Easy Crochet Heart Pattern With Video Tutorial

Last Updated on January 11, 2023 by Cyprianne Nolan

Turn your crochet hearts vintage this Valentine’s Day with this easy crochet heart pattern with picot edging.  These hearts have such a nostalgic feel and make up so quickly and easily you won’t stop making them.

How to Crochet a Heart

This heart is easy to make – it starts by chaining 15 working increases at each end of the chain and builds on that.  

If you are just starting out I have two videos this Stitch By Stitch Crochet Heart Tutorial which moves a little slower.  

Or the Crochet Heart With Picot Edging where you can follow along with me at a comfortable to complete your heart. 

What ever your crochet level you will be able to make this heart as long as you have a stitch marker and know the chain stitch, single crochet and are good at counting your stitches.

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Tips for beginner crocheters!  Watch the video all the way through a few times so that you know what to expect.

Looking to crochet a 2d heart?  

Just make two, sew together and leave a little opening for the stuffing and you have it – an adorable easy to make 2d crochet heart!

There are so many ways to use these sweet crochet heart appliqués.  Add a pin to the back and wear on Valentines Day.  Add it to a hat, gift bag, journal, make a garland or up-cycle and add to your decor just like my Trash to Treasure Farmhouse Frame.

The options are endless which is good because I warn you my friends – these crochet hearts are addictive!

Looking for a larger heart or a small heart?

The easiest way to change the size of this heart is by going down a hook size for a smaller heart and up a hook size for a larger heart using the corresponding yarn thickness.

Play around till you find the perfect combination for what you want – trust me the only thing that will happen is you will end up with a bunch of really cute hearts!

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Designers Notes

💕 Skill Level is Beginner
💕 Skills Needed single crochet
💕 Sizes 4″, 4 1/2″, 5″ across at widest point 
💕 Made with worsted weight yarn
💕 Written in Standard American terms

Yarn Chosen for Crochet Heart

I chose to make these sweet crochet hearts using Yarnspirations Caron Cotton Cakes in Grape Jam. 

The Caron Cotton Cakes by Yarnspirations is a great choice of yarn if you are beginner. 

• This yarn has some grip which allows for great control over your yarn.
• Benefits of working with cotton but less splitting than with some tradition 100% cotton yarns.
• Large ball is great for many beginner projects.
• Recommended hook size is 5.00 mm – I use a 4mm crochet hook for this pattern

This crochet heart pattern is great for using up scrap yarn.  I used 6 grams for my hearts so grab your scrap pull out a food scale and you may find you get to crochet up the tiniest of scraps!

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Easy Crochet Heart Pattern

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner/Easy

ABBREVIATION

ch – chain
sc – single crochet
st – stitch
sts – stitches
slst – slip stitch

Looking for more ideas on how to use this crochet heart?  Be sure to  watch this Trash to Treasure Farmhouse Frame with Crochet Heart video 

MATERIALS

Stitch Marker
I used Caron Cakes Cotton Grape Jam worsted weight yarn – but this design will work great with any size yarn as long as you use the correct hook size for the weight of the yarn.

I used approx 6 grams for my hearts 

Small amount of coordinating yarn for picot edging
Tapestry Needle

Using 4.00 mm hook heart will measure 4″ across widest part

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Crochet Heart Pattern

Notes: This heart will be worked in rounds.  The beginning round will be worked across the top of the beginning chain and then around the bottom – creating your 1st round.

Use stitch markers to mark the beginning of each round.  This is a must for beginners!

Stitches in brackets eg (sc, ch 2, sc) are all worked in one stitch.

Follow along with this easy crochet heart video tutorial!

Tips for beginner crocheters!  Watch the video all the way through a few times so that you know what to expect.

Crochet Heart Video Tutorial

Ch 15  Be sure to keep stitches loose otherwise it will be difficult to work round 1.

Rnd 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 5 ch, skip next 2 ch (place stitch marker to mark ch 2 space), sc in next 5 ch, 3 sc in last ch.

Turn work so that you are now working in the bottom loops of beginning chain.  

Sc in 1st 5 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 space, sc in last 5 sts. (30)

Rnd 2

You will now be at the very first stitch of round 1 as indicated by your stitch marker.

2 sc in 1st 3 sts, sc in next 4 sts, skip next 2 sts.  Sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next 3 sts.

Sc in next 6 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 space.   Sc in last 6 sts (36)

Rnd 3

2 sc in next 6 sts, sc next 3 sts, skip 2 sts.  Sc next 3 sts, 2sc next 6 sts.

Sc next 7 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) (Place stitch marker in ch 2 space) Sc last 7 sts. (48)

Rnd 4

Sc in 1st 6 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts.  Sc next 6 sts, skip next 2 sts.  Sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts.

Sc in next 14 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 space. Sc in last 9 sts.   (53)

Picot Edging for Crochet Heart

This edging is so easy to do you will love it and want to fancy all your crochet projects with it!  Well at least I want too.

Join your contrast yarn with a slip stitch

Slst in the next st, ch2.  *Slst in the next 2 sts, ch 2* repeat from *to* until you reach the top middle of the heart then skip 2 sts. 

Then continue working *Slst in the next 2 sts, ch 2* repeat from *to* until you reach the bottom of the heart.

Then fasten off and weave in ends.

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Looking for a fun project to use this heart with?  Check out this video here!