Lattice Heart

Here  are the crocheted hearts I promised. Today I'm publishing the free pattern for "lattice Heart".  The others pictured will follow shortly. I'm not a very good card maker. I have no illusions of grandeur. I just wanted to show the more talented card makers out there a vague idea of what they could make with my crochet heart patterns.


Lattice Heart

 I used size 10 DMC cebelia and a number 11 steel crochet hook, but this works up nice with size 20 thread too. First, you need to cut off a length of thread from the ball for a padded cord (pc) that is worked around the border. I spooled out about a yard, doubled over the thread and spooled out another yard. I then took the 2 loose ends and tied them around a Popsicle stick (or a pencil). Then I wound both threads around until I had the doubled over end on top. Set aside and save for later.

This pattern is worked in rows.

Row 1. Ch 8, sc in 1st ch, ch 5, tr in same sc, turn. (Ch 5, tr count as ch 8 through out pattern.)

Row 2. Ch 8, sc in same space. Ch 6, sc, ch 5, tr in next ch 8 space. Turn.

Row 3. Ch 8, sc in same space. Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 space. Ch 6, sc, ch 5, tr in next ch 8 space. Turn.

Row 4. Ch 8, sc in same ch 8 space. (Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 space) twice. Ch 6, sc, ch 5, tr in next ch 8  space. Turn.

Row 5. Ch 8, sc in same ch 8 space. (Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 space) 3 times. Ch 6, sc, ch 5, tr in next ch 8 space. Turn.

Row 6. Ch 8, sc in same ch 8 space. (Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 space) 4 times. Ch 6, sc, ch 5, tr in next ch 8 space. Turn.

Row 7. Ch 8, sc in same ch 8 space. (Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 space) 5 times. Ch 6, sc, ch 5, tr in next ch 8 space. Turn.

Row 8. Ch 8, sc in same ch 8 space. (Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 space) 2 times. Ch 6, sc, sl st in next ch 6 space. Sl st in next sc. Sl st, sc in next ch 6 space. (Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 space) 2 times. Ch 6, sc, ch 5, tr in next ch 8 space. Turn.

Row 9. Sl st, sc in ch  8 sp. (Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 space) 3 times. Turn

Row 10. Sl st, sc in ch 6 space. (Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 space) twice. Turn

Row 11. Sl st, sc in ch 6 space. Ch 8 sc in next ch 6 sp.

End Off. Join thread w/ sl st in 5th ch 6 space of row 8. Sc in same space. (Ch 6, sc in next ch 6 sp) twice. Ch 6 sc in next ch 8 sp. Repeat Rows 10 and 11, but don't end off.

Border/Edging: sl st through bend of doubled over pc (padded cord) thread. 2 Sc over both pc strands, and in same ch sp on heart.Working counter clockwise around heart and over padded cord, make as follows: sc in next tr. sc, picot, sc in next ch space. (Picot is, ch 3 sl st in top of sc ). Sc in next tr. * 2 sc, picot, 1 sc in next ch sp. Sc in next tr.*  Repeat from * to * 7 times. Sc, hdc, Picot, hdc in next ch sp. Dc, tr, picot, dc in next sc (tip of heart). Hdc, picot, hdc, sc in next ch sp. Sc in next tr. (Sc, picot, 2 sc in net ch sp, sc in next tr) 7 times. Sc, picot sc in next ch sp. Sc in next sc. 2 sc in next ch sp.1 sc, picot in next sc. (4 sc, picot) 3 times in ch 8 space. Sc in next sc. 2 sc in next space. Sc, picot in next sc. Sc in next ch sp, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next ch sp. Sk next sc. 3sctog ( insert hook in ch sp, draw up a loop. Yo and draw through 1 loop on hook. Insert hook in next sl st. Draw up a loop. Yo and draw through 1 loop on hook. Insert hook in next ch sp. Yo and draw through 1 loop on hook. Yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook) in next ch sp, in middle sl st, and in next ch sp. Sk next sc, 2 sc in next ch sp. sc, picot in next sc. Sc in next ch sp, sc in net sc. 2 sc in next s. sc, picot in next sc. (4 sc, picot) 3 times. Sc in next sc. Join w/ sl st in first sc.

Here's a close up of the finished Lattice Heart. I pinned mine out on cardboard covered in tinfoil and starched it lightly with liquid starch. It doesn't need to be real stiff if your using it for card making. I hope you will share some of your own ideas you come up wit me. I look forward to it. Until next time.