Pattern Notes

Materials and Tools

  • U.S. H/8 – 5.00 mm crochet hook
  • Stylecraft Special Chunky Yarn / Any Bulky or Chunky Weight Yarn (90 yards altogether)
  • Colour A Pink – 50 yards – Colour B White – 40 yards
  • Toy stuffing
  • Tapestry needle

Finished Measurements Approx

  • 8.5 x 8.5 inches

Gauge

  • 14sc and 15 rows = 4” / 10cm

Pattern

Starting with Colour A Make 2

R1. Ch2, 2sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn (2sc)

R2. Ch1 (does not count as a stitch from here and throughout unless otherwise stated) 2sc in each sc, turn (4sc)

R3. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 2sts, 2sc in last st, turn (6sc)

R4. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 4sts, 2sc in last st, turn (8sc)

R5. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 6sts, 2sc in last st, turn (10sc)

R6. Ch1, 1sc in each st across, turn (10sc)

R7. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 8sts, 2sc in last st, turn (12sc)

R8. Ch1, 1sc in each st across, turn (12sc)

R9. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 10sts, 2sc in last st, turn (14sc)

R10. Ch1, 1sc in each st across, turn (14sc)

R11. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 12sts, 2sc in last st, turn (16sc)

R12. Ch1, 1sc in each st across, turn (16sc)

R13. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 14sts, 2sc in last st, turn (18sc)

R14. Ch1, 1sc in each st across, turn (18sc)

R15. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 16sts, 2sc in last st, turn (20sc)

R16. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 18sts, 2sc in last st, turn (22sc)

R17. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 20sts, 2sc in last st, turn (24sc)

R18. Ch1, 2sc in first st, 1sc in next 22sts, 2sc in last st, turn (26sc)

R19-R22. Ch1, 1sc in each st across, turn (26sc)

First Top Bit of Heart

R23. Ch1, 1sc in next 13sts leaving the rest of the sts unworked, turn (13sc)

R24. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next 9sts, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (11sts)

R25. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next 7sts, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (9sts)

R26. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next 5sts, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (7sts)

R27. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next 3sts, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (5sts)

R28. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next st, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (3sts)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Second Top Bit of Heart:

R23. Locate the last st of row 23 on the ‘ first top bit of heart ‘ Join yarn into the next st that was left unworked, 1sc in same st and in each unworked st across, turn (13sc)

R24. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next 9sts, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (11sts)

R25. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next 7sts, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (9sts)

R26. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next 5sts, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (7sts)

R27. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next 3sts, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (5sts)

R28. Ch1, Sc2tog over first 2sts, 1sc in next st, Sc2tog over last 2sts, turn (3sts)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Finishing

R1. Place the two hearts on top of one another and line stitches up. With colour B, single crochet evenly around the entire heart filling it with toy stuffing as you go, join with a slip stitch to beg sc

R2. * Ch3, 1sc in 3rd ch from hook, slip stitch into next st * Repeat around, join with a slip stitch into first st

Fasten off and weave in ends.