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Today, I’m sharing with you a crochet

heart pattern, but not just any crochet
heart. This one isn’t the cutesy Valentine
heart you might be used to seeing, but I
think this realistic crochet heart pattern
is a lot more interesting and fun to
make. I made this for my dad last year
after he underwent major heart surgery,
and it was a big hit! You guys asked for
the pattern and I even had requests for
custom orders, so here it is!

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When I made this, it was a pretty rough

time for my family. My dad, who had had
a major bypass surgery ten years ago,
was in the hospital again for another
heart procedure. He’s a doctor himself
so I thought something fun like this
might lighten the mood. Although I
couldn’t get every single structure of the
heart in this model, my dad was so
excited about this simple plushie. He
would take it out to show everyone who
visited him and he’d explain his
procedure to them using this as a
model.

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The crochet heart pattern is a lot simpler

than you would expect just by looking at
it. I worked each piece as a simple shape
and then sewed it all together into the
final shape. For the veins and arteries, I
used blue and red yarn to make big
stitches across the body of the heart. I
wasn’t too precise about getting them in
the right places, but I checked a
diagram from a biology textbook to
make sure I got the most important
ones right.

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The full free pattern is written out below.

For those who’d prefer to print the
pattern and take it with you for on-the-
go and to markup as you go, you can
buy the inexpensive printable PDF from
my Etsy and Ravelry shops. The PDF is
formatted without ads or comments, so
it’s easy to read.

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Materials:
Worsted weight yarn in red and blue

4.00mm crochet hook*

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Polyfill stuffing

Abbreviations:
ch – chain

SC – single crochet

DC – double crochet

HDC – half double crochet

sl – slip stitch

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Pattern Notes:
Skill level: Beginner

Sizing: 8 inches tall x 5 inches at the

widest point

Gauge: N/A

Realistic Crochet Heart

Pattern

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To make this crochet heart pattern,

we’re going to start with the actual
heart muscle and then add on all the
other parts and veins to make it look
realistic.

Round 1:
With red yarn, SC 6 into a magic loop. Pull lo

Round 2: Work 2 SC in each space (12).

Round 3:
*SC 1, increase*, repeat around (18).

Rounds 4-5: SC around for 2 rounds (18).

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Round 6:
*SC 2, increase*, repeat around (24).

Rounds 7-8:
SC around for 2 rounds (24).

Round
9: *SC 3, increase*, repeat around (30).

Round 10: SC around (30).

Round 11:
*SC 4, increase*, repeat around (36).

Rounds 12-14:
SC around for 3 rounds (36).

Round 15:
*SC 2, increase*, repeat 3 times. SC around r

Round
16: *SC 4, increase*, repeat 4 times. *SC 1, de

Rounds 17-8:
SC around for 2 rounds (36).

Round 19:
*SC 2, increase*, repeat around (48).

Rounds 20-
21: SC around for 2 rounds (48). Start adding

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Round 22:
*SC 4, decrease*, repeat around (40).

Round 23:
*SC 3, decrease*, repeat around (32).

Round 24:
*SC 2, decrease*, repeat around (24).

Round 25:
*SC 1, decrease*, repeat around (16).

Round 26:
SC around (16). Finish stuffing firmly.

Round 27: Decrease in all spaces (8) and

bind off, leaving a long tail. Then, thread
the tail through a tapestry needle and
run it through the front loops of the 8
stitches, and pull to close the circle.

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Aorta (Curved Red Tube):

Round 1:
With red yarn, chain 11. Slip stitch to the first

Rounds 2-
23: SC around for 21 rounds, and BO leaving
We’ll curve it later when we add stuffing.

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Small Red Tubes:

Round 1:
With red yarn, chain 8. Slip stitch to the first

Rounds 2-6:
SC around for 5 rounds, and then
BO leaving a long tail.

Round 1:
With red yarn, chain 6. Slip stitch to the first

Rounds 2-5:
SC around for 4 rounds, and then
BO leaving a long tail.

Round 1:
With red yarn, chain 5. Slip stitch to the first

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