Valentine’s day is around the corner so why not make some decorative crochet hearts? Put them on a card, make a bunting, attach them to a bouquet of flowers or just make some because they are fun to make 🙂
MATERIAL
Yarn: I have used Järbo 8/4 (Mercerized cotton, 4 ply, fingering weight) and Drops Muskat (Mercerized cotton, 8 ply, DK weight) but I’m sure a lot of other types of yarn would work.
Hook: 2,5 mm with Järbo 8/4 and 4 mm with Drops Muskat.
Other: Scissors and needle.
ABBREVIATIONS, US CROCHET TERMS
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
tr – treble crochet
DESCRIPTION
(Crochet diagram below)
Start with a magic ring.
Round 1:
In the magic ring make: ch 5, 1 tr, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 tr, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 tr, ch 5. Join round with a sl st in the magic ring. Pull the yarn to close the magic ring but do not pull too tight (You need to make a sl st in the magic ring to join round 2).
Round 2:
Make 6 sc in ch-5 space, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, ch 2 and make a sl st in 2:nd ch from hook, skip next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, 1 sc in next st, 6 sc in ch-5 space. Join round with a sl st in the magic ring.
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Make 6 sc in ch-5 space, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, ch 2 and make a sl st in 2:nd ch from hook, skip next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in ch-2 space, 1 sc in next st, 6 sc in ch-5 space. Join round with a sl st in the magic ring.
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
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