Anti Valentines UnCozy - free crochet pattern

Anti Valentines UnCozy

Need/Need to Know

• I hook
• G hook
• Red Heart w/Love yarn in 3 colors, A, B, C
• my colors were – A: white, B: dark blue, C: red
• needle to sew in ends
• will need basic crochet skills
• will need to know how to crocodile stitch
• v stitch in this pattern = 1 double crochet, 1 chain, 1 double crochet all in same stitch
• ( ) holds needed info and # of stitches
• [ ] repeat whats inside

Abbreviations

ch – chain

stitch(s) – stitches

sk – skip

sp – space

spk st – spike stitch

sl st – slip stitch

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

v st – v stitch

Gauge

in hdc with I hook 7 stitches x 6 rows = 2 inches

UnCozy

1. with I hook and color A, ch 28, join in 1^st ch, ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st around, join in 1^st hdc (28hdc)
2. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st around, join in 1^st hdc (28hdc)
3. change to color B, and repeat row 2
4. change to color A, ch 2 (does not count as dc), [1 dc in each of the next 4 sts, sk next st, v st in next st, sk next st] repeat around, join in 1^st dc, tie off (4v sts & 16dc)

5. with G hook and color C, we will now be making the hearts like a crocodile stitch, join around right dc of v st, ch 1, hdc around dc, 4 dc around dc, ..................................................................... ch 2, turn over to left dc of v st, 4 dc around dc, hdc around dc, ch 1, sl st around dc, tie off.......................................................   .......................................................... and repeat this step on each v st around for a total of 4 hearts
6. with I hook and color B, join in a dc after one of the hearts, ch 1 (does not count as hdc), [1 hdc in each of the next 4 sts, spk st in side right side of heart, spk st into middle of heart, spk st in left side of heart] repeat around, join in 1^st hdc (28hdc) use picture to help with placing spk sts............ 
7. change to color A, ch 1, 1 hdc in each st around, join to 1^st hdc (28hdc)
8. repeat 7, tie off

• sew in all you ends and your done!