When I was asked by Sarah at Let’s Knit to design a hanging heart for the magazine I jumped at the chance. I am as some of you will know a hopeless romantic. I wanted to make something a little bit special for Doug to say thank you for everything he does to support me in this crazy job I have.
Thank you Doug for….
- the endless cups of tea
- the blog posts when I am too busy or tired to write
- the tech support
- the school runs
- the sitting around in yarn shops
- your honest opinion
But really what I want to say is, Thank you so very much for being mine xxxxxxxxx
For those of you have not yet reached for the sick bowl, here is the pattern.
‘I Love You Mostest’, Knitted Heart Pattern
You will need:
- 25g of red DK weight yarn
- 10g of white DK weight yarn
- 10g of pink DK weight yarn
- 4mm needles
- Two 4mm DPN’s (for I-cord)
- Toy stuffing
- 40cm garden wire
- Black felt
Finished size:
12cm tall x 13 wide
Heart – make two pieces
Using red yarn and 4mm needles, cast on one st
Row 1: knit in to front, back and front [three sts]
Row 2: purl
Row 3: k1, m1, knit to last st, m1, k1 [five sts]
Row 4: purl
Repeat rows 3 & 4 until you have 27 sts ending after a WS row
Top shaping:
Row 1: knit
Row 2: purl
Row 3: knit
Row 4: p13 turn
Work on these sts only as follows:
Next row: sl 1, k1, psso, knit to last three sts, k2tog, k1. [11 sts]
Next row: purl
Rep last two rows until five sts rem, ending after a WS row
Cast off
With WS facing, rejoin red yarn to rem 14 sts, work on these sts only as follows:
Next row: cast off one st pwise, purl to end [13 sts]
Next row: k1, sl 1, k1, psso, knit to last three sts, k2tog, k1. [11 sts]
Next row: purl
Rep last two rows until five sts rem, ending after a WS row
Cast off
To make up:
With WS facing, sew edges of two heart pieces together, stuffing as you go. Make a hanging loop by plaiting together strands of yarn, or working a crochet chain.
Embroider initials using straight stitches and white yarn.
Using 4mm DPN’s and pink yarn make two i-cords, one 5cm long and one 3cm long. Stitch 5cm i-cord to bottom left of heart and 3cm i-cord to top right of heart. Using photo as a guide. Cut one triangle and two ‘V’ shapes out of black felt and stitch in place on i-cords to make an arrow. Double over garden wire and push through centre of bottom, i-cord through heart and centre of top i-cord. Trim wire as necessary.
Jane Burns 