Crochet Heart Amigurumi Free Pattern - 3D Stuffed Heart

From two small cups joined at the top, each stuffed heart narrows through decrease rounds to a neat point, with no sewing needed. Coral and deep berry cotton at tight tension hides the fill, and leftover scraps turn out a bowlful at roughly thirty minutes per heart.

Plump, stuffed, and worked in one piece, the crochet heart amigurumi takes no sewing at all. Make them in batches. Switch colours between hearts. Scrap yarn is enough for a crochet heart amigurumi, and a handful of them fills a bowl, a jar, or a gift box faster than anything else on the hook.

Crochet Heart Amigurumi

Each half starts as a small cup, and joining two of them creates the double lobe at the top of a crochet heart amigurumi. Decrease rounds then pull the body inward until the shape narrows to a point at the bottom. Mine come in coral and deep berry cotton, worked at tight tension so no stuffing shows through. Nothing gets sewn on afterward, which is why the surface stays smooth from every angle. Making a batch uses very little yarn, so scraps go a long way. Thirty minutes is enough once the joining round makes sense.

Materials

• Worsted weight cotton in coral and deep berry, or any colours you like
• 4 mm crochet hook
• Stitch marker
• Scissors
• Stuffing, polyfill or yarn scraps or fabric scraps

My three hearts use matte cotton, which holds the lobes round and keeps the stitch rows clearly visible. Tight tension matters more than the yarn choice here.

Difficulty and Time

Easy. Around thirty to forty minutes each in my experience, faster once you make a second one.

The Pattern

The First Cup

• Make a magic ring.
• Round 1: work 6 single crochet (sc) into the magic ring and pull tight to close. (6)
• Round 2: work 2 sc in every stitch around, placing a stitch marker in the first stitch. (12)
• Round 3: remove the stitch marker, start the round with 1 sc and mark it, then work 1 increase of 2 sc in the next stitch, repeating 1 sc and 1 increase all the way around. (18)
• Round 4: work 1 sc in every stitch around. (18)
• Round 5: work 1 sc in every stitch around. (18) The edge should curl upward into a shallow cup rather than lying flat.
• Finish: slip stitch into the next stitch, chain 1, and fasten off.

The Second Cup and the Join

• Repeat rounds 1 through 5 to make a second identical cup.
• Do not fasten off the second cup. Leave the working yarn attached for joining.
• Joining round: pick up the first cup and work a single crochet directly into one of its stitches to connect the two pieces.
• Move your stitch marker to this new starting point.
• Continue working single crochet all the way around both cups to fuse them. (36) The outline reads as a heart from here on, with the join sitting in the dip between the lobes.

Shaping the Body

• Decrease round 1: work 4 sc, then 1 decrease, repeating all the way around. For the decrease, insert the hook into the front loop of the next stitch and then the front loop of the following stitch, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through the remaining two loops.
• Decrease round 2: work 3 sc, then 1 decrease, repeating all the way around.
• Decrease round 3: work 2 sc, then 1 decrease, repeating all the way around.

Stuffing

• Stop here and stuff the heart firmly, packing the filling neatly into both lobes first so the top stays full and the body holds its 3D shape.

Closing

• Continue decreasing by working 1 sc then 1 decrease, alternating all the way around.
• Keep your tension loose enough to move the hook as the opening shrinks, and add a little more stuffing if the heart feels soft.
• Work final decreases all the way around until the hole is almost closed.
• Chain 1, cut the yarn, and pull it through.
• Push any loose stuffing back inside with the back of your hook or a tapestry needle, then weave in the ends.

Tips

• Work tight. Loose single crochet on a small amigurumi lets the filling show, and on a pale coral that is obvious.
• Keep both cups identical. One extra plain round on either cup throws the whole heart off balance.
• Overstuff slightly. Cotton relaxes over the first few days and an underfilled heart sags at the top.

FAQ

Why is my heart lopsided?

Check that both cups have the same number of rounds and that the joining round picked up an even number of stitches from each side.

Can I make these bigger?

Add increase rounds to each cup before the plain rounds, continuing the established pattern, then add more decrease rounds to match. Expect to work the maths out as you go.

What stuffing works best?

Polyfill gives the smoothest result. Yarn scraps work for a firmer, slightly lumpier heart, which matters less at this size.