heart cushion written pattern (continuation of my youtube tutorial!)

Hi everyone! Here's the written pattern for rounds 1-12 of my heart cushion cover. You can find the demonstration/steps for rounds 1-5 and how to read this pattern and make the stitches in my youtube tutorial.

Abbreviations: ch - chain / sc - single crochet / hdc - half double crochet / dc - double crochet / ss - slip stitch

Please note that the steps on ending each round and attaching a new color to your work (ss + ch 1) are explained with demonstrations in my youtube tutorial. I strongly recommend that you watch the full video before attempting to continue the rounds with this written pattern since I explain in detail how to make sense of the way it's written as I crochet each stitch in real time.

IMPORTANT: there are no mistakes in this pattern! Some people just haven't read the instructions correctly and I apologize to everyone that got confused by their comments. Please ignore them because I've successfully crocheted multiple projects (both pieces of the cushion, 2 bags of different sizes, wall hanging) following this exact pattern and never faced a problem with the stitches.

Round 1:

Slipknot, ch 8, dc into 3rd ch from your hook, 1 dc, 3 dc x 2, 1 dc, 4 dc, *now work on the other side of the ch*, in the same stitch as the previous 4 dc - 3 dc (total 7 dc in that stitch), dc 4 together, 6 dc, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 2:

2 hdc (in the same stitch as the ss from the previous round), 1 hdc x 4, 3 dc, 1 hdc x 4, 2 hdc x 2, 3 hdc x 2, 2 hdc, 1 sc, sc 2 together, 1 sc, 2 hdc, 3 hdc x 2, 2 hdc, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 3:

1 hdc x 7, 2 dc x 2, 1 hdc x 8, 2 hdc x 6, 1 sc x 2, sc 4 together, 1 sc x 2, 2 hdc x 6, 1 hdc, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 4:

1 hdc x 9, 3 dc, 1 hdc x 12, *2 hdc, 1 hdc* x 4, 2 sc, 1 sc x 2, sc 2 together, 1 sc x 2, 2 sc, *1hdc, 2 hdc* x 4, 1 hdc x 3, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 5:

1 hdc x 10, 2 dc x 2, 1 hdc x 13, *2 hdc, 1 hdc x 2* x 4, 2 sc, 1 sc, sc 4 together, 1 sc, 2 sc, *1 hdc x 2, 2 hdc* x 4, 1 hdc x 3, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 6: 

1 hdc x 12, 3 dc, 1 hdc x 15, *2 hdc, 1 hdc x 3* x 4, 2 sc, sc x 2, sc 2 together, sc x 2, 2 sc, *1 hdc x 3, 2 hdc* x 4, 1 hdc, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 7: 

1 hdc x 13, 2 dc x 2, 1 hdc x 13, *2 hdc, 1 hdc x 4* x 4, 2 sc, sc x 2, sc 4 together, sc x 2, 2 sc, *1 hdc x 4, 2 hdc* x 4, 1 hdc x 2, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 8:

1 hdc x 15, 3 dc, 1 hdc x 16, *2 hdc, 1 hdc x 5* x 4, 2 sc, sc x 2, sc 2 together, sc x 2, 2 sc, *1 hdc x 5, 2 hdc* x 4, 1 hdc, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 9:

1 hdc x 16, 2 dc x 2, 1 hdc x 17, *2 hdc, 1 hdc x 6* x 4, 2 sc, sc x 2, sc 2 together, sc x 2, 2 sc, *1 hdc x 6, 2 hdc* x 4, 1 hdc, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 10:

1 hdc x 18, 3 dc, 1 hdc x 19, *2 hdc, 1 hdc x 7* x 4, 2 sc, sc x 2, sc 2 together, sc x 2, 2 sc, *1 hdc x 7, 2 hdc* x 4, 1 hdc, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 11:

1 hdc x 19, 2 dc x 2, 1 hdc x 20, *2 hdc, 1 hdc x 8* x 4, 2 sc, sc x 2, sc 2 together, sc x 2, 2 sc, *1 hdc x 8, 2 hdc* x 4, 1 hdc, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

Round 12:

1 hdc x 21, 3 dc, 1 hdc x 22, *2 hdc, 1 hdc x 9* x 4, 2 sc, sc x 2, sc 2 together, sc x 2, 2 sc, *1 hdc x 9, 2 hdc* x 4, 1 hdc, end the round and attach your next color (ss + ch 1)

If you want to do more than 12 rounds to make it bigger:

The lovely @bellamakesnz made an XL version of the heart pillow, you can follow her pattern for rounds 18-30 here: click me! 

OR End the rounds the same way (with ss + ch 1) then insert 1 hdc in each stitch around the heart. This will not affect the shape of your heart since you'll already have a base of rounds that give it the heart shape.

To connect the 2 heart pieces together and make the cushion:

Ss both the pieces together. Please watch the youtube tutorial for this part!

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