I’ve been having fun playing with crocheting hearts.
There is a bake sale fundraiser for my oldest son’s after-school care program every February. I’m really not all that talented in the kitchen, especially when it comes to baking at altitude. I decided this time to use up some of my worsted cotton and make heart shaped facial scrubbies for the sale.
I played around with various patterns I found online and made 10 hearts. I wasn’t 100% happy with how they were coming out and kept tweaking the patterns. Then today decided to try a completely different approach and since it is a quick fun little pattern thought I would share it with all of you.
Here is the little Heart I came up with.
Sample in photo is worked in Crème de la Crème (Coats and Clark) 100% cotton with a size H-8 (5.0 mm) hook and came out 3 x 3 inches. You can use any yarn or thread you want to get various size hearts. Use the appropriate size hook for the gauge of your yarn.
Little Heart Instructions
Row 1: Chain 7, work a single crochet in the back bump of 2nd chain from the hook. Single crochet in back bumps of each chain to end. (6 sc)
Row 2: Chain 1, turn, work a single crochet in each stitch across (6 sc)
Row 3-6: Repeat Row 2 four times.
Row 7: Turn square to work on one side of square, work 5 Double crochet(Shell) in the end of the 3rd row. Loosely slip stitch in end of 6th row. Turn square to work on next side, loose slip stitch in first stitch, work Shell in 4th stitch of side, slip stitch in next corner, ch 1.
Round 8: Work 6 sc evenly spaced on next side, ch 3, work 6 sc evenly down side. Work 2 sc in first dc, 2 hdc in next dc, 3 dc in next dc, hdc in next dc, slip st loosely in 5th dc of shell, tight slip st in corner of original square, loose slip st in next dc, hdc in next dc, 3 dc in next dc, 2 hdc in next st, 2 sc in last dc of 2nd shell.
Finishing: Can end Round 8 with slip st into first sc of round…or use a needle join for an invisible joining of the round.
Mamas2Hands 
Cute way to make a heart. I like that you shared the diagram and the written out pattern. I need to figure out diagramming of patterns myself as I am a really visual learner and could probably do well with them.
They are really wonderful. Charts made a huge difference for me and being able to follow patterns (I am also a visual learner). I often chart out written patterns when I am trying to understand written instructions.
I love the Chart. Most of the crochet book I have all use these charts. wish more people used them.
So glad you like the use of the chart. I find them really helpful. Though my favorite patterns use both text and charts. I learned to crochet fancy stitch patterns by “reading” the fabric, so charts are a natural extension of that for me.
Wow! That was so amazing! I love how super easy it was to make! Thanks so much!