Crochet Heart Granny Square Tutorial For Valentine Day

Let's get started on a cozy little project with this guide to making a Crochet Heart Granny Square. It's a perfect project for anyone, whether you're picking up a crochet hook for the first time or you've been looping and stitching for years.

Crochet Heart Granny Square Tutorial

Materials Needed:

Acrylic or cotton yarn of your choice
3 mm crochet hook

Pattern:

Heart Center:

Create a magic ring with an X on your fingers.
Chain 3 (counts as the first double crochet).
Make 11 more double crochets into the ring (total of 12 double crochets including the chain 3).
Pull the yarn tail to close the magic ring.
Join to the top of the beginning chain 3 with a slip stitch.

Next Round (Shaping the Heart):

Skip the first stitch from the hook. In the second stitch, make 8 treble crochets.
One double crochet in the next stitch.
One double crochet and one half double crochet in the following stitch.
Two half double crochets in the next stitch.
One half double crochet and one double crochet in the next stitch.

Repeat Steps for the Other Half of the Heart:

Chain 1.
Repeat steps 1-5 in reverse order to mirror the other side of the heart.
After the last treble crochet set, skip one stitch, then slip stitch to the first stitch of the round.

Square the Heart:

Attach a new color (e.g., white) at the chain-1 space from the previous round with a slip stitch.
Make a single crochet in the same stitch as the slip stitch.
Make one slip stitch in the chain-1 space and single crochet in the next stitch.
Work around the heart, creating the square by following the established pattern:
Half double crochet and single crochet in the same stitch.
Double crochet and treble crochet in the same stitch to form corners.
Chain 3 to form each corner space.
Ensure stitches follow the pattern in the heart to create a balanced square shape.
Finish the round with a slip stitch to the first single crochet.

Final Edge Round:

Chain 3 (counts as first double crochet).
Make one double crochet in each stitch around, working the corners as follows:
In the chain-3 corner space: 2 double crochets, chain 3, 2 double crochets.
Complete the round with one double crochet in each stitch and repeat the corner pattern at each corner.
Join the round with a slip stitch to the top of the beginning chain 3.