The 'Swedish hearts' pattern revisited

If you've been reading a while you'll know that about 18 months ago I came across a pattern for a crocheted heart. The pattern was in Swedish (or Norwegian?) and I spent a while playing with an on-line translator and a stitch dictionary in order to translate it. 

Yesterday I emailed the designer of the Swedish heart, AnneSofie at Slojdmagasinet, and asked for permission to publish my translation on my blog and she graciously granted that permission. So here it is  - in the nick of time for Valentine's day - my translation of the Swedish Crocheted Heart pattern.  This link will take you to the original pattern and I give full credit to AnneSofie Ampén for the original design.  


Please, if you use this pattern do not credit me with the design. The pattern, in Swedish, is already on the Ravelry database, so if you make some of these and add them to your project page please link to the Swedish pattern (Virkat Hjärta). Do not add this translation as a separate pattern. This is something I feel very strongly about. I did not design this heart and should not be credited with doing so.  

Swedish Heart Crochet Pattern

Stitch names are UK terminology.


Make 18 chain

Round 1: 1tr in 6th chain from hook, 2ch, miss 2ch, 1tr in next ch, 2ch, miss 2ch, [1tr, 4ch, 1tr, 2ch] in next ch, miss 2ch, 1tr in next ch, 2ch, miss 2ch, [1tr, 5ch, sl st] in last ch

Round 2: Do not turn the work - carry on working in the round throughout. You are initially working along the other side of the foundation chain.  3ch, 2tr in 2ch space, 1tr in next ch, miss 5ch, 1tr in next ch, 2tr in 2ch space, 1tr in next ch, 10tr in 5ch space, 1tr in next tr, *2tr in 2ch space, 1tr in next tr* twice, [2tr, 3ch, 2tr] into 4ch space, *1tr in next tr, 2tr in 2ch space* twice, 1tr in next tr, 10 tr in 5ch space. Join with sl st to 3rd of 3ch.

Round 3: 3ch, miss 6tr and work 1tr in next tr, *1ch, 1tr in next tr* 11 times, *2ch, miss 2tr, 1tr in next tr* twice, 2ch, into the 3ch space at tip of heart work [1tr, 2ch] 4 times, miss 2tr, 1tr in next tr, *2ch, miss 2tr, 1tr in next tr* twice, *1ch, 1tr in next tr* 10 times, 1ch, join with sl st to 3rd of 3ch.

Round 4: 40ch, sl st in same place as last sl st in round3 (hanger made).  1dc in each of next 2 1ch spaces.  *3ch, 1dc in 3rd ch from hook (picot), 1dc in next 1ch space* 8 times (9 picots made), 2dc in each of next 4 2ch spaces, 3dc in next 2ch space (tip of heart), 2dc in each of the next 4 2ch spaces, *1dc in 1ch space, picot* 9 times, 1dc in each of next 2 1ch spaces, join with sl st at base of hanger.  Fasten off and weave in any ends.

I think these hearts look good straight off the hook, but you may find that it benefits from a little blocking, just to pull it into shape and to make the point a bit sharper.

The hearts in these photos have been worked in 4ply yarn with a 2mm hook (which makes them around 8.5cm wide x 5.5cm high). As an aside, if you can get your hands on a steel 2mm hook it's well worth it - my plastic one snapped and my aluminium one isn't strong enough and bends as I use it. I made a heart from crochet cotton and a 1mm hook too, just to see how it came out.

So, there you go. Happy Heart Hooking! x