Monday, February 24, 2014

DMC Crochet Hearts

I loved these cute hearts and knew I wanted to make some for my plate rack. I found this lovely coloured cotton from one of those cheap random shops for $2.50 and it worked well.
The pattern was a bit confusing and I changed it slightly. So in case you would like to make one, and for my reference here is what I did. Please refer to original instructions for any clarifications.
Small Heart Back

Round 1
 

Magic loop, 3ch, 14tr into loop, tighten loop, join with ss in top of ch3 

Round 2

3ch, pBO in same st, ch2, skip next st [BO in next st, ch2] 3 times, skip next st, [BO, ch3, BO] in next st, ch2, skip next st, [BO in next st, ch2] 3 times, skip next st, pBO in next st, ch3, ss into same st as pBO

Round 3
Work in BL of every st. 1ch, dc in next and each st, around to half way point, 3dc in 2nd ch of ch3 of heart point, dc in each st to end, join with ss in both loops of ch1.

Cut yarn and hide ends


Small Heart Front

Round 1-3
Same as Small Heart Back - Work Round 1-3 (Do not cut end)

Joining the hearts
Face wrong sides of hearts together, and following instructions for round 4, join the two hearts working in the BL of each st

Round 4
Work in BL of every st, Ch1, *ss in next st, ch1, rep from * to end, join with ss in both loops of ch1

Connecting chain
Ch1, work relative number of ch to achieve desired length, then ss into the bottom of large heart once complete 

Large Heart Back

Round 1
Magic loop, 3ch, 16tr into loop, tighten loop, join with ss in top of ch3

Round 2

Work in BL of every st. 1ch, dc in BL of same st, *2dc in next st, dc in next st, rep from * to end, ending with 2dc in last st, join with ss in both loops of ch1

Round 3

3ch, pBO in same st, 2ch, skip next st, [BO in next st, 2ch] 3 times, skip next st, [BO in next st, 2ch, skip next st] twice, [BO, 3ch, BO] in next st, 2ch, skip next st, [BO in next st, 2ch, skip next st] twice, [BO in next st, ch2] 3 times, skip next st, pBO in next st, ch3, ss into same st as pBO, ss into next st

Round 4

Work in BL of every st. 1ch, dc in next and each st, around to half way point, 3dc in second ch of ch3 of heart point, dc in each st to end, join with ss in both loops of ch1

Cut yarn and hide ends

Large Heart Front

Round 1-4

Same as Large Heart Back - Work Round 1-4 (do not cut end)

Joining the hearts
Face wrong sides of hearts together, and following instructions for round 5, join the two hearts working in the BL of each st

Round 5
Work in BL of every st, Ch1, *ss in next st, ch1, rep from * to end, join with ss in both loops of ch1

Making the loop
Ch1, work relative number of ch to achieve desired length then ss back into first ch

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