Free crochet pattern

Crochet Heart Pattern

A tiny two-round crochet heart worked in the round from a magic ring — a solid double-crochet disc, then one shaping round that grades the sides and adds a sharp bottom point and two soft top lobes. Quick, beginner-friendly, and endlessly useful for appliqués, garlands, cards, and Valentine gifts.

Beginner2 rounds≈ 2 in / 5 cm

Stitch chart — worked in the round with the right side facing. Begin at the magic ring (centre). Round 2's bottom point is the 2-st picot; the two clusters of small ovals at the top are the lobe chains flanking the cleft.

Materials

Worsted-weight (medium / #4) yarn — a small amount in one colour
5.0 mm (H-8) hook
Yarn needle and scissors

Gauge

Gauge is not critical for such a small motif. A smaller hook makes a firmer, tighter heart; a larger hook or heavier yarn makes a bigger one — the stitch pattern stays the same.

Abbreviations

MR — magic ring
ch — chain
sl st — slip stitch
sc — single crochet (UK: double crochet)
dc — double crochet (UK: treble)
tr — treble / triple crochet (UK: double treble)
2-st picot — ch 3, then sl st into the NEXT stitch (not the same stitch). A non-standard picot that spans two stitches to form the sharp bottom point of the heart.

Instructions

Round 1

R1Magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), then 11 dc into the ring. Sl st to the top of the beginning ch-3 to join. (12 dc)

Round 2

Worked into the 12 dc of Round 1 — do not turn, right side facing. Each row below is worked into the next Round-1 dc (numbered 1–12), starting from the bottom point. Sts 7 and 8 each hold a whole lobe.

·Sts 1–2: 2-st picot (start on st 1, close the sl st on st 2) — the bottom POINT of the heart.
·St 3: sl st.
·St 4: sc.
·St 5: dc.
·St 6: tr.
·St 7: (tr, dc, ch 3, sl st) all in this stitch — the RIGHT lobe (the ch-3 closes back into st 7).
·St 8: sl st (the cleft between the lobes), then (ch 3, sl st) into this same stitch, then dc, tr — the LEFT lobe.
·St 9: tr.
·St 10: dc.
·St 11: sc.
·St 12: sl st. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Round 2, compact: 2-st picot, sl st, sc, dc, tr, (tr, dc, ch 3, sl st) in st 7, sl st, (ch 3, sl st), dc, tr in st 8, tr, dc, sc, sl st. Fasten off.

Notes

The graded sides — sl st, sc, dc, tr climbing up one side and tr, dc, sc, sl st coming back down the other — are what curve the heart's shoulders. Jumping between stitch heights like this is normal; it is what shapes the fabric.
To make a larger heart, hold two strands together or use a chunkier yarn with a bigger hook. The pattern does not change.

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