Crochet Heart #1 (medium)

Hi guys! Good afternoon =)

In today's Instructable, I wanna share with you, the pattern to make this basic Crochet Heart.

In case that you are looking the smaller version of this design, you can find its Instructable HERE.

Let's begin! =D

P.S.

Don't forget to watch the video tutorial =)

*** Timeline ***

0:00 Introduction

0:30 Materials

0:46 Gauge (stitch measurement)

1:11 Pattern / Chart

2:17 Step by step

10:09 Tips and tricks

10:27 Ending

- Crochet Hook (D3)

- Yarn (sport weight yarn)

- Scissors

- Tapestry needle (pointless)

The heart that you saw at the beginning of the tutorial, was 1.4 inches long and wide. In my case, I used a D3 hook and a sport weight yarn. If you use this type of hook and yarn, in 2 inches you should have 9 stitches.

2" = 9 stitches

To make this heart, in a magic ring, we are going to work three chain stitches.

Now, for the first half:

- One Treble Crochet

- One Half Double Treble Crochet

- One Treble Crochet

- One Half Treble Crochet

- Three Double Crochet

- One Treble Crochet and a chain stitch to finish the first half.

For the second half:

- One Treble Crochet

- Three Double Crochet

- One Half Treble Crochet

- One Treble Crochet

- One Half Double Treble Crochet

- One Treble Crochet

- Three Chain stitches and a slip stitch.

To begin with this heart, the first thing that we have to do, it’s a Magic Ring, which is a basic technique whose Instructable is HERE.

Once that we have finished the magic ring, we are going to work two chain stitches (to have a total of three chains at the beginning of the round).

To make a chain stitch: yarn over and pull the hook through the loop that was already on it.

Now, work a Treble Crochet.

To make it: yarn over twice, pass the hook through the ring, yarn over again, pull the hook and by now you must have four loops on it, yarn over and pull the hook through the first two loops, yarn over again and pull the hook through the next two loops, yarn over one last time and pull the hook through the two loops left.

Now a Half Double Treble Crochet.

To make it: wrap the yarn around the hook three times,pass the hook through the ring, yarn over, pull the hook and by now you must have five loops on it, yarn over and pull the hook through the first two loops, yarn over again and pull the hook through the next two loops, yarn over one last time and pull the hook through the three loops left.

Now a Treble Crochet.

And now a Half Treble Crochet.

To make a Half Treble Crochet: yarn over twice, pass the hook through the ring, yarn over again, pull the hook and by now you must have four loops on it, yarn over and pull the hook through the first two loops, yarn over again and pull the hook through the three loops left.

Now Three Double Crochet.

To make a Double Crochet: yarn over, pass the hook through the ring, yarn over again, pull the hook, and by now you must have three loops on it, yarn over and pull the hook through the first two loops, yarn over again and pull the hook through the last two loops on it.

As soon as you finish the third Double Crochet, we are gonna work a Treble Crochet and a chain stitch to finish the first half.

To make the second half:

- One Treble Crochet.

- Three Double Crochet.

- One Half Treble Crochet.

- One Treble Crochet.

- One Half Double Treble Crochet.

- One Treble Crochet.

- Three chain stitches, close a little bit the magic ring and finish the heart with a slip stitch.

To make a slip stitch: pass the hook through the ring, yarn over, pull the hook, and now, pull the hook again but now through the first loop on it, counting from right to left.

Close the ring and finish off.

P.S.

Don't forget to watch the video tutorial for tips, tricks and more =)

Keep having an amazing day because you're an amazing person ^_^