The Jam Drop Heart
US terms
Sc - Single crochet (Uk dc)
Hdc - half double crochet (Uk htc)
Dc - double crochet (UK tc)
Trc - treble crochet (Uk dtc)
Round 1
NOTE: Leave a long enough tail to crochet over and weave in.
1. Ch 4. Sl st into the first chain to create a ring.
2. Ch 4. Into the ring and crocheting over your tail, work 3tc, Gently pull your stitches together to make more room around the circle, 3dc . Ch 3.
3. Into the circle work 3dc, 3trc . Ch 3. Sl st into the centre of the circle. Finish off. Put your hook behind the heart and push it forward through the centre. Pull the finished off yarn tail through the centre of the heart and out the back.
4. Take the other tail which you have crocheted over and pull gently, decreasing the size of the hole in the centre of the heart.
Tie both tails together with one granny knot. Weave in ends.
Round 2
1. Find the first tc you crocheted (after the ch 4) on the left side of the heart. This is your starting point. Attach yarn in this st. Ch 2. Work 1 hdc, 2 hdc, 1 hdc, 2 hdc & 1 hdc in the next 2 sts, 3 hdc.
2. Work 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc, 1 hdc, 2 hdc, 1 hdc, 2 hdc, 3 hdc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. sl st into the centre of the heart. Skip 1 st. Work 1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 hdc. Work 1 hdc in the same st as the beginning ch 2. Sl st in top of ch 2.
Round 3
1. Find the 3 hdc on the top left hand side of the heart. With your next yarn sl st into the 3rd of these and ch 1. Sl st into the next 11 sts. Your next st should be in the mid point of the bottom of the heart’s 3 hdc. Work a sl st, ch 1 and another sl st in this same st.
2. Sl st into each of the following sts around the heart, finishing with a sl st into the top of the beginning ch 1 to finish off the round (or use an invisible st).
US terms
Sc - Single crochet (Uk dc)
Hdc - half double crochet (Uk htc)
Dc - double crochet (UK tc)
Trc - treble crochet (Uk dtc)
Round 1
NOTE: Leave a long enough tail to crochet over and weave in.
1. Ch 4. Sl st into the first chain to create a ring.
2. Ch 4. Into the ring and crocheting over your tail, work 3tc, Gently pull your stitches together to make more room around the circle, 3dc . Ch 3.
3. Into the circle work 3dc, 3trc . Ch 3. Sl st into the centre of the circle. Finish off. Put your hook behind the heart and push it forward through the centre. Pull the finished off yarn tail through the centre of the heart and out the back.
4. Take the other tail which you have crocheted over and pull gently, decreasing the size of the hole in the centre of the heart.
Tie both tails together with one granny knot. Weave in ends.
Round 2
1. Find the first tc you crocheted (after the ch 4) on the left side of the heart. This is your starting point. Attach yarn in this st. Ch 2. Work 1 hdc, 2 hdc, 1 hdc, 2 hdc & 1 hdc in the next 2 sts, 3 hdc.
2. Work 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc, 1 hdc, 2 hdc, 1 hdc, 2 hdc, 3 hdc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. sl st into the centre of the heart. Skip 1 st. Work 1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 hdc. Work 1 hdc in the same st as the beginning ch 2. Sl st in top of ch 2.
Round 3
1. Find the 3 hdc on the top left hand side of the heart. With your next yarn sl st into the 3rd of these and ch 1. Sl st into the next 11 sts. Your next st should be in the mid point of the bottom of the heart’s 3 hdc. Work a sl st, ch 1 and another sl st in this same st.
2. Sl st into each of the following sts around the heart, finishing with a sl st into the top of the beginning ch 1 to finish off the round (or use an invisible st).