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CROCHET HEARTS

1/14/2016

 
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Same simple heart pattern with different borders!  Choose the one you want to make, or make them all!  Add a few drops of lavender essential oil to turn it into a sachet.  A lovely way to show someone you are thinking about them on Valentines Day!
Supplies:
  • 100% Cotton Lily Sugar'n Cream Yarn (any color(s) desired)
  • USA size 7 crochet hook
  • Yarn needle
  • Stuffing (poly-fil, cotton, etc)
  • Essential Oil (optional if you want to make it scented)
Basic Heart:
  • Row 1: chain 2 and sc in first chain 3 times.
  • Row 2: turn and chain 1, do 2 sc in first stitch, then 1 in the next, then 2 sc in the last (total 5)
  • Row 3: turn and chain 1, do 2 sc in first stitch, then 1 in each of the next 3, then 2 sc in the last (total 7)
  • Row 4: turn and chain 1 2 sc in 1st stitch, 1 sc in each of the next 5, then 2 sc in last (total 9)
  • Row 5: turn and chain 1 , 2 sc in 1st stitch, 1 sc in each of the next 7, then 2 sc in last (total 11)
  • Row 6: turn and chain 1, 2 sc in 1st stitch, 1 sc in each of the next 9, then 1 sc in last (total 13)
  • Row 7: turn and chain 1, 1 sc in each stitch accross (total 13)
  • Row 8: turn and chain 1, do 1 sc in each of the first 6 stitches (you are doing one bump of the top of the heart)
  • Row 9: turn and chain 1, do 1 sc in each of the 6 stitches accross
  • Row 10: turn and chain 1, sc 1 stitch in the first 4, then do a decrease stitch in the 5th & 6th stitches (learn how to do a decrease stitch here)
  • Row 11: turn and chain 1, do a decrease stitch in the 1st & 2nd, do 1 sc in the third, then do a decrease in the 4th & 5th.  
  • Row 12: turn and chain 1, do 1 sc in each of the 3 stitches. Do not finish off!
  • Do 4 slip stitches down the inside of the heart bump to row 7, do 1 slip stitch in the middle stitch of row 7 (it would be the 7th stitch in of the total 13 stitches).  
  • Row 8: Chain 1, then sc in each of the next 6 stitches accross (you are now making the second bump of the top of the heart).
  • Row 9: turn and chain 1, then sc in each of the 6 stitches.
  • Row 10: turn and chain 1, sc in each of the next 4 stitches, then do a decrease in the 5th and 6th stitches.
  • Row11: turn and chain 1, do a decrease in the 1st & 2nd stitches, sc in the third, then do a decrease in the 4th and 5th stitches
  • Row 12: turn and chain 1, do 1 sc in each of the three stitches. Do NOT finish off yet.
  • Continue around the outside of the heart with single crochet stitches.  It should be 12 stitches down to the point of the heart,  in the same hole as the 12th stitch, do 2 more (3 total at the point of the heart) then another 11 up the side.  Then continue around each bump of the heart using slip stitches instead of sc. Each bump gets 11 slip stitches.  You should have a total of 47 stitches around the outside of the heart.
  • You have finished side one.  Make a second one for side 2.
Connect With A Border:
Choose the border you want to use to connect the two sides of the heart.
Two Tone Border
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Directions:
Using a different color, connect to the center stitch at the tip of the heart and do one single crochet in each stitch around for a total of 47 stitches.  Before you finish, be sure to fill the heart with stuffing. Then using the same color as the heart, connect to the original center stitch of the sc you made at the tip and do one single crochet  in that spot using the same exact original hole.  This will require a longer amount of yarn.  Then chain 2, skip one sc, and sc in the same sc stitch as the alternate color.  You are basically repeating this pattern all the way around using the same stitch holes as the first row of single crochet.  Weave all ends.  Refer to picture if you are confused.
Plain Sc Border
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Directions:
Connect to the center stitch at the tip of the heart and do 2 sc.  Continue around the heart doing one sc in each stitch around.  You want to do the sc's loosely especially around the bumps of the heart.  Connect to original sc and finish with a slip stitch. Weave all loose ends!
Frilly Border
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Directions:
Connect tot he center stitch at the tip of the heart and do 3 dc in that stitch.  Continue around doing 3 dc in each stitch until you approach the "V."  Two stitches before the V decrease to 2 half double crochets  (learn half double crochet here), then to a sc in the center of the V.  Then do 2 half doubles in the next stitch, then do 3 dc in each stitch the rest of the way around.  When you get to the point of the heart do one last dc in the same stitch that you originally did 3 in, connect with slip stitch and finish off.  Weave all loose ends.
Add an Optional Hanging Loop:
Connect to the top center of the "V" with a  slip stitch.  Chain 15 then connect again to the top center of the "V" and finish off.  Weave loose ends.
Happy Valentines Day and thank you for visiting!

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