How To Crochet Amigurumi Heart Flower Pot

 

If you're a fan of amigurumi and blooming flowers, get ready to fall head over heels for our latest tutorial on crochet, an adorable amigurumi heart flower pot. All you'll need is your favorite crochet hook - whether it's your trusty Tunisian crochet hook, a single-ended one, or perhaps something from your cherished crochet hook set.  Pair it with some vibrant yarn in your favorite colors and a little bit of love, and you'll be able to create a stunning piece that will brighten up any corner of your home. So grab your hooks, and let's begin this step-by-step journey to crochet blooming love!

Amigurumi Heart Flower Pot

Materials:

●     Any yarn in pot color, dark brown, green, and heart color

●     Crochet hook (See the yarn label to choose the preferred size)

●     Polyester fiberfill

●     Cardboard (such as from a tissue box or cereal box)

●     18 gauge floral wire

●     Pliers

●     Fabric glue

●     Stitch marker, yarn needle, scissors

 

Finished Size:

The finished heart in a pot measures approximately 4 inches (10cm) tall, but it may vary as per the tension and used materials.

 

Pattern Instructions:

Pot

Round 1: Make 6 single crochet using a magic ring.

Round 2: Increase in each stitch (12 stitches).

Round 3: Single crochet in next stitch, increase; repeat around (18 stitches)

Round 4: Single crochet, increase, single crochet in next 2 stitches, increase; repeat around, single crochet in the last stitch (24 stitches)

Round 5: Single crochet in next 3 stitches, increase; repeat around (30 stitches)

Round 6: Work in the back loops only, single crochet in each stitch around (30 stitches)

Rounds 7-12: Single crochet in each stitch around (30 stitches for 6 rounds)

Round 13: Slip stitch and chain 1; repeat around. Slip the stitch into the same stitch as the starting slip stitch. Fasten off and weave in ends.

 

Measure the pot's base and use cardboard to make a circle.

 

Leaves (make 2)

Chain 7, slip stitch in second chain from hook and next chain, single crochet in next 2 chains, half double crochet in last 2 chains (6 stitches).

Leave a long tail for stitching with a wool needle and bind off.

 

Heart

Round 1: Make 6 single crochet using a magic ring.

Round 2: Now increase in each stitch. Total 12 stitches.

Round 3: Single crochet in each stitch. Bind off, leaving a tail of approximately 10cm for sewing.

 

Continuation of Heart:

Repeat Rounds 1-3 without binding off.

Round 2: In the next round, join the two pieces to form the heart's top.

Round 3: Make 6 single crochet on the second piece, then 12 single crochet on the first piece (starting in the first stitch of the last round), make 6 single crochet on the second piece (24 stitches total).

Hem up the opening between the two parts using the yarn tail that's left over from the first piece. Tie a knot to secure it.

Round 4: Single crochet in each stitch around (24 stitches). Stuff the heart as you go.

Rounds 5-6: Single crochet in each stitch around (12 stitches for 2 rounds).

Round 7: Decrease in each stitch around (6 stitches). Cut the yarn, leaving a tail, and pull through the last stitch. Thread the yarn tail through only the front loops of the last round without tightening. Set aside.

 

Soil

Round 1: Form a magic ring and work 6 single crochet stitches into it.

Round 2: Increase in each stitch around.

Round 3: Single crochet in next stitch, increase; repeat around (18 stitches)

Round 4: Single crochet, increase, single crochet in next 2 stitches, increase; repeat around, single crochet in the last stitch (24 stitches)

Round 5: Single crochet in next 7 stitches, increase; repeat 3 times (27 stitches)

Rounds 6-9: Single crochet in each stitch around (27 stitches for 4 rounds)

Round 10: Single crochet in next 7 stitches, decrease; repeat 3 times (24 stitches)

Round 11: Single crochet in next stitch, decrease; repeat 8 times (16 stitches). Leave the yarn attached and set aside while you prepare the stem.

 

Stem:

●     Use pliers to shape one end of the wire into a 1/2 inch (1.5cm) wide circle. Insert it into the soil with the long end coming out from the center.

●     Trim the wire to your desired length plus 2cm (e.g., for a 4cm stem, make it 6cm long), and fold the end over by 1cm.

●     Continue crocheting at Round 12 of the soil, decreasing in each stitch around.

●     Cut the yarn, leaving a tail. Bring up a long green yarn (about 40cm) through the soil's center.

●     Wrap the yarn around the wire tightly, ensuring no wire shows. Add fabric glue to secure.

●     Place the heart over the wire and wrap excess yarn around the bottom, securing it inside the heart.

●     Sew leaves to the soil on each stem side and weave in all green yarn ends.

●     Close the bottom of the soil by weaving the ending yarn tail through the front loops only of the final round, pulling it closed and hiding the end inside.

●     Place the soil inside the pot.

 

Fantastic job on crafting the adorable pot! Let's find the perfect spot to showcase it, where it can brighten up the room and fill it with warmth and joy. Additionally, we've published a blog post discussing selecting the ideal crochet hooks sets for amigurumi projects. Take a moment to read it, and use the insights gained to make a well-informed decision for your next creative endeavor.

How much Yarn do you Need for Long Tail Cast On?

 

Does your pattern or project want you to cast on multiple stitches on your knitting needles? The long tail cast on method is the best option. While you can use any cast on method for a knitting project, the long tail cast on is amazing for a great number of stitches. So, you must be wanting to get started with the pattern. You will have information on the knitting needle size, even length for circular needles, yarn and more. But, then comes the question- how much yarn do you need for a long tail cast on?

While there is no way to know the exact amount of yarn, you cannot leave it entirely to guestimate. The risk of running out of yarn means you would need to redo everything. You could either waste precious yarn on casting and unraveling or be left with yarn and have long tails to weave.

To never have you deal with this knitting horror, in this blog post, we’ll look at the easy methods to find out the yarn to use for a long tail cast-on.

1.       Zig-Zag Method

Most knitters love this method to calculate the yarn to use for a long tail cast. You simply cast on 10 stitches on the knitting needle mentioned on the pattern (it should be one you would knit your project on) and unravel it. If you are using circular knitting needles do not cast stitches on the cord.

For this zig-zag method- arrange your knitting needle on the craft table or floor. Place the yarn of the 10 cast on stitches in front of the needle and try to keep the line even. Now if you need 50 stitches lay down the yarn 4 times in a zig-zag method in front of the needle. If the stitches are 100 then you need 10 times the length. To make sure you have the appropriate length, use a measuring tape too.

2.       The Rule of the Thumb Method

A commonly used method, this works smoothly for long tail cast on method. Simple set aside four times the length of yarn as your project is wide. For example, a 10-inch scarf set aside 40 inches of yarn to cast on. For a blanket, it is best to have four times length plus an extra 10-12 per cent. While this might leave you with a long tail, it will help with in later on. Make sure that you measure the length and note it down. For the yarn, wind it back into a ball without tangles.

3.       Wrap Method

Hold your knitting needle and wrap the yarn on the needle according to the count of cast on stitches. If you pattern requires you to cast on 50 stitches, wrap the yarn around the needle 50 times. Unravel it again, and you have the exact yarn you will need for the long tail cast-on. Make sure to leave a little extra tail for weaving in.

This method certainly works but make sure that you have to wrap the yarn around the needle with even tension.

4.       Two-Strands Method

When you use two strands of yarn (same yarn cakes or skeins that are wrapped in a way you can access both ends) or different yarn, this is the best method. There is not calculations needed, you simply cast the stitches.

Here’s the four methods to calculate much yarn to use for a long tail cast on. Now cast on stitches and get started with your knitting project!