Grandmas Heart Square

(and potholder)
Carola Wijma July 2010

Choice of yarns or combination of yarns makes a great difference. Adding or not adding the round with picots also makes a hutch difference.

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Losse Halve vaste Vaste (v) Half stokje (h.stk) Stokje (st) Dubbel Stokje (d.stk) Popcorn-stitch Picot Puff-stitch Sk= skip sp= space

Chain (ch) Slip Stitch (sl st) Double Crochet (dc) Half Treble Crochet (htr) Treble Crochet (tr) Double Treble Crochet (dtr)

Chain (ch ) Slip Stitch (sl st ) Single Crochet (sc) Half Double Crochet (hdc) Double Crochet (dc) Treble Crochet (tr)

popcorn-stitch

picot

Rnd 1 till 5 Attention First read written pattern for clues round 3 and 5 !!

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Rnd 1 till 6

Rnd 1 till 7

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Remarks round 4 Round 4 is worked in the back loops. It makes a difference, see the pictures below.

When you use only 1 color or when rounds 4 and 5 are worked in the same color its makes no difference how you work these rounds.

When you dont want to add the round of picots it also looks better to work round 4 in the back loops Color rnd 5 shows

In back loops In back loops, color rnd 5 doesnt show. Remarks round 3

It can make a difference how you work the tip of the heart in round 3. You can crochet the 3 corner stitches in 1 stitch or in 3 stitches. See the pictures below. When the center heart is made in a dark color and round 4 is in a light color it looks better to make the corner in 3 stitches instead of in 1 stitch.

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Alternative middle of the heart:

The puff stitch is explained at the and off the written pattern.

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Written chard. Rnd 1: in loop: Ch 4, 7 times: tr(dc),chain 1. Sl st in 3th ch. Rnd 2: Ch 4, 7 times: popcorn-stitch, tr(dc) chain 1. Sl st in 3th ch.

Rnd 3: attach color 2. Dc(sc). Between the popcornstich and the tr(dc): dc(sc), htr(hdc), tr(dc), dtr(tr).4 dtr(tr) between next two stitches, 3 dtr(tr) between next two stitches (see photo).2 tr(dc) between next two stitches, htr(hdc), dc(sc) between next two stitches, dc(sc), htr(hdc) between next two stitches, 2 tr(dc) between next two stitches. Corner: chain 1, dtr(tr) on 4th tr(dc) round 2, chain 1. Crochet to the beginning of this round in opposite order. Slip stitch in first dc(sc).

Rnd 4: attach color 3. Dc(sc) on dc(sc) round 3 (see photos). Chain 1, dc(sc) on tr(dc) round 3. chain 1, dc(sc) on all the 8 dtr(tr)s of rnd 3. Skip 1 , chain 1, tr(dc) on tr (dc) rnd 3, chain 1, tr(dc) on dc(sc) rnd 3, chain 1, tr(dc) on htr(hdc) rnd 3. Skip 1 , chain 1, tr(dc) on tr (dc) rnd 3. Chain 1. Corner: tr(dc)-dtr(tr)-tr(dc) on corner dtr(tr) round 3. Crochet to the beginning of this round in opposite order. Slip stitch in first dc(sc).

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Rnd 5: attach color 4 in the left corner between the first 2 dtr(tr) of rnd 4. Dc(sc),ch,htr(hdc). Corner in next space: tr(dc)-3 ch-tr(dc). Ch, tr(dc), htr(hdc), 3x ch-sc(dc), ch, htr(hdc), ch, in next space: tr(dc)-ch-tr(dc), ch. Corner in next space: dtr(tr)- 3 ch-dtr(tr). Ch, in next space: tr(dc)-ch-tr(dc), ch, htr(hdc), ch, dc(sc), ch. You now reached the tip of the heart. Go back to the next corner: Dc(sc), ch, htr(hdc), ch, in next space: tr(dc)-ch-tr(dc). Corner in next space : dtr(tr)-3 ch-dtr(tr). Ch, in next space: tr(dc)-ch-tr(dc), ch, htr(hdc), 3x ch-sc(dc), ch, htr(hdc), ch, tr(dc), ch. Corner: in next space tr(dc)-3 ch-tr(dc). Ch, htr(hcd), ch, dc(sc), htr(hcd), tr(dc), tr(dc), htr(hdc), ch, sl st in first dc(sc). Rnd 6: sl st in next space, 3 ch (= htr(hdc),ch), dc(sc), ch. Corner: In the 3 ch space: dc(sc)-3 ch-dc(sc). 5x ch-dc(sc), ch, 2x htr(hdc)-ch, 2x tr(dc)-ch. Corner: in the 3 ch space: 2 tr(dc)-3 ch- 2 tr(dc). 4x tr(dc)ch. You now reached the tip of the heart. Htr(hdc). Go back to the next corner: 4x tr(dc)-ch. Corner: in the 3 ch space: 2 tr(dc)-3 ch- 2 tr(dc). 2x Ch- tr(dc), 2x ch- htr(hdc) , 5x chdc(sc), ch. Corner: In the 3 ch space: dc(sc)-3 ch-dc(sc). Ch, dc(sc), 6x ch-htr. Sl st in 2th ch. Rnd 7: sl st in next space, 4 ch (= tr(dc),ch), tr(dc), ch. Corner: in the 3 ch space: 2 tr(dc)-3 ch- 2 tr(dc). Go with: ch-tr(dc) to the next corner. Make all the corners in the same way. Corner: in the 3 ch space: 2 tr(dc)-3 ch- 2 tr(dc). End with a sl st in the 3th ch. You can now add as many rounds as you like. Make the corners as described.

Picot round: Make picots and dc(sc)s between round 4 and 5.

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POTHOLDER
Crocheted the back of the potholder in one color and with puff stitches in round 2. Weave in ends.

Crochet the 2 parts together with picots and dc(sc)s. Make a loop in one of the corners.

Improvise at the corners if necessary.

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PUFF STICH: Yarn over, pull up the loop for 1 cm. Yarn over, pull up the loop for 1 cm. Yarn over, pull up the loop for 1 cm etc. 3 times in total Yarn over, make a stitch through all the threads on the hook. One s.c. to finish the puff stitch.

Hope you enjoy this pattern. Please add pictures of your projects to Ravelry. Im always curious to see what becomes of my patterns.

Copyright Carola Wijma 2010 My patterns are for personal use only and should not be used to crochet or knit items for sale.