Mini Heart Knitting Pattern - perfect for a brooch

I've been making so many of these! They knit up quick, and the tails stuff the heart. I love making them as a brooch. It's a quick knit, and great scrap buster.

These are about half the size of the heart puff pattern I have posted.






You will need:
4mm dpn
Dk yarn
Safety pin or brooch back

Mini hearts

Cast on 4 stitches on 4mm dpn (2 on each needle)

K1 front and back, K1 front and back, (turn to second needle) K1 front and back, K1 front and back,

Knit 1 rotation

K1 front and back, k2, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k2, K1 front and back.

Knit 1 rotation

K1 front and back, k4, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k4, K1 front and back.

Knit 1 rotation

K1 front and back, k6, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k6, K1 front and back.

Knit 2 rotations

Rounded top:
Knit 2 tog, knit 1, knit 2 tog.
Turn knitting
Slip stitch, k2 tog, psso

Repeat rounded top on the remaining 5 stitches on the needle.

Turn to second needle.

Repeat rounded top on first 5 stitches.

Repeat rounded top on last 5 stitches.

Tuck in tails. Stitch the top section closed. Sew on a safety pin or brooch back on one side.


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Heart Puff - Knitting Pattern

Tiny knitted hearts! Super cute, and easy to make.



This familiar with hexapuffs will note a similarity to these "Hearty Puffs" - 2 sided, stuffable hearts. Perfect for decorating other items, making brooches, or hanging as bunting. They can even be sewn together into a blanket (reversing vertically sewn strings of hearts together)

You will need:
4mm double pointed needles
Red dk wool

Cast on 4 stitches on 4mm dpn (2 on each needle)



K1 front and back, K1 front and back, (turn to second needle) K1 front and back, K1 front and back,

Knit 1 rotation


K1 front and back, k2, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k2, K1 front and back.

Knit 1 rotation

K1 front and back, k4, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k4, K1 front and back.

Knit 1 rotation

K1 front and back, k6, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k6, K1 front and back.

Knit 1 rotation

K1 front and back, k8, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k8, K1 front and back.



Knit 1 rotation

K1 front and back, k10, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k10, K1 front and back.

Knit 3 rotations


Rounded top:
Knit 2 tog, knit 3, knit 2 tog.
Turn knitting
Purl 2 tog, purl 1, cast off stitch, purl 2 tog, cast of stitch, cut yarn, thread through remaining stitch.



Repeat rounded top on the remaining 7 stitches on the needle.

Turn to second needle.

Repeat rounded top on first 7 stitches.

Repeat rounded top on last 7 stitches.

Tuck in tails. Stitch the top section closed.



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Ski Style Beanie with Hearts

Love is in the air.... Well... Knitted hearts are in the air anyway. 3 new heart designs this week alone!

Here is the first: a red and white ski style beanie decorated with mountains, snow and hearts.



You will need:
Size 4mm needles
Size 4.5mm needles
1/2 ball red dk yarn
1/2 ball white dk yarn

Cast on 92 on 4mm in red

Rib (k2, p2) for 12 rows

Change to 4.5mm needles
Change to white.
Knit 2 rows.

Change to red.
Knit 1 row
Purl 1 row

Knit 3 red, knit 1 white - repeat over whole row
Purl in red
Knit in red
Purl 2 red, (purl 1 white, purl 3 red) - repeate bracketed section to end
Knit in red
Purl in red

Knit 2 rows in white
Knit 2 rows red




Stst 4 rows in white
Knit 1, complete the chart 3 times, knit 1
Purl 1, complete the chart 3 times, purl 1
Knit 1, complete the chart 3 times, knit 1
Purl 1, complete the chart 3 times, purl 1
Knit 1, complete the chart 3 times, knit 1
Purl 1, complete the chart 3 times, purl 1
Stst 4 rows in white

Knit 3 rows red
Purl 1 row red
Knit 1 white, knit 3 red - repeat to end
Purl 1 white, (purl 1 red, purl 3 white) - repeat bracketed section to end
Knit 1 row white
Purl 1 row white
Knit 2 rows white

Change to red
Knit 1 row
Purl 1 row
K3, k2 together over the whole row
Purl
K2, k2 together over the whole row
Purl
K1, k2 together over the whole row
Purl
K2 together over the whole row
Purl
K2 together over the whole row
Cut yarn, leaving 30cm, thread all stitches onto the yarn, pull to tighten

Stitch up the seam, add a pom-pom or tassel to the top.




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