Decorative hearts

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
dc – double 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.

CROCHET DIAGRAM

VIDEO TUTORIAL

 

If you’ve got questions, or find any errors in this pattern, please tell me!
It would be very nice to see your hearts, so please tag images with #intheyarngarden or feel free to leave a comment with a link to your picture.  🙂

Happy crocheting!

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