Valentine’s day is slowly approaching. Have you started thinking about how you could surprise your significant other this year? In this post I want to share a free pattern for a simple heart. It is really fast to make, so it won’t take long if you would like to crochet several of them. I made my heart in one color, but you are free to experiment. I think that it would look nice too if the last round would be in a different color: then it would have a more defined edge.
This pattern requires only a few simple stitches. Perhaps relatively more complicated might be a treble crochet (if you have never done it before, you can check this tutorial), but in general the project is surely suitable for beginners.
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Good luck!
Pinterest: Also, you can save it to Pinterest for later here.
Materials
- Yarn: any thin yarn will work. I used gray and peach Madame tricote Almina 8/4 100% cotton yarn 50 g
- Hook: as suggested on your yarn label. I used hook size 1.5.
Abbreviations (US terms)
- sl st: slip stitch
- st: stitch
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- trc: treble crochet
- prev: previous
- rnd: round
- rep **: repeat from * to *
Notes
You will be working in rounds. The size of the heart is 5.5 x 5.0 cm.
Pattern
Start by making an adjustable (magic) ring.
Round 1: ch 3, 1 dc in the magic ring, ch 4; *2 dc in the magic ring, ch 4*, rep ** 3 times, join with a slip stitch.
Round 2: ch 1, 1 sc in the dc of the prev rnd, 4 sc in the ch4 space of the prev rnd; *2 sc in each dc of the prev rnd, 4 sc in the ch4 space of the prev rnd*, rep ** 3 times, join with a sl st.
Round 3:
- ch 1, 3 sc in the 3 sc of the prev rnd, skip the next 3 sc of the prev rnd and make all the following stitches in the fourth sc: 1 trc, *ch 1, 1 trc*, rep ** 5 times.
- Skip 2 sc of the prev rnd and make a sl st in the third sc of the prev rnd.
- Skip 2 sc of the prev rnd and make all the following stitches in the third sc: 1 trc, *ch 1, 1 trc*, rep ** 5 times.
- Skip 2 sc of the prev rnd, make 6 sc in 6 sc of the prev rnd, ch 2, 2 sc in the next two st of the prev rnd, join with a sl st.
Round 4:
- ch 1, 3 sc in the next 3 st of the prev rnd; *1 sc in the trc of the prev rnd, 2 sc in the ch1 space of the prev rnd*, rep ** 5 times. 3 sl st in the next 3 st of the prev rnd; *2 sc in the ch1 space of the prev rnd, 1 sc in the trc of the prev rnd*, rep ** 5 times.
- 6 sc in the next 6 st of the prev rnd. In the ch2 space of the prev rnd: 1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc. Then make 2 sc in the next 2 st of the prev rnd. Join with a sl st.
Enjoy your heart!
You can save this pattern to Pinterest here.
Julie Lowery
February 4, 2020 at 2:17 amThank you again for the beautiful pattern! I wish I could send you a picture of my finished pattern.
Nordic Hook
February 4, 2020 at 8:33 amI would love to see it! You could post a picture on Nordic Hook’s Facebook page in the comment section for the heart post. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/pg/nordichook/
Danielle
February 13, 2020 at 5:06 amLove this! I used medium yarn and a bigger hook just because it’s what I had, and it came out great! I’m excited to try some more of your creations.
Nordic Hook
February 13, 2020 at 7:30 amI am very happy that you like it 🙂
Karen
February 26, 2020 at 6:09 pmI was at a retreat for a week and crocheted these up quickly for my new friends. They loved them! Thank you for a very sweet pattern. Now I see there is another one for me to try!
Nordic Hook
February 27, 2020 at 12:27 pmI am so glad you like them 🙂