Show Your Love for Crochet this Valentine's Day by Learning to Make a 3D Crochet Heart!

It’s nearly Valentine’s, why not craft up this simple pattern you may love?

3D Crochet Heart

(Beginner/intermediate)

Materials:

• Small crochet hook (3.5mm or less)

• Stitch marker

• Worsted weight (3) yarn in any colour

• Fiberfill stuffing

• Yarn needle

• (As always, a bit of patience!)

Abbreviations: (US terminology)

st = stitch

sc= single crochet

inc = increase (2 sc into single stitch)

dec =invisible decrease (sc 2 stitches together)

sl st = slip stitch

[.]= total number of stitches in round

Working in continuous rounds with a yarn marker, mark the beginning of each round.

Upper Heart: (Make 2.)

Rnd   1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]

Rnd   2: inc in each stitch repeat around [12]

Rnd   3: *sc, inc in next st, repeat from * around [18]

Rnd   4: sc around. [18]

• For the first upper heart section, cut a long yarn tail and pull the end through the final stitch

• For the second upper heart section do not fasten off but continue working as follows in lower heart directions.

Lower Heart: (in this step we'll connect the two upper heart sections together)

Rnd   5:  Connect the first upper heart section to the second with a sc. Place your stitch marker in this stitch as it will be the first stitch of the new round. SC in next 15 stitches. Skip the next 2 stitches remaining on the first upper heart section, skip 2 stitches on the second heart section before you continue to sc around. [32]  (Yes this will leave a hole for the time being)

Rnd   6: sc around. [32]

• Before proceeding with rounds, carefully secure your working end and use the long tail from the first upper heart section to sew the hole closed. Fasten off securely. Pick up your working end and resume working the remaining rounds.

Rnd   7: 6 sc, 2 dec, 12 sc, 2 dec, 6 sc. [28]

Rnd   8: 5 sc, 2 dec, 10 sc, 2 dec, 5 sc. [24]

Rnd   9: 4 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc. [20]

• Begin stuffing the heart after round 9 and continue stuffing as needed after each round.

Rnd  10: 3 sc, 2 dec, 6 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc. [16]

Rnd  11: 2 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc. [12]

Rnd  12: 1 sc, 2 dec, 2 sc, 2 dec, 1 sc. [8]

Rnd  13: dec around [4] (This round is entirely optional - it will give a more “pointed’ bottom)

• Fasten off leaving a long tail. Sew through the outer loop only of each of the final row of stitches, pull tight to close. Work in the end.

[Image consists of a pair of crocheted hearts.]

I’ll be working on making a whole rainbow of hearts the next few days, but I’d love to see yours as well! Share your pictures here!

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