Craft Your Adorable Valentine Heart Amigurumi!

ByEmila Lorein

 

Crochet a Cute Valentine Heart Amigurumi!

Hello fellow crafters! Get ready to spread some love with this adorable Valentine Heart Amigurumi pattern by DARYA NEUSTROEVA. This charming little heart is perfect for gifting, decorating, or simply adding a touch of handmade warmth to your day. Let’s get started!

You can find more wonderful patterns from Darya Neustroeva on her VK group: DARYA NEUSTROEVA’s VK Group

Materials You’ll Need:

  • Yarn: YarnArt Jeans yarn (or similar sport weight yarn in your chosen colors, typically pink and white for a classic Valentine look)
  • Hook: #2 (or size appropriate for your yarn to achieve a tight fabric)
  • Safety Eyes: 7mm (optional, for the face)
  • Stuffing: Fiberfill or preferred stuffing material
  • Tapestry Needle: For sewing and weaving in ends
  • Scissors
  • Stitch Marker (optional, but highly recommended for working in rounds)
Finished Crochet Valentine Heart Amigurumi

Abbreviations Used:

  • MR: Magic Ring
  • Sc: Single crochet
  • Dec: Decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
  • Inc: Increase (two single crochets in one stitch)
  • Dc: Double crochet
  • Sl st: Slip stitch
  • Ch: Chain
  • BLO: Back Loops Only
  • FLO: Front Loops Only

Let’s Start Crocheting!

Heart Halves (Make 2 Identical Pieces)

We’ll start by making two identical top halves of the heart. Use your main color (e.g., pink).

  1. Round 1: 6 sc in a MR (6 stitches)
  2. Round 2: 6 inc (12 stitches)
  3. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18 stitches)
  4. Round 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24 stitches)
  5. Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30 stitches)
  6. Round 6: 30 sc (30 stitches)

For the first piece, fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a short tail to weave in. For the second piece, complete Round 6 but DO NOT cut the yarn. We will continue from here to join the two halves.

Crochet Heart Halves ready for joining

Joining and Body

Now, let’s join the two heart halves and continue crocheting the body of our Valentine.

  1. Round 7: Take your second piece (with yarn still attached). Join it to the first piece with a sl st. Continue working in rounds: 30 sc along the first piece, then 30 sc along the second piece. (60 stitches)
  2. Round 8-9: 60 sc (2 rounds) (60 stitches)
  3. Round 10: 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) * 5, 4 sc (54 stitches)
  4. Round 11: 54 sc (54 stitches)
  5. Round 12: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48 stitches)
  6. Round 13: 48 sc (48 stitches)

★ Important Note: Insert safety eyes between Rounds 12 and 13, with 6 sc stitches distance between them. Make sure they are centered on the face of your heart.

  1. Round 14: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) * 5, 3 sc (42 stitches)
  2. Optional Nose Variation (as seen on Darya’s Valentine): If you wish to crochet a nose (a 5-dc cluster stitch) on this round, work it as follows:
    3 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 3 sc, 5-dc cluster stitch in one stitch, 2 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 2 sc (42 stitches)
  3. Round 15: 42 sc (42 stitches)
  4. Round 16: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36 stitches)
  5. Round 17: 36 sc (36 stitches)

★ Stuffing Reminder: Begin stuffing the piece firmly as you go, and continue to add stuffing as you crochet subsequent rounds.

  1. Round 18: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) * 5, 2 sc (30 stitches)
  2. Round 19: 30 sc (30 stitches)
  3. Round 20: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24 stitches)
  4. Round 21: 24 sc (24 stitches)
  5. Round 22: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) * 5, 1 sc (18 stitches)
  6. Round 23: 18 sc (18 stitches)
  7. Round 24: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12 stitches)
  8. Round 25: 6 dec (6 stitches)

Close the remaining opening by weaving the yarn tail through the front loop of each remaining stitch and pulling tight. Fasten off and cut the yarn, weaving in the tail.

Arms (Make 2)

Now let’s make the cute little arms for your heart! We’ll use two colors for these (e.g., pink for the hand, white for the sleeve).

  1. Round 1: Using pink yarn, 6 sc in a MR (6 stitches)
  2. Round 2: 6 inc (12 stitches)
  3. Round 3: 12 sc (12 stitches)
  4. Round 4: 5-dc cluster stitch in one stitch, 11 sc (12 stitches)
  5. Round 5: 12 sc (12 stitches)
  6. Round 6: Change to white yarn. Work 12 sc in BLO (back loops only). Leave the pink yarn attached. Go back to the pink yarn and work 12 sc in FLO (front loops only) of the same row. At the end, make a sl st with the pink yarn, fasten off, and cut both the pink and white yarn, leaving a tail on the white yarn. (You will have a row of white BLO stitches and a row of pink FLO stitches on this round).
  7. Round 7: With white yarn, (5 sc, dec) * 2 (10 stitches)
  8. Round 8-10: 10 sc (3 rounds) (10 stitches)

★ Stuffing Reminder: Stuff only the bottom part (the hand portion) of the arm lightly. Do not stuff the upper part too much to keep it flat for sewing.

Fold the top opening of the arm flat and crochet through both edges with 5 sc to close it. Leave a long tail of white yarn for sewing to the body.

Assembly

Your Valentine is almost complete! Let’s put all the pieces together.

  1. Using the long tails, sew the arms to the sides of the heart body, positioning them symmetrically.
  2. Embroider face details around the eyes using black embroidery floss if desired (e.g., eyebrows, eyelashes, or small blush).
  3. If you want to hang your Valentine, create a loop from a chain of stitches (approx. 15-20 chains) and attach it to the top center of the heart.

Congratulations! You’ve crocheted a beautiful Valentine Heart Amigurumi. We hope you enjoyed this pattern from Darya Neustroeva. Don’t forget to share your finished creation!

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