Classic Heart

Louie's Loops

Beginner

30 minutes

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In this lesson we’ll be crocheting a classic heart shape amigurumi. We’ll be learning how to connect two halves into one using very little seaming to make it as easy as possible.

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What you'll create

What you'll learn

01 Heart

What you'll need

Cotton Yarn

Weight

Colors

Main Color

Crochet Hook

G6 / 4.00 mm

Safety Bead (x2)

6 mm

Stuffing

Darning Needle

Abbreviations

Chain Stitch

Stitch

slst

Slip Stitch

Single Crochet

inc

Increase

dec

Decrease (Sharp)

invdec

Invisible Decrease

Other Useful Info

Gauge

5 Rnds and 4 sts per 1”
Finished piece is about 2” tall

Worked

In the Round

Useful Tutorials

Sewing Closed

Sewing Pieces Together

The Pattern

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(1:23) The time codes match to the pattern video

01Heart

(2:05)

[All in Main Color]
Ch 2 or use magic loop method

Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook or into magic loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc in each st (12)

Rnd 3: sc in each st (12)

For Heart Half A: Cut the yarn leaving enough to sew the halves together and pull through. Repeat for a second-half (Heart Half B) starting from the top (before Rnd 1), but skip this note.

Rnd 4: Starting from the end of Rnd 3, Heart Half B, work into Heart Half A, starting in the next st, sc 9. (Pic 1)

Go back to Heart Half B, skip 3 sts, sc 1 into the next st to connect the two halves. (Pic 2) Now, using the cut end from Heart Half A, sew the together the 3 stitches between the
connected halves. (Pic 3)

sc 8 more into Heart Half B, working around the end used to sew together. (18 total)