Crochet Valentine Amigurumi

Crochet Valentine Amigurumi
By: Kathleen Sams for Red Heart Yarn

Crochet a heart-shaped amigurumi this Valentine's Day. Your Valentine is sure to love this cute little guy. This Valentine's Day crochet pattern is also great for kids.



Materials:

•Yarn: RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 1 Skein 774 Lt. Raspberry or 905 Magenta.
•Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6].
•Split lock stitch marker
•yarn needle
•pipe cleaners
•poly fill
•buttons or google eyes
•glue
GAUGE: 9 sts = 2”; 10 rows = 2” in sc rnds. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

SPECIAL ABBREVIATION:
Sc3tog = [draw up a loop in next sc] 3 times, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook – 2 sc decreased.

NOTE: Work in continuous rnds without joining. Place a marker between last and first sc of rnd; move marker up each rnd.

HEART: Ch 2.
Rnd 1: 6 Sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Rnd 2: [3 Sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] twice—10 sc. Place a marker in the center stitch of each 3-sc group to indicate each side.
Rnd 3: Sc in next sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc—14 sc.
Rnd 4: Sc in next 2 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc—18 sc.
Rnd 5: Sc in next 3 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc—22 sc.
Rnd 6: Sc in next 4 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 10 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc—26 sc.
Rnd 7: Sc in next 5 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 12 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 7 sc—30 sc.
Rnd 8: Sc in next 6 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 14 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc—34 sc.
Rnd 9: Sc in next 7 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 16 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 9 sc—38 sc.
Rnd 10: Sc in next 8 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 18 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 10 sc—42 sc.
Rnds 11-14: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 15: [Ch 1, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 8 sc, sc3tog, sc in next 8 sc] twice—38 sc.
Rnd 16: [Working over the ch-1 of rnd below, slip st in first skipped stitch on rnd below, sc in next 7 sc, sc3tog, sc in next 7 sc] twice—34 sc.
Rnd 17: [Slip st in same sc as before, sc in next 6 sc, sc3tog, sc in next 6 sc] twice—26 sc.
Rnd 18: [Slip st in 2nd skipped sc on Rnd 15, sc in next 5 sc, sc3tog, sc in next 5 sc] twice—22 sc.
Rnd 19: [Slip st in same sc as before, sc in next 4 sc, sc3tog, sc in next 4 sc] twice; slip st in next slip st—18 sc. Fasten off.

ARMS (Make 2): Ch 2.
Rnd 1: 5 Sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Rnds 2-8: Sc in each sc around. Fasten off leaving a long
tail for sewing.

LEGS (Make 2): Ch 2.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Rnds 2-10: Sc in each sc around—6 sc.
Rnd 11: 2 Sc in each sc around—12 sc.
Rnd 12: Sc in each sc around—12 sc. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

ASSEMBLY: Stuff Heart with poly fill. Weave top opening closed, matching stitches. Insert pipe cleaners into arms and legs for more stability; cut off excess pipe cleaner if necessary. Sew on arms and legs as desired (We attached the arms on Rnd 10).

Curly Hair (Optional): Join yarn in first stitch at top of Heart in the “seam”; * ch 15, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sc in each ch to end, slip st in next st on Heart; repeat from * across. Fasten off. If desired, you can make the curly hair different lengths by more or less chains.

Eyes: Glue on buttons or google eyes or stitch with different color yarn. A mouth can also be stitched.



I think this would be perfect for gifts, swaps, or to use as ornaments.
This came from FaveCrafts - one of my Favorite sites. Here is the link.

Enjoy! Windy Sue