Large Heart Granny Square | Free Pattern & Video Tutorial
See the free heart granny square pattern and video tutorial down below or purchase an ad-free, printable PDF file of this pattern!
This large heart granny square is 50% bigger than my first heart granny square pattern! Use these granny squares to make a tote, blanket, or sweater with fewer squares to assemble.
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Large Heart Granny Square Video Tutorial
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You can follow along with my YouTube video to make your own crochet heart granny square! I have timestamps included to section the video and help you jump to any point you need to!
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Materials
- 20 grams of medium weight yarn (Red Heart Super Saver in “Burgundy” and “Soft White”)
- 5mm Clover Amour crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Tension ring (optional)
- Yarn bowl (optional)
Dimensions
Heart: 10 centimeters wide x 9 centimeters tall (3.9 x 3.5 inches)
Square with 5 rounds: 12.5 x 12.5 centimeters square (4.9 x 4.9 inches)
Square with 6 rounds: 16 x 16 centimeters square (6.3 x 6.3 inches)
Gauge
8 rounds of 15 double crochets makes a 10 x 10 centimeter square
Notes and Tips
- This pattern is written using US crochet terms
- The chain 2 at the beginning of each round does NOT count as a double crochet
- The chain 4 at the beginning of round 4 does NOT count as a double treble crochet
Abbreviations
ch = chain
ch1-sp = chain-1-space (space under ch1)
ch2-sp = chain-2-space (space under ch2)
dc = double crochet
dtr = double treble crochet
hdc = half double crochet
rep = repeat
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
sp = space
st = stitch
tr = treble crochet
Heart Appliqué
Foundation: Make a magic ring or make a slipknot, ch4, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring
Round 1: ch2, dc12 into ring, sl st (12)
Round 2: ch2, dc2 in each st around, sl st (24)
The bolded ch1 in Round 3 and sc in Round 4 mark the point at the bottom of the heart. The stitches are mirrored on either side.
Round 3: sk3, [dtr8, tr2] in next st, tr in next 2 st, dc, hdc, sc in next 3 st, [hdc, dc] in next st, ch1, [dc, hdc] in next st, sc in next 3 st, hdc, dc, tr in next 2 st, [tr2, dtr8] in next st, sl st between first and last st of round 2 (38 st, ch1 at bottom point)
Fasten off.
Forming Square Around Heart
Attach your base color yarn to the sp between first and last st of round 2.
Round 4: ch4, dtr in same sp, tr in next 2 st, dc in next 2 st, dc5 in next st, hdc, sc, sl st in next 2 st, sc, hdc, dc, tr in next 2 st, dtr5 in next st, tr in next 2 st, dc, hdc, sc in ch1-sp, hdc, dc, tr in next 2 st, dtr5 in next st, tr in next 2 st, dc, hdc, sc, sl st in next 2 st, sc, hdc, dc5 in next st, dc in next 2 st, tr in next 2 st, sl st (56)
Round 5: ch2, dc in next 7 st, *[dc2, ch2, dc2] in next st, dc in next 13 st,* rep between ** 3 more times, but only 6 st on last rep, sl st (17 st on each side of square, ch2 in each corner)
Round 6: ch2, dc in next 9 st, *[dc2, ch2, dc2] in ch2-sp, dc in next 17 st,* rep between ** 3 more times, but only 8 st on last rep, sl st (21 st on each side of square, ch2 in each corner)
Fasten off.
Finished Large Heart Granny Square
Weave in your loose ends and your large heart granny square is finished!
