How to Crochet Quick & Easy Heart Appliques – in 5 Sizes!

Crochet a Heart Applique in 5 different sizes with these free crochet patterns! You can crochet these quick and easy embellishments in just a few minutes and with some scrap yarn.

Crochet Heart Embellishment - Free Pattern in 5 Sizes - Raffamusa Designs
Green: extra small – Yellow: small – Blue: medium – Pink: large – Lilac: extra large.

These crochet hearts are perfect to make Valentine’s Day cards and gift tags, or to add a cute finishing touch to your baby items, accessories, blankets, or really, any project!

I had initially designed a heart in one size, the large one. You can see a few examples of large hearts in the picture below, or take a look at the pink heart in the picture above.

[Quick & Easy] Crochet Small Heart Applique - Raffamusa Designs

However, for one of my Valentine’s Granny Squares, I wanted to make a progression of hearts, starting from a tiny, extra small heart and ending with a very large heart. So, I decided to update this post to include all the heart sizes and have them in one place.

So, here, you’ll first find the pattern of the large (L) heart applique, which is the one that I had originally shared a few years ago and that also comes with a video tutorial. Then, you’ll find the extra small (XS) heart, the small (S), the medium (M), and the extra large (XL) hearts.

Find more crochet inspiration with these hearts…

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Crochet Heart Appliques - Free Pattern in 5 Sizes - Raffamusa Designs

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Materials

For this pattern, you can use any yarn with the appropriate hook.

Here, I used:

  • 3.5-mm (E/4 USA, 9 UK) Crochet Hook
  • DK (3, Light) Weight Yarn

Size

When crocheted with a 3.5-mm hook and DK yarn, the finished heart appliques measure as follows.

Heart SizeMeasurement
Extra Small (XS)0.5″ (1.2 cm)
Small (S)0.7″ (1.7 cm)
Medium (M)1″ (2.5 cm)
Large (L)1.2″ (3 cm)
Extra Large (XL)1.8″ (4.5 cm)

Crochet Abbreviations (US Terms)

Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
MC Magic Circle
Sl St – Slip Stitch
St – Stitch
Tr – Treble Crochet

How to Read the Pattern

  • […] – Repeat the instruction within brackets all in the same indicated st.
  • If the pattern says “sc 5”, you have to make one sc in each of the next 5 sts.

How to Crochet the Large Heart Applique – in just 2 minutes! [Video Tutorial]

Large (L) Heart Applique Pattern

How to Crochet a Small Heart Applique - Free Crochet Pattern - Raffamusa Designs

Make a MC.

Round 1. Ch 3, [tr 3, dc 2, ch 1, tr 1, ch 1, dc 2, tr 3, ch 3, sl st 1] all into the MC.

Pull the MC close.

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing the heart onto your project.

Step-by-Step - How to Crochet A Small Heart Applique - Free Pattern - RaffamusaDesigns

Extra Small (XS) Heart Applique Pattern

Make a MC.

Round 1. Ch 1, sc 2, sl st 1 in MC, ch 2, sl st 1 in MC, sc 2, ch 1, sl st in MC. (6 sts, 4 chs)

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Small (S) Heart Applique Pattern

Make a MC.

Round 1. Ch 1, hdc 2, sc 2, hdc 1, sc 2, hdc 2, ch 1, sl st in MC. (9 sts, 2 chs)

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Crochet Hearts - Free Pattern in 5 Sizes - Raffamusa Designs

Medium (M) Heart Applique Pattern

Make a MC.

Round 1. Ch 2, dc 3, hdc 2, dc 1, hdc 2, dc 3, ch 2, sl st in MC. (11 sts, 2 chs)

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Extra Large (XL) Heart Applique Pattern

Make a MC.

Round 1. Ch 2 (does not count as a st), dc 12 in MC, join with a sl st. (12 sts)

Round 2. Without any ch, hdc 1 in first st, [dc 4] in next st, [hdc 1, sc 1] in next st, sc 1, sc inc 1, hdc 2, sc inc 1, sc 1, [sc 1, hdc 1] in next st, [dc 4] in next st, hdc 1, sl st in first st of round 1. (22 sts)

Round 3. Without any ch, sc 2, sc inc 3, sc 5, [sc 1, hdc 1] in next st, ch 1, [hdc 1, sc 1] in next st, sc 5, sc inc 3, sc 2, sl st into first st of round 1. (31 sts, 1 ch)

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Your crochet Heart Appliques are ready!

I hope you enjoyed these free crochet heart patterns, and I’d love to see what you make with them! Please, share a pic of your work on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #raffamusadesigns!

Find more crochet appliques free patterns here on the blog…

Save the free pattern of the Small Heart Applique on your Pinterest board!

7 thoughts on “How to Crochet Quick & Easy Heart Appliques – in 5 Sizes!”

  1. Whenever I make an amigurumi creature, I like to make a little heart to stuff inside, to give it a little extra magic. This applique pattern is so quick and easy that I have it memorized, and every new friend I make gets a little extra love. This pattern was exactly what I was looking for and I use it frequently. Sincere thank you to the creator(s).

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