Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
this tutorial is going to be a crochet heart
we will be using four ply worsted weight yarn
a size i 5,5 millimeter crochet hook
you can use different size crochet hooks and yarn
you can also use crochet thread to complete this heart
we will start by attaching a slip knot to the crochet hook
take the loose end wrap it over the main strand
now you have a loop
take the loop wrap it over the main strand
put your hook below the center strand back up the opposite side
this creates the slip knot
work a chain of five
one
two
three
four
five
join with the beginning chain
joining is putting your hook through the first chain
wrap the yarn over, pull it through
pull through the loop on your hook
you have joined the chain in to a ring
we will be working twelve double crochet through the ring
i am going to work a chain one which is my step up
this will not count as a stitch
i am going to work the first double crochet
the double crochet is wrapping one strand of yarn over your hook
we are working right around the chain
putting your hook through the chain
wrap the yarn over pull through
yarn over pull through two
yarn over pull through two
working the next double crochet
wrap the yarn over pull through
yarn over pull through two
yarn over pull through two
wrap the yarn around your hook
put it through the chain
wrap the yarn over pull through
yarn over pull through two
yarn over pull through two
we have completed three double crochet
four
five
six
seven
eight
nine
ten
eleven
twelve
we will join at the beginning
putting your hook below the two loops at the top of the stitch
you can see them right there
wrap the yarn over pull through
pull through the loop on your hook
that joins round one
round two work a chain one
this will be a single crochet
we are putting our hook below the two loops at the top of the stitch
wrap the yarn over on the back side pull through
yarn over pull through two
we are work a single crochet in the next stitch
that's number two
single crochet in the next stitch
we will be working a set of increase stitches
this is the rounded section of the heart
the first stitch will be a half double crochet
we will wrap the yarn around the hook once
put your hook below the two loops
at the top of the stitch
wrap the yarn over on the back side pull through
there are three loops on the hook
wrap the yarn over
pull through all three loops
the next stitch will be a double crochet
it starts out the same way
wrap the yarn over your hook
put your hook below the two loops
we are working through the same stitch
wrap the yarn over on the back side pull through
yarn over pull through two loops
yarn over pull through two loops
wrap the yarn over your hook
put your hook through the same stitch
yarn over on the back side pull through
there are three loops on the hook
yarn over pull through two loops
yarn over pull through two loops
wrap the yarn around your hook
put your hook through the same stitch
wrap the yarn over pull through
yarn over pull through two loops
yarn over pull through two loops
the next stitch will have four triple crochet
and one half double crochet
we will be working the triple crochet first
wrap the yarn around your hook twice
put your hook through the next stitch
wrap the yarn over on the back side pull through
yarn over pull through two loops
yarn over pull through two loops
yarn over pull through two loops
wrap the yarn around your hooks twice
put your hook through the same stitch
yarn over pull through
yarn over pull through two
yarn over pull through two
yarn over pull through two
we have two more to complete
wrap the yarn around your hook twice
put your hook through the same stitch
yarn over pull through
yarn over pull through two
yarn over pull through two
yarn over pull through two
wrap the yarn around your hook twice
put your hook through the same stitch
yarn over on the back side pull through
yarn over pull through two
yarn over pull through two
yarn over pull through two
the next stitch will be a half double crochet
we will start off wrapping the yarn around the hook once
put your hook through the same stitch
yarn over on the back side pull through
we have three loops
yarn over pull through all three loops
the next stitch will be a slip stitch
this is where we put our hook below the two loops at the top of the stitch
wrap the yarn over pull through pull through the loop on the hook
the slip stitch is kind of like low crawling
getting from one point to another
without a big bulky stitch
if we were to work the single crochet
it would be a little bit higher
and you would be able to see it
the slip stitch is pulling these stitches down
and helping to create this shape right here
i will show you one more
as an example
i am not going to keep this one in here
you pull through
pull through the loop on your hook
i am going to take that one out
the next stitch will be a half double crochet
we wrap the yarn around
our hook once