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
