Amigurumi Squid
Conversation Hearts Scarf
Finished Measurements
One heart motif measures 4" at its widest point. The scarf itself measures 51" end to end, which is on the short end for a scarf, but awfully long if you're the one sewing motifs together. ;) It's still long enough to keep you warm and wrap neatly around your neck.
Materials
Worsted Weight Yarn in candy heart colors. The scarf pictured uses 5 different colors–white, purple, pale yellow, pink, and green. One skein of each.
Size F crochet hook
Yarn or tapestry needle
Abbreviations
ch chain
slst slip stitch
hdc Half-double crochet
dc double crochet
tr treble crochet
[] repeat instructions in brackets the number of times indicated
Notes
To help in thinking about this as you construct the hearts, the hearts are a three round granny square. One corner of the square is used as the point of the heart. The heart’s "bumps" are placed on two of the sides.
When I constructed the example, I made 10 hearts in each of 5 different colors. I ended up with two left over. I still think this is easier than telling you to make 9 of two colors and 10 of three, because assembly can be confusing.
Good luck!
HEARTS (make 50, 10 in each color)
ch 5. Join with sl st to form loop.
Round 1 ch3 (counts as first dc). 2 dc into loop, ch2. [3dc, ch2] 3 times. Join with sl st to top of turning chain. Turn.
Round 2 ch3 (counts as first dc). 2 dc into ch-2 space, ch2, 3 dc into same ch-2 space, ch1. [skip next 3 dc, 3 dc into ch-2 space, ch2, 3 dc into same ch-2 space, ch1] 3 times. Join with sl st to top of turning chain. Turn.
Round 3 ch3 (counts as first dc) 2 dc into ch-1 space. Ch1, skip next 3 dc, 3 dc into ch-2 space, ch2, 3dc into same ch-2 space, ch1. [Skip next 3 dc. 3 dc into ch-1 space, ch1, skip next 3 dc, 3 dc into ch-2 space, ch2, 3 dc into same ch-2 space, ch 1] 3 times. Join with sl st to top of turning chain. Turn.
Round 4 sl st in next 3 dc. Sl st in ch-2 space. [Skip next 3 dc, skip ch-1 space, skip next dc. 10 tr in next dc. Skip next dc, skip next ch-1 space, skip next 3 dc. Sl st in ch-2 space] twice. Turn.
Round 5 [hdc in next tr, ch1] 9 times. Hdc in next tr. Sl st in ch-2 space of previous row. [hdc in next tr, ch1] 9 times. Hdc in next tr. Sl st in ch-2 space. Fasten off, leaving a long tailing end.
Assembly
To assemble the scarf, sew four hearts together into a square, like this:
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Sew one more heart into the center, covering the hole between the hearts. Arrange the hearts at random or by formula.
Enjoy!
