I created this crochet Heart Paw Print Applique for Lucy, our Golden Retriever, who will be 10 years old in a couple of days.
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Lucy is so beautiful, funny and cute. She is bringing us so much love and we can’t imagine our life without her.
She taught us what is important in life and left her pawprints on our hearts forever. Thank you for the wonderful 10 years together and Happy Birthday, our sweet Lucy!
“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” Agatha Christie
Have you noticed that a dog paw looks like a heart? My crochet paw print applique is made from one large heart for the pad and four small hearts for the toes.
Just crochet these hearts and embellish with them any of your dog items – blanket, clothes, bed, etc., or any of your own items – scarf, hat, or bag!
I used this heart paw applique to embellish a crochet dog bandana and Christmas stocking, which I made for Lucy.
More patterns I designed for Lucy can be found here: Crochet Patterns for Dogs.
Crochet Paw Print Applique – Free Crochet Pattern
The pattern for this heart is also available as a print-friendly, styled and advertisement-free PDF file. You can get it from my Etsy Shop.
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Abbreviations:
(See a list of crochet abbreviations used in patterns by yarn industry designers and publishers HERE)
Ch – chain
DC – double crochet
HDC – half double crochet
Rnd – round
SC- single crochet
Sl St – slip stitch
St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)
TR – treble crochet
Finished Size:
The large heart is about 1-3/4”, and the small heart is about ½”.
Yarn:
Hook:
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Instructions:
You need to make one large heart for the pad and four small hearts for the toes.
Large Heart
Ch 4;
Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 9 HDC, 3 DC; Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Rnd 2. Ch 3, HDC + DC in first St, 3 TR in next St, 2 DC in next St, DC in each of next 4 Sts, 3 DC in next St, DC in each of next 4 Sts, 2 DC in next St, 3 TR in next St, DC + HDC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Rnd 3. Ch 3, SC in first St, 2 SC in each of next 5 Sts, SC in each of the next 6 Sts, 2 SC in next St, SC in each of the next 6 Sts, 2 SC in each of next 5 Sts, SC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.
Fasten off.
Small Heart – make four
Make a magic ring,
Rnd 1. Ch 2, (3 HDC, 2 SC, HDC, 2 SC, 3 HDC) in ring, Ch 2, Sl St in ring.
Pull the tail yarn to close the ring.
Fasten off.
Embellish with your crochet heart paw print anything you would like!
I hope you enjoyed this heart paw print free crochet pattern!
With Love,
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Enjoy some more beautiful photos of our Lucy! (I have literally thousands of Lucy’s pictures and it was really hard to choose only a couple of them!)
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So cute! And that dog is adorable! What a great inspiration.
Thank you! I am glad that you like it!
Love your applique! Your dog, Lucy, is so beautiful – you are very blessed. Happy Birthday, Lucy! Thank you for sharing your crochet items – love them all!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am very happy that you like my appliques! And yes, Lucy is the best dog ever!
Love your designs! I am making the bandana for my canine niece Gracie for Christmas. She is a chunky chihuahua ? so I divided the row count in half so it will fit her. Merry Christmas to you and sweet Lucy!??
I am very glad to hear that you like my designs! Thank you so much for your kind words! Merry Christmas to you too!
Thank you so much for the pattern I have been hunting for these for a long time. I’m trying to make a fox appliqué to put on a blanket and make these paws to go with it. Do you have a easy fox pattern that is an appliqué also.
Yes, I do! Here is my Fox applique: https://www.goldenlucycrafts.com/crochet-fox-applique-pattern/. I hope you will like it.
Dear Olena,
Thank you for sharing your patterns. I plan to make Lucy bandanas for my grown children and grandchildrens pups. Sadly, I no longer have a dog of my own as my husband is allergic. Loved the pictures of your sweet girl.
Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Judee Core
Thank you for sharing your paw pattern. I love it. And Lucy is precious.
You are very welcome! I am happy to hear that you like my heart paw!
I have about a 3/4 inch in the center of my big heart. How do you avoid this? I have redone it so many times and end up with the same result.
To avoid having a hole in the center, when you work in 4th chain (round 1), insert your hook under two loops (or strands). If you work under one strand, it will stretch and you will have a large hole. Working under two loops prevents stretching. You may have just a small hole in the center, you can close it while fastening off the beginning end.
Please post how to connect the toes w/ the paw. Thanku Etta
You don’t connect them. This is an applique. You just need to sew on each piece individually.