Valentine's Day :: Crocheted hearts tutorial - part 1

As promised yesterday, here's the Valentine's heart tutorial - part 1: a flat heart.

Needed: 1 crochet hook and some red yarn. I prefer cotton for this, but any yarn should work.

Stitches used and abbreviations:

cs = chain stitch
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
slst = slip stitch
st = stitch

Pattern:

row 1: cs 5 and make a loop with a slst through the first cs

row 2: cs 3 (makes the first stitch of the row), dc 5 through the loop = 6 stitches

row 3: cs 3; * 1 dc in first stitch of previous row, increase by making 2 dc in underlying stitch previous row *; repeat * * once, 1 dc, 1 dc = 9 st

row 4: 3 cs; * 1 dc, 1 dc, increase 2 dc *, repeat * * once, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 dc = 12 st

row 5: 3 cs, * 1 dc *, repeat * * 4 more times, increase 2dc, repeat * * 5 more times, 1 dc = 14 st

row 6: 3 cs, * 1 dc *, repeat * * 4 more times, + 1 sc +, repeat + + 3 more times, repeat * * 4 times, 1 dc = 15 st

row 7: 1 sc, * 1 sc, 1 dc, 1 dc, 1 sc, 1 sc *, 1 slst, 1slst, repeat * * backwards, 1 sc, 1 slst - cut off yarn and pull end through loop to bind off. And done!


When you think this is complicated try to read it out loud - now, that's complicated!! LOL!

And now I'm off to make another three dimensional heart, because, of course when I made the first one, I just went on and on instead of writing down everything I did... So, wish me good luck and then hopefully you'll find part 2 here tomorrow!