Ahh, love is in the air! That is true no matter the season, wouldn’t you agree? I know a lot of you enjoy making crochet gifts with love, so today I’ve got an easy crochet heart pattern for Valentine’s Day and beyond.  These cute little hearts take only minutes to crochet and will add a special touch to gifts or your decor.  I used them on my personalized Love Sacks for Valentine’s day and they came out terrific. Now I am a neutral-loving gal, so my hearts have neutral colors. But feel free to make red hearts per tradition!

The little crochet heart pattern is perfect for beginners, since it uses simple crochet stitches. Keep reading for the free crochet pattern with step-by-step tutorial to make 1 heart. The heart will measure about 2″ by 2″ at widest points, but you can make them any size by varying your mm hook and yarn size.

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Easy Crochet Hearts

The idea behind a small crochet heart pattern is to create a simple heart using BASIC CROCHET STITCHES, working from the bottom up. You begin by working a triangle for the bottom of the heart, increasing stitches over the rows. Next, you work the wider top to form the heart shape. Once finished, the crochet heart can be embellished with a ribbon or attached to a heart garland.

The following is a list of supplies you would need to create small hearts. Feel free to use similar yarn (size 4, worsted weight yarn) and similar size crochet hook to make your own. This is a great way to use up leftover yarn in your yarn stash. You can make several of these crochet hearts in no time at all!

Supplies

• Size F (3.75 mm) hook size
• Size 4 Medium yarn weight – 145 (185) yds
  • I used cotton yarn: Premier Home Cotton in colors Cream and Gray
• scissors
• tapestry needle (aka yarn needle)

Crochet Abbreviations

US Crochet terminology is used. (US terms)

Ch – chain

dc – double crochet

sc – single crochet

sl st – slip stitch

st – stitch

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PATTERN INFORMATION

The free crochet pattern for the small heart is written below. Visit THIS HEART GARLAND POST to learn how to make a larger heart for a crochet heart garland.

Gauge is not critical, since these hearts can be any size!

Easy Crochet Heart pattern

Ch 2 loosely.

(note – the first ch 1 does not count as the first stitch)

Row 1:  2 sc in 2^nd Ch from hook, turn.  (2 stitches)

Row 2:   Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.  (2 stitches)

At this point, you will start to increase the stitches in the rows to form the body of the heart:

Row 3:   Ch 1, sc in first st, 2 sc in last st, turn.  (3 stitches)

Row 4:   Ch 1, 2 Sc in first st , sc in next st, 2 sc in last st, turn.  (5 stitches)

Row 5-6:   Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc across until last st, 2 sc in last st, turn.  (7, then 9 stitches)

Row 7-8:   Ch 1, sc across, turn.  (9 stitches)

At this point, you will form the top of the heart shape:

Row 9:   Ch 1, dc in first st, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, sl st in next 3 sts, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, dc in last st, sl st in same (last) st.

Fasten off. 

Weave in loose ends.

It is quite a quick written pattern to work up using these basic stitches!

Finished Size

The finished heart with worsted weight yarn measures approximately 2″ height by 2” width at the widest point. Feel free to use different sizes for hooks and yarn to make smaller hearts or larger hearts.

That’s all there is to it!  Now you can simply string some pretty ribbon or twine through openings in the heart.  For instance, here are a 5 different ways to use easy crochet hearts made with this lovely pattern:

Decorate Love Sacks for Valentine’s Day:

When my children were younger, we had a tradition of writing love notes to each other leading up to Valentine’s Day. The notes were put into these LOVE SACKS which were opened on the holiday. We all took such delight in opening and reading the notes. The sacks make meaningful Valentine’s Day gifts, especially when embellished with these mini crochet hearts.

Crochet Heart Garland:

String the mini hearts together to create a heart garland for your mantel or wall. Feel free to alternate the sweet little crochet hearts with different colors.

The beautiful crochet hearts can add much-needed texture to your decorating.

If you would like larger hearts, try making the hearts with bulkier yarn and a larger hook size, such as in THIS HEART GARLAND crochet project.

Each large crochet heart made with pink Super Bulky yarn is gathered together using cream string. Some of the love hearts are also embellished with mini labels.

Tags for Gifts:

The simple hearts can be used to adorn a gift – especially one that is made with love. Use one beautiful crochet heart as a tag, or two for more impact. The hearts are the perfect size for a small token of love.

Pin Holder:

Use a crochet heart to temporarily hold sewing pins while you work. It may be just the quick go-to pin holder you need, as it is both functional and lovely!

Hanging Ornaments:

Hand the tiny hearts on a cabinet doorknob or on a bulletin board for decoration. They’ll remind you of all things ‘lovely’.

I think it would also be a good idea to seam together two of these crochet hearts with stuffing inside to make one puffy heart mini pillow. I can imagine a stuffed heart made with soft chenille yarn and large crochet hooks. Have fun with the possibilities of this free crochet heart pattern!

Did you enjoy this free pattern for this cute little heart? I promise, these simple hearts won’t take long at all and are too adorable not to try!

Check out all of my FREE CROCHET PATTERNS HERE. You’re sure to find some favorite crochet projects.

Happy crocheting!

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