I love this time of year because love is in the air! Pink & Red hearts everywhere! In this post you will learn to how to crochet a heart with a step-by-step tutorial and companion video tutorial.
This is how to crochet a heart for beginners!
It’s so easy, and the step-by-step picture and video tutorial are a perfect companion to learn to crochet a heart.
A few years ago I created a crochet heart pattern (Heart on a Sleeve Crochet Heart Pattern) and used it to make a scarf for my daughter. I LOVED how it turned out, and when a crocheter friend sent me a picture of her finished scarf, she turned it into a conversation heart scarf!
Creating Different Crochet Heart Sizes
You can work 3 different heart sizes with this pattern. A small, medium and large hearts.
- Row 1 = Small Heart
- Row 1 + 2 = Medium Heart
- Rows 1 + 2 + 3 = Large Heart
- Row 4 = Border + different color
Table of contents
- This is how to crochet a heart for beginners!
- More Cute Crochet Heart Patterns You May LOVE:
- Create Different Sized Hearts
- Free Crochet Heart Pattern
- How to Crochet a Heart for Beginners
- How to Crochet a Heart for Beginners – Step by Step
- Picture Guide to Creating a Crochet Heart
- Full Video Tutorial – How to Crochet a Heart for Beginners
Check out the free crochet heart scarf pattern that uses this heart pattern as a template:
Well, I decided to re-write it, and create a conversation heart scarf version, and also simplify the pattern.
It turned out great! Learning how to crochet a heart is easy, and I hope you enjoy using this cute crochet heart pattern in many of your projects! These are so awesome…
I will be stitched words on these so look out for another tutorial on how to stitch letters – I will update this post when I do.
OR if YOU do, please post and share them with me using #stardustcrochetconvohearts
More Cute Crochet Heart Patterns You May LOVE:
Create Different Sized Hearts
You can create different sizes depending on how many rounds you work. Working through all 4 rounds will create a heart that measures approximately 5 inches.
Free Crochet Heart Pattern
How to Crochet a Heart for Beginners
This easy how to crochet a heart tutorial and pattern has four rows, which makes it super simple. It uses the basics of all crochet stitches; the single crochet, half double crochet, and treble crochet. There is one somewhat “advanced” stitch called the stacked treble crochet.
Alternatives to Using a Stacked Treble Crochet
You don’t need to create the stacked treble crochet if you don’t want to – do this instead:
- Chain 3 to start round 1, then make 1 treble crochet into the ring.
- Continue with Steps 3 – 7.
- For step 8 (beginning of round 2), single crochet into the 3rd chain from beginning of round (into it, not around it).
- Continue on to step 10.
How to Do a Stacked Treble Crochet
Ultimately, watching the video will help you learn this stitch the best. However, here is a step by step guide to creating the stacked treble crochet. To get a visual of what a stacked treble crochet looks like, refer to Step 2 below.
- Create a single crochet in magic circle.
- Insert hook in left vertical bar of the single crochet V.
- Yarn over, draw up a loop.
- Yarn over, and compete your single crochet by drawing through both loops on hook.
- Repeat steps 2 – 4 one more time to complete 1 stacked treble crochet.
How to Crochet a Heart for Beginners – Step by Step
Round 1:
Create a magic circle – or – chain 3, and work the 1st stitch into the first chain.
- Single crochet 1 into the magic circle.
- Crochet 1 stacked treble crochet.
- Treble crochet 2.
- Double crochet 4.
- Treble crochet 1
- Double crochet 4.
- Treble crochet 3, chain 2, join in slip stitch..
You can stop here and have a cute little heart or keep going to make it bigger!
Round 2:
- Single crochet in 2nd stitch of stacked treble.
- Mark the single crochet you just created.
- Half double crochet 2 in the next stitch.
- Half double crochet 3 in the next stitch.
- Half double crochet 2 in next stitch.
- Half double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches.
- Half double crochet 2 in next stitch.
- (half double crochet, double crochet, half double crochet) in next stitch.
- Half double crochet 2 in next stitch.
- Half double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches.
- Half double crochet 2 in next stitch.
- Half double crochet 3 in next stitch.
- Half double crochet 2 in the next stitch.
- Single Crochet in one loop of the next chain, join in slip stitch.
Now you have a medium sized heart! If you want to keep going to make an even bigger heart, move on to round 3!
Round 3:
- Single crochet in next 2 stitches – mark the 1st stitch.
- (Single crochet 1, single crochet 2 in next stitch) x 3.
- Single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches.
- Single crochet 3 in next stitch.
- Single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches.
- (Single crochet 1, single crochet 2 in next stitch) x 3
- Single crochet in each of the last two stitches. (if you decided to do round 4, finish out the last single crochet with your new color)
Stop here or keep going to join a new color!
Round 4:
- Ch 1.
- Half double crochet 2 (BLO) in each of the next 4 stitches (8 hdc).
- Half double crochet (BLO) in next 11 stitches.
- (BLO) Half double crochet, double crochet, half double crochet in next stitch.
- Half double 2 (BLO) in each of the next 4 stitches.
- Tie off, sew in tail as pictured below in step 37.
Picture Guide to Creating a Crochet Heart
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These crochet hearts are just so cute. Perfect for Valentines day x
One of the most appealing hearts I’ve found. I used this as a center and created my own unique granny square… it’s perfect for the blanket I’m making! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I’m so glad it worked out well for you!
I am so glad to find your post, beautiful solid hearts❤️ the round 3 SC stitches border creates a flat edging. I am crocheting 3 different sizes of hearts to appliqué at the back of a triangle shawl. Thank you for sharing.
That’s great I’m so glad it helps you!
Thank You so much for this pattern. I’m not so good on math and I will probably need two more rounds as I’m using thing yarn for a baby project. Can you help me with that?
Wonderful hearts, they came out perfect!! Where can I find the instructions to crochet around them, to make them square?
I haven’t come up with that yet, but I can try!