Tunisian Hearts Pattern
With this pattern, you can learn to crochet these beautiful hearts with a Tunisian crochet hook. Design by Sheep Days.
MATERIALS
• Rubí Handy Cotton color 510 (6 skeins) and color 600 (1 skein)
• 5.5 mm Tunisian crochet hook
• Filling
HOW TO WORK THE PATTERN
BEFORE YOU START
You should know that in Tunisian crochet, each round is divided into two phases, which we will call the forward pass and return pass:
On the forward pass, you pick up all the stitches and make the increases, if any. The work hangs from the hook.
On the return pass, work through the stitches you have picked up, leaving them off the hook; this is where you make the decreases. The work hangs freely, except for the last loop remaining on the hook.
For decreases, keep in mind that they are worked on the return pass. If at the beginning, instead of pulling through the first stitch alone, pull through two together. If in any other position, pull through three stitches instead of two.
ABBREVIATIONS
ts: Tunisian simple stitch
inc: increase stitch (this stitch is used to make increases)
sts: stitches
STEP BY STEP
Medium heart pattern (Heart shape – x2)
Row 1:
Forward pass: chain 1 and, from it, work 3 stitches upward.
Return pass: work back normally (yarn over and pull through: pull through the first stitch alone, then pull through two at a time until only one loop remains on the hook).
From this point onward, keep in mind that all rounds are worked like the previous one unless otherwise indicated.
Row 2:
Forward: (1 sc—the first stitch is already on the hook; it is the last stitch of the previous row—, make 1 inc in the space) x2, 1 sc (5 sts)
Row 3:
Forward pass: (1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch) x4, 1 Tunisian simple stitch (9 sts)
Row 4:
Forward pass: 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, work Tunisian simple stitches until 1 remains, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch (11 sts)
Round 5:
Forward pass: 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, work Tunisian simple stitches until 1 remains, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch (13 sts)
Row 6:
Forward pass: 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, work Tunisian simple stitches until 1 remains, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch (15 sts)
Round 7:
Forward pass: 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, work Tunisian simple stitches until 2 remain, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch (19 sts)
Row 8:
Forward pass: 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, work Tunisian simple stitches until 1 remains, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch (21 sts)
Round 9:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (23 sts)
Row 10:
Forward pass: 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, work Tunisian simple stitches until 1 remains, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch (25 sts)
Round 11:
Forward pass: 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, work Tunisian simple stitches until 2 remain, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch, 1 increase stitch, 1 Tunisian simple stitch (29 sts)
Row 12:
Forward: 1 sc, 1 inc, work sc until 1 remains, 1 inc, 1 sc (31 sts)
Row 13:
Forward: 1 sc, 1 inc, work sc until 1 remains, 1 inc, 1 sc (33 sts)
Row 14:
Forward: 1 sc, 1 inc, work sc until 1 remains, 1 inc, 1 sc (35 sts)
Row 15:
Forward: 1 sc, 1 inc, work sc until 1 remains, 1 inc, 1 sc (37 sts)
Row 16:
Forward: 1 sc, 1 inc, work sc until 1 remains, 1 inc, 1 sc (39 sts)
Row 17:
Forward: all sc (39 sts)
Row 18:
Forward: 1 sc, 1 inc, work sc until 1 remains, 1 inc, 1 sc (41 sts)
Rows 19, 20 and 21:
Forward: all sc (41 sts)
Row 22:
Forward: all sc (39 sts on the hook) Row: decrease 1 stitch on each side (39 sts)
Row 23:
Forward: all sc (39 sts) *from here, work only half of the piece*
Row 24:
Forward: work 20 sc (20 sts)
Row: decrease one stitch on each side (18 sts)
Row 25:
Forward: work 18 sc (18 sts)
Row: decrease one stitch on each side (16 sts)
Row 26:
Forward: work 16 sc (16 sts)
Row: decrease one stitch in the center and two at the sides (13 sts)
Row 27:
Forward: work 13 sc (13 sts)
Row: decrease one stitch on each side (11 sts)
Row 28:
Forward: work 11 sc (11 sts)
Row: decrease one stitch in the center and two at the sides (8 sts)
Row 26:
Forward: work 8 sc (8 sts)
Row: decrease in every stitch (4 sts). Fasten off.
Repeat from Row 24 from the center of the work.
Sew both pieces together with a yarn needle, stuffing them before closing completely.
And finally, embroider your favorite phrase!
Small heart pattern (Heart shape – x2)
Row 1:
Forward: chain 1, then work 3 stitches into it.
Row: work normally (yarn over and pull through: pull through the first stitch alone, then pull through two at a time until only one loop remains on the hook).
Note: from this point onward, work all rows as the previous one unless otherwise indicated.
Row 2:
Forward: (1 sc—the first stitch is already on the hook; it is the last stitch of the previous row—, make 1 inc in the space) x2, 1 sc (5 sts)
Row 3:
Right side: (1 sc, make 1 increase) x4, 1 sc (9 sts)
Row 4:
Forward: 1 sc, 1 inc, work sc until 1 remains, 1 inc, 1 sc (11 sts)
Row 5:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (13 sts)
Row 6:
Forward: 1 sc, 1 inc, work sc until 1 remains, 1 inc, 1 sc (15 sts)
Row 7:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 2 stitches remain, 1 increase, 1 sc, increase, 1 sc (19 sts)
Row 8:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (21 sts)
Row 9:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (23 sts)
Row 10:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (25 sts)
Row 11:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (29 sts)
Row 12:
Right side: sc across (29 sts)
Row 13:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (31 sts)
Rows 14 and 15:
Right side: sc across (31 sts)
Row 16:
Right side: sc across (31 sts on the hook) Wrong side: decrease 1 stitch on each side (29 sts)
Row 23:
Right side: sc across (29 sts)
*from here, work only half of the piece*
Row 26:
Forward row: work 15 sts (15 sts)
Wrong side: decrease 1 stitch in the center and 2 at the sides (13 sts)
Row 27:
Right side: work 13 sc (13 sts)
Wrong side: decrease 1 stitch on each side (11 sts)
Row 28:
Forward row: work 11 sts (11 sts)
Wrong side: decrease 1 stitch in the center and 2 at the sides (8 sts)
Row 26:
Right side: work 8 sc (8 sts)
Wrong side: decrease in each stitch (4 sts) Fasten off
Repeat from Row 24 from the center of the work.
Right side: (1 sc, make 1 increase) x4, 1 sc (9 sts)
Large heart pattern (Heart shape – x2)
Row 1:
Right side: make a chain and, from it, work 3 stitches.
Row 2:
Right side: (1 sc – this first stitch is already on the hook, it is the last stitch of the previous row–, make 1 increase in the gap) x2, 1 sc (5 sts)
Row 3:
Right side: (1 sc, make 1 increase) x4, 1 sc (9 sts)
Row 4:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (11 sts)
Row 5:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (13 sts)
Row 6:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (15 sts)
Row 7:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 2 stitches remain, 1 increase, 1 sc, increase, 1 sc (19 sts)
Row 8:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (21 sts)
Row 9:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (23 sts)
Row 10:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (25 sts)
Row 11:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 2 stitches remain, 1 increase, 1 sc, increase, 1 sc (29 sts)
Row 12:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (31 sts)
Row 13:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (33 sts)
Row 14:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (35 sts)
Row 15:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 2 stitches remain, 1 increase, 1 sc, 1 increase, 1 sc (39 sts)
Row 16:
Right side: 1 sc, 1 increase, work sc until 1 stitch remains, 1 increase, 1 sc (41 sts)
Row 17:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (43 sts)
Row 18:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (45 sts)
Row 19:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (47 sts)
Row 20:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (49 sts)
Row 21:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (51 sts)
Row 22:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (53 sts)
Row 23:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (55 sts)
Row 24:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (57 sts)
Row 25:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (59 sts)
Row 26:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (61 sts)
Row 27:
Forward row: work all sts (61 sts)
Row 28:
Forward row: 1 st, 1 purl stitch, work sts until 1 remains, 1 purl stitch, 1 st (63 sts)
Rows 29, 30, 31 and 32:
Forward row: work all sts (63 sts)
Row 33:
Forward row: work all sts (63 sts on the hook) Return row: decrease 1 stitch on each side (61 sts)
Row 34:
Forward row: work all sts (61 sts)
Row 35:
Forward row: work all sts (61 sts on the hook) Return row: decrease 1 stitch on each side (59 sts)
Row 36:
Forward row: work all sts (59 sts)
*from here, work only half of the piece*
Row 37:
Forward row: work 30 sts (30 sts)
Return row: decrease one stitch on each side (28 sts)
Row 38:
Forward row: work 28 sts (28 sts)
Return row: decrease one stitch on each side (26 sts)
Row 39:
Forward row: work 26 sts (26 sts)
Return row: decrease one stitch on each side (24 sts)
Row 40:
Forward row: work 24 sts (24 sts)
Return row: decrease two stitches in the center and one at the side (21 sts)
Row 41:
Forward row: work 21 sts (21 sts)
Return row: decrease one stitch on each side (19 sts)
Row 42:
Forward row: work 19 sts (19 sts)
Return row: decrease two stitches on each side (15 sts)
Row 43:
Forward row: work 15 sts (15 sts)
Return row: decrease two stitches on each side (11 sts)
Row 44:
Forward row: work 11 sts (11 sts)
Return row: decrease all stitches with a double decrease in the center (5 sts)
Finish off the work
Repeat from Row 24 from the center of the work.
FINAL RESULT
