Knitwear designer Karelle Levy shows us how to crochet a heart by sharing her quick and simple pattern. Plus, it’s a great way to master the treble crochet stitch!
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With a whole world of fun motifs out there, simple crochet hearts are still a craft fan favorite. They can be applied to accessories, garments, or even used individually as keychains. Some very popular crochet patterns have hearts throughout, but some are simpler than others.
One thing about this easy crochet heart pattern: if you don’t already know the treble crochet stitch, this is a great way to practice it! TRC stitches are used in tons of crochet projects and are pretty essential for the modern crochet artist to know and love.
On top of that, this pattern also makes great use of the magic circle! You will actually work all around the circle and close up the ring to finish the heart.
Pattern instructions for one simple crochet heart:
Magic circle, ch 3, 3 trc, 3 dc, sc, trc, sc, 3 dc, 3 trc, ch 3, sl st, pull tight to close the circle, tie off.
In case you’re a newb to pattern reading, the terms are defined here:
- ch = chain
- trc = treble crochet (AKA triple crochet)
- dc = double crochet
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
The treble stitch forms the tip of the heart, and signifies you’re halfway through, at which point you continue around and repeat the same stitches in opposite order.
Heads up, you won’t really see the shape of the heart until you close up the magic circle. The final step is to cut the yarn, pull it tight, and tie it off as you see fit for your particular project.
Hands down, the best way to use a heart motif is as part of a freeform crochet art project, such as a hat, bag, blanket or funky crochet canvas!
What’s your favorite place to put your crochet hearts? Share in the comments section!
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Love that stitch, thank you for sharing..
Thank you so much could not find a pattern anywhere. Bless u
Love it!! Very easy and very cute
I will give this a try. Wish me luck.
Love it
Can you show me how to make a bigger Heart ❤️ a pillow size please….
Réellement, magnifique!
I enjoyed this video very much thank you
Great interested art. Thank you for sharing
I add them to rugs
Brilliant love it
Very nice
Thank you for this information I will be doing it in just a few days, have a wonderful night,
Beautiful
That is just the neatest thing and I was thinking how making camouflage hearts would be need to make a bunch of them and take them to the veterans home and pass them out there’s just any small craft that you could show appreciation for the service. Thank you
Hi how do you do a magic circle never heard of this before xx
I would like to put them in the middle of a square and make a lapgan or put them on a hat or make headbands for my granddaughters
liz
That was very interesting
I enjoyed this video.
Love those ideas Elizabeth!
Best of luck Jeanne!
Very nice I think a heart would look nice on a baby dress.thank you.
Finish a baby blanket I’m going to put hearts on it Thanks for sharing
So simple! My fellow group members will be delighted.
I live this! There are endless possibilities!
Very easy and beautiful, thanks for sharing.