Crochet Heart Blanket Pattern

Snuggle up with your loved one with my crochet heart blanket pattern! It is a throw sized blanket and can fit 2 snuggle bugs perfectly!

Magic ring - mr
Chains - ch
Single crochet - sc
Half double crochet - hdc
Double crochet - dc
Slip stitch - sl st
Double crochet cluster - dc cl (3 dc stitches partially finished and then joining them by pulling the hook through all the loops at once). To make one: *Yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops (leaving one on the hook). Repeat from *2 more times in the same spot, each time leaving an additional loop on the hook. Then yarn over and pull through all the loops left on the hook (4 loops).

Size: I made the crochet blanket pattern with hearts into a throw size blanket pattern, if you need a different size, adjust the starting chain. Just make sure it is divisible by 6 +2. The crochet heart blanket itself is 60” x50”.
Yarn: I chose to do worsted weight (size 4 yarn). You can make the heart pattern crochet blanket in any weight of yarn - smaller weighted yarn will yield a thinner blanket with a smaller heart motif, and chunky yarn will make the hearts bigger and be an overall thicker blanket. Different yarn weights will also affect the overall size of the blanket and hook you will need to use.
In the row: The crochet heart blanket pattern is a 4 row repeat pattern. Once you have the 4 rows down, you can continue to make the blanket as long as you want.

The crochet heart blanket pattern is made in rows.
Ch x200 with the pink yarn (or any chain count that is divisible by 6 +2).
Row 1: In the second ch from the hook make a hdc. Continue making hdc for the rest of the row (199). Then ch x1 and turn.
Row 2: Make a hdc in every stitch (199). Then fasten off the pink yarn and join the red yarn. Ch x3 and turn.
Row 3: In the first stitch, make a dc. Then *ch x2 and skip 5 stitches. In the next stitch (dc cl + ch x1 + dc cl). Repeat from * for the rest of the row. Dc x2 in the last stitch in the row (you will not be making a full heart). Fasten off the red and rejoin the pink yarn. Ch x1 and turn.
Row 4: Sc into the first stitch, *ch x1, then working into the unworked stitches of row 2: Skip a stitch, dc x3, skip a stitch. Ch x1 and then sc into the ch x1-space from row 3 (in between the dc cl).
Repeat from * until the end of the row. After the last dc x3 + skip a stitch at the end of the row, ch x1 and make a sc into the beginning chains. Then ch x1 and turn (199).
Row 5-6: Hdc in every stitch (199). Then ch x1 and turn. At the end of row 6, fasten off the pink yarn and join the red.
Repeat rows 3-6 as often as you need. For reference I made 30 rows of hearts.

Once all the ends have been woven in it is time to make the border!
The border is a simple shell border.
Join the white yarn anywhere onto the border, then *skip a stitch, dc x5 into the next stitch, skip a stitch and sl st into the following stitch. Repeat from * for the rest of the round. When it comes to the raw edges of the border, think of each row as 1 stitch. So you would skip a row, dc x5 into the next row, skip the next row and secure with a sl st into the following one. You want to make sure your shells are roughly the same size all around the blanket.
After going around the border, sl st to where you joined the yarn. Fasten off and weave in any ends.
And now the crochet heart blanket pattern is done!