Crochet Love Heart Pattern

Turn your car into a love-filled haven with our captivating LOVE HEART CAR HANGING! This enchanting project is designed to infuse your driving experience with romance and warmth, creating a magical atmosphere every time you hit the road. Simply hang the beautifully crafted love heart accessory on your rearview mirror, and watch as love and joy fill the air. Keep reading to explore the wonders of the LOVE HEART CAR HANGING and take your car rides to a whole new level of enchantment!

Why Do We Love This Love Heart

• We love the “Love heart car hanging crochet” for its charming appearance that combines the iconic heart shape with a whimsical car motif. The pattern includes components such as a heart-shaped body, and a hanging string, resulting in a delightful and eye-catching design.
• For color suggestions, using vibrant and cheerful colors like red, pink, and white enhances the romantic and playful nature of the project. Additionally, exploring color variations such as gradient effects or incorporating metallic yarns can add a touch of uniqueness and elegance to the heart-shaped car hanging.

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Usage

• Original Usages: The love heart car hanging can be used as a thoughtful gift or as a decorative item. It is perfect for hanging in a car, a room, or even as part of a festive decoration.
• Functional Usages: The car hanging can also be attached to other crochet items, such as bags, keychains, or purses, to add a touch of love and charm to these accessories.
• Flower Bouquet Ideas: The love heart car hanging can be a delightful addition to a flower bouquet, whether as the main flower or as an accent piece. It can be combined with romantic flowers like roses or carnations, or paired with delicate flowers like baby’s breath or daisies to create a whimsical and charming bouquet. The heart shape of the car hanging adds a lovely touch and conveys feelings of love and affection.

Materials Needed

• Yarn – yarn of two colors: white and red. You can use either cotton yarn or wool for this project. The cotton yarn gives a smooth and crisp finish, while wool yarn provides a softer and warmer texture.
• Hook – Size 2.5mm
• Flower rod – 16 inches long x 0.08 inches diameter (40cm x 2mm)
• Stitch Marker
• Fiberfill – Used to stuff the heart shape, giving it a plump and three-dimensional look.
• Darning needle – For weaving in ends and sewing the parts together.
• Scissors – To cut the yarn and trim any excess.
• Hot melt adhesive

Difficulty

The difficulty level of this pattern is intermediate, requiring some crochet skills and familiarity with basic stitches and techniques such as single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), and decreasing stitches (sc2tog). While beginners may find it challenging, it is a great opportunity to enhance crochet skills. We encourage our readers to take on the challenge and explore even more complex patterns with the help of instructional videos available.

Gauge

The gauge for a Love Heart Car Hanging can vary based on personal preference and the desired size of the project. Since the car hanging is primarily decorative, there are no strict gauge requirements. You can experiment with different yarn weights and hook sizes to achieve the desired look and size for your heart-shaped car hanging.

Stitches and Abbreviation

• Ch – Chain
• Sc – Single crochet
• Ss – Slip stitch
• Tr – Treble stitch
• Decrease stitch-sc2tog
• Increase stitch-2 sc in each st

Special Stitches

• The special stitch used in this pattern is the “sc2tog” stitch, which stands for single crochet of two stitches together.
• The “sc2tog” stitch is a decrease stitch used to shape the heart by decreasing the number of stitches in a round.

Pattern Notes

• The pattern is written in US crochet terms.
• The love heart car hanging is crocheted in rounds.
• Each round has specific instructions for the number and type of stitches to be worked.
• Some rounds involve increases or decrease to shape the heart.
• The pattern includes instructions for making two halves of the heart and joining them together.
• There is an option to add stuffing (cotton filling) to give the heart shape and volume.
• A hanging rope can be crocheted to attach the car hanging.
• The pattern also includes instructions for creating a flat love heart shape using chains, treble crochet stitches, double crochet stitches, and slip stitches.
• Cutting a long tail is required for finishing.
• It is recommended to adjust the length of the hanging rope according to personal preference.

Step-by-Step This Love Heart Patterns

Make 2 Heart Shape of The Love Heart :

• R1: 6 sc in a round. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R2: ( 2 sc in each st )* 6 times. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R3: ( 1 sc, 2 sc in each st ) 6 times. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R4: (1 sc, 2 sc in each st, 1 sc )*6 times. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R5: 24 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch
• Repeat Rounds 1-5 to make two half-rounds of the heart shape. Cut the tail after the first half-round.

Assemble The 2 Heart Shape: Connect the second half-round directly to the first by slip stitching (ss).

• R6-R7: 48 sc in each round. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R8: 10 sc, (sc2tog) * 2 times, 20 sc, (sc2tog) * 2 times, 10 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R9: 44 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R10: 9 sc, decrease (sc2tog) * 2 times, 18 sc, (sc2tog)* 2 times, 9 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R11: 8 sc, decrease (sc2tog) * 2 times, 16 sc, (sc2tog) * 2 times, 8 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R12: 7 sc, decrease (sc2tog) * 2 times, 14 sc, (sc2tog) * 2 times, 7 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R13: 6 sc, decrease (sc2tog) * 2 times, 12 sc, (sc2tog) *2 times, 6 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch.
• R14: 5 sc, decrease (sc2tog) * 2 times, 10 sc, (sc2tog) * 2 times, 5 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch

Make a Hanging Rope of The Love Heart

• Create a crocheted hanging rope of the desired length. Pass the needle through the top middle of the love heart and tie a knot inside it. add fiberfill

Now continue to finish

• R15: 4 sc, decrease (sc2tog) * 2 times, 8 sc, (sc2tog) * 2 times, 4 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch
• R16: 3 sc, decrease (sc2tog) * 2 times, 6 sc, (sc2tog) * 2 times, 3 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch.
• R17: 2 sc, decrease (sc2tog) * 2 times, 4 sc, (sc2tog) * 2 times, 2 sc. 1 ss, 1 ch.
• R18: Decrease (sc2tog) 6 times. Fill with cotton filling, close the loop, cut the tail, and sew the opening.

Assemble the crochet love heart with a long stem

• Step 1: Same as the steps of R1-R17, take out the flower stem, bend one end, insert it into the center of the heart, add fiberfill, and secure it with hot melt glue

• Step 2: Then continue working on R18: (sc2tog) * 6 times. close the loop, cut the tail, and sew the opening.

• Step 3: Wrap the yarn around the stem to the end and secure with hot melt glue.

Flat Love Heart:

• Make 3ch in the round. Work 2 tr, 3 dc, 1 ch, 3 dc, 2 tr, 3 ch, and 1 ss, 1 ch. Cut and leave a long tail. weave the end with a darning needle. 

Afterthoughts and Wrap Up

In conclusion, the Love Heart Car Hanging crochet project offers a charming and meaningful way to decorate your car with a crocheted love heart design. The pattern provides instructions for creating a delightful and eye-catching accessory, and the use of vibrant colors like red, pink, and white enhances its romantic and playful nature. With the option to explore color variations such as gradient effects or metallic yarns, you can add a touch of uniqueness and elegance to your heart-shaped car hanging. Get creative and spread love wherever you go with this warm and engaging project.

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