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crochet, free crochet pattern, free pattern, holiday, party ideas, tutorial, Valentine's Day, video · January 25, 2023

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial

Kind of like the chunky crochet garland but make it puffy hearts!

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

I made this for Valentine’s Day but I think it can really be used for any occasion… or no occasion at all!

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

It took me a few weeks to figure out the heart shaped design which ended up relying heavily on the size of the yarn. The hallmark of my bubble puff stitch garland is its flexibility to be used with any yarn and with any hook… But not with this one.

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

For this stitch, the stitch definition gets a little lost with a chunkier yarn, and it looks too much like braided rope if the puffs are too small. To make these puffy hearts look hearts you need worsted weight yarn, a larger hook, and really tall puffs so that heart shape is more obvious.

I’ll show you what I mean…

MATERIALS

  • Worsted Weight Yarn*
  • J or 6.00mm Hook
  • Yarn needle and scissors
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

Material Notes

*I am not listing a set amount, because the garland can be however long you want. For reference though, I used about 107 yards (98 m) of yarn to create a garland 8.25 (2.5 m) feet long. This was about half a skein of Patons 100% wool in Bright Red.

GAUGE

One puffy heart = about 1.5 inches tall (almost 4 cm)

VIDEO TUTORIAL

If the video has not yet popped to the top or side of your screen, you should be able to view it here. It will show after the initial ads.

WRITTEN TUTORIAL AND PATTERN

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

FIRST, give yourself PLENTY of slack. You don’t want any tension on the yarn while you pull up the loops.

Tie a slip knot and chain 2. (Your starting tail only needs to be about 3 inches or 8 cm)

Pull up a long loop, about the height of the top portion of your hook…from the thumb grip to the head. This is about 1.5-2 inches (4-5 cm).

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

Yarn over or under (this is up to you, I yarn under in the video tutorial), then insert your hook into the previous chain stitch. Yarn over and pull up the two new loops this creates, to match the height of the first loop.

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

Using the index finger on your hook hand, hold the loops in place and repeat the process a total of 7 times.

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

You should end up with 15 loops on your hook. Split the number of loops in half, with 8 loops on the right side or hook hand side and 7 loops on the other side. I use my non-hook hand to keep them separated.

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

Yarn over and pull through the first 7 loops. Secure the first side of the heart with a chain stitch. Chain three more times, and then pull through the other 8 loops. Chain stitch to secure the second side of the heart. That’s your first puffy heart!

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

To work another puffy heart, you need to get back to the mid point between the sides of the previous heart. Slip stitch twice across the chains between the previous heart. I like to work one in the middle and then one into the top of the left side (7 loop side) of the heart (see the video if you need a better visual). This seems counterintuitive, but when you pull up the loop it will be centered and where it needs to be.

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com
Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

Pull up another long/tall loop…it doesn’t have to be quite as tall because the chains and slip stitches add some height to the first loop. Yarn over/under, insert your hook into the empty space between the sides of the previous heart, yarn over and pull up the loops to match the height of the first loop, and repeat this 7 times. Finish the puff stitches the way you did with the first heart.

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

REMEMBER: Keep your tension loose and keep giving yourself plenty of slack as you work the puff stitches so that there are no snags as you pull up the loops.

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

Repeat the process, until your garland is as long as you want it to be. Then tie off the end. Your tail only needs to be a few inches long. Weave it into the last heart and trim off the excess. Then weave in the starting tail in similar fashion.

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

All done!

Puffy Heart Crochet Garland Tutorial // www.deliacreates.com

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  1. Anna says

    January 27, 2023 at 4:35 AM

    Great idea! I think I am going to combine this with a paper heart garland. The texture of the puffy heart garland is wonderful!

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