With Valentine's Day fast approaching I've got a crochet idea perfect for your special someone. This project requires only the basics of crochet skills so what are you waiting for? After all, nothing says 'I Love You' more than a handmade gift.
This pattern may seem familiar to any of you into paper crafts as a child like I was. We would make these out of construction paper at school and used them to house all the inevitable Valentine's we would receive. When I was trying to come up with a new crochet pattern for Valentine's Day, I couldn't get these paper hearts out of my head. So I came up with a way to make these hearts with crochet and now I'm going to share it with all of you.
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This pattern is available for free below or you can find a free PDF version on Ravelry: download now
Prefer a visual to a written pattern? Full tutorial is also available on YouTube
Have you made your own heart basket weave? I would LOVE to see it. Tag me on Instagram @CraftyCovMom Also, are you guys familiar with the paper version of this craft? Let me know if you want me to do a post on that as well.
Materials
Hook - Use a size smaller than what is recommended on the yarn band. Recommended size on the brand I used was 4mm, I have used a 3mm hook.
Wool - I used Stylecraft Special DK but the pattern will work with any DK weight wool
Yarn A Plum - 1 ball
Yarn B Graphite - 1 ball
Darning Needle
Scissors
Abbreviations US Crochet Terms
Mc - Magic Circle
Ch - Chain
St/s - Stitch/es
Sl St - Slip Stitch
Sc - Single Crochet
FO - fasten off
RS - Right Side
WS - Wrong Side
Pattern Notes
Measurement: Using DK wool this heart is approximately 6'' x 6''
Tension/Gauge: Not critical for this project, however, if your stitches are too loose the heart will not hold together properly. This is why I've used a smaller hook than what is recommended on the yarn band.
The Crochet part of this pattern is simple, needing only the basics of skills. The complexity is in the construction so read the instructions carefully on how to sew together your pieces
Top Section of the Heart
This section is a simple semi-circle with a standard increase. It starts with a Magic Circle but is crocheted in rows.
I used a stitch marker to denote the WS as I find it really hard to tell the difference and it becomes important when you have to sew your pieces together
This section starts with a Magic Circle, is this something you struggle with? Check out my Magic Circle Tutorial post to skill up.
With Yarn A - MC, Ch1
Row 1 (RS): 3 Sc in the MC, pull closed, Ch 1 and turn (3 sts)
Row 2 (WS): 2 Sc in each st, Ch 1 and turn (6 sts) - insert your stitch marker on this side now if you like
Row 3 (RS): *Sc in the first st, 2 Sc in the next st, repeat from * 2 more times, Ch 1 and turn (9 sts)
Row 4 (WS): *Sc in the first 2 sts, 2 Sc in the next st, repeat from * 2 more times, Ch 1 and turn (12 sts)
Row 5 (RS): *Sc in the first 3 sts, 2 Sc in the next st, repeat from * 2 more times, Ch 1 and turn (15 sts)
Row 6 (WS): *Sc in the first 4 sts, 2 Sc in the next st, repeat from * 2 more times, Ch 1 and turn (18 sts)
Row 7 (RS): *Sc in the first 5 sts, 2 Sc in the next st, repeat from * 2 more times, Ch 1 and turn (21 sts)
FO, weave in ends
Make another semi-circle with Yarn A and then two with Yarn B
Weave Strands
These are super easy, straight lines crocheted back and forth
With Yarn A, Ch 31
Ensure you leave a good tail when you do your slip knot as you will use this to sew pieces together
Row 1 (RS): starting with the 2nd chain from the hook, SC in each st along, Ch 1 and turn (30 sts)
For the first row after a foundation chain I like to crochet into the 3rd loop, I like the way this looks more than the traditional way.
Row 2 (WS): Sc in each st along (30sts)
Row 3-4: Repeat Row 2, ending on WS (30 sts)
FO, leaving a longer than normal tail as you will use this to sew your pieces together
Make 3 more Weave Strands with Yarn A and then 4 with Yarn B
Constructing the Heart
Crocheting part of this pattern is over, now you are going to sew all your finished pieces together
All of this is done with WS facing, you will be making two of these, one with making the pieces crocheted with Yarn A and one with Yarn B
Lie each of your weave strands alongside each other. Using the yarn tails, sew the weave strands along the flat edge of your first semi circle,
then weave in the ends. Space them evenly so there is no space between.
Then take your second semicircle and do the same along the other end of your weave strands.
I know these pieces look NOTHING like a heart but they will, trust me
Making the Weave
This is the trickiest, most fiddly part of the pattern. I'm with you, you got this!
-Fold both of your finished pieces in half so they look like this (Photo 1), make sure that the WS is on the inside and the RS is on the outside
-Hold the Yarn A finished piece in your non dominant hand, and the finished piece for Yarn B perpendicular in your non dominant hand (Photo 2)
-Take the top strand from the finished piece of Yarn B and place it inbetween the two halves of the first strand in Yarn A (Photo 3)
-Continuing with that top strand of Yarn B, this time take the second strand of Yarn A and place it around the two halves of the second strand of Yarn A (Photo 4)
-Alternate going in and then around the weave strands from Yarn A until you get to the end.
-Once you are finished with the first strand of Yarn B it should look like this (Photo 5)
-Moving on to the second strand from Yarn B, alternate the in and out pattern used with the previous strand
-Once you are finished with the second strand from Yarn B your weave should look like this (Photo 6)
-You now have two strands left from Yarn B, keep alternating the in and out weave (Photo 7)
-If you've done the weave correctly the weave will look like this from the outside (Photo 8), and you should be able to open it up like this (Photo 9)
And you are done! Fill these adorable hearts with love notes or sweeties and give them out to all your Valentines 💗
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