Crochet Romantic Layered Heart Hearth Rug Free Pattern

Materials

• Worsted weight yarn in red, cream, and brown
• Crochet hook size J (6.0 mm)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• ch - chain
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• st(s) - stitch(es)

Instructions

Center Heart

1. With red yarn, ch 4, sl st to form a ring.
2. Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 11 dc in ring, sl st to top of ch-3. (12 dc)
3. Round 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off. (24 dc)

Mid Layer

4. Join cream yarn in any st. Ch 3, dc in same st, *dc in next st, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * around, sl st to top of ch-3. (36 dc)
5. Round 5: Ch 3, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts; repeat from * around, sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off. (48 dc)

Outer Layer

6. Join red yarn in any st. Ch 3, dc in same st, *dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * around, sl st to top of ch-3. (60 dc)
7. Round 7: Ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts; repeat from * around, sl st to top of ch-3. (72 dc)
8. Round 8: Repeat Round 7, increasing as needed to maintain the heart shape. Fasten off.

Edge Layer

9. Join brown yarn in any st. Ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to top of ch-3.
10. Round 10: Work scallop border by doing *5 dc in next st, sl st in next st; repeat from * around. Fasten off and weave in all ends.