A Warm-Hearted Square

Crochet Square_Warm Hearted PDF

Pattern for use by kind permission of Anneke Sevink

Anneke has kindly translated her Warm-Hearted Square pattern from the original Dutch.

The heart is a lovely way to show the children you care, by sending them a little love. The pattern is for the heart only.

Materials and Tools

• Light worsted weight yarn (American)/DK (UK)/8 ply (Aus)
• 4.00mm/US 6 hook

Abbreviations

Note: Pattern uses American terminology

Instructions

Row 1: Chain 9. Turn.

Row 2: Make single crochet in each of the next 8 chains. Turn(8 sts)

Row 3: Chain 1, make one single crochet in each of the stitches across. Turn.

Row 4: Continue to do rows until you have 8 single crochet rows.
Now we have a square.

ROUNDED SECTIONS

Rnd 1: Turn the work and wrap yarn around the hook 2 times (tr) and put the hook through halfway point of the edge.

Rnd 2: Crochet 8 tr in the same stitch. End with a slipstitch in the corner.

Rnd 3: Same along the next edge, 8 tr, starting at the halfway point of the square edge. End with a slip stitch in the corner.

The heart is ready.

EDGING

Don’t fasten off the yarn but continue with:

Ch 1.

Thereafter, one sc in each chain of the square part*
of the heart .

Two sc in each of the tr of the two rounded sections.

* At the corner of the square part, which is in fact the “bottom” of the heart, make 3 single crochet in one and the same sc stitch (increase).

Finishing Instructions

Sew heart securely to plain square.

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