Free Crochet Pattern - Curly Heart Blanket Edging

Notes:

Please see the notes throughout the instructions before beginning this edging.
I usually use this edging for flannelette or polar fleece blankets, but it could be used on crocheted projects as well!
If you choose to purchase premade baby blankets for this project, simply cut the hem off with pinking shears to ensure the fabric doesn’t fray.
In order to put holes in the fabric for the initial single crochet, I used a taylor’s awl and pushed the crochet hook through the fabric, but you can also get skip-stitch blades for a rotary cutter that will cut holes in the fabric. I’m not sure how this would go for woven fabrics because they may fray, but it would be fine for stretch fabrics such as polar fleece.
You could however, consider fray-stopper for woven fabrics if you choose to go for this option.

Materials:

1 x piece of cloth or premade baby blanket
2 x balls of wool of different colours
1 x 4mm crochet hook
1 x 4.5mm crochet hook

Abbreviations:

SC - Single Crochet
SS - Slip Stitch
DC - Double Crochet
HDC - Half Double Crochet
CH - Chain

Instructions:

Round 1: SC around the entire edge of the blanket using colour 1, use SS to join to first SC

Round 2: Using a slip stitch attach colour 2.  Using both colours CH 1, ** SC 10, (Drop colour 1 and crochet over / carry) CH 3, in the same SC as previous SC * HDC 1, CH 3, DC 1 * (Pick up colour 1).  Start next SC in next foundation SC.  SC 10, (Drop colour 2 and crochet over / carry) CH 3, in the same SC as previous SC * HDC 1, CH 3, DC 1 * (Pick up colour 2). ** Repeat from ** to ** around entire edge of blanket and use SS to connect to the first CH.
Note: Going around corners may require 2 SC in each foundation SC to prevent the corners curling up.

Round 3: CH 1, ** SC 10, (Drop colour 1 and crochet over / carry) SC 8 into the first hole of the heart, SC 1 into the middle HDC, SC 8 into the second hole of the heart, (Pick up colour 1).  SC 10, (Drop colour 2 and crochet over / carry) SC 8 into the first hole of the heart, SC 1 into the middle HDC, SC 8 into the second hole of the heart, (Pick up colour 2) ** Repeat from ** to ** around the entire edge of the blanket, using a SS to join to the first CH.  Fasten off and sew in ends.
Note 1: Again, the corners may require 2 SC in each foundation SC to prevent the corners curling up.
Note 2: The colour yarn being used to SC around each heart must correspond to the initial heart colour.
Note 3: Ensure that after crocheting over / carrying the dropped yarn, that it is pulled firmly to make sure there are no loops of the dropped colour hanging out the back of the heart.