Valentine Animals

This free Valentine Animals crochet pattern was designed by Elena Nikiforova @nikky_babytoys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a Valentine bear, tiger cub, or bunny. Any plush yarn will work well for these amigurumi toys, including Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, and similar yarns.

The finished toy measures about 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in).

Materials and tools

• Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn
• Cotton thread for embroidering the face
• 3 mm crochet hook
• 10 mm safety eyes
• Safety nose
• Fiberfill
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR — magic ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sc — single crochet
• dc — double crochet
• hdc — half double crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Crochet pattern for the amigurumi Valentine animals

Heart

1: 7 sc in MR
2: 7 inc (14)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 7 (21)
4-5: 21 sc

Make two identical pieces. Join them by working 5 sc through both loops of each piece. Continue crocheting:

6: 38 sc
7: dec, 34 sc, dec (36)
8: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
9-10: 30 sc
11: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
12: 24 sc
13: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
14: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
15: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
16: (sc, dec) x 3 (6)

Pull the opening closed.

Head

For the tiger cub, work the first 4 rounds in white.

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-4: 12 sc
If you started with white, switch to the tiger cub's main color.
5: 3 sc, 6 inc, 3 sc (18)
6: 3 sc, 12 inc, 3 sc (30)
7: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
8: 36 sc
9: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
10: 30 sc
11: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
12: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
13: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
14: 6 dec

Tiger and bear ears

Crochet the ears directly onto the head between rounds 9 and 10, using the eyes to guide their placement. Join the yarn, ch 1 into the next stitch, then work sc and hdc into the same stitch, 2 dc, hdc, sc, ch 1, turn, sc, 4 hdc, 2 sc along the edge (one into the edge and the other where you joined the yarn), ch 1, turn, 4 sc, 2 sc in one stitch, 3 sc. Without cutting the yarn, thread it onto a needle and pass it through the bottom of the first row to create a curled ear, then bring the yarn out at the bottom of the head.

Insert the eyes between rounds 5 and 6. Position the nose about 1–2 rounds away from them. To shape the face, insert the needle at the bottom of the head and bring it out first to the left and then to the right of one eye. Next, bring it out to the left of the other eye, insert it on the right, and bring it back out at the bottom. Pull until you like the shape, then tie a knot.

When attaching the nose, tie on a length of thread at the same time to shape it. Use it to pull the nose in slightly; I sometimes embroider the eyebrows with the same thread.

Bunny ears

Ch 7, ch 2 for turning, 7 hdc, ch 2, turn, 7 hdc.

Sew the ears between rounds 9 and 10.

Bunny and bear tail

1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
3: 9 sc
4: (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)

For the bear, DO NOT crochet round 4.

Tiger cub tail

Ch 10, ch 2 for turning, work 10 hdc, and sew the tail in place.

Back panel

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: 3 inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (18)
4: 3 inc, 6 sc, 3 inc, 6 sc (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: 30 sc

Lightly stuff the back panel and sew it in place. The arms are made the same way for all three animals.

Ch 10, ch 2 for turning, 10 hdc, ch 2. At the edge, work a cluster of 5 dc into one sc (work 5 incomplete dc so that you have 6 loops on the hook, then pull the yarn through all loops together). Pull it tight and use a stitch below the cluster to shape a rounded paw.

Sew the arms in place with the same yarn and a few stitches.

The legs are also made the same way for all three animals. Ch 6, ch 2 for turning, work 6 hdc, ch 2, turn, 6 hdc. Next, work a cluster of 6 dc, splitting the stitches between two loops instead of working all of them into one. Pull it tight, shape a rounded foot, and sew it in place.