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Fancy Heartstrings Granny Square
Stitches Used (US Terminology)
  • Floating Ring (FR)
  • Floating Single Crochet (Fsc)
  • Floating Double Crochet (Fdc)
  • Floating Treble Crochet (Ftr)
  • Single Crochet (Sc)
  • Double Crochet (Dc)
  • Treble (Tr)
  • Chain (Ch)
  • Slip Stitch (slst)
  • Little Circle (LC)
  • Make Little Circle (MakeLC) – Fsc, 7sc, slst around the chains that are connected to the little circle.
Note: unless otherwise stated, all stitches are worked in the current Floating Ring.
  1. Begin first heart: Ftr, 2tr
  2. Breakaway to First Connecting LC: Fsc, 7sc, slst between LC and first heart
  3. Resume first heart: tr, 3dc
  4. Breakaway to Centre LC: Fsc, 7 sc, slst between LC and first heart
  5. Resume first heart: tr, 3dc, tr
  6. Breakaway to next connecting LC: Fsc, sc.
  7. Breakaway to second heart: Ftr, 3dc
  8. Connect second heart to centre LC: counting back over sts just made, skip 11 sts, skip 1 st on centre LC, slst in next st. 
  9. Resume second heart: Tr, 3dc, tr
  10. Breakaway to next connecting LC: Fsc, sc.
  11. Breakaway to third heart: Ftr, 3dc
  12. Connect third heart to centre LC: counting back over sts just made, skip 11 sts, skip 1 st on centre LC, slst in next st.
  13. Resume third heart: Tr, 3dc, tr
  14. Breakaway to next connecting LC: Fsc, sc.
  15. Breakaway to fourth heart: Ftr, 3dc
  16. Connect fourth heart to centre LC: counting back over sts just made, skip 11 sts, skip 1 st on centre LC, slst in next st.
  17. Resume fourth heart: Tr, 3dc
  18. Connect fourth heart to first connecting LC: counting back over sts just made, skip 10 sts, skip 1 st on first connecting LC, slst in next st.
  19. Finish fourth heart: 4tr, dc, ch1, slst, ch1, dc, 3tr, SlSt between heart and next partial LC
  20. Finish next connecting LC: 6sc, slst between LC and next heart
  21. Finish third heart: 3tr, dc, ch1, slst, ch1, dc, 3tr, SlSt between heart and next partial LC
  22. Finish next connecting LC: 6sc, slst between LC and next heart
  23. Finish second heart: 3tr, dc, ch1, slst, ch1, dc, 3tr, SlSt between heart and next partial LC
  24. Finish next connecting LC: 6sc, slst between LC and next heart
  25. Finish first heart: 3tr, dc, ch1, slst, ch1, dc, slst in next stitch. 

Border

  1. Ch6, MakeLC, ch6, skip to next heart, skip first 2 sts of heart, slst into next st.
  2. ch2, MakeLC, ch2, skip 5 sts, slst into next st.
  3. (repeat step 1, repeat step 2) 3 more times, fasten off yarn.