Ch 4. Inserting the hook in the ring: work 4 dc, 2 tr. Ch 4, sl st into the ring.

R1 Left Side:

Ch 4. Make 2 tr, 4 dc in the magic ring.

sl st.

Ch 4.

1 dc in the same st as join (the top of the beg ch-4 from R1).

2 dc in the next 3 sts.

Work (1 dc, 1 tr) in the next st.

2 tr in the next st.

3 tr in the next st.

1 dc in the top of the ch-4 loop from R1 (the chain going down to the center).

Ch 4, sl st into the center ring of the heart.

1 dc in the top of the ch-4 loop from R1 (the chain coming up from the center).

3 tr in the next st.

2 tr in the next st.

Work (1 tr, 1 dc) in the next st.

2 dc in the next 2 sts.

Work (1 dc, 1 tr) in the last st.

sl st.

Weave in ends.

Ch 4. Insert the hook into the ring: work 4 tr, 2 dtr.

Ch 4, sl st into the ring.

R1 Left Side:

Ch 4. Insert hook into the ring: 2 dtr, 4 tr.

Make a sl st to join.

The following pattern will work even when you make the crochet heart by making a basic circle for R1. Just make sure you have 30 stitches in the R2, counting turning chains as the stitch.

I will attach the color B to the stitch at the bottom of the heart.

First work 1 sc in the same stitch. Then make 1 sc in the next stitch, 1 hdc in the next stitch, and 1 dc in the next stitch.

This completes half of the bottom of the heart border.

Side 1: 2 dc in next st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts. The pattern works because the heart has more height from the bottom, which decreases as you go upward.

Corner 2: (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the next st.

Top Side: 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, 1 dc into the center of the sc from Round 2 (spike st/long dc into the dip), 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts.

Corner 3: (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the next st.

Side 3: 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 dc in next st.

Corner 4: (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in the next st.

Bottom Side (End): 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in the last st.

Join with a sl st into the first sc.

Note: You should now have 11 sts on each side between the ch-2 corner spaces.

Round 4 (Border)

Ch 2 (counts as first dc).

Dc in each st until you reach the corner space.

Corner: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the ch-2 sp.

Sides: Dc in each of the 11 sts across the side.

Repeat the Corner and Side instructions around the square.

When you make the last side, dc in the remaining 5 sts.

Join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 2.

Note: You should now have 15 sts on each side between the corners.