Heart in Single Crochet

Skill Level: Easy

Finished Size: 8.5cm X 7.5 cm with fingering yarn (#1)

Materials:

• Red yarn
• Smaller hook size than recommended for yarn of your choice.

Instructions:

Foundation: Chain 17
• Rnd 1: 2sc in the second ch from the hook, 6 sc in the next 6 chains, skip 2 ch, 6 sc in the next 6 ch, 3 sc in the next ch. Then the next stitches you’ll crochet on the other side of the chain: 7sc in the next 7 chains (the last sc in the 2 skipped ch), 2 ch, 8 sc in the next 8 ch (first sc in the 2 skipped ch). Slip stitch in the first stitch of the round.
• Rnd 2: 1ch, 1sc, 3 sc in the next sc, 5 sc in the next 5 sts, skip 2 sts, 5 sc in the next 5 sts, 3 sc in 1st, 1sc in the next st, 3 sc in 1 st, 8 sc in the next sts (the last sc in the 2 skipped ch), 2 ch, 8 sc in the next 8 st (first sc in the 2 skipped ch), 3 sc in the last st. Slip stitch in the first stitch of the round.
• Rnd 3: 1 ch, 1sc, 3 sc in the next sc, 6 sc in the next 6 sts, skip 2 sts, 6 sc in the next 6 sts, 3 sc in 1st, 1sc in the next st, 3 sc in 1 st, 11 sc in the next sts (the last sc in the 2 skipped ch), 2 ch, 11 sc in the next 11 sts (first sc in the 2 skipped ch), 3 sc in the last st. Slip stitch in the first stitch of the round.
• Rnd 4: 1ch, 1sc, 3 sc in the next sc, 7 sc in the next 7 sts, skip 2 sts, 7 sc in the next 7 sts, 3 sc in 1st, 1sc in the next st, 3 sc in 1 st, 14 sc in the next sts (the last sc in the 2 skipped ch), 2 ch, 14 sc in the next 14 sts (first sc in the 2 skipped ch), 3 sc in the last st. Slip stitch in the first stitch of the round.
• Rnd 5: 1ch, (2sc in 1 st) for the next 2 stitches, 8 sc in the next sts, skip 2 sts, 8 sc in the next sts, (2sc in 1 st) for the next 3 stitches, 17 sc in the next sts (the last sc in the 2 skipped ch), 2 ch, 17 sc in the next sts (first sc in the 2 skipped ch), 2 sc in the last st. Slip stitch in the first stitch of the round.
• Rnd 6: Optional: You can crochet another round (round 6) making a round of single crochet just following every single crochet of previous round. But you can skip this.
• Tie off and weave in the ends.