Introduction

These adorable Flutterby Crochet Hearts are the perfect token of affection for your loved ones or besties. They are super quick to make and only use small amounts of yarn. They are constructed very simply by making 2 hearts which are crocheted together and the ‘flutterby’ frill added at the end. Just think of all the wonderful colours you can make these in! They are perfect for individual hanging decorations or you can string them together as pretty bunting to decorate any room. They also make the perfect motif for yarn-bombing!

Skill Level

Advanced beginner.

Materials Needed

Approximately 7-10g over 2 colours of any DK weight yarn in any fibre. Cotton will give more stitch definition but these work equally well in 100% acrylic. The colours will be referred to as Col. A and B.

3.5mm (US E/4) Hook or size suitable to meet the required finished size.

Tapestry Needle

Scissors

Tension

Not necessary for this project.

Finished Size

Each heart is approx. 10cm wide x 9cm length (not incl. hanging loop)

Abbreviations – UK Terminology

chchain
dc (US sc)double crochet (US single crochet)
dtr (US tr)double treble crochet (US treble crochet)
FOfasten off
hkhook
htr (US hdc)half treble crochet (US half double crochet)
MRmagic ring
RSright side
ssslip stitch
st(s)stitch(es)
tr (US dc)treble crochet (US double crochet)
WSwrong side
yohyarn over hook

Special Stitches

double treble crochet – yoh twice and insert hk into indicated st, yoh and pull up a loop (4 loops on hk), (yoh and pull through 2 loops) three times.

Graded background of pink to yellow with crocheted love hearts in shades of red, pink and yellow.

Instructions

Heart – make 2

With Col. A, make a MR.

Round 1. (RS) Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout), 14tr into the ring, ss into 3rd ch of beg ch3. (15 sts)

Round 2. Loosely ch3, dtr in base of ch3, 2dtr in next st, (2dtr, tr) in next st, 2tr in next st, tr, htr, 2htr in next st, 2tr in next st, 2htr in next st, htr, tr, 2tr in next st, (tr, 2dtr) in next st, 2dtr in next st, dtr in the next st, loosely ch3, ss into base of last st, ss into the base of the 1st ch3. (28 sts)

For the next 2 rounds, work directly into the next indicated st without ch1 for a better shape definition.

pink crochet heart with crochet hook

Round 3. Dc into each ch of the beg ch3 (Fig 1), 2dc into next 5 sts, dc into next 16 sts, 2dc into next 5 sts, dc into each ch of the last ch3, ss under the 2nd ss from Round 2 (top centre of heart), FO (do not FO for the 2nd heart). (42 sts) 

finished pink crochet heart
Round 3 completed
close up of crochet stitches
Fig. 1

Place the 2 hearts WS together. You are now going to crochet both hearts together (hide your ends inside the 2 hearts). 

Round 4. (RS) Dc in each st around working through both layers of the hearts (Fig. 2) and matching up all sts, ss into the centre top just before the 1st dc, ch20 and ss into the base of the chain to form a loop, FO. Secure your end and hide it in the centre of the heart.

finished pink crochet heart with hanging loop
Round 4 completed
Pink crochet hook inserted into 2 adjacent crochet stitches using pink yarn
Fig. 2

Round 5. (RS) Using Col. B, ss (counts as 1st st, Fig. 3) into the 1st st after the loop, dc, htr, tr, 4tr in the next 10 sts (Fig. 4), htr, dc in the next 5 sts, (htr, tr) in the next st, (tr, htr) in the next st, dc in the next 5 sts, htr, 4tr in the next 10 sts, tr, htr, dc, ss, ch1, ss into the 1st ss making the sure the ch1 sits in front of the loop, FO. Secure your end and hide it in the centre of the heart. 

close up of crochet stitches
Round 5 first 4 sts
purple crochet heart with lilac frill
Finished ‘flutterby’ heart!
close up of a crochet slip stitch
Fig. 3
crochet heart with incomplete crochet stitches
Fig. 4