4th of July Crochet Heart

 

Hi everyone! I’m Julia from Little World of Whimsy, and I’m here to share a cute American Heart pattern, just in time for Independence Day!

This simple and sophisticated pattern is a cute depiction of the American Flag (you can also add French knots for the stars if you like), with blue on the left and red and white stripes on the right. You can get the inexpensive, beautifully formatted, printable PDF on Etsy here.

Materials

• Clover Amour Crochet Hook D (3.25 mm) – Art. No 1042/D
• WeCrochet Brava Sport (<1 skein of each color: Red, White, and Celestial (dark blue))
• Mini Patchworks Scissors – Art. No 493/CW
• Quick Locking Stitch Marker (Small) – Art. No 3030
• Darning Needle Set (Bent Tip) – Art. No 3121
• Fiberfill stuffing
• (optional) Embroidery needle

Abbreviations

• dec: decrease
• inc: increase (2 scs in the same stitch)
• MR: magic ring
• rnd: round
• sc: single crochet
• st(s): stitch(es)
• x sc: sc x number of times
• (x sts): x total stitches in round/row
• (…) x: repeat stitches within brackets x times

Technical Notes

• Crochet in continuous spiral rounds, unless specified otherwise. Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round.
• .For this pattern, I made seamless color changes by following the technique in this video.
• To learn how to change color in crochet, follow this video tutorial.
• When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi.
• To avoid large holes in the crochet fabric, increase tension until the holes cannot be seen, or choose a crochet hook a size down.

Final Size

• Approx. 2″ x 2″
  Final size can be adjusted by changing the weight of the yarn and size of hook.

Pattern

LEFT TOP BUMP (in blue sport weight yarn)

Round 1 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
Round 2 inc x6 (12 sts)
Round 3 (sc, inc) x6 (18 sts)
Round 4-6 (3 rnds) sc all around (18 sts)
Do not finish off (fig. 1). Make another in red and white stripes following the directions below.

RIGHT TOP BUMP (begin in red sport weight yarn)

Round 1 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
Round 2 inc x6 (12 sts)
Round 3 (sc, inc) x6 (18 sts)
Switch to white, do not cut red.
Round 4-5 (2 rnds) sc all around (18 sts)
Switch to red, do not cut white.
Round 6: sc all around (18 sts)
Do not finish off. See fig. 1 for how your project should look at this point.

Connect the two pieces:

Switch to blue (see Technical Notes for how to change color and how to make seamless color changes), connect to the blue half and sc 16 all around, leaving 2 stitches unworked at the end of the round.
Switch to red. Connect to the red and white half and skip two stitches, and sc the remaining 16 stitches around (fig. 2). See video tutorial here. (32 sts total)
Using a scrap piece of yarn, whip stitch the gap between the two halves closed (fig. 3). See video tutorial here.

BOTTOM HALF (Begin in blue. Do not cut any of the colors until it is written.)

Round 1 Switch to blue, 16 sc. Switch to white, 16 sc. (32 sts)
Round 2 Switch to blue, (6 sc, dec) x2. Switch to white, (6 sc, dec) x2. (28 sts)
Round 3 Switch to blue, (5 sc, dec) x2, switch to red, (5 sc, dec) x2 (24 sts)
Round 4 Switch to blue, (4 sc, dec) x2, switch to red, (4 sc, dec) x2 (20 sts)
Begin stuffing.
Round 5 Switch to blue, (3 sc, dec) x2, switch to white, (3 sc, dec) x2 (16 sts)
Round 6 Switch to blue, (2 sc, dec) x2, switch to white, (2 sc, dec) x2 (12 sts)
Finish stuffing. Cut white yarn.
Round 7 Switch to blue, (sc, dec) x2, switch to red, (sc, dec) x2 (8 sts)
Cut blue yarn. Using the tail of the red yarn, cinch the last round closed (see video tutorial here), and finish off (fig. 4).

WHITE STARS (optional)
To create white dots to represent the stars on the American flag, embroider French knots spaced out evenly on the left half of the heart. See video tutorial here.

Your American Heart is all done!

I hope you enjoyed crocheting it and found the pattern helpful. I would love to see your finished amigurumi, so share a picture on Instagram with me by using the #littleworldofwhimsy and tagging me @littleworldofwhimsy.

This pattern is free but if you’d like to purchase a low-cost PDF, you can find it here.

Once again, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to me with a direct message on Instagram @littleworldofwhimsy or through email at littleworldofwhimsy@gmail.com.

Happy crocheting!

—
Julia Chiang
Little World of Whimsy
littleworldofwhimsy.com