in one st place (sc 1, ch 1, sc 1), sc 1, sc 3 in 1 [11 + 1 ch]
Round 3: Ss, hdc inc, hdc 3 in 1, hdc inc, sc 2, into ch 1 space place (sc 1, ch 1, sc 1) , sc 2, hdc inc, hdc 3 in one, hdc inc [21 +1 ch]
Round 4: Ss, hdc inc in the next 5 st, sc 5, into ch 1 space place (sc 1, ch 1, sc 1), sc 5, hdc inc in the next 5 st [32 + 1 ch]
Ss into first st of round 4 and tie off leaving a long tail for sewing. Before you sew them up, they may look a little wonky and not so heart-shaped, but worry not, that will change as you assemble and stuff them!
Assembly:
Line both hearts up with the wrong sides together, so that the right sides are facing outward. Sew them together through the back loops of round 4, stuff with a bit of fiber fill or scrap yarn and you’re all done!
If you want, you can add eyes and a mouth to make a cute little friend!