Half My Heart Crochet Hotpad- Quick Mothers Day gift idea

The Half My Heart Crochet Hotpad is dedicated to all mothers. In fact, it is a totally sentimental design and I chose to call it Half My Heart  crochet hotpad for one reason- Mothers are amazing.

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While I can’t truly quantify how much of my heart my mother has, I do know she has a HUUUUUGE chunk of it. She’s just really amazing and not just because she is my mother but because she has a great personality.

I slept with this idea in my mind, trying to figure out how to create the right ‘half heart’. Now while that may sound easy, it can be a challenge for most people when it comes to shaping crochet. So I made a half heart sketch and used it as a guide.

This hotpad was made in less than 2 hours (factoring in the pattern writing and errors and frogging and rewriting… you get the gist). So now that Mothers Day is around the corner, and you need a last minute handmade gift to give her, this hotpad may just be the thing.

And if you’re new to crochet, you can absolutely make this. I know I say ‘easy’ a lot, but truly this pattern is EASY. You could decide to make one half or both, take your pick.

There’s 2 sides to this pattern- the right half heart and the left half heart. The reason for this is so that the stitch rows will be the same. For instance, Row 1 on the left half heart is RS (right side), Row 1 on the right half heart is also RS- you get what I’m saying, right?

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Dimensions: 11″ on the longest part, 8’5″ across the widest part

You’ll need:

• 2 strands Worsted weight, medium 4 cotton yarn. In this pattern, Premier Home Cotton in Tangerine Splash and Valentine
• 6.5mm hook
• Tapestry needle

Stitches/Abbreviation:

• HDC- half double crochet
• HDC2TOG- half double crochet 2 together
• SC- single crochet
• CH-chain
• ST- stitch
• SL ST- slip stitch

Notes:

• pattern written in U.S terms
• ch 1 does not count as a stitch
• in Row 1, make the HDCs into the back loop of the chain (see photo below)

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Half My Heart Crochet Hotpad

Left heart

Row 1: Ch 31, HDC in 2^nd ch from hook, HDC in 27, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 2: HDC2tog, HDC in 26, 2HDC in last st. Ch 1, turn

Row 3: 2HDC in 1^st st, HDC in 26, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 4: HDC2tog, HDC in 27. Ch 1, turn

Row 5: 2HDC in 1^st st, HDC in 25, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 6: HDC2tog, HDC in 25, 2HDC in last st. Ch 1, turn

Row 7: 2HDC in 1^st, HDC in 25, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 8: HDC2tog, HDC in 26. Ch 1, turn

Row 9: HDC in 25, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 10: HDC2tog, HDC in 24. Ch 1, turn

Row 11: HDC in 23, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 12: HDC2tog, HDC in 22. Ch 1, turn

Row 13: HDC in 21, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 14: HDC2tog, HDC in 18, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 15: HDC in 18, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 16: HDC2tog, HDC 15, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 17: HDC in 15, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 18: HDC2tog, HDC in 12, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 19: HDC2tog, HDC in 10, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 20: HDC2tog, HDC in 8, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 21: HDC2tog, HDC in 6, HDC2tog. (do not break yarn)

Continue to Edging (see photo at the bottom of post for guide)

Single crochet evenly down to the bottom, break yarn

Join yarn at the edge, SC on the top till the middle row, sl st in next st, chain 10 sl st in same st, (the loop should be positioned on the 11^th row)

Continue to SC to the edge, break yarn. Weave in tails.

Right heart

Row 1: Ch 31, HDC2tog in 2^nd and 3^rd chains from hook, HDC in 28. Ch 1, turn

Row 2: 2HDC in 1^st st, HDC in 26, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 3: HDC2tog, HDC in 26, 2HDC in last st. Ch 1, turn

Row 4: HDC in 27, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 5: HDC2tog, HDC in 25, 2HDC in last st. Ch 1, turn

Row 6: 2HDC in 1^st st, HDC in 25, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 7: HDC2tog, HDC in 25, 2HDC in last st. Ch 1, turn

Row 8: HDC in 26, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 9: HDC2tog, HDC in 25. Ch 1, turn

Row 10: HDC in 24, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 11: HDC2tog, HDC in 23. Ch 1, turn

Row 12: HDC in 22, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 13: HDC2tog, HDC in 21. Ch 1, turn

Row 14: HDC2tog, HDC in 18, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 15: HDC2tog, HDC in 18. Ch 1, turn

Row 16: HDC2tog, HDC 15, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 17: HDC2tog, HDC in 15. Ch 1, turn

Row 18: HDC2tog, HDC in 12, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 19: HDC2tog, HDC in 10, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 20: HDC2tog, HDC in 8, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 21: HDC2tog, HDC in 6, HDC2tog. (do not break yarn)

Continue to Edging (see photo at the bottom of post for guide)

SC on the top till the middle row, sl st in next st, chain 10 sl st in same st, (the loop should be positioned on the 11^th row)

Continue to SC to the edge, break yarn. Weave in tails.

Join yarn at the other edge, SC evenly across, break yarn weave in tails

 Edging

I cant wait to see what colour variations you for your Half My Heart hotpads.

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