A funny red heart with big googly eyes and a pink tongue – make it with fluffy white angel wings or with little devil wings and a long tail. A wire frame keeps the tail in shape.
A sweet handmade Valentine’s gift. Pattern by Galina Astashova with step-by-step photos.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Easy
FINISHED SIZE:
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Approx. 12 cm (4.7 inches) high; the tail is approx. 40 cm (16 inches) long with a 1 mm hook.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Crochet in rounds
Single crochet
Increasing
Decreasing
Slip stitch
Wire frame
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Any red yarn for the main parts (approx. 200 yards of mercerized cotton), plus a little pink and white for the tongue and eyes.
• For the white wings: mohair yarn of the same thickness (e.g. Nako Mohair Delicate, 500 m / 100 g).
• Matching hook, much thinner than the yarn label suggests (1 mm used).
• Stuffing, plastic-covered copper wire for the frame and fabric plaster tape (1–1.5 cm) for the wire ends.
• 2 glass eyes with loops (9–10 mm) for the pupils, a little blue felt (1 mm) for the irises, black fishing line for the eyelashes.
• Sewing thread, sewing and tapestry needles, a wooden stick, paint or eye shadow for tinting.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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The pattern is written using US terminology (UK differences are explained).
14 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
