Free pattern time!!
There are a lot of heart patterns out there so I thought I'd add to the collection and give a way this free heart pattern. it is a 3d heart and you can do many ting with them. I've made a heart garland, used them for gift wrapping instead of using a bow I attached a heart.
To make these hearts I used a 2.5mm hook and cotton yarn. if you use a bigger hook and different yarn of course the size and the shape of the heart will be different.
UK crochet terms
dc - double crochet
dec - decrease stitch
ss - slip stitch
Start by 6dc in to a magic circle.
2dc in each stitch
dc all the way around twice
fasten off and made one more
hold both side by side and join with one dc stitch then dc all the way around both circles making them into one round.
5dc, dec, 10dc, dec, 5dc
4dc, dec, 9dc, dec, 5dc,
4dc, dec, 8dc, 4dc,
at this point I added a little stuffing and then every couple of rows added more and remember to completely stuff it before you close the hole in the last rounds.
4dc, dec, 7dc, dec, 3dc,
3dc, dec, 6dc, dec, 3dc,
3dc, dec, 5dc, dec, 2dc,
2dc, dec, 4dc, dec, 2dc,
stuff more
2dc, dec, 3dc, dec, 1dc
1dc, dec, ss
Leave a long strand to finish off the heart with an embroidery needle.
If you have a hole where the two parts joined at the beginning then use the needle to close this hole now.
Have fun heart making. Feel free to let me know how your hearts have turned out or if you have trouble with any part of the pattern.
Hello readers, crocheters and fellow yarn addicts,
Last week I put my back out and wasn't able to do much work and not being able to crochet was quite stressful. I kept listing the things in my head that I wanted to crochet new projects to start and working projects to finish. Being a pattern designer I am often thinking of new projects and the time it takes to go from thinking of the new idea to putting the pattern up for sale is a lot longer than I ever thought. sometimes ..we actually a lot of the time I think of projects that are just out of reach. Or do I just need the courage to reach that bit further.
While I was unable to work I did mange to crochet a boys cowl for my best friends son. I do like using him as a new product tester. it came out quite well and I even managed to find some acorn buttons in my stash of buttons. It came up so well my son wants me to make one for him. (just another excuse to go to the wool shop really). I used Debbie bliss Aran for this cowl but for my sons one I am going to try a Debbie bliss chunky. using a new type of stitch I like how the pattern came out. The main reason I made this was because my friends son couldn't wear a scarf because he would pull on it and strangle himself, but we couldn't let him get a chilly neck, it did get me thinking of how many other mums have this problem with their babies.
This week while I'm trying to play catch up I will also be issuing a free pattern. now we all like one of those!! it will be for a rainbow heart garland.
There are a lot of heart patterns out there so I thought I'd add to the collection and give a way this free heart pattern. it is a 3d heart and you can do many ting with them. I've made a heart garland, used them for gift wrapping instead of using a bow I attached a heart. 
