Friday, January 23, 2015

Sweetie Hearts Applique or Ornament: A Free Crochet Pattern For You

Sweetie Heart Applique or Ornament
  
By Elizabeth Ann White
For BellaCrochet


 Size: About 2 ½” across.

Skill Level: Intermediate- for those who are familiar with working with size 10 thread and steel hooks, and who have a thorough understanding of the basics of crochet

Materials:
About 25  Yards Size 10 Crochet Cotton Thread (Aunt Lydia's Thread in Victory Red, White, French Rose and Shaded Pinks was used for models)
Size 7 (1.65mm) Steel Crochet Hook

Heart
Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 2, (3 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times, join with sl st in top of ch-3.

Rnd 2: Sl st in each of next 2 dc, (sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 7, sl st in 7th ch from hook, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 7, sl st in 7th ch from hook, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in last ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sl st in top of ch-3.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, sc in each of next 2 dc, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (tr, ch 1) 9 times in next ch-7 lp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (tr, ch 1) 9 times in next ch-7 lp, sc in next ch-2 sp, sc in each of next 3 dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in each of next 3 dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 sp (this is the point of the heart), sc in each of next 3 dc,   sc in last ch-1 sp, join with sl st in first sc.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 3, skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip next sc, (sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 9 times, sc in each of next 2 ch-1 sps at center top of heart, (ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp) 9 times, (ch 3, skip next sc, sc in next sc) 4 times, ch 3, skip next sc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-3 sp at point of heart, (ch 3, skip next sc, sc in next sc) 2 times, ch 3, skip last sc, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.




Special thanks to my awesome testers, Rosina Smith, E.J. Miller, and Jolene Ortiz! Thanks so much, Ladies!
I would also like to thank my daughter Amanda, for naming this design.  You are my Sweetie Heart, Manda!

If you would like to purchase an ad-free copy of this pattern for a small fee, please visit my Etsy shop:  Sweetie Hearts
I am offering a paid version of this pattern for the convenience of  my customers who prefer an easy to read, printable and ad-free PDF. You will be able to easily save the pattern to your Etsy account as well as your computer or other device.


Copyright BellaCrochet 2015. All rights reserved.  Please do not distribute or post this pattern on any website, group or page; please share the Link to this page only. 

If you enjoy the Sweetie Hearts, I hope you will try some of my other free patterns:

http://bellacrochet.blogspot.com/p/bellacrochet-free-patterns.html

11 comments:

  1. Hello Ann

    Your heart appliqque/ornament is
    beautiful (just like all that you create!)

    thank you and wishing you all the best.

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  2. What a beautiful heart motif! Thank you! :)

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  3. What a lovely, lacy little heart! Thanks for sharing it.

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  4. Very nice! Thank you for sharing.
    Zdenka

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  5. Thank you for sharing. It is beautiful!
    Zdenka

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  6. Thank you so much for the free pattern of this lovely heart!

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  7. Thank you for this pretty heart pattern! It is very nice.

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  8. They are lovely. Thank you for so generously sharing your pattern! :)

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  9. Hi just to say thank you for sharing your free patterns with us. Blessings to you!! ZELMA DU PREEZ

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  10. I absolutely love this pattern, Thank you. I've been making these little beauties to add to my daughter's centerpieces for her wedding. It's a surprise and I think she is going to love them since she has a lace theme.

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  11. Thank you for not making us go through a thousand ads to get to the pattern. It looks lovely. I'm still a beginner to this but hope to master something like this in the future.

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