Crocheted Valentines: How to

Create a Template

Fold a small piece of scrap paper (I used a paper bag) in half and draw half a heart on the fold. The heart should be about 2-inches tall.

Cut out your template.

Prepare The Card

Fold one of the cards in half width wise and place your template at the top of the fold. Make sure that the template actually goes a little beyond the fold, so you can keep both sides of the card together.

Trace around the template.

Cut out the heart shape.

Using your 1/8th-inch hole punch, punch holes all the way around the front of the heart card. Try to get the holes fairly close to the edge and fairly close together. 

 

Crochet the Edge

Working on the outside of the card, pull a loop through a hole with the crochet hook.

Crochet with a slip stitch through the holes as shown below. 

Stick your hook through the next hole,

 and hook your working yarn (not your yarn tail!), 

pull this yarn loop through the hole, 

and then pull it through your first loop.

Do this all the way around the front of the card.

 

When you get back to where you started pull the live loop to the wrong side of the card. Cut your yarn and pull it through the loop. Tape the ends down and you're done!

Comments

[Keesha]

I LOVE this idea! Thank you for sharing it, especially with time before Valentine's Day to get enough done for a Kindergarten and 1st grade class!

[nicolette]

Wonderful idea and thanks for sharing the turorial!!

[Juli]

My 6 year old daughter is making some RIGHT NOW!!! So cool and easy even for kids:) I might make some for my friends too (I'm 39) I loved visitng your store three weeks ago when I was in NY. JB

[Susan R]

This project is so CLEARLY executed! I am an elementary librarian and have stopped buying crafts books for my 740's without first looking at them from a public library's collection. They are generally really appalling~with photos in a sequence like these children might actually be able to create something worthy of their time! Thanks-Susan

[natalie]

these crocheted valentines were so cute and easy to make! i've already made a few and am thinking about trying different shapes to crochet into cards for other occasions!

[Chauncey P. Graham]

What a wonderfully whimsical and simple idea! Thanks!

[Rachel]

ARGH! Those are DARLING! I'll be linking.

[karen]

I'm going to make these for the ladies in my Prayer Shawl Minisitry group - we meet Saturday. Thanks!

[Seren]

wow, thanks for sharing, this is so cool :)

[jane]

sweet.tnx for sharing









sweet. tnx for sharing

[Sara]

I love this idea. So simple! I will be linking up tomorrow at www.tangledhappy.blogspot.com tomorrow. Thanks for sharing this. :)

[Kat]

I really like this idea. I just finished giving away my valentines for the women of my Bible Study group. I'm going to save this idea and may be use it for next year's valentines inspiration.

[Juliene]

I'm prepping for my baby's 1st birthday with a Valentine theme, and this is the perfect thing! I can give each attendee one of these with "Thank you for attending G's 1st Birthday!" Thank you very much for this lovely idea.