Hello, Hannah here with a fun new heart hot pad pattern, just in time for Valentine’s Day! 

In our hot pad collection so far we have made a Striped Heart Hot Pad and a Skinny Heart Hot Pad, as well as just a regular Crochet Heart Hot Pad, but I realized a few weeks ago we don’t have a textured heart hot pad, so I decided to give it a go and I love how it turned out! 

I made these hot pads with Lily Sugar ‘n Cream yarn, which is 100% cotton and comes in lots of beautiful colors. I only needed one of the smaller sized 2.5 oz skeins to make one hot pad. You can click here to browse through all the shades of this yarn on Yarnspirations.com!*

Materials

Lily Sugar ‘n Cream The Original Yarn (100% cotton, 71 g/2.5 oz, 109 m/120 yds) 

1 skein Tangerine or Hot Pink

Size H/5.00mm hook, tapestry needle, scissors

Size

Finished size 8.5 in x 8.5 in

Gauge 2 in = 7 st and 8 rows of SC

Stitches

Single Crochet (SC): Insert your hook, yarn over (YO) and pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops. 

Puff Stitch: *YO, insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop. Repeat from * 3 more times, inserting your hook into the same space. YO and pull through all loops on hook. 

Slip Stitch (SL ST): Insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly though loop on hook. 

Pattern

Click here for printable heart graph

Chain 22. 

Row 1: Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, work 1 SC in each chain. CH 1 and turn. 

Rows 2 – 4: Work 1 SC in each stitch across the row. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 5: Work 1 SC in each of the first 10 stitches, then work 1 Puff in the next stitch. Work 1 SC in each of the remaining stitches. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 6: Work 1 SC in each stitch across the row. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 7: Work 1 SC in each of the first 9 stitches, then work 1 Puff in the next stitch, 1 SC in the next stitch and 1 Puff in the next stitch. Work 1 SC in each of the remaining stitches. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 8: Work 1 SC in each stitch across the row. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 9: Work 1 SC in each of the first 8 stitches, then work 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff across the next 5 stitches. Work 1 SC in each of the remaining stitches. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 10: Work 1 SC in each stitch across the row. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 11: Work 1 SC in each of the first 7 stitches, then work 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff across the next 7 stitches. Work 1 SC in each of the remaining stitches. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 12: Work 1 SC in each stitch across the row. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 13: Work 1 SC in each of the first 6 stitches, then work 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff across the next 9 stitches. Work 1 SC in each of the remaining stitches. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 14: Work 1 SC in each stitch across the row. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 15: Work 1 SC in each of the first 5 stitches, then work 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff across the next 11 stitches. Work 1 SC in each of the remaining stitches. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 16: Work 1 SC in each stitch across the row. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 17: Work 1 SC in each of the first 4 stitches, then work 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 SC, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff across the next 13 stitches. Work 1 SC in each of the remaining stitches. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 18: Work 1 SC in each stitch across the row. CH 1 and turn. 

Row 19: Work 1 SC in each of the first 5 stitches, then work 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff across the next 3 stitches, 1 SC in each of the next 5 stitches, 1 Puff, 1 SC, 1 Puff across the next 3 stitches. Work 1 SC in each of the remaining stitches. CH 1 and turn. 

Rows 20 – 23: Work 1 SC in each stitch across the row. CH 1 and turn. 

Tie off, then make a second square with a base chain of 22 and work 23 rows of SC. 

Combining Squares

Place squares together evenly with heart facing toward you. Insert your hook through a corner of both squares and pull up a loop, then CH 1. Work 1 round of SC around the edge of the squares, continuing to insert your hook through both squares. Work 3 SC in each corner. (I worked about 20 or 21 SC on each side.)

At the starting corner, slip stitch into starting stitch. Continue working in same direction and CH 4. 

Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, work SC in each of the 3 chains back toward the edge of the squares. *Slip stitch into the next stitch, and in the next stitch. Turn and work in the back loops of each of the 3 SC you just made. CH 1 and turn. Work back down the SC in the back loops only. (Be careful not to miss the 3rd stitch, it sometimes pulls tight and is hard to see.) Repeat from across * each side.

Corners: When you reach a corner space, only slip stitch once, before turning and *working the SC back up to the top of the border. Return and slip stitch once into the corner space. Repeat from * two more times, then resume slip stitching into each of the next two stitches and working across the side.

(If your corner isn’t looking rounded enough, you can slip stitch an additional time into the corner and work up and down an extra time with SC, or if it is causing the border to ripple, you can slip stitch into the corner only two times instead of three.)

When you reach the starting corner, work the corner the same way as previous corners. Stop when you get to the top of the border and tie off, then use a tapestry needle to sew corners together. Then tie off, weave in any additional ends and enjoy your hot pads!

If you’d like to add finishing touches to your hot pad, lay it out flat on a towel or foam blocking boards if you have them. Use a spray bottle with water to dampen. Press the hot pad into straight lines, massaging the stitches and adjusting your tension. Pin with straight pins and let it dry.

Thank you for visiting Daisy Farm Crafts! Happy Crocheting! xo, Hannah

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