PROJECT BY SARAH SHRIMPTON | SUITABLE FOR BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE | SHOULD TAKE UP TO 30 MINS PER HEART

HOOK A HANDFUL OF

CROCHET HEARTS for a loved one to cherish

Sometimes when you pick up your yarn

and hook, the hardest part is deciding
where to start – especially with all of the
making possibilities! Everybody loves
a romantic gift, so these handmade
hearts are the perfect project to whip
up tonight. What’s more, Make It Today
designer Sarah Shrimpton shows you
just how easy it is to work an increase
and decrease technique at the beginning
and end of each row. Once you’ve tried
these, you can master the shape of the
heart and give them to whoever holds
yours. What’s not to love?

Make it Today!
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 Next row: 1ch, dc2tog, 3dc, 2dc in last st,
ESSENTIAL KIT turn. Six sts

MELLOW, GALLOP, “I recommend carrying the yarn Next row: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn
Next row: 1ch, 5dc, 2dc in last st, turn.
JUMPER, DIZZY, tails along the sides of your work, Seven sts
WURLITZER, DANCER
as these will be hidden when you Next row: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn
Next row: 1ch, dc2tog, 5dc, turn. Six sts
4MM HOOK
double crochet around the edge” Next row: 1ch, 4dc, dc2tog, turn. Five sts
FROM YOUR Next row: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc, dc2tog, turn.
Make it Today! Three sts
CAROUSEL KIT SARAH SHRIMPTON, DESIGNER
Next row: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end

CROCHET HEART
Fasten off
Rows 7-10: rep Rows 5-6 twice. 12 sts
PLUS:
Row 11: 1ch, 2dc in next st, 5dc, turn. Loop
STUFFING Basic heart
Seven sts
Using 4mm hook and chosen yarn
Make two Row 12: 1ch, dc2tog, 4dc, 2dc in
make 25ch
Using 4mm hook and chosen yarn next st, turn
MEASUREMENTS: Fasten off, leaving a long tail
make 1ch Row 13: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn
10CM X 10CM
Row 1: 1ch, 1dc, turn. One st Row 14: 1ch, dc2tog, 5dc, turn. Six sts
To make up
Row 2: 1ch, 2dc in next st, turn. Two sts Row 15: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn
Row 3: 1ch, (dc2tog, 1dc) in same st, turn Row 16: 1ch, dc2tog, 4dc, turn. Five sts Place two Basic Hearts tog with RS facing
STITCHES:
Row 4: 1ch, 1dc, 2dc in next st, turn. Row 17: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc, dc2tog, turn. Using 4mm hook and chosen yarn join
CHAIN (CH)
DOUBLE CROCHET (DC) Three sts Three sts yarn to edge of heart, working through
DOUBLE CROCHET Row 5: 1ch, 2dc in next st, 1dc in each st Row 18: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn both layers work a rnd of dc around all
TWO TOGETHER (DC2TOG) to last st, 2dc in next st, turn. Five sts Fasten off edges, sewing in ends as you go,
Row 6: 1ch, 1dc in each st to last st, 2dc Note: turn work and begin next to bump Stuff,
in next st, turn. Six sts already made, working from right to left Fasten off, sew in ends

for abbreviations
see page 62

CROCHET Cool
To create variations of the
basic heart, you can change
the colours as you wish or MAKE ALL
work in stripes. To change
your yarn at the end of a row:
OF THESE WITH
make the last double crochet
until you have two loops
YOUR CAROUSEL
left on your hook, yarn over
hook, draw through in new
YARN KIT
colour, and continue with
the pattern

CROCHET HEARTS
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