Heart Ornament – Free Crochet Pattern
The Heart Ornament is a free crochet pattern with some Tunisian crochet too. This is a small project with a lot of impact. Easy for a beginner, yet fun for all skill levels. The results are stunning and is nice for any holiday, a wedding, anniversary, or just because.
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Make someone’s day by gifting them a handmade heart! Time to open our hearts and spread some love. These are the perfect way to do that. Say thank you, or I love you, with one of these heart ornaments.
If you don’t have a Tunisian crochet hook, then you can still make these. You can see the one I used in this photo is my Furl’s Candy Crochet Hook or you can use your Furls Tunisian Crochet Hook too. The Tunisian crochet section consists of only eight stitches, therefore, you can use a regular crochet hook.
Heart Ornament
Scroll down for the free crochet pattern
PATTERN STARTS HERE
Skill Level: Intermediate.
Size: 6.5” wide x 5.5” tall
Gauge: is not given, but I have a measurement at the end of Row 7, it’s not crucial to the finished item.
Supplies:
Yarn: Bernat Maker Home Dec (20 – 25 yards each heart) 72% Cotton, 28% Nylon, #5 Bulky Weight
String – small amount
Poly-Fil Stuffing – small amount
Furls Hook: J/10 (6.0 mm)
Yarn needle
Abbreviations in US terms:
beg – beginning
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
dtr – double treble crochet
hdc – half double crochet
RS – right side
rsc – reverse single crochet
sc – single crochet
sm – stitch marker
st(s) – stitch(es)
tr – treble crochet
tss – Tunisian simple stitch
tslst – Tunisian slip stitch
Special Stitches:
tr – treble crochet – Yo hook 2 times, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull through, [yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] 3 times.
dtr – double treble crochet – Yo hook 3 times, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull through, [yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] 4 times.
rsc – reverse single crochet – Insert hook in previous st, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through both loops on hook. (1 rsc made).
tss – Tunisian simple stitch – (Worked in 2 steps, RS is always facing)
Forward Pass: Insert hook from right to left under one vertical bar, yo, pull up a loop, and in each vertical bar across to last st. Put hook through last stitch of row, going through both loops, yo, pull up a loop.
Return Pass: Yo, pull through 1 loop on hook (ch made), *yo, pull through 2 loops on hook*, repeat *-* until 1 loop remains on hook.
tslst – Tunisian slip stitch ( Bind off ): *Insert hook from right to left under one vertical bar, yo, pull up a loop, sl st off hook, 1 loop remains, repeat from * across to last st. Put hook through last stitch of row, going through both loops, yo, pull up a loop, sl st off hook, 1 loop remains.
Notes:
1. Worked in Rows, then worked in joined Rounds.
2. Place stitch marker in indicated stitch in Row 3.
3. Pull up loop in back bump of chain for Row 1.
4. RS is facing throughout.
INSTRUCTIONS
Tunisian Simple Stitch Section – See Video
Make 2
Ch 8
Row 1: (Pull up loop in back bump of chains)
(A) Forward pass: (Right side) Pull up 1 loop in back bump of 2nd ch from hook, pull up 1 loop in back bump of each remaining ch across. (8 loops on hook).
(B) Return pass: Yo, pull through 1 loop on hook (ch made), *yo, pull through 2 loops on hook*, repeat *-* until 1 loop remains on hook.
Row 2:
(A) Forward pass: Skip loop on edge, *insert hook under next vertical bar, yo, pull up loop*, repeat *-* to last st, insert hook through both vertical bars on edge, yo, pull up loop. (8 loops on hook)
(B) Return Pass: Repeat Row 1(B).
Row 3: Repeat Row 2(A).
Return Pass: Yo, pull through 1 loop on hook (ch made) , place stitch marker in the ch-1 just made on edge of fabric, *yo, pull through 2 loops on hook*, repeat *-* until 1 loop remains on hook.
Rows 4-6: Repeat Row 2(A-B).
Row 7: Bind off each stitch in tslst. (See Special Stitches). Measures 2.5” wide x 3.0” long.
DO NOT END OFF YARN.
Crochet Section
Notes:
- First Repeat – Rotate work sideways to work along the edge of Rows. Place 8 stitches in the chain marked by a stitch marker. Remove before you start to crochet.
- Second Repeat – Rotate work sideways again to work along the opposite edge of Row 1. Place 8 stitches in the 3rd chain from hook.
Row 8: *3 tr, 2 dtr, 3 tr, in end of 3rd Row/or ch* (marked by sm), skip 2 sts, sl st in next st, rotate work sideways to work opposite side of Row 1, skip 2 sts, repeat *-* skip 3 sts, sl st in next st. (12 tr, 4 dtr, 2 slst).
DO NOT END OFF YARN.
Notes:
- Work in the round, going all the way around the outside edge. With RS facing, work towards bottom point, then up along other side towards top, across the heart shape, then back to the beginning st.
- If you don’t have the right amount of sts in the tss section, adjust your sc sts to the number of rows you have.
- Stitch count around heart (some sts have 2 sts in them). Tss Section: 6 sc, 2 sc in bottom st, 6 sc, continue around Crochet section: 2 sc, 2 hdc, 6 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st, 1 sc, 2 hdc, 6 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc, sl st to beg sc.
Round 9: (RS) Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st (at bottom point), 1 sc in next 8 sts (see notes 2-3 above), *2 hdc in next st, 2 dc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st*, 1 sc in next st, sl st in next st, 1 sc in next, repeat *-*, 1 sc in next 2 sts, sl st to beg sc. (18 sc, 12 dc, 8 hdc, 2 sl st). End off yarn, weave in ends.
Edging Section
Reverse Single Crochet – See Video
Round 10: (RS) With slip knot on hook, sl st to any st, ch 1, 1 rsc in each st around, join with sl st to beg rsc. (42 rsc).
End off yarn, weave in ends.
Seaming Section
Notes:
- Place two hearts together with RS facing out.
- Line up the stitches so they match up.
- Begin at the bottom point, slip stitch the two sides together.
- Put Poly-Fil Stuffing inside before you finish seaming it together.
Round 11: Sl st in each st around, going through both hearts. Stuff before completely closing.
End off, weave in ends.
Cut a small piece of yarn, pull through the top center point of the heart. Tie the two ends together, trim off excess length.
END OF PATTERN
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