If you’re looking for how to crochet a heart, this free crochet heart pattern is a brilliant place to start.
This crochet heart pattern tutorial is a quick, easy make that’s perfect for using up leftover yarn and practising your stitches without committing to a big project. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, these little hearts are ideal for handmade decorations, cards, bunting, or even popping onto mug hugs and candle jars for a cosy, thoughtful touch.
Best of all, you can use any yarn at all – any colour, any thickness, anything you’ve got in your stash.
What you’ll need for this crochet heart pattern
- Yarn – any weight, any colour
- Crochet hook to match your yarn
- Stitch marker
- Scissors
- Darning needle
Crochet Heart Pattern Tutorial
This step-by-step crochet heart pattern tutorial shows you exactly how to crochet a heart, from start to finish.
Start with a slip knot and ch 5.
Find the furthest chain from your hook and slip stitch to join your two ends together, forming a small circle.
Ch 2, then pop a stitch marker into the second chain.
Work 14 treble crochets into the centre circle.
Join the round with a slip stitch into the stitch after your stitch marker.
Ch 2, then put 1 tr into the same stitch as your slip stitch.
Now work the following stitches to shape the heart:
- 4 dtr in the next stitch
- 2 tr in the next stitch
- 1 htr in the next 4 stitches
In the next stitch, work:
1 tr, 1 dtr, 1 tr
(This creates the lovely point at the bottom of the heart.)
Continue shaping the other side:
- 1 htr in the next 4 stitches
- 2 tr in the next stitch
- 4 dtr in the next stitch
- 1 tr in the next stitch
Finish with ch 2 and ss into the same stitch as the tr you’ve just made.
Your crochet heart is complete
You should now have a cute crochet heart.
Fasten off and sew in your loose ends.
This free crochet heart pattern is designed to be fast, satisfying and endlessly repeatable – perfect for filling a quiet afternoon with something joyful.
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