Here is another fun Valentine’s Day Idea! Work this up and attach name tags for personalized, keepsake Valentines. Don’t be intimidated by the “amigurumi” label – that’s just the is the Japanese term for art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures. You can do this! Check it out!

Materials:

• Any yarn of choice and matching crochet hook size. Play around with different sizes and textures, have fun with it!
• I used PATONS GRACE YARN in LOTUS, VIOLA, and CARDINAL
• 4mm crochet hook. Ending size is about 4in x 2in.
• Yarn needle (to sew the lips together)
• Polyfill filling

Abbreviations:

sc – single crochet

inc – increase which is 2 single crochet in one stitch

dec – decrease which is single crochet 2 together

Pattern:

Upper lip

Magic ring

Row 1: 6 sc

Row 2-3: sc in each stitch around (6)

Row 4: *sc, inc* repeat from * to * around (9)

Row 5: *2sc, inc* repeat from * to * around (12)

Row 6: *sc, inc* repeat from * to * around (18)

Row 7: sc in each stitch around (18)

Row 8: *sc, dec* repeat from * to * around (12)

Row 9: sc in each stitch around (12)

Row 10: *sc, dec* repeat from * to * around (8)

Row 11: *sc, inc* repeat from * to * around (12)

Row 12: sc in each stitch around (12)

Row 13: *sc, inc* repeat from * to * around (18)

Row 14: sc in each stitch around (18)

Row 15: *sc, dec* repeat from * to * around (12)

(now is a good time to stuff with a bit of batting to puff it up)

Row 16: *2sc, dec* repeat from * to * around (9)

Row 17: *sc, dec* repeat from * to * around (6)

Row 18-19:  sc in each stitch around (6)

Weave in and fasten off.

Lower lip

Magic ring

Row 1: 6 sc

Row 2-3: sc in each stitch around (6)

Row 4: *sc, inc* repeat from * to * around (9)

Row 5: sc in each stitch around (9)

Row 6: *2sc, inc* repeat from * to * around (12)

Row 7-8: sc in each stitch around (12)

Row 9: *sc, inc* repeat from * to * around (18)

Row 10-11: sc in each stitch around (18)

Row 12: *sc, dec* repeat from * to * around (12)

Row 13-14: sc in each stitch around (12)

Row 15: *2sc, dec* repeat from * to * around (9)

Row 16: sc in each stitch around (9)

(now is a good time to stuff with a bit of batting to puff it up)

Row 17: *sc, dec* repeat from * to * around (6)

Row 18-19: sc in each stitch around (6)

Weave in and fasten off.

Sew two pieces together