Crochet Amigurumi Heart

Crochet Amigurumi Hearts are absolutely adorable and perfect for spreading some love through handmade gifts or decorations. They are fun to create and can be personalized with different colors and sizes to suit any occasion or preference. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned crocheter, making these cute little hearts is a joyful and rewarding experience. You can use them to embellish keychains, hats, blankets, or simply scatter them around your space to add a touch of charm and coziness. The best part is, they make fantastic heartfelt gifts for friends and family, showing your thoughtfulness and creativity in a tangible way. So grab your crochet hook and yarn, and let's spread some love, one amigurumi heart at a time!

Materials:

• a crochet hook (any size you like)
• yarn (a bit bigger than it’s recommended for the hook)
• fiberfill
• sewing needle and scissors

Abbreviations:

• ch – chain
• st – stitch
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• inc – 2 sc in one st (used to increase the number of stitches)
• dec – 2 sc together (used to decrease the number of stitches)
• X N – repeat N times
• at the end of every round total number of stitches is shown in brackets

The pattern:

Round 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
Round 2: (inc, sc in next st) X 2 (6)
Round 3: (inc, sc in next st) X 3 (9)
Round 4: (inc, sc in next 2 st) X 3 (12)
Round 5: (inc, sc in next 3 st) X 3 (15)
Round 6: (inc, sc in next 4 st) X 3 (18)
Round 7: (inc, sc in next 5 st) X 3 (21)
Round 8: (inc, sc in next 6 st) X 3 (24)
Round 9: (inc, sc in next 7 st) X 3 (27)
Round 10: (inc, sc in next 8 st) X 3 (30)
Round 11: (inc, sc in next 9 st) X 3 (33)
Round 12: (inc, sc in next 10 st) X 3 (36)
Round 13: (inc, sc in next 11 st) X 3 (39)
Round 14: (inc, sc in next 12 st) X 3 (42)
Round 15: in next 21 st (21 – now we start to crochet one of the upper halfs)
Round 16: insert the hook in the first st of the Round 15 ans sc in next 21 st
Round 17: (dec, sc in next 5 st) X 3 (18)
Round 18: (dec, sc in next st) X 6 (12)
Round 19: dec X 6 (6)
Cut the yarn, take a sewing needle and weave the yarn through the last round, fasten off and weave in the end.
Round 20: Begin working with the 22nd st of Round 14. sc in next 20 st, dec (the second st of dec is a st of the finished part) (21)
Rounds 21 – 24: the same as Rounds 16 – 19.
Cut the yarn, stuff the heart and finish it the same way as the first half.

The heart is finished!