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Crochet Heart

Pattern by Fil Mignon Crochet

Pattern notes

This pattern uses US terminology.

When attaching pieces don’t go through the sl st. Go over it and into the st the sl st is made in (if you fasten off using a slip stitch).

This pattern is crocheted in continuous rounds (do not join the yarn after each round).

Materials needed

Worsted weight yarn (or the yarn of your choosing) in red or pink
Crochet hook: 2.75 mm (or whichever size suits your tension best)
Fiberfill
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

Abbreviations

MR: magic ring
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec: invisible decrease
(…) x n: repeat the instructions in parentheses n times

Crochet tips

Single crochet variation

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You might notice that my amigurumi projects have a certain look. The single crochets look more like “x” than “v”. This has to do with the single crochet variation I use; it is very simple.

Put the hook through the stitch
Yarn under, pull through the stitch
Yarn over pull through the stitch

The only difference is in step 2 where we yarn under instead of yarn over. I prefer this method even with chenille yarn, in my opinion, it gives more texture and definition to your amigurumi project and is a very small change to make!

Magic ring

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The magic ring is how you start most amigurumi pieces. It can be hard to master, but some trial and error will get you there! I will show you how to make it, but instead of making a magic ring, you can do a chain of 2 and make the stitches you would make in the magic ring in the second chain from the hook. It will work, but might leave a little bit of a gap.

Here are the instructions (note: I am right-handed, if you are left-handed, you might want to change the steps a little bit):

Wrap the yarn end around your fingers 2 times two
Put your hook under the first two loops, grab the third one and make it pass under the first two
Chain 1

When making your making your first round, go over both loops of the ring.

Now, here’s how to close the ring after your first round:

Pull on the loop that seems connected to the loose strand of yarn (this will close the ring)
Pull on the loose stand of yarn (this will get rid of the loop that was created)

Finally, you can cut the excess yarn tail, leaving an inch or two. Personally, I like to crochet over it in round 2 of my pieces to make the ring extra secure, but it is optional.

Using yarn as a stitch marker

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When making an amigurumi project, always taking out and putting in the stitch marker can be frustrating; it breaks to pace. For that reason, I like to use a piece of yarn a couple of weights down from the yarn I am using (if I am using chenille yarn, I’ll use a worsted weight yarn, for example).

After the desired round, pull the strand of yarn through the last stitch of the previous round, then, from now on, before making your last stitch, pass the yarn over it and crochet over it. When you are finished, simply pull the strand out and rearrange the stitches a little bit if there are some gaps.