Heart Pocket Note Holder

• Elmer-Pisgah Peaches & Creme medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (21/2 oz/122 yds/71g per ball):
  • 1 1/2 oz #1 white
  • 1 oz #51 apple green
• Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Fabric glue
• Magnets (optional)

Rnds 1 & 2 = 2 1/2 inches across

Weave in ends as work progresses.

Join rounds with a slip stitch unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of double crochet round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Make 2 white and 1 apple green.

Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 4, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, [3 dc in ring, ch 2] 3 times, join (see Pattern Notes) in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 2: Sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, in same ch-2 sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) (beg corner), ch 1, [in next ch-2 sp work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch-2 sp (corner), ch 1] 3 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (24 dc, 4 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 3: Sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-2 sp, beg corner in same ch-2 sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, corner in next ch-2 sp, rep from * twice, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (36 dc, 8 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 4: Sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st in next ch-2 sp, beg corner in same ch-2 sp, *ch 1, [3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] twice, corner in next ch-2 sp, rep from * twice, ch 1, [3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 2 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, fasten off. (48 dc, 12 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps)