Heart Shaped Napkin Tie

These fabulous crochet heart napkin ties from Red Heart Yarn will look great at your next dinner party of fun gathering. It's an easy crochet pattern you can make multiple hearts in different colors for a fun time.

Napkin Ring is 6” around. Hearts measure 2½” across at widest part x 2” long.

Materials:
RED HEART® “Soft Yarn”: 1 Ball each 4608 Wine A and 9523 Dark Leaf B.
Crochet Hook: 5mm [US H-8].
Split-ring stitch marker, yarn needle.
GAUGE: 17 sts = 4”; 16 rows = 4” in sc. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

ABBREVIATIONS: A, B = Color A, B; ch = chain; mm = millimeters; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.

HEART (Make 2)
With A, ch 11.
Round 1: 3 Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 ch, skip next 2 ch, sc in next 3 ch, 3 sc in last ch; pivot to work in unused loops of beginning ch, sc in next 3 ch, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in ch-2 space, sc in last 3 ch – 20 sc. Do not join but work in continuous rounds. Mark first st of round and move up each round.
Round 2: [2 Sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next 2 sc, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, [2 sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next 4 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in ch-2 space, sc in last 4 sc – 26 sc.
Round 3: [2 Sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next sc, skip next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next 4 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) all in ch-2 space, sc in last 5 sc; slip st in next sc – 32 sc. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
RING
With B, ch 25, join with a slip st in first ch to form a ring taking care that ch is not twisted.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around; join with a slip st in first sc – 25 sc. Fasten off.
TIE
With B, ch 40. Fasten off.
Finishing
Make Tie chain into a bow; sew to middle of Ring. Attach a Heart to each end of Tie. Weave in all ends.