Looking for heart patterns to knit and crochet? If so, I’m glad you found us; we have a bunch of heart designs for you to consider. Some are romantic, some are colorful, some are classic, and some are the plain-jane sort that would be fun for you to embellish and dress up in your own personalized, unique way. Most of the patterns on this list are free crochet heart patterns; we also offer one free heart knitting pattern for your consideration.

Free Crochet Heart Patterns

1. Crochet Heart Shape

You could translate this free heart graph into a variety of different craft projects, including blankets, dishcloths, pouches and more.

Pattern Details:

• A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this design.
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay

2. Valentine Heart Pouch

This isn’t your typical crocheted pouch made of rectangles. Nope! It’s a cute heart-shaped pouch that’s just begging to be filled with small trinkets and treasures. If you make one of these, who would you give it to — and what would you fill it with?

My selfish secret: I kept my first one of these — and filled it with sweet little gift tags and cards my husband has given me over the years. I don’t keep all that many of my crochet projects around, but I love this one so much that I definitely think it’s a keeper.

Happily, I find this to be an interesting project to work on, and so I tend to make a few more heart pouches every January and February to give as Valentine gifts. I also think it’s fun to find interesting things to fill it with. I’ve mentioned a few more ideas on this page — and I’ve also linked you up to the free crochet pattern.

3. Crochet Baby Blanket With Heart Pattern

This soft, colorful baby blanket is based on two different crocheted square patterns that alternate. One is a striped heart square, and the other is a striped checkerboard square. To add visual interest, you can crochet each square in different colors — or not — whichever way you prefer.

If you use bunches of different colors in this pattern, it results in an eye-popping burst of color. If you use the same three colors for each square throughout, the results are less “busy,” and a little “calmer.” Either way, the blanket turns out gorgeous.

Pattern Details:

• A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this design.
• Crochet Skill Level: Intermediate
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay

4. Basic Crochet Heart Applique

This cute little elongated heart applique is just begging to be decorated. How would you embellish yours? I’ve dressed mine up bunches of different ways — with ribbons, buttons and beads. One option is pictured here on this page; I crocheted the heart using burgundy wool yarn and embellished it with a paisley printed wooden button. A brown ribbon bow is the finishing touch. You can click here to see more examples and get the free heart pattern.

5. Crochet Heart Applique With Beads

This versatile heart design has a multitude of possible uses ranging from applique to ornament to photo frame. Dress it up with the beads of your choice. I used metallic beads in my sample project, but you could try using a colorful bead mix, or iridescent beads for a different look. Also, don’t be afraid to try beads in different shapes; see this snowflake pattern for an example of the same beadwork technique used with different-shaped beads.

Pattern Details:

• A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this design.
• Crochet Skill Level: The skill level rating for this pattern varies a bit depending on the materials you use. If worked in thread as pictured, it’s a bit fiddly. It gets easier if you choose a more substantial yarn, although the size of the project does grow accordingly.
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay

See Also: I used my beaded heart shape to make a romantic scrapbooking layout. The beaded heart shape is useful for framing photos (that’s one possible use for it; I also like using it to stitch to hats, scarves and other wearable projects. If you’d like to try using it as a photo gframe, you’re invited to use our free instructions for making a romantic-themed scrapbooking layout using pretty patterned papers and scalloped scissors.

6. Fabric Crochet Heart Coasters

Want to crochet a set of heart coasters that’s really strong, durable and cushy? Because the coasters are made using the rag crochet technique, each one of them resembles a miniature rag rug. They’re the perfect surface to use for setting down your hot soup mug or morning coffee mug. You could also make these to use as trivets or hot pads.

Pattern Details:

• A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this project.
• Crochet Skill Level: Advanced / Experienced.
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay
• See Also: How to make a rag ball | How to crochet without yarn

7 & 8. Crochet Heart Edges

There are at least 2 different edges you can crochet using a free chart we’ve posted here on our website. One is a simple filet crochet edge with alternating heart motifs. The other is a trim where the hearts are cross stitched onto a background of crochet stitches; then the piece is finished with a lovely, lacy picot stitch edging.

Pattern Details:

• A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this project.
• Crochet Skill Level: Easy
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay

9. Small Crochet Heart Applique: Free Pattern

If you’re in need of a small crocheted heart applique, this is another free pattern you could consider using. It’s especially nice if you attach this heart to another crocheted piece using a contrasting color of yarn.

Pattern Details:

• A Free Crochet Pattern is available for this project.
• Crochet Skill Level: Intermediate
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay

Heart Knitting Patterns

If knitting is your technique of choice for making a heart project, we invite you to check out the following patterns:

1. Knit Heart — A Free Intarsia Knitting Pattern

You can use this free chart to knit a heart square using the intarsia technique. The squares could be combined to make blankets, afghans, pillows or just about any other type of project that can be made from knitted squares.

Pattern Details:

• A Free Knitting Chart is available for this design.
• Pattern Designer: Amy Solovay

So there you have it: Those are the free crochet heart patterns (and the one free heart knitting pattern) that we offer. We hope you found some heart patterns you can use. Happy crafting!

Related Resources:

• Holidays and Special Occasions Valentine’s Day Crafts
• Crochet Motif Patterns
• Best Crochet Motif Pattern Books
• Seamless Crochet Motif Patterns

Posted By: Amy Solovay

This page was last updated on 1-19-2022.