Crochet Heart Garland

I am so pleased with how my crochet heart garland turned out. It wasn’t the easiest pattern to design, and I tried several different heart shapes before settling on this one.

And once I’d found a shape I was happy with, it was really easy to repeat several times to complete the garland.

You could create one as a fun Valentine’s display, but I’m going to keep mine up all year round!

The Stitches

These crochet hearts use a few different stitches, but they are all beginner stitches and organised in an easy to follow way, so hopefully this will be a fun project even for newer crocheters.

Magic circle
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
2dc – make two double crochets into the same stitch
hdc – half double crochet
tr – treble crochet
slst – slip stitch

The stitches given here are in US terms.

Depending on your crochet style, you might find it easiest to make the hearts one section at a time. So every round one, then every round two, then every round three. Because the stitches are worked in a fixed pattern, I find this can be a faster way to create them.

What You’ll Need

I used the Go Handmade Cosy yarn from Hobbii to create this crochet heart garland. If you use another yarn, try to find one that is 60% cotton to 40% acrylic to get a similar finish.

3.5mm crochet hook
5mm crochet hook
50g red DK cotton blend yarn
50g dark pink DK cotton blend yarn
50g light pink DK cotton blend yarn
50g cream DK cotton blend yarn
Steel yarn needle

The Free Crochet Heart Garland Pattern

Using the following pattern you will need to make hearts in the following combinations:

8 x light pink hearts
8 x dark pink hearts
7 x cream hearts
7 x red hearts

Work with your 3.5mm crochet hook

black and white kitten next to the crochet hearts

Round 1

Begin with either a magic circle or chain 4 slip stitched as a loop.

ch3, then make 16dc into the circle.

If you used a magic circle, close it now.

Round 2

slst, dc, 3tr, 2dc, hdc x 4, (dc, tr, dc), hdc x 4, 2dc, 3tr, dc, slst

Round 3

slst, dc, 2dc, 3tr, 2dc x 2, hdc x 5, dc, (dc, tr, dc), dc, hdc x 5, 2dc x 2, 3tr, 2dc, dc, slst

Tie off and weave in the loose ends.

Blocking

This is one of those projects where you really shouldn’t skip the blocking stage. Your hearts are going to be dangling down, and it’s an unforgiving position for a cute little piece of crochet to be in. Every bend and twist is so much more obvious when you add a bit of movement or a wall as a backdrop.

I blocked this set of hearts by simply ironing them, and if you use the same type of yarn you’ll have no problem doing the same. If your yarn is a bit more heat sensitive then a blocking board is the way to go, or just sit them under a big heavy book for a couple of days!

The Chain

To make your chain you are going to hold the light and dark pink yarns together, and work with your 5mm crochet hook.

Chain 400

Mark every 13 stitches along with stitch markers. This will make it quicker to attach your hearts, and with such a long chain help to ensure you’ve counted right and that they will therefore be evenly spaced.

stack of crochet hearts by the crochet chain

Attaching the Hearts

To attach each heart to the main thick chain, you are going to make a small chain of five stitches from a stitch down from the top center of each heart, to the chain. Make sure that you attach them in the same manner each time to prevent the chain from twisting.