This crochet patriotic heart (or American flag heart) makes a beautiful handmade decoration for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day.
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You can use this heart as an ornament as I did, or you can use it as an applique for various embellishments. You can also use these hearts to make a beautiful patriotic garland.
For this heart, I used a modified pattern for the crochet candy corn heart. Also, I embellished the upper left part of the heart with beads that represent stars.
This patriotic heart pattern is another addition to my heart-shaped designs. You may also like some of my other heart holiday ornaments – crochet Gingerbread ornament and crochet Halloween heart.
I made my 4th of July hearts with Red Heart yarn. You can experiment with different yarn weights to make your hearts in different sizes.
You may also like these 4th of July crochet patterns: crochet patriotic heart gnome, crochet patriotic garland, and the 4th of July crochet pattern collection.
Patriotic Heart Ornament Crochet Pattern
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Abbreviations:
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Ch – chain
DC – double crochet
SC- single crochet
Sl St – slip stitch
St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)
Finished Size:
This patriotic heart is about 2-3/4” (7 cm).
Materials:
Worsted weight #4 yarn ( I used Red Heart Super Saver)
Crochet hook H/8 – 5 mm
Beads 4mm
Bead needle
Stitch marker
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Notes:
1. How to change to a new color
Work the final Stitch of the Row with the first color, but do not complete the Stitch. You will have 2 loops remain on the hook. Drop first color and draw through the loops on the hook new color and complete Stitch.
2. Beginning Ch 1 doesn’t count as a St.
Instructions:
Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.
With red:
Ch 4 (Ch 1 and Ch 3 as first DC),
Row 1. Working under 2 loops, 4 DC in 4th Ch from hook, total – 5 DC, turn.
Row 2. Ch 1, SC in each St across, total – 5 SC, change color to white (See Note), cut off red, turn.
Row 3. Ch 3 (counts as DC), DC in first St, DC in next, 3 DC in next, DC in next, 2 DC in next, total – 9 DC, turn.
Row 4. Ch 1, SC in each St across, total – 9 SC, change color to blue (see Note), cut off white, turn.
Next, we will make two separate top shell parts. Continue working with blue color.
Blue shell
Row 1. Ch 1, SC in first and in each of next 3 Sts, SC in next St (this is middle St of Row 4 – mark this St with stitch marker, we will need it later), total – 5 SC, turn.
Row 2. Skip two Sts, 5 DC in next, skip one St, Sl St in next St, turn.
Row 3. Ch 1, SC in top of first DC of the shell, 2 SC in each of next 3 DC, SC in next DC, Sl St in marked middle St of Row 4. Cut off blue, leaving 5-6” tail.
Red Shell
Draw red color through marked St of Row 4 (leave beginning tail 5-6” long),
Row 1. Ch 1, SC in same St and in each of next 4 Sts, total – 5 SC, turn.
Row 2. Skip two St, 5 DC in next St, skip one St, Sl St in next St, turn.
Row 3. Ch 1, SC in first DC of the shell, 2 SC in each of next 3 DC, SC in next St, Sl St in first St of last white Row. Fasten off.
Finishing
Using the two saved ends, make one knot between the shells.
Make a second knot to create a hanging loop for the ornament.
Sew beads on the blue part of the heart to represent stars. You can also embroider the dots instead.
Note: if your beads are heavy, they may add weight to the blue part of the heart. You may need to attach the hanging loop slightly off-center to balance the weight.
I hope you enjoyed this patriotic heart ornament free crochet pattern!
Happy Crocheting!
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Thank you so much for the patriotic ❤️
I enjoyed making it. The month of July is very special to me.
You are very welcome! I am glad that you like my heart ornament!
What color blue is this???
This is Red Heart Super Saver – Blue.
This pattern was so fun to make!! Did you put a back on it?
Thank you so much!
No, I didn’t put a back on it. But it will be a good idea to do if you want the heart to be more steady.
Thank you. My deceased son’s birthday is the first.
You are so creative.