Valentine’s Worry Worm Crochet Pattern

The more I read about people’s reactions to making or finding worry worms, the more inspired I am to create all kinds of Worry Worm designs (sometimes called wiggly worms) that crocheters can use for different occasions.

Crochet worry worms became a real hit when a FB Group called “Random Acts of Crochet Kindness” came up with the idea to distribute these simple crochet worry worms with a poem packaged in a small see-through plastic baggie or organza bag anywhere you can think of… in the woods, playground, nursing home, school, camping area… wherever.

These cute crochet worry worms are meant to put a smile on whoever finds them and comfort them in times of sorrow or stress.

The idea of these worry worms is to go out of one’s way to make another person smile. It builds a sense of community in kind acts, and attempts to make the world a bit lighter and brighter!

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I designed some more themed Worry Worms that you could use throughout the year for different seasons/occasions. Have a look at these new Worry Worm designs as well (in the link below)

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Materials Needed
Yarn:

• Lily Sugar ‘n Cream in yellow.

• Some DK yarn in red. I used Red Wine from Paintbox Yarns Simply DK.

• 2 Crochet hooks
  For the worry worm head & body I used a 4.5 mm hook. For the worry worm hearts I used a 2.5 mm hook.

• A tapestry needle

• A pair of scissors

• Plastic or organza baggies

• Printer & A4 paper or cardstock to print your tags.

Abbreviations
ch = chain
mc = magic circle
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
st = stitch
sts = stitches
fo = fasten off

Skill Level
Advanced Beginner - (knowledge of how to crochet a Magic Circle or alternative - please see options below)

Measurements/Size
This worry worm measures about 17 cm (6.7 inches) in length.

Yardage
Yardage = 15 m (16.4 yards)

Gauge
Gauge is not really that crucial for this tutorial. Just try experimenting with different hook sizes & different weight yarns to get a gauge you are happy with for the project you are working on.

If your worry worm looks smaller than you anticipated, try a thicker weight yarn or a smaller size crochet hook.

If you want your worry worm to be longer, just increase the number of stitches in your beginning (body) chain.

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Notes
- You can use any type of yarn as long as you have a corresponding crochet hook size (check yarn label for recommendations).

• There are 2 main methods to crochet worry worms:

    1. From the bottom up - meaning you start from the tail end
  
    2. From the top down - meaning you start with the head.

• I personally prefer the second method (starting with the head), because you get a better finish to your worry worm and the head sits straight on the body. It does require you to know how to crochet a Magic Circle.

If you don’t know how to crochet a Magic Circle, you can either try to figure it out with these video tutorials, or you could just crochet 3 chains (ch), join the last stitch to the first stitch with a slip stitch (sl st) and crochet your 12 dc (double crochet) stitches into the little gap/ring you just created.

• You can make the pattern larger or smaller by changing the type of yarn and/or hook.

• Numbers at the end of each step (in brackets) indicate the number of final stitches in that step.

• Please note that I use US crochet terms.

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Please Note

This product is for a CROCHET PATTERN only.

Worry Worm tags are also available (purchased separately).

This is NOT a finished physical item. Nothing will be shipped to you by post. You will download a digital file that you can save on your computer/tablet or cell phone.

NO RETURNS or REFUNDS will be issued on Instant Downloads after pattern/s have been downloaded.

This pattern explains how I make this project. It is NOT GUARANTEED that your finished project looks exactly the same. This will depend on a number of reasons: yarn and hook you use, your crocheting skills, style, tension, etc.

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Tester Recognition:

A Big THANK YOU to Ethy Owens for Testing my pattern and to Silke Karp for tech editing.