Crochet a Granny Square Heart with a Flower in the Center
This crochet heart is based on the granny square motif and has a perfect flower in the center. Whether you're new to crochet or experienced with the craft, it makes a challenging but fun project.
Steps
- Choose a color scheme. Recommended colors include yellow, pink, green, white and light pink.
- Make the center first.
- Chain 6, slip stitch in the last chain from hook.
- Chain 1, 6 slip stitches in the each chains. Double crochet 8 in a ring, then join together with a slip stitch.
- Add a new color of yarn. Make 8 Crochet Popcorn Stitch with 5 double crochet and chain 2 between them.
- Take a green yarn for leaves.
- Double crochet 3 in the chain space between two popcorn stitches, then chain 2.
- Skip 2 popcorn stitches, make double crochet 3, chain 2 and double crochet 3 in the chain space again.
- Repeat the process across the row, join together with a slip stitch.
- Add a white color of yarn.
- Make slip stitch in the corner of the square (in the chain space between double crochet stitches).
- Double crochet 5 in the next chain space.
- Build out the white background.
- Treble crochet 3 in the chain space between popcorn stitches of the previous row, then double crochet 5 in the chain space, where you made the previous 5 double crochet stitches.
- Single crochet 3 in the next chain space.
- Double crochet 5 in the next chain space, treble crochet 3 in the chain space between popcorn stitches of the previous row and double crochet 5 in the chain space higher.
- Slip stitch in the next chain space.
- Add a new color of yarn.
- Slip stitch (sl st) in the chain space, that you made first sl st in the previous row.
- Single crochet in the first and in each stitches of the previous row.
- Sl st in the chain space after you made single crochet stitches around half of the heart.
- Sl st in the second from two chains and in the next stitch.
- Chain 3, double crochet (dc) 2 in the next stitches.
- Treble crochet 3 in the chain space between popcorn stitches of the previous row.
- Dc 3 in the stitches after chains of the row higher.
- Dc 3 in the next chain space and the same in the next stitches.
- Dc 3 in the space between popcorn stitches, double crochet 3 in the stitches of the row higher.
- Dc 2 in the next chain space.
- Dc 12 in the next stitches.
- Half double crochet (hdc), sc, sl st, sc, hdc in the next stitches.
- Dc 12, dc 2 in the chain space, end with sl st.
- Decorate border with a crab stitch. Make single crochet stitches moving from right to left.
