Crochet Heart Face with Praying Hands

In this post, you will find instructions on how to crochet a face with praying hands or folded hands applique. This applique can be used as a gesture of prayer or to express hope, gratitude, and respect.

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This crochet face with praying hands has a heart-shaped face, like my previously designed 12 faces, which can be found on this website HERE.

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Abbreviations:

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

YO – yarn over

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Finished Size:

This crochet face with praying hands is about 3-1/2″ (9 cm)

Yarn:

• worsted medium weight yarn, colors – yellow, blue, off white
• cotton crochet thread size 10, color – black

Hooks and other materials:

• crochet hook H/8-5.00 mm
• crochet hook 4.5 mm
• crochet hook size 6/1.8 mm
• sewing needle
• matching sewing threads
• yarn needle

Instructions:

This crochet face with praying hands consists of a heart-shaped face, two closed eyes, and two folded hands.

Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.

Heart-shaped Face

With yellow worsted medium-weight #4 yarn and crochet hook H/8-5.00 mm make a heart for the face. For the heart-shaped face, I used the same pattern as I did for all my other smiley faces. The pattern can be found in the post Heart Eyes Crochet Smiley Face.

Closed Eye – make 2

With black cotton crochet thread size 10  and crochet hook size 6/1.8 mm, Ch 8;

Row 1. Working in back ridge of the Chain – Sl St in 2^nd Ch from hook, SC in each of next 2 Chs, 2 SC in next Ch, SC in each of next 2 Chs, Sl St in last Ch. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Praying Hands

How to change to a new color: work the final stitch with the first color, but do not complete the stitch. You will have 2 loops remain on the hook. Drop first color and draw through the loops on the hook new color and complete the stitch.

Left hand

Cuff

With blue color and crochet hook 4.5 mm, Ch 4;

Row 1. SC in 2^nd Ch from hook and in next 2. Total – 3 SC. Turn.

Row 2. Ch 1, SC in each St across. Change color to off white. Total – 3 SC. Turn.

Row 3. Ch 1, SC in each St across. Total – 3 SC. Turn.

Hand

Sl St in 1^st St, Ch 10, Sl St in 2nd Ch from hook and in next, SC in next 2, HDC in next 2, *YO, insert hook in next Ch, YO and pool a loop*, skip next Ch, repeat from * to * one more time, you have 5 loops on your hook, YO and pull through all those loops, skip next St of the Cuff, Sl St in next St. Fasten off.

Right Hand

Cuff

With blue color and crochet hook 4.5 mm, Ch 4,

Row 1. SC in 2^nd Ch from hook and in next 2. Total – 3 SC. Turn.

Row 2. Ch 1, SC in each St across. Change color to off white. Total – 3 SC. Turn.

Row 3. Ch 1, SC in each St across. Total – 3 SC. Turn.

Hand

Sl St in 1^st St, Ch 8, Sl St in 2^nd Ch and in next, SC in next 2, HDC in next 2, (HDC, Ch 1, HDC) in next, skip next St of the Cuff, Sl St in next St. Fasten off.

Finishing

Block the face and hands.

Sew on eyes onto the face.

Sew on hands onto the face.

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