Crochet Mini Heart Cake Tutorial Valentine's Gift

Materials:

• Main yarn color for the cake (light pink in the tutorial)
• Yarn for the cream and piping (a different color if desired)
• Stuffing
• 3.5 mm hook
• 2 mm hook
• Scissors
• Beads for decoration
• Glue
• Optional: Key ring or chain for a keychain

Abbreviations:

• SC: Single crochet
• DC: Double crochet
• HDC: Half double crochet
• TC: Triple crochet
• Ch: Chain
• St: Stitch
• Sl St: Slip stitch

Instructions:

Making the Cake Body:

Create a magic ring with your main yarn color.

• Ch 3 and TC 3 into the magic ring.
• DC 4 into the magic ring.
• TC 3 to form the point of the heart.
• Repeat steps 3 and 4 on the other side of the heart.
• Ch 3 and Sl St into the magic ring to close the heart.
• Ch 1 and SC in the back loops all the way around. Repeat this for two more rounds.
• Ch 1 and fasten off to complete the bottom of the cake.

Making the Cake Top:

• Repeat steps 1-8 for the top of the cake, but stop after the second round.
• Leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembling the Cake:

• Align the bottom and top of the cake, with the points matching.
• Insert your needle into the middle of the bottom and top, and sew the two pieces together, leaving a small gap for stuffing.
• Stuff the cake with just enough stuffing to create a nice shape.
• Sew up the remaining gap and fasten off.

Making the Cream:

• Insert your hook into the middle of the top of the cake and make a slip knot.
• Ch 4.
• DC cluster 3 times into the first chain.
• Skip 2 stitches and Sl St into the third stitch.
• Repeat steps 2-4 all the way around until you reach the beginning.
• Ch 1 and fasten off.
• Repeat for the bottom of the cake.

Making the Piping:

• Switch to your 2 mm hook and the same yarn as the cream.
• Make a slip knot and insert your hook somewhere on the top of the cake.
• Ch 13.
• Sl St the chain onto the cake, shaping it as desired.
• Repeat this all the way around the cake.

Decorating:

• Add beads or other decorations to the cake and piping.
• Attach a chain or key ring if desired.