It is nearly Valentine’s Day! Would you like to make some sweet crochet hearts to give to someone special? Or, you could make a crochet heart garland to hang on your mantle. They would also be perfect to embellish a baby blanket, or crochet some hearts in Rainbow shades, to make a garland for a new baby. The patterns includes a helpful photo tutorial.
You could crochet some pretty Gerbera Flowers to add to your hearts!
I love to use a neutral shade like cream for the edging, and they always remind me of faded crochet doilies. So I named the pattern – Vintage Crochet hearts.
But I couldn’t resist making a selection in retro bright shades as well. I will have an easy pattern for some crochet flowers for you try in a few days……have fun with your own colour combinations!
*This pattern is featured in AllFreeCrochet’s 24 Downton Abbey Crochet Patterns!
You can find the pattern for the crochet flowers HERE
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Materials
- Scraps of Cotton Yarn in sportsweight
- I always have a stash in my craft room, of these gorgeous little balls of Scheepjes Catona 25g – they also come in even smaller balls Scheepjes Catona 10g in 100 shades. I use this yarn to make my crochet flowers, and also use it to make all my Christmas Baubles. It is crisp and has great stitch definition….and all those colours to choose from!
- 3mm crochet hook
- You can also use a DK weight cotton yarn and a 3.5mm crochet hook.
- Yarn needle to sew in threads
Size
Approx 2in x 2in in yarn recommended
Abbreviations (US terms)
Beg Beginning
Ch Chain
SC Single crochet
DC Double crochet
Rep Repeat
RS Right side
Sl st Slip stitch
Sp(s) Space/spaces
BL Back loop
Abbreviations (UK terms)
Beg Beginning
Ch Chain
DC Double crochet
TR Treble crochet
Rep Repeat
RS Right side
Sl st Slip stitch
Sp(s) Space/spaces
BL Back loop
Instructions for Crochet Hearts
In US crochet terms (see abbreviations for UK terms)
Row 1: Using first colour, ch 2, 3 sc into 2nd ch from hook. turn – 3sc
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc into 1st st, 1 sc into next st, 2 sc into last st, turn – 5sc
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc into 1st st, 1 sc into next 3 sts, 2 sc into last st, turn – 7sc
Row 4: Ch 1, 1 sc into each st across, turn – 7sc
Row 5: Repeat row 4
Row 6: Repeat row 4
Row 7: Sl st into 1st st, 5 dc into next st, sl st into next 3 sts, 5 dc into next st, sl st into last st, do not turn.
With RS facing, continue around edge of heart as follows. See pics for hints to place your hook
Round 8: Ch1, work 5 sc evenly towards bottom point, work [1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc] into point (beg ch),
work 8 sc evenly up the other side of heart,
work 3 sc into next st ( the middle dc of the 5 dc of previous row), 1 sc into next 2 sts, sl st into next st, skip 1 st, sl st into next st, 1 sc into next 2 sts, 3 sc into next st ( the middle dc of the 5 dc of previous row),
1 sc into next 3 sts, sl st into beg ch 1. Fasten off yarn.
Join in contrast colour to any st from previous round in BL (back loop) only. Work into each stitch as follows:
*ch 2, sl st into next st; rep from * around. Fasten off yarn and weave in threads.
I used my favourite Retro shades in orange, pink, lime and deep purple to crochet hearts and flowers, and made a simple chain to string them together. Here is a picture of the crochet garland hanging on my garden shed.
You can find the pattern for the crochet flowers and instructions to make a garland HERE
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4 Comments
Anabelia Craft Design
February 10, 2019 at 2:02 pmHello, dear! ????
What an amazing crochet heart idea! I’d like to include one of these pictures in a Round-Up of Crochet Projects for Valentine’s Day that I’m going to publish soon in my blog.
Of course, I will attach the appropriate link to your blog.
I wish you a lovely Sunday! ???? ????????????
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February 10, 2019 at 10:12 pmThank you ! I would be delighted to be included and I appreciate your kind words x
Anita F bustos
August 1, 2020 at 11:26 pmThese hearts are wonderful!! We have some awesome senior volunteers who are helping to drop off notes and books and food to some of our elderly that are not well and need some encouragement so we want to make your awesome hearts and hang them in there windows to cheer them up! We want to hang 1 inside so they can pin our cards or some of there family photos on it . We think this will really bring some smiles to many !! Thank You for sharing!! I will take some photos and send to you.
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August 2, 2020 at 9:53 amWhat a lovely and thoughtful project:) I am so pleased you are enjoying the pattern and thank you so much for letting me know!