Crochet heart - free pattern

It is Valentine season and it's raining hearts everywhere and I couldn't resist the urge to make one. If you too want to make one here is the pattern. As always I have written the pattern in standard American terms.

Materials you will need:

Worsted weight yarn 

Crochet hook size E/3.5 mm

Tapestry needle

Beads, buttons, ribbons for decorating

Fiberfill for stuffing

Stitch marker

Crochet terms used:

st/sts - stitch/stitches

sc - single crochet (UK term is double crochet)

sc2tog - single crochet worked together in 2 consecutive stitches (sc decrease)

Note: Work in continuous rounds without joining at the end of each round. The heart is worked from top down.

Round 1; Make a magic ring and work 6 sc into the ring (or) ch 2 and 6 sc in the 2nd ch (6).

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12)

Round 3: [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] 6 times (18)

Round 4: [sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times (24)

Round 5: [sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] 6 times (30)

Rounds 6 to 8: sc in each st (30). Break off yarn. 

Let's call this cap A. You will need to make one more cap which will be cap B. For cap B you don't have to break off yarn after completing round 8.

Round 9 (joining round): work next sc in any st of cap A, sc in next 27 sts of cap A, 

move to cap B, skip 2 sts after the joining point in cap B and sc in 28 sts (you will be working sc in 28 sts of each cap, so you'll have totally 56 sts in this round.

Round 10: sc in each st around (56)

Before you proceed further you can sew the gap between the 2 caps. If you are going to hang the heart you will need a loop, so insert both the ends of a piece of yarn or ribbon between the gaps and then close the gap.

Round 11 to 13: sc in each st around (56)

Round 14: [sc in 6 sts, sc2tog] 7 times (49)

Rounds 15 to 17: sc in each st around (49)

Round 18: [sc in 5 sts, sc2tog] 7 times (42)

Rounds 19 and 20: sc in each st around (42)

Round 21: [sc in 4 sts, sc2tog] 7 times (35)

Rounds 22 and 23: sc in each st around (35)

Round 24: [sc in 3 sts, sc2tog] 7 times (28)

You can start stuffing the heart with fiberfill. I used fiberfill along with some unwanted leftover yarns.

Rounds 25 and 26: sc in each st around (28)

Round 27: [sc in 2 sts, sc2tog] 7 times (21)

Rounds 28 and 29: sc in each st around (21)

Round 30: [sc in next st, sc2tog] 7 times (14)

Rounds 31 and 32: sc in each st around (14)

Round 33: sc2tog 7 times (7)

With the help of the back of your hook push in as much filling as possible through the opening.

Rounds 34: sc in each st around (7). Break off yarn leaving a long tail. Using a tapestry needle weave the tail through all the stitches and close the opening.

Decorate as you desire.

I hope there are no errors in the pattern. If you find any please do let me know.

You can find the pattern for my ruffle heart pillow here, here and here.

Have a great day!