Easy Crochet Heart Earring Tutorial For Valentine's Day

Materials:

• Size 8 cotton crochet thread (pink and white)
• Size 3.25 mm (letter D) crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Earring hooks
• Jump rings (6 mm gold)
• Jewelry pliers

Abbreviations:

• ch: chain
• hdc: half double crochet
• tr: treble crochet
• sl st: slip stitch

Pattern:

1. Create the Heart:

Start with a magic circle using pink yarn.

• Chain 3 stitches (this will be the foundation chain for the first half of the heart).
• Crochet 3 treble crochets into the magic circle.
• Crochet 3 half double crochets.
• Chain 1 stitch (this will be the center point).
• Crochet 1 treble crochet in the center point.
• Chain 1 stitch.
• Crochet 3 half double crochets on the other side of the heart.
• Crochet 3 treble crochets.
• Chain 2 stitches.
• Skip the next stitch and slip stitch in the following stitch to join the two halves of the heart.

2. Add the Edging:

• Cut the pink yarn and attach the white yarn.
• Chain 2 stitches.
• Slip stitch in the first stitch of the foundation chain.
• Chain 2 stitches.

• Slip stitch in the next stitch.
• Repeat the last two steps until you reach the end of the first half of the heart.
• Chain 2 stitches.
• Skip the next stitch and slip stitch in the following stitch.
• Chain 2 stitches.
• Slip stitch in the next stitch.
• Repeat the last two steps until you reach the end of the second half of the heart.
• Chain 2 stitches.

• Slip stitch in the first stitch of the foundation chain.
• Chain 2 stitches.
• Slip stitch in the last stitch.
• Cut the yarn and weave in the tails.

3. Attach the Earring Hardware:

• Open the jump rings using jewelry pliers.
• Attach the first jump ring to the center of the heart.
• Attach the second jump ring to the first jump ring.
• Repeat as needed to add more jump rings.
• Attach the earring hook to the last jump ring.
• Close the jump rings.