CROCHET HEART PATTERN Thank you for buying my ...

CROCHET HEART PATTERN

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MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

- yarn Dolphin baby (in US #5), - hook no. J/10

- yarn Katerina two-play (in US #4), -hook no. H/8

-You will need 70-75 gr

- filler PES balls or other suitable for toys, 60-70 gr

- scissors, needle and stitch marker.

USED ABBREVIATIONS:

the pattern is written using US terminology and metric measuring system 1” = 2,54 cm

SC - single crochet

R – round

Heart can be crocheted from any yarn. Depending on yarn weight and hook size, You'll get different heart

size.

From the yarn #5, You’ll get it 26 cm wide and 24 cm high and the weight incl. filling 140 gr.

From the two-strand yarn #4, You’ll get it 21 cm wide and 18 cm high and the weight incl. filling 120 gr.

Stitches between stars *…* means REPEAT sequence and stitches in parentheses (...) crochet into the

same loop or stitch!

WHOLE HEART CROCHET IN THE ROUND – WITHOUT TO FINISH ROUNDS.

INSTRUCTIONS:

We start with a MAGIC CIRCLE (see pics), which has the great advantage that it can be tighten and a hole on

the top of hat is minimized.

We will make a loop and pull yarn: 1st

loop tighten (doesn’t count as stitch) + CH 1:

1st

R: into MAGIC RING crochet 6 SC and tighten the ring:

2nd

R: increase each SC: *2 SC*. MARK THE START OF ROUND – (1st

SC from 2nd

R) i.e. yarn of different color.

3rd

R: increase every 2nd

SC: *SC, 2 SC*. We have 18 SC.

4th

R: increase every 3rd

SC - not above the increasing from previous round, but always by 1 SC further and

so we’ll do it all next rounds. 3 SC, (2 SC) and further *2 SC, (2 SC)*. Now we have 24 SC.

5th

R: 4 SC, (2 SC) and further increase each 4th

SC: *3 SC, (2 SC)*. Now we have 30 SC.

6th

R: 5 SC, (2 SC) and increase each 5th

SC: *4 SC, (2 SC)*. Now we have 36 SC.

7th

– 9th

R: from 7th

R do not increase, crochet 3 rounds. Now we have 36 SC.

Each round finish ABOVE last increasing.

Now we have 1st

cupola. Cut the yarn and left approx. 20 cm for sewing.

CROCHET TWO SAME CUPOLA. By the 2nd

cupola DO NOT CUT the yarn!

Cupolas put together so, that the 1st

one– with cut will be in back and count 8 stitches:

With the free yarn ending, 8 stitches sew together

Crochet further and MARK THE START OF ROUND - 1 SC e.g. yarn of different color.

THE ROUNDS COUNT AGAIN FROM 1.

1st

R: crochet whole round using SC. 1 SC crochet also in the seam position, so that do not appear holes.

Now we should have 61 SC, if You have 2 more or 2 less nothing happens, the heart will have 1 round more

or less, but the appearance will be the same. Marking of 1st

stitch in 1st

R.

2nd

R: crochet 61 stitches.

3rd

R: begin ON EACH SIDE 2 SC TOGETHER – only on the side of the heart side and ONLY in the front loop.

HERE – IN THE SIDE MIDDLE crochet 2 SC together:

Crochet together in the front loop, pay attention to tighten!

2 SC together: Mark the 1st

together SC: (on both sides)

On the other heart side crochet another 2 SC together.

Now we have +- 59 stitches.

4th

R: crochet together always in a line (approx.) under the together stitches from previous round.

Crochet 2 SC together on each side. Now we have 57 stitches.

5th

R: crochet 2 SC together on both sides. Now we have 55 stitches

6th

R: crochet 2 SC together, crochet 1 SC and 2 SC together (4 stitches in this round) – on both sides, so that

the 1st

together crocheted stitches will be before and the 2nd

together crocheted stitches behind the

together crocheted stitches from previous round. Now we have 51 stitches.

6th

R (from the marking to the left): 2 SC together, 1 SC, 2 SC together:

7th

R: crochet 2 SC and 2 SC together on both sides (2 stitches). We have 47 stitches.

8th

R: crochet 2 SC together, crochet 1 SC and 2 SC together – on both sides (4 stitches). We have 43 stitches.

9th

R: crochet 2 SC and 2 SC together on both sides. We have 39 stitches.

10th

R: crochet 2 SC together, crochet 1 SC and 2 SC together – on both sides. We have 35 stitches.

11th

R: crochet 2 SC and 2 SC together on both sides. We have 31 stitches.

We begin filling evenly so, as to achieve full appearance:

12th

R: crochet 2 SC together, crochet 1 SC and 2 SC together – on both sides. We have 27 stitches.

13th

R: crochet 2 SC and 2 SC together on both sides. We have 23 stitches.

14th

R: crochet 2 SC and 2 SC together on both sides. We have 19 stitches.

Stuff the heart as much as possible: The seam is on a one side:

15th

R: crochet 2 SC and 2 SC together on both sides. We have 15 stitches.

16th

R: crochet 2 SC and 2 SC together on both sides. We have 11 stitches.

Add some more filling:

17th

R: crochet 2 SC and 2 SC together on both sides. We have 7 stitches.

18th

R: crochet 2 SC together, immediately next 2 SC together and 2 SC and SC together on the opposite

sides, pull over the stitch and cut the yarn – left 10 – 15 cm free end. Sew up all loose yarn ends and we are

DONE ☺

Seam and its detail – You can see, if we crochet only behind the front thread of the SC, the rear thread

forms divider, to prevent stick out of the filler (pic 2)

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