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Crochet little house ornament with heart and bow

Crochet house ornament pattern with a heart, bow, and hanging loop—a quick worsted project perfect for gifting or garlands.

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Crochet little house ornament with heart and bow
Crochet little house ornament with heart and bow

About This Pattern

This little house has a cheerful, tidy energy, like something you'd find tucked on a shelf between books. It is small enough to finish in a sitting but detailed enough to feel like a real project. The heart and bow give it a soft, handmade sweetness without being fussy.

Your hands will spend most of the time building corners and chain spaces, which keeps you paying attention round by round. There's a satisfying rhythm to increasing into the peak and then leveling back out across the roofline. The bow and heart are quick side makes that reward you fast after the slower house body.

Set on a windowsill or clipped onto a strand with its hanging loop, the house reads as a tiny architectural object, not just a trinket. Group a few in different colorways along a mantel or shelf edge and they start to look like a little street. On its own, it's a nice size for a bag charm or a gift topper.

You can customize this pattern with different yarn colors to suit your style, so no two houses need to match.

  • Start the house body with a magic ring and build the first round using double crochet and chain spaces for the corners.
  • Work the second round of the house body, increasing at the chain spaces to shape the roof peak.
  • Make the heart separately with a magic ring, working half double and double crochet stitches around to form the curves.
  • Chain a short length for the bow, then shape and sew it onto the heart.
  • Sew the finished heart and bow onto the front of the house.
  • Chain a loop at the top of the house and slip stitch it closed to create a hanger.
  • If joining multiple houses, chain a length between each one and attach them in a row.

On the desk

  • 3 colors of yarn
  • 4.0mm crochet hook
  • Needle
  • Scissors

Stitch shorthand

Crochet little house ornament with heart and bow

House Pattern

  1. Round 1

    Make a magic ring, then chain 3. Do 4 double crochet (dc) stitches, chain 3, 5 dc, chain 3, 5 dc, chain 3.Finish by slip stitching into the 3rd chain.

  2. Round 2

    Chain 3, then do 1 dc into the next 4 stitches. Do 3 dc into the chain space, chain 1, and 1 dc into the next 5 stitches.Repeat this pattern, then slip stitch into the 3rd chain before cutting the yarn.

Roof Pattern

  1. Round 6

    Use a new color of yarn. Join the new color, chain 3, and do 1 dc into the next stitch.Do 2 dc into the next stitch, 1 dc into the next stitch, and 2 dc into the next two stitches.

    In the chain space, do 3 dc, chain 3, and 3 dc.Continue with 2 dc into the next stitch, 1 dc into the next two stitches, 2 dc into the next stitches, 1 dc into the next stitches, and chain 2.Slip stitch into the next stitch and cut the yarn.

Heart Pattern

  1. Round 1

    Make a magic ring with the 3rd color of yarn. Chain 2, then do 3 dc, 3 half dc, 1 dc, 3 half dc, 3 dc, and chain 3.Slip stitch into the magic ring and cut the yarn.

Where it goes

  • Clip it onto a scarf zipper pull or tote bag strap as a small charm that pairs well with plain canvas or wool bags.
  • String several together using the chain joins to make a short garland for a shelf edge or window frame.
  • Attach the hanging loop to a bit of ribbon and use it as a gift topper on a wrapped box.
  • Set a single house on a windowsill or desk alongside small plants or candles as a tiny tabletop accent.

Care

Hand wash the finished piece in cool water with a mild soap, since most worsted-weight yarns hold shape better without a machine wash.

Lay it flat on a towel to dry and gently reshape the roofline and heart while damp so the corners stay crisp.

Store it flat or loosely boxed rather than hanging for long periods, which helps the chain loop keep its shape over time.

Assembly

  1. Step 1 Sew the heart onto the house.
  2. Step 2 To make the bow, create a loop, chain 17, and cut the yarn.
  3. Step 3 Make a bow shape and sew it onto the heart.
  4. Step 4 For the hanging loop, chain 12 and slip stitch into the first chain.
  5. Step 5 Then, chain 20 and join the loop to the first house.
  6. Step 6 Chain 20 and join the loop to the next house.
  7. Step 7 Repeat this process for as many houses as you want to join together.

Easy to get wrong

Losing the chain-3 corners

Count your stitches before each chain space so the corners stay symmetrical across both rounds. If one corner looks smaller, check that you worked the full stitch count into that chain space.

Uneven color join at the roof

Join the new color with a firm knot right at the base of the stitch before chaining 3. A loose join at this seam will show along the roofline once the piece is finished.

Listener questions

Original pattern: https://crocheteverything.com/crochet-gingerbread-house-decoration-pattern-with-heart-and-bow/

About the Author

Marisol QuinteroWho runs Crochet Obsessed, why a stitch count sits at the end of every round, how a pattern gets written here, and the things this site will never do.

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