STITCH ROUND Woven crochet heart pattern with two-tone weaving
Four rounds shape each heart piece, then weave two together into one layered crochet heart.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Rounds
- 4 rounds
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 5.5 mm
- Time
- 4-6 hours
Intermediate
What the original page called it. Nothing here is graded a second time.
4 rounds
Each one gets its own line, with a box beside it to tick as you go.
Worsted
What the sample was made in. Any weight works — the size moves with it.
About this pattern
The shaping stays basic increase work right up through round four, where chained extensions replace plain treble rows along one edge. This is the point to slow down: every loop needs to match its neighbors in length and in the gap left before the next slip stitch, or the weave pulls uneven later. Keep a stitch marker on the first extension loop of each piece, since the two heart halves need to line up before the perpendicular weave begins.
- Start each heart half with a magic circle and build it outward through three rounds of treble crochet.
- Make a second piece the same way, in a contrasting color, so there are two matching halves.
- Lay the second piece over the first at a right angle and weave the loops over and under.
- Pin the woven sections with bobby pins or stitch markers to hold the shape while it settles.
- Work a loose single crochet border through both layers of extensions to join the heart for good.
What goes wrong
- Magic circle left too loose Pull the center tail firmly before starting round one so the treble crown sits snug, since the round is never joined and relies on the cinched circle to hold its shape.
- Turning chain miscounted as a stitch The chain 4 at the start of rounds two and three counts as the first treble. Skipping it or working into it twice throws off every increase that follows.
- Extension loops uneven in length Repeat the same chain-18, skip-4 setup for every extension loop so the weaving edge comes out straight rather than wavy.
- Pieces laid parallel instead of perpendicular Set the second heart half across the first at a right angle before weaving. Laying them flat and parallel means the over-under pattern never locks.
Yarn, hook and the rest
Copied from the source pattern's own materials list.
- 5.5 mm crochet hook
- Worsted (4-weight) yarn in colors of choice (example uses pink and white)
- Scissors
- Darning needle
- Stitch markers, bobby pins, or similar items for marking
Progress tracker
0 of the 4 rounds on this page are ticked.
The pattern, round by round
Kept in the order and the wording the source used. Tick a round as you finish it; the ticks stay on this device.
Main Pattern
Round 1
Begin with a magic circle; chain 3 (counts as the first tr), then add 7 more tr into the magic circle for a total of 8 tr counting the initial chain 3; pull the magic circle tight but do not join, as the piece should stay flat. (8 tr)
Round 2
Chain 4 (counts as the first tr), turn your work; in the first stitch, make another tr; continue by adding 2 tr in each of the next stitches across. (16 tr)
Round 3
Chain 4, turn your work; start with one tr in the same stitch, then follow with one tr in the next stitch and two tr in the following stitch; repeat this pattern (1 tr, 2 tr) across the row. (24 tr)
Round 4
Chain 18; skip the first 4 stitches from the chain, and make a tr in the 5th chain from the hook; continue adding one tr in each chain back down to the row; slip stitch in the base of the last tr for starting the next extension, chain 3, and repeat the process for creating another extension until you have enough extensions for weaving.
Create another heart piece following the same steps, possibly in a different color for contrast, so you have two pieces to weave together.
Join
Step 1Lay one piece over the other perpendicularly and start weaving the extensions through each other, alternating over and under.
Step 2Use bobby pins or stitch markers to hold the woven sections in place temporarily.
Step 3Attach a new yarn color (red in the example) at any corner; chain 1 and start working loose single crochets (sc) around the entire heart, ensuring to work through both layers of the extensions to join them together.
Step 4Adjust the pins as needed to hold the pattern together as you crochet around.
Step 5Once you've crocheted around the entire heart, fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Step 6Adjust the shape of the heart by stretching it slightly where needed.
Check your count
- Main Pattern · Round 1: 8 sts
- Main Pattern · Round 2: 16 sts
- Main Pattern · Round 3: 24 sts
Finish
- Weave in every end left from the two magic circle starts and the single crochet color change.
- Work the single crochet border through both layers of extensions so the woven loops stay locked together.
- Block the finished heart flat, pinning the point and both curves until the woven layers sit even.
Bigger or smaller
- Larger
- Move up to a thicker yarn with a larger hook, as noted for scaling the heart up; this widens every round and lengthens the extension loops without changing the stitch pattern.
- Smaller
- Drop to a smaller hook, swap the trebles for double or half double crochet, or skip the final extension round entirely to produce a tighter, shorter-looped heart.
Photographs of this one
Every photograph on this page was taken by whoever published the pattern, and they are printed in the order the source listed them.
FAQs
Asked and answered
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.
Why doesn't round one join into a circle?
The piece is meant to stay flat, and joining would pull round one into a dome instead of a flat triangle. Leave it unjoined and let the cinched magic circle close the center on its own.
Why make two identical pieces?
The heart shape only appears once two triangle pieces overlap at a right angle and get woven together. A single piece on its own is just a triangle with loops along one edge.
Can the two heart halves be different colors?
Yes, the pattern itself uses pink and white for the two halves, with a separate color for the single crochet border. Any color combination works since the weave itself creates the pattern.
What if the extension loops don't weave evenly?
Uneven loops usually trace back to a chain-18 setup that varied from one loop to the next. Unravel back to the last correct loop and rework it, since the weave will show any inconsistency right away.