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Crochet a Granny Heart

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Duration:   14  mins

Description

Traditional granny squares are a staple in crochet. In this video, Corrina Ferguson demonstrates a fun twist on the traditional granny square and shows you how to crochet a granny-inspired heart.

To make the granny heart, Corrina notes that you only need to know a few stitches:

Chain
Slip Stitch
Single crochet
Double crochet
Treble (or triple) crochet

Corrina is working the granny crochet heart using a worsted weight yarn and a size H/8mm crochet hook. However, this pattern will work with any yarn and the appropriate hook for that yarn. It will simply change the size of your completed motif! The thicker the yarn, the larger the hook, and the bigger your heart will be!

GRANNY-STYLE CROCHET HEART

Ch 4.

Round 1: 2 dc in 4th chain from hook, (ch 2, 3 dc in same space) 3 times, ch 2, sl st to top of ch to close round.

Round 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in previous ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch-2 sp) twice, ch 1, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, ch 2, sl st to top of ch to close round.

Round 3: Sl st in next 2 dc, then sl st in ch-1 sp, ch 4, 11 tr in same ch-1 sp, skip next dc, sl st in following dc, 12 tr in next ch-1 sp, sl st in next ch-2 sp, sc in next 3 dc, sc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, (sc in next 3 dc, sc in next ch-2 sp) twice, sl st to top of ch-4 to close round.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS

ch: chain
dc: double crochet
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
sp: space
tr: treble crochet

This video uses U.S. crochet terminology.