If you are looking for a quick, squishy, and wonderfully satisfying project, you are going to fall in love with this free crochet heart pattern!
Designed to look perfectly symmetrical, seamless, and cloud-like, this chunky heart amigurumi is ideal for working with velvet, chenille, or super bulky blanket yarns. Whether you want to gift a handmade token of affection, create adorable nursery decor, or add a cute touch to your seasonal tiered trays, this little plushie works up fast and looks gorgeous from every single angle.
Materials Needed
- Yarn: Super bulky yarn in red (such as velvet or blanket yarn).
- Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm crochet hook.
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill.
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
Abbreviations (US Terminology)
- MR: magic ring.
- St(s): stitch(es).
- Sc: single crochet.
- Inc: increase (2 sc in the same stitch).
- Dec: decrease (invisible decrease recommended).
- FO: fasten off
Finished Size
When completed using the recommended bulky yarn and hook size, your finished crochet heart will measure approximately 5.7 inches wide and 6.1 inches tall (14.5 cm x 15.5 cm).
Free Heart Crochet Pattern
Upper Lobes (Make 2)
Start with red yarn
Round 1: 6 sc in a MR (6)
Round 2: inc in each st around (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)
Round 4: sc in each st around (18)
Round 5: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
Round 6: sc in each st around (24)
FO the first lobe. Do not fasten off the second lobe.
Joining the Pieces and Shaping the Body
Round 7: Join the second lobe to the first one with a sc (this counts as the first stitch of the round). Sc in the remaining 23 sts of the first lobe, then sc in all 24 sts of the second lobe (48)
Rounds 8-9 (2 rounds): sc in each st around (48)
Round 10: (6 sc, dec) x6 (42)
Round 11: sc in each st around (42)
Round 12: (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)
Round 13: sc in each st around (36)
Round 14: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
Round 15: sc in each st around (30)
Start stuffing firmly and continue stuffing as you go down.
Round 16: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
Round 17: sc in each st around (24)
Round 18: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
Round 19: sc in each st around (18)
Round 20: (sc, dec) x6 (12)
Round 21: sc in each st around (12)
Round 22: dec around (6)
FO, close the remaining hole securely, and weave in all loose ends.
And that’s it!
I hope you enjoyed crocheting this free heart crochet pattern just as much as I loved designing it. If you decide to make one, I would love to see how it turns out—don’t forget to tag me on Instagram (@crochetbysilvia) so I can admire your cute amigurumi!
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—Happy crocheting!
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