Crochet Heart Garland -- Free Crochet Pattern

Each string of hearts is crocheted with one continuous thread, which makes the whole process of creating this garland so much easier and faster

and fun, comparing with individually made hearts sewn together!

There can be so many uses for these cute hearts: a garland, a hat or headband or pillow or handbag embellishment, a bracelet, a coffee cup of mug cozy, a bookmark...

I used G-6 /4.25mm hook and small amounts of Worsted Weight yarn/Afghan/Aran/10ply to make hearts about

1.5 by 1.5 inches/3.5-4cm each,

and a string of 6 hearts is about 9-9.5 inches/23-24cm long and weighs about 5g

 

ABBREVIATIONS

st(s) = stitch(es) ch = chain stitch

sl st = slip stitch dc = double crochet stitch

Special stitch = chain 1, insert the hook through the top 2 loops of the double crochet stitch and pull the yarn through all 3 loops on the hook (see pictures below)

Leaving a long yarn tail (for attaching the garland), crochet a chain with the number of stitches multiple by 6. After completing last heart, leave a long yarn end, cut the yarn and take it out of the loop.

For a string of 6 hearts, chain 36  stitches (the loop on the hook does not count as a stitch). There will be the top halves of the hearts on one side of the chain, and the bottom halves on the other side of the chain.

Row1 (top half of heart): into the 3^rd from the hook loop crochet {3dc, ch2, sl st, ch2, 3 dc}, * skip 2 ch sts, sl st in next st, skip 2 ch sts, crochet in next stitch {3dc, ch2, sl st, ch2, 3 dc};

repeat from * to the end of the chain, sl st in the last chain st.

Row2 (bottom half of heart): rotate the work clock-wise and in the first hole made by dc stitches crochet {3 dc sts, special st, 3 dc sts}, sl st in sl st between the hearts, in the next hole

crochet {3 dc sts, special st, 3 dc sts}, sl st in sl st between the hearts; make 6 bottom halves, finish with sl st in the first dc st of Row1.

Variations: instead of 3 dc sts crochet 2 dc sts for both top and bottom sets of stitches; instead of 2 ch sts crochet 1 ch st

Good luck with all your projects!

Crochet Amigurumi Star Free Pattern

 

Rnd(s) = round(s)   

st(s) = stitch(es)

ch = chain stitch  

sl st = slip stitch  

sc = single crochet

hdc = half double crochet 

dc = double crochet

inc = stitch increase

Smaller Star

Rnd 1: CC yarn, ch2, 5 sc sts into the second loop    (5)

Rnd 2: inc x 5      (10), crochet sc st in next st

Rnd 3: {sc in next st, ch2, sl st in second from the hook st, sc in same st of Rnd 2, sl st in next st} x 5

Bigger Star

Rnd 1: CC yarn, ch2, 5 sc sts into the second loop (5)

Rnd 2: inc x 5     (10), crochet sc st in next st

Rnd 3: { sc1, inc } x 5     (15), crochet sc st in next st

Rnd 4: {sc and dc in next st, ch2, sl st in second from the hook st, crochet sc and dc in next st of Rnd 3, sl st in next st} x 5

Smaller star Rnd 4:

Bigger star -- Rnd 4:

Crochet Realistic Giraffe

This realistic giraffe -- I think it does look similar to the real thing -- is completed, at last! The description is almost ready, I am still working on some details...
This giraffe is 36-37 cm tall. It is made as one piece, starting from the legs -- no sewing! Well, almost no sewing, because the ears are sewn afterwards... But! The ears can be attached during crocheting the head, although that procedure requires experience. So I grade this pattern  Intermediate/advanced
 I did not want to use wire for the legs, so the trick is in stuffing the legs properly: the thin parts of the legs and knees must be stuffed firm.
 

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Crochet Christmas tree pendant

The work is done in straight rows. There are many stitch increases in the first row: 3 or 4 stitches in each chain loop. You can make a smaller tree, all depends on the number of the initial chain stitches. The swirl is created by many increases in the first row.

How to make branch: ch3, sl st in the back loop of chain st, ch3, sl st in the back loop of chain st, ch3, sl st in the back loop of chain st, sc st in the same st of prev row.

sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
ch st = chain stitch

Row1: Ch 14, 3sc in second from the hook loop, 3hdc in each of the next 2 chain loops, 3dc in each of the next 3 chain loops , 4dc in each of the next 7 ch st, ch2, turn

Row2: crochet 2dc stst in next 24 sts of Row1, crochet 2hdc sts in next 13 sts of Row1, crochet 2sc sts in the remaining sts of Row1, ch1, turn

Row3: 1sc st in the first st of prev row, picot, 1sc in next st of prev row, ch6, sc in next 2 sts of prev row, picot, sc in next 2 sts of prev row, picot, sc in next 3 sts of prev row, branch, sc in next 3 sts of prev row, branch, …. continue to crochet branches with 3 stitches between them.

I had some yellow-white-red-green acrylic yarn for which I could not find any use until this Christmas. So I made a garland from chain and picot stitches, then pushed the picot knots through the holes in the branches.

It takes about an hour to make, you can hang it or sit it on the table  -- it looks good both ways.

Crochet techniques: When First Round has 8 stitches

With the offered technique, the initial swirl looks nicer, there is no bunching up of the initial stitches; technically, it consists of more than 2 rounds, but that will not change the shape or deform your toy in any way

ch2, crochet 6 sc sts into the second from the hook loop = 6 sts

 In Round 2: repeat stitch increase (2 sc stitches in 1 stitch) until you have required number of stitches for the second round.

The resulting 16 (or 18) stitches take up more than 2 rounds, but this will not in any way deform the toy Pull the short yarn end to tighten the hole in the centre.

Most  amigurumi pieces have 6 single crochet stitches (sc) in the first round. Sometimes the number is 7 or 8, even 9, and that is where the problem appears, if I am concerned with neat looks of the top of a toy’s head: there is a hole  right on the top of the head, the yarn loop is not able to hold 8 stitches  — too many,  and a hole may appear later! This problem may not be a problem if you start with Magic Ring but I like this beginning: chain 2 stitches and crochet 6 sc stitches into the second from the hook loop.
Both heads in the picture made according to a pattern with 8 increases in the initial rounds.
The head on the right:
Round 1: ch2, crochet 8 sc sts into the second from the hook loop = 8 sts
Round 2: inc x 8 = 16 sts  — crochet 2 sc sts in each of the 8 sts of round 1

The head on the left is improved by some changes:
Round 1: ch2, crochet 6 sc sts into the second from the hook loop = 6 sts
Round 2: inc x 6 = 12 sts; after that continue to crochet 2 sc sts in each of the next 4 stitches, the resulting 16 stitches take up more than 2 rounds, but this will not in any way deform the toy.