Project introduction
This is a pattern overview, not a full tutorial. The Silly clown heart 🙂 is a free crochet design published by Expired Clown on Ravelry, filed under Softies then Other, and it is aimed at fellow clown lovers. Below you will find what the listing tells us about the project, the supplies it calls for and the skills it assumes, with the actual row-by-row instructions living on the designer’s own page. For the working pattern, follow the Original designer’s pattern and instructions.
Silly clown heart 🙂
Expired Clown describes this as a silly free crochet pattern for clown fans. The listing notes that optional check boxes sit to the left of each row if you like tracking progress, that the piece is worked in a continuous spiral, and that every decrease is an invisible decrease worked in front loops only. The pattern is written in US terminology. With the listed materials, the source says the amigurumi should measure roughly 3 1/8 by 4 3/8 by 2 inches.
Before starting, the designer expects basic color change, basic crochet stitches and techniques, basic sewing and basic embroidery. The abbreviation list covers sc, st, sl st, ch, dc, MR, inc, dec, FLO and BLO. Parentheses followed by a number mean repeat the bracketed sequence that many times, as in (4 sc, inc)6. An ellipsis means every stitch is worked into the same stitch, as in 5 sc, 2 dc. Stitch counts for each row appear after the arrow sign.
Supplies checklist
The source lists what was used for the smaller heart made from worsted yarn, and notes that quantities were not measured but should not take much yarn or stuffing. Gather everything before you begin so the color changes and detail work flow smoothly.
- Worsted yarn in the colors you want
- Stuffing, such as polyfill
- Crochet hook, 2.75 mm (a US size C hook equivalent)
- Sewing needle
- Pins, for positioning the details and hat
- Scissors
- Optional stitch marker, the designer simply used a piece of yarn
Construction moves in a continuous spiral rather than joined rounds, and the shaping relies on invisible decreases worked through front loops only. Beyond the crochet, the project involves basic sewing and basic embroidery, and pins come in handy for placing the details and the hat before you secure them. The source does not publish the row-by-row sequence here, so treat this page as orientation and work from the designer’s own instructions for every round and stitch count.
On rights, the listing states copyright is all rights reserved, the pattern owner is ExpiredClown, and the pattern is for personal use only. Distributing it in any way, including translation or publishing on websites, is prohibited. Selling the finished product you made is allowed, and while attribution is not required, the designer says it would be appreciated. The page also links to another design, Little Jester, if you enjoy this style.
