Easy Ladybug with Heart Antennae crochet pattern (free PDF)

R1with red: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R83 sc, (inc, 6 sc) ×5, inc, 3 sc(48)
R9–1448 sc(48)
R15(6 sc, dec) ×6(42)
R163 sc, (dec, 5 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(36)
R17(4 sc, dec) ×6(30)
R182 sc, (dec, 3 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(24)
R19(2 sc, dec) ×6(18)
R20(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R21dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 6.6 cm at the widest, 5 cm long; 21 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

R1with black: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5–724 sc(24)
R81 sc, (dec, 2 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(18)
R9(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R10dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 3.2 cm at the widest, 2.5 cm long; 10 rounds.
→ Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

Round 1with pink: into a magic ring; ch 3 (the first post, not counted); 3 tr, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, 3 dc, 3 tr; ch 3 and sl st into the ring, then pull the ring tight(13)
Flat motif — heart (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.1 × 2 cm; 1 row.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

Round 1with black: into a magic ring; ch 3 (the first post, not counted); 3 tr, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 tr, ch 1, 3 dc, 3 tr; ch 3 and sl st into the ring, then pull the ring tight(13)
Round 2starting with the first tr, work into the stitches only (not into the ch-3 posts or the ch-1 spaces); 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, 3 sc in one st, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc; sl st in the first st to join(19)
Flat motif — heart (worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 2.8 × 2.8 cm; 2 rows.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with black: 5 sc in MR(5)
R21 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc(7)
R37 sc(7)
Size before assembly: about 0.9 cm at the widest, 0.9 cm long; 3 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes 9 mm (on the head): in round 5, 4 st apart (count along round 5: about 2 st each side of the centre top line). Iris white #f8f5ee.
Embroidery in pink thread (on the head), straight stitches through: (in round 3, 0.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 3, 0.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 3, 0.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 3, 0.5 st from the centre top line, toward the toy's left ).
Embroidery in black thread (on the shell body), straight stitches through: (in round 18, on the centre front line) → (in round 14, on the centre front line) → (in round 10, on the centre front line) → (in round 8, on the centre front line).