It has been a crazy few weeks. So today, we had a lazy Sunday. We woke with a slow start and then enjoyed a yummy breakfast in our pajamas while we read the Bible together as a family. We had been reading together in the New Testament and as I turned to where we had left off, I realized God’s perfect timing …
This week we celebrate Valentine’s Day and our reading for today started in 1 John 4.
“God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.” 1 John 4:9-11
What a great reminder for the week!!! Let us love one another … whether significant others, kiddos, family, friends, or even perfect strangers, let us show love toward one another.
With the heart being the most common symbol for love, what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with a free heart crochet pattern!!! This heart is the perfect embellishment … perfect to adorn hats, blankets, and even notecards to send to a friend … enjoy!
Little Love Heart
Size: approximately 2.5″ wide by 2.5″ high
Necessary Supplies: J crochet hook, Medium weight yarn, Scissors, Yarn Needle
Directions:
Rnd 1: Ch 5. Sl st with 1st ch to form loop.
Rnd 2: Complete 10 hdc and 2 tr in the loop. Do NOT sl st to join. (12 st)
Rnd 3: Complete the following: 1 sc in the 1st st, 1 sc in the 2nd st, 2 sc in the 3rd st, 1 dc 2 tr and 1 dc in the 4th st, 1 sl st in the 5th st, 1 sl st in the 6th st, 1 dc 2 tr 1 dc in the 7th st, 2 sc in the 8th st, 1 sc in the 9th st, 1 sc in the 10th st, 2 sc in the 11th st, ch 2, and 2 sc in the 12th st. Do NOT sl st to join. (22 st)
Rnd 4: Complete the following: 1 sc/st in each of the 1st – 4th st, 2 sc/st in each of the 5th – 8th st, 1 sl st in the 9th st, 1 sl st threading through the center of the heart (loop created in rnd 1), 1 sl st in the 10th st, 2 sc/st in each of the 11th – 14th st, and 1 sc/st in each of the 15th – 18th. Complete 1 sl st in each of the 19th and 20th st. Sl st in ch 2 space to end.
Trim strands, weaving them into the back side of the heart.
Abbreviations: ch – chain, dc – double crochet, rnd – round, sc – single crochet, sl st – slip stitch, st – stitch, tr – triple crochet
Happy Valentine’s Day! Happy Crocheting …
