Get ready for your next dinner party or special family get together! Use your crochet skills to make these easy hearts on a string napkin ties.
Napkin Ring is 6” around.
Hearts measure 2½” across at widest part x 2” long.
RED HEART® “Soft Yarn”:1 Ball each 4608 Wine A and 9523 Dark Leaf B.
Crochet Hook: 5mm [US H-8]. Split-ring stitch marker, yarn needle.
GAUGE:
17 sts = 4”; 16 rows = 4” in sc.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
HEART (Make 2)
With A, ch 11.
Round 1: 3 Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 ch, skip next 2 ch, sc in next 3 ch, 3 sc in last ch; pivot to work in unused loops of beginning ch, sc in next 3 ch, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in ch-2 space, sc in last 3 ch – 20 sc. Do not join but work in continuous rounds. Mark first st of round and move up each round.
Round 2: [2 Sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next 2 sc, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, [2 sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next 4 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in ch-2 space, sc in last 4 sc – 26 sc.
Round 3: [2 Sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next sc, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next 4 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in ch-2 space, sc in last 5 sc; slip st in next sc – 32 sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
RING
With B, ch 25, join with a slip st in first ch to form a ring taking care that ch is not twisted. Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join with a slip st in first sc – 25 sc. Fasten off.
TIE
With B, ch 40. Fasten off.
Finishing
Make Tie chain into a bow; sew to middle of Ring. Attach a Heart to each end of Tie. Weave in all ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
A, B = Color A, B; ch = chain; mm = millimeters; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.
RED HEART® “Soft Yarn”, Art. E728 available in solid color 5 oz (140 g), 256 yd (234 m) and print 4 oz (113 g), 204 yd (187 m) balls.
PATTERN CARE
Treat your finished project right! Make sure you read the care directions closely so your hard work ages gracefully.
- Do Not Bleach
- Do Not Iron
- Machine Wash in Warm Water, Delicate Setting
- Tumble Dry
Time to get stitching, and don’t forget to share your progress!
