If you want to make Valentine's Day unforgettable for your loved one, here is the key! This tutorial teaches you how to crochet an adorable heart plushy, perfect for a thoughtful gift. The heart plushy features two cute humps joined together, complete with little arms and legs for added charm. It's a delightful heart that can brighten up any room and show your affection. Ready to start crafting your own cuddly heart? Let’s get started!
Crochet Your Heart Plushie
Crochet Your Amigurumi Heart Plushie
Materials Needed:
- Scissors
- Pins
- Yarn needle
- 4 mm crochet hook
- 10 mm safety eyes
- Stitch marker
- Chenille chunky yarn (e.g., Gray for the hippo's skin color, Pink for the heart)
- Black acrylic yarn for facial details
- Toy filling
Abbreviations:
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec = decrease (sc two stitches together)
- MR = magic ring
- st(s) = stitch(es)
Step by step Instructions
Part 1: Heart Top (Make 2)
- Magic Ring:
- Start with 8 sc in a magic ring. (8 stitches)
- Round 1:
- 2 sc in each st around. (16 stitches)
- Use stitch marker to mark rounds.
- Round 2:
- 1 sc, inc around. (24 stitches)
- Round 3:
- 2 sc, inc around. (32 stitches)
- Rounds 4 - 5:
- sc in each st around. (32 stitches)
Join Heart Tops:
- Complete 2nd heart top without fastening off.
- Place the hearts with the wrong sides facing each other.
- Join the hearts:
- sc 4 sts through both heart tops to join.
- Continue to sc around the first heart top (28 sts).
- Continue to sc around the second heart top (28 sts).
- 56 stitches total. Place stitch marker.
Heart Body:
- Round 6:
- sc in each st around. (56 stitches)
- Round 7:
- 5 sc, dec around. (48 stitches)
- Round 8:
- sc in each st around. (48 stitches)
- Round 9:
- 4 sc, dec around. (40 stitches)
- Round 10:
- sc in each st around. (40 stitches)
- Place safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11, about 7 stitches apart.
- Begin stuffing the heart.
- Round 11:
- 3 sc, dec around. (32 stitches)
- Round 12:
- sc in each st around. (32 stitches)
- Round 13:
- 2 sc, dec around. (24 stitches)
- Round 14:
- sc in each st around. (24 stitches)
- Continue stuffing, shaping the top curves.
- Round 15:
- sc, dec around. (16 stitches)
- Round 16:
- sc in each st around. (16 stitches)
- Final stuffing.
- Round 17:
- Dec around. (8 stitches)
- Fasten off leaving a tail for closing.
- Close the hole using yarn needle, weave in the ends.
Arms and Legs (Make 4):
- Magic Ring:
- 6 sc in MR. (6 stitches)
- Round 1:
- 2 sc in each st around. (12 stitches)
- Rounds 2 - 3:
- sc in each st around. (12 stitches)
- Round 4:
- Dec around. (6 stitches)
- Lightly stuff the end.
- Round 5:
- Flatten piece, sc across both sides to close.
- Fasten off, leaving tail for sewing.
Assembly:
- Sew arms between rounds 11 and 12.
- Sew legs at the bottom of the heart.
- Face Details:
- Use black yarn for the smile and eyebrows.
- Option to use pink/red yarn for blush detail beside the eyes.
Final Touches:
- Weave in any remaining ends.
- Adjust stuffing as needed for desired firmness.
