The Perfect Crocheted Heart
Materials: Sugar N Cream Cotton – colors Red and White
Crochet Hook E - 3.50mm
TR = treble crochet DC = double crochet HDC = half double crochet SC = single
crochet SL ST = slip stitch CH = Chain
Level: Intermediate
Round 1:
With Main color (center) Chain 10
TR in 4th ch from hook (this will make a chain 3 at beg of row)
TR in next ch st
DC in next 2 ch st
HDC in next 2 ch st
3 sc in last ch
(Working around crochet in bottom half of chain from previous row)
HDC in next 2 sts
DC in next 2 sts
TR in last 2 sts, CH 3 sl st at base of ch 3 in first row
Ch 2
Round 2:
4 DC in ch 3
2 DC in next st (1st TR made in previous row)
2 DC in next st
DC in next 2 sts
HDC in next 2 sts
Sc in next 2
3 sc in next st (you should be at the bottom point of the heart)
1 sc in next st
HDC in next 2 sts
Perfect Heart con’t:
DC in next 2 sts
2 DC in next 2 sts
3 DC in ch 3 loop, sl st in same loop
CH 3
Tie off and attach second color
Round 3:
CH 3
DC in same st as last sl st
2 HDC in each of next 5 sts
1 HDC in next 6 sts
SC in next 3 sts
3 SC in next st
SC in next 3 sts
1 HDC in next 4 sts
2 HD in next 5
DC into “V”, SC at top ot DC to cover any “main color” that is exposed
CH 3
Round 4:
Picot (PS) stitch is made as follows: chain 3, slip stitch in first chain
PS, SL ST in next st (6 times)
PS, skip stitch, SL ST in next stitch (7 times). At bottom point of heart, SL ST in same
ST as last Picot Stitch
(Going up the other side) PS, skip stitch, SL ST in next stitch (6 times)
PS, SL ST in next st (5 times).
Tie off. Work in loose ends of yarn into back of heart.
For Scarf
Each heart measures approximately 4”. For a 60” scarf, make 15 hearts and join “end
point” to “V” by sewing together using second color. Add more or less hearts depending
on the total length scarf you desire.