My Jumbo Heart Pillow is my newest free crochet pattern!
Read on to learn more about my design process and inspiration, or scroll to the end to get the free pattern. If you’re in a hurry and need to take this pattern offline, grab the beautifully formatted, ad-free, PDF pattern from Etsy here.
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The easiest crochet cushion ever!
This jumbo heart pillow pattern is the perfect solution to a couch that just needs a little more personality. My favorite part of is the adorable face that just adds the cutest touch!
This pattern is chubby and squishy and more of a horizontal heart, which helps it sit on the couch more comfortably. It’s a sweet touch to a kids room or to a whimsical shelf!
I loved designing this pattern because it’s so fun to make jumbo sized crochet items. The stitches go by much faster since the yarn is huge and best of all, this pattern uses exactly one ball of yarn!
Tips for working with blanket yarn!
If you’ve never worked with blanket yarn before, here are a few tips to get you going on your way. Generally, velvet yarn isn’t too big a step up from regular cotton or acrylic yarn, so it’s a good first “novelty” yarn for novices to try.
- MAKE YOUR MAGIC RING SMALL TO BEGIN WITH. This is the biggest point because blanket yarn has a lot of friction, and so once you finish working into your magic ring you may find that it’s very difficult to pull the ring closed no matter how much you tug on it!
- The easy solution to this is just to make sure that your magic ring is a lot smaller than usual (maybe about the size of a bottle cap), since once you finish working into it you won’t be able to make it much smaller. You can also just work in one stitch, and then pull the ring closed after that since it won’t come undone as easily.
- Patterns designed for jumbo blanket yarn sometimes can’t be easily sized down to worsted weight yarn. This means that if you use a much lighter weight of yarn for this pattern, your result may be different and it might not turn out well. For more information on this, check out my blog post on when and how to resize amigurumi!
- If your crochet fabric is too loose and you can see the stuffing poking through, size down your crochet hook so that it’s tighter. If it’s too tight and the crochet stitches are warping or too stiff, size up your crochet hook to get that perfect balance.
More blog posts like this:
- Ultimate List of Free Chunky Blanket Yarn Amigurumi Patterns
- Jumbo Strawberry Free Velvet Crochet Pattern
- My Foolproof Guide to Resizing Amigurumi (no math required!)
- My Foolproof Guide to Crocheting Amigurumi for Beginners
The Pattern
- If you want to take this pattern offline, grab the beautifully formatted, ad-free, PDF pattern from Etsy here!
Your heart pillow is all done! I hope you enjoyed crocheting it and found the pattern helpful. I would love to see your finished project, so share a picture on Instagram with me by using the #littleworldofwhimsy and tagging me @littleworldofwhimsy. Once again, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to me with a direct message on Instagram or through email. Happy crocheting!
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