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Layered Heart Bed Cover Crochet Pattern

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Layered Heart Bed Cover Crochet Pattern
180-230 Hours 15 made this
Intermediate Level

You need granny rounds, small shaped hearts and a little sewing.

180 to 230 Hours

Each square takes about two and a half hours with its three hearts, so this is a long and relaxing project.

Three Layer Hearts

Deep rose, medium pink and pale pink hearts stack up in every square.

About This Layered Heart Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

This bed cover is made of 72 cream granny squares, each with a raised three-layer heart. The big heart is deep rose, the middle heart is medium pink and the small heart on top is pale pink, with ruffled edges that catch the light. A soft pink scalloped border finishes the cover.

It finishes at about 78 by 88 inches, which covers a queen bed with a generous drop at the sides. You will use dc clusters, sc rounds, small shaped hearts and a slip stitch join. It suits anyone who likes portable squares and wants a romantic, soft look for the bedroom.

Layered Heart Bed Cover Crochet Pattern step detail

Why You'll Love This Layered Heart Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

I love that this big cover is made one small square at a time. The granny squares are easy to take along, and the little hearts are quick projects you can finish in one sitting.

Pink on cream is gentle and sweet without being too loud. The ruffled hearts give the whole bed a lovely texture, and it makes a gift people keep for years.

Layered Heart Bed Cover Crochet Pattern step 1 - construction progress

Switch Things Up

Try dusty blue hearts on cream, lavender hearts on soft grey, or red hearts for a Valentine’s blanket. Make 4 by 5 squares for a sofa throw, or 3 by 3 squares for a baby blanket. Join 2 squares for a pillow cover with a simple envelope back. You can also sew extra pale pink hearts along the foot of the bed for a sweet edge.

Materials Needed

— Main Fabric

01 Worsted weight (size 4) cotton yarn, cream: about 2,000 g (4,000 yd) for the squares, joining and first border rounds
02 Worsted weight cotton yarn, deep rose: about 250 g (500 yd) for the large hearts
03 Worsted weight cotton yarn, medium pink: about 250 g (500 yd) for the middle hearts and the scalloped border
04 Worsted weight cotton yarn, pale pink: about 600 g (1,200 yd) for the small hearts and all the ruffle rounds
05 Yarn amounts are estimates for 72 squares, so buy a little extra of each color from the same dye lot

— Tools Required

06 4.0 mm (G-6) crochet hook, or the size that gives you the gauge below
07 Yarn needle
08 Stitch markers
09 Scissors
10 Blocking mats and rust-proof pins
11 Measuring tape

The Free Pattern

Intermediate 180-230 Hours

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— Granny Square Block (Make 72, cream) :

Gauge: Rounds 1 to 8 should measure about 8 inches across, and the finished block about 9.5 inches after blocking. Each round begins in a corner, and the beginning ch 3 counts as the first dc.
Round 1: Make a magic ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, [3 dc in ring, ch 2] 3 times, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3 and pull the ring tight. (12 dc and 4 ch-2 sps)
Round 2: Sl st in next 2 dc and in the first ch-2 sp. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same sp. *Ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 1, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. (24 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps and 4 ch-1 sps)
Round 3: Sl st in next 2 dc and in the first ch-2 sp. Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same sp. *Ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, join. (36 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps and 8 ch-1 sps)
Round 4: Work as Round 3, adding one more 3-dc cluster (with a ch 1 after it) on each side. (48 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps and 12 ch-1 sps)
Round 5: Work as Round 3, with one more 3-dc cluster on each side. (60 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps and 16 ch-1 sps)
Round 6: Work as Round 3, with one more 3-dc cluster on each side. (72 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps and 20 ch-1 sps)
Round 7: Work as Round 3, with one more 3-dc cluster on each side. (84 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps and 24 ch-1 sps)
Round 8: Work as Round 3, with one more 3-dc cluster on each side. Each side now has 6 side clusters between the corners. (96 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps and 28 ch-1 sps)
Round 9: Sl st in next 2 dc and in the first ch-2 sp. Ch 1, 3 sc in same sp. *Sc in each dc and in each ch-1 sp across (31 sc), 3 sc in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * 2 more times, sc in each dc and in each ch-1 sp across (31 sc), join with a sl st to the first sc. (136 sc)
Round 10: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in the middle sc of each 3-sc corner. Join and fasten off. (144 sc: 31 sc on each side and 5 sc at each corner)
Weave in the ends and block each square to about 9.5 inches before you sew on the hearts.

— Large Heart (Make 72, deep rose body with pale pink ruffle) :

The heart is worked from the bottom point up, in rows, with a notch in the top to make two lobes.
Row 1: With deep rose, ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn. (3 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (5 sc)
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (7 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (9 sc)
Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (11 sc)
Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (13 sc)
Row 7: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 11 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (15 sc)
Row 8: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 13 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (17 sc)
Row 9 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 8 sc. Leave the remaining 9 sts unworked, turn. (8 sc)
Row 10 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 6 sc, turn. (7 sc)
Row 11 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 5 sc, sc2tog, turn. (6 sc)
Row 12 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc, turn. (5 sc)
Row 13 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 3 sc, sc2tog, turn. (4 sc)
Row 14 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog twice. Fasten off. (2 sc)
Row 9 (second lobe): Skip the center sc of Row 8, join deep rose with a sl st in the next sc, ch 1, sc in the same st and in the next 7 sc, turn. (8 sc)
Row 10 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 6 sc, sc2tog, turn. (7 sc)
Row 11 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 5 sc, turn. (6 sc)
Row 12 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, sc2tog, turn. (5 sc)
Row 13 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc, turn. (4 sc)
Row 14 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog twice. Do not fasten off. (2 sc)
Round 15 (outline): Continue around the whole heart with deep rose, working 1 sc in the center notch st, then 1 sc in each row end and each top st around, with 3 sc at the bottom tip: 6 sc up the inner edge of the first lobe, 2 sc across its top, 6 sc down its outer edge, 7 sc down the side to the tip, 3 sc in the tip, 7 sc up the other side, 6 sc up the second lobe, 2 sc across its top and 6 sc down its inner edge. Join with a sl st to the first sc and fasten off. (46 sc)
Round 16 (ruffle): Join pale pink in any sc. Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same sc, 2 dc in each sc around, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. Fasten off. (92 dc)

— Medium Heart (Make 72, medium pink body with pale pink ruffle) :

Row 1: With medium pink, ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn. (3 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (5 sc)
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (7 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (9 sc)
Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 7 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (11 sc)
Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (13 sc)
Row 7 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 6 sc. Leave the remaining 7 sts unworked, turn. (6 sc)
Row 8 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 4 sc, turn. (5 sc)
Row 9 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 3 sc, sc2tog, turn. (4 sc)
Row 10 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog twice. Fasten off. (2 sc)
Row 7 (second lobe): Skip the center sc of Row 6, join medium pink with a sl st in the next sc, ch 1, sc in the same st and in the next 5 sc, turn. (6 sc)
Row 8 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, sc2tog, turn. (5 sc)
Row 9 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 3 sc, turn. (4 sc)
Row 10 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog twice. Do not fasten off. (2 sc)
Round 11 (outline): Continue around the whole heart with medium pink, working 1 sc in the center notch st, then 1 sc in each row end and each top st around, with 3 sc at the bottom tip: 4 sc up the inner edge of the first lobe, 2 sc across its top, 4 sc down its outer edge, 5 sc down the side to the tip, 3 sc in the tip, 5 sc up the other side, 4 sc up the second lobe, 2 sc across its top and 4 sc down its inner edge. Join with a sl st to the first sc and fasten off. (34 sc)
Round 12 (ruffle): Join pale pink in any sc. Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same sc, 2 dc in each sc around, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. Fasten off. (68 dc)

— Small Heart (Make 72, pale pink) :

Row 1: With pale pink, ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn. (3 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (5 sc)
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (7 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (9 sc)
Row 5 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc. Leave the remaining 5 sts unworked, turn. (4 sc)
Row 6 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sc, turn. (3 sc)
Row 7 (first lobe): Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc2tog. Fasten off. (2 sc)
Row 5 (second lobe): Skip the center sc of Row 4, join pale pink with a sl st in the next sc, ch 1, sc in the same st and in the next 3 sc, turn. (4 sc)
Row 6 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, sc2tog, turn. (3 sc)
Row 7 (second lobe): Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next sc. Do not fasten off. (2 sc)
Round 8 (outline): Continue around the whole heart with pale pink, working 1 sc in the center notch st, then 1 sc in each row end and each top st around, with 3 sc at the bottom tip: 3 sc up the inner edge of the first lobe, 2 sc across its top, 3 sc down its outer edge, 3 sc down the side to the tip, 3 sc in the tip, 3 sc up the other side, 3 sc up the second lobe, 2 sc across its top and 3 sc down its inner edge. Join with a sl st to the first sc and fasten off. (26 sc)
Stacking the hearts: Sew the large heart to the center of the block. Sew the medium heart on top of it, a little higher so the deep rose ruffle shows all around. Sew the small heart on top of the medium one the same way. Sew only around the outer edge of the top heart so its center lifts a little.

— Layout (8 blocks across, 9 blocks down) :

All 72 blocks are identical, so there is no color plan. Keep every heart pointing the same way (the notch toward the head of the bed) so the cover reads as one design.
Strip 1 to 9: Lay out 9 strips of 8 blocks each. Join the blocks in each strip first, then join the strips. (8 blocks per strip, 9 strips, 72 blocks)

— Joining :

Seam: Hold two blocks with right sides together. With cream, work a sl st seam through the back loops only, with 1 sl st in each of the 35 edge sts of the two blocks. (35 sl st per seam)
At every point where four blocks meet, sl st through all the corner point sts together so the corner stays flat. Join all the strips in order.

— Border (cream and medium pink) :

Round 1 (cream): Join cream in any outer corner point st. Ch 1, 3 sc in the same st. *Sc in each of the 35 edge sts of each block. At each seam, work 1 sc through the two corner point sts together. Work 3 sc in each outer corner point st. Repeat around and join with a sl st to the first sc. (1,232 sc: 287 along each short side, 323 along each long side, and 3 sc in each of the 4 corners)
Round 2 (cream): Ch 1, sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in the middle sc of each 3-sc corner. Join and fasten off. (1,240 sc)
Round 3 (medium pink): Join medium pink with a sl st in any sc. *Skip 3 sc, 7 dc in next sc, skip 3 sc, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with the last sl st in the same sc as the join. Fasten off and weave in the ends. (155 scallops of 7 dc each: 1,085 dc and 155 sl st)

Assembly Instructions

  1. Crochet 72 cream granny blocks, weave in the ends and block each one to about 9.5 inches square.
  2. Make 72 large hearts, 72 medium hearts and 72 small hearts, and block them lightly so the ruffles stay soft.
  3. Stack the three hearts on each block, from large to small, and sew them down around the outer edges.
  4. Lay out the blocks in 9 strips of 8 and check that every heart points the same way.
  5. With cream, join the blocks in each strip with a slip stitch seam through the back loops only, then join the 9 strips the same way.
  6. Work the 2 cream border rounds around the whole cover, then add the medium pink scalloped round.
  7. Block the finished cover flat to about 78 by 88 inches.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

Pulling the ruffle rounds too tight. Keep the 2 dc in each sc loose so the edge ruffles and does not cup.

Sewing the hearts before blocking. Block the squares first so the hearts sit flat on a square of the right size.

Placing the hearts at different heights. Mark the center of every block with a pin and keep the same offset for each layer.

Losing count in the border. Mark the first corner and check every side against the totals in Round 1.

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Denise designs cozy, detailed crochet patterns for the home and loves turning sweet little motifs into projects anyone can follow.

Important Notes

Make and block one full block with its three hearts first. It should measure about 9.5 inches, so change your hook size by 0.5 mm if it does not.

Yarn amounts and finished size are estimates based on the photo, so test one block and buy extra from the same dye lot.

Wash on a gentle cycle in cool water with a color catcher, because the deep rose can bleed on the cream, and dry flat.

I hope this cover brings a little sweetness into your bedroom. Take your time, enjoy each heart, and show me the first square you finish.

Crochet Abbreviations

01 ch — chain
02 sl st — slip stitch
03 sc — single crochet
04 dc — double crochet
05 sc2tog — single crochet 2 together (decrease)
06 sp — space
07 sts — stitches

You Ask, We Answer

How big is the finished cover?

It measures about 78 by 88 inches with 8 blocks across and 9 blocks down, which fits a queen bed with a generous drop at the sides.

Can I make a smaller size or use another yarn?

Yes. Use any cotton yarn and match the hook to it, and make fewer blocks for a throw. A 4 by 5 layout gives about 38 by 48 inches in worsted weight.

How do I wash it?

Machine wash on gentle with cool water and a color catcher, then dry flat. Fluff the ruffles with your fingers while it dries.