Looking for a squeezable crochet heart? Sometimes we just need something to hold onto, almost like a stress ball, or just want to show affection to someone by giving them a small heart. (This is a super easy present for Valentine’s day or any day of the year!)
This is a basic crochet project to make a 3D heart that has some added flare with it’s small stripes through the middle!
Make one or make a bunch to create bunting or a wall hanging! – Just add a ribbon in the middle of the top to easily hang it.
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As always, this pattern starts in US terms, scroll down for UK terminology!
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Why I Made This
I have this habit of making dragons when bad things are happening in life – they give me something to hyper focus on to avoid thinking about what’s actually going on. But this time the hard thing in life isn’t happening to me, but to a friend. (Find the dragon pattern here)
And it needs to get sent out as quickly as possible, which the dragons usually take at least a few days.
So I decided to make this squeezable heart. It’s a quick project to do when you don’t have a lot of time to make a bunch of pieces to sew together!
Tip: Make sure to use extra soft yarn (like merino or even scraps of cashmerino) to make this even better for cuddling.
Saying all of that, this also makes a great gift for anyone, to show them that you care about them any time of the year!
What You’ll Need:
3 colors of yarn, in the same weight – in the images, pink heart is 10ply (aran) blue heart is 8ply
Amount (weight and length) I used
Hot pink (color A): 14g (30m)
Red (color B): 4g (9m)
Light Pink (color C): 1g (3m)
2.75mm hook (or a hook that’s smaller than the suggested one for the yarn you’re choosing) – I wanted this really tight, you could use a 3mm hook or 3.5mm hook for 10ply too
Darning needle
Stitch marker – read why stitch markers are helpful!
Scissors
Stuffing
Gauge does not matter!
Size of the pink: 5.5in (14cm) tall, 5in(12cm) wide
Crochet Heart Pattern US Terms
The way this heart pattern works is that you make one half of the top part, then the other half, and then connect together to crochet the rest of the heart
Terminology
Sc = single crochet
Inc = Increase – 2 single crochet in same space
Dec = decrease -1 single crochet over 2 spaces
Pattern
Need help changing colors easily? Read how to change colors in crochet
In Color A, MAKE 2:
(these are going to be called heart tops for reference)
Row 1: 5sc in a magic loop (5)
Row 2: Inc around (10)
Row 3: (Sc, inc) around (15)
Row 4: (2sc, inc) around (20)
Row 5: (3sc, inc) around (25)
Rows 6-9: sc around (25)
Stop here with the first heart top, fasten off and leave a tail. Repeat rows 1-9 to make a second one. With the second heart top, DO NOT fasten off. Continue with row 10.
Row 10: 12 sc on the current heart top, then 25 sc around the other heart top, connecting the 2 heart tops, then 13 sc around the first heart top, connecting the heart tops again. (50)
If there’s a gap between the two heart tops, just weave the end from the first heart top between and tie to fasten.
the rest of this follows the pattern: decrease row, sc around row, until you’re back down to 5sc
Row 11: Sc around (50)
Row 12: (8sc, dec) (45)
Row 13: sc around (45)
In Color B:
Row 14: (7sc, dec) around (40)
Row 15: sc around (40)
In Color A:
Row 16: (6sc, dec) around (35)
Row 17: sc around (35)
In Color C:
Row 18: (5sc, dec) around (30)
In Color A:
Row 19: sc around (30)
Row 20: (4sc, dec) around (25)
In Color B:
Row 21: sc around (25)
Row 22: (3sc, dec) around (20)
Cut and tie off colors B & C inside the project. Start stuffing your heart now.
In Color A:
Row 23: sc around (20)
Row 24: (2sc, dec) around (15)
Row 25: sc around (15)
Row 26: (sc, dec) around (10)
Finish stuffing the heart.
Row 27: sc around (10)
Row 28: dec around (5)
Fasten off the yarn and weave it through the remaining 5sc.
And you have a crochet heart! Add a ribbon through the middle if you want to hang it, or make a bunch and hang them all together!
Crochet Heart Pattern UK Terms
The way this heart pattern works is that you make one half of the top part, then the other half, and then connect together.
Look at the US terms section for pictures to go along with the instructions if you need!
Terminology
dc = double crochet
Inc = Increase – 2 double crochet in same space
Dec = decrease -1 double crochet over 2 spaces
Pattern
Need help changing colors easily? Read how to change colors in crochet
In Color A MAKE 2:
(these are going to be called heart tops for reference)
Row 1: 5dc in a magic loop (5)
Row 2: Inc around (10)
Row 3: (Dc, inc) around (15)
Row 4: (2dc, inc) around (20)
Row 5: (3dc, inc) around (25)
Rows 6-9: dc around (25)
Stop here with the first heart top, fasten off and leave a tail. Repeat rows 1-9 to make a second one. With the second heart top, DO NOT fasten off. Continue with row 10.
Row 10: 12 dc on the current heart top, then 25 dc around the other heart top, connecting the 2 heart tops, then 13 dc around the first heart top, connecting the heart tops again. (50)
If there’s a gap between the two heart tops, just weave the end from the first heart top between and tie to fasten.
The rest of this repeats the pattern of decreases in one row, and then dc around the next row until you get to 5dc.
Row 11: Dc around (50)
Row 12: (8dc, dec) around (45)
Row 13: Dc around (45)
In Color B:
Row 14: (7dc, dec) around (40)
Row 15: Dc around (40)
In Color A:
Row 16: (6dc, dec) around (35)
Row 17: Dc around (35)
In Color C:
Row 18: (5dc, dec) around (30)
In Color A:
Row 19: dc around (30)
Row 20: (4dc, dec) around (25)
In Color B:
Row 21: dc around (25)
Row 22: (3dc, dec) around (20)
Cut and tie off colors B & C inside the project. Start stuffing your heart now.
In Color A:
Row 23: dc around (20)
Row 24: (2dc, dec) around (15)
Row 25: dc around (15)
Row 26: (dc, dec) around (10)
Finish stuffing the heart.
Row 27: dc around (10)
Row 28: dec around (5)
Fasten off the yarn and weave it through the remaining 5 dc.
Add in a piece of ribbon if you want in the middle of the top to hang it or connect other hearts together!
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Now you have a squeezable crochet heart for you to hold onto or give it someone you care about!
