Knots by Kae

Yarn

Worsted weight yarn in 2 or 3 different colors (I used Loops & Threads Soft Classic Acrylic in Bright Red, White, and Light Pink)

Materials

▪ 5.0 mm crochet hook
▪ Stitch markers
▪ Tapestry needle

Abbreviations (US) 

ch – chain loop
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
tc – triple crochet
sl st – slip stitch
[ ] – stitches in brackets should be worked in the same stitch

Gauge and Size
▪ Each completed full square measures ~5”x5”

Start with yarn color for your heart (Bright Red)

• Create a magic ring and ch 3
• Round 1:   Work 8 dc into magic ring. Pull tightly to close the ring but do not sl
• Round 2:   ch 2 and turn your work around, dc, [dc,hdc], [2 hdc], [hdc,dc], ch 1, [dc,hdc], [2 hdc], [hdc,dc], dc, fasten off

Switch to yarn color for middle (White)

• Round 3:   Attach new yarn at end of last round where you fastened off
  • ch 1, [2 hdc] in same stitch you attached at, dc, dc, dc, hdc, sc, sc
  • This will bring you to the bottom point of the heart
  • Sl into backloop of the bottom chain
  • You’ll then work the same stitches in reverse to come up the opposite side of the heart: sc, sc, hdc, dc, dc, dc, [2 hdc]
• Round 4:   ch 2 and turn work around, [2 dc] into same stitch as ch, [2 dc], dc into next 4 st, [2 dc], [dc,tc], ch 3, skip the sl, [tc,dc] into next st to create the bottom corner, [2 dc], dc in next 4 st, [2 dc], [2 dc] into last st, fasten off

Switch to yarn color for outer border (Light Pink)

• Round 5:   Attach new yarn at end of last round where you fastened off, ch 2, [2 dc], 11 dc to the corner, work [2dc, ch 3, 2dc] into the corner ch space, 11 dc, [2 dc] in last st
• ch 2, dc across the long diagonal working into the side of each stitch (1 dc in sc, 2 dc in side of dc), ch 2, sl