I love February, the month which ushers in the Spring, and brings with it promises of Love. And for a crafter like me, there can be no better way of celebrating the spring than crafting something new, something small, which signifies the spirit of February, and also nurtures my creativity.
Last week, I came across this amazingly pretty pattern by Anabelia, a pattern of Valentine hearts. It was so pretty that I wanted to make one immediately. When I looked at the pattern detail, I saw that it only contained charted instructions, that too for the simple heart, without the embellishments. So, I am now going to pen down the written instructions for this pretty pattern:
Materials I used:
Last week, I came across this amazingly pretty pattern by Anabelia, a pattern of Valentine hearts. It was so pretty that I wanted to make one immediately. When I looked at the pattern detail, I saw that it only contained charted instructions, that too for the simple heart, without the embellishments. So, I am now going to pen down the written instructions for this pretty pattern:
Materials I used:
- Diva microfiber acrylic yarn from AllKraftz, in colours Red and Light Cream
- Aluminium Crochet hook in size 2.5mm, again from AllKraftz
- Fiberfill for filling
- Tapestry needle for top stitch embroidery, and weaving in the yarn tails.
Crochet abbreviations used:
- Ch - chain
- Sl St Slip Stitch
- SC - Single Crochet
- DC - Double Crochet
- TC - Treble Crochet
Instructions:
- Make a slip knot.
- Ch 4, join with the 1st ch with a Sl St to form a ring.
- Round 1 - Ch2, 15TC in the ring, ch2, Sl St in the ring.
- Round 2 - SC in the first ch of round 1, SC in the next ch, 3DC each in the next 3TCs, 1DC each in the next 3TCs, 2DC in the next TC, 3DC in the next TC, 2DC in the next TC, 1DC each in the next 3TCs, 3DC each in the next 3 TCs, SC in the next ch, SC in the next ch, join with Sl St to first SC of the round.
- Round 3 - 1 SC each in the first two SCs, 1SC, 2 HDC in the next DC, 2DC each in the next 8 DCs, 1DC in the next 5 DCs, 2DC in the next DC, 3DC in the next DC, 2DC in the next DC, 1DC each in the next 5 Dcs, 2DC each in the next 8 Dcs, 2HDC and 1SC in the next DC, 1SC each in the next two SCs. Join with Sl St to the first SC of the round, fasten off.
- Make another heart following the instructions above.
- Thread the Light Cream yarn, or any other yarn that you might want to use for contrast, and top stitch between rounds.
This is how the two hearts should look after topstitching:
- Place the two hearts on each other, wrong sides facing, and start seaming together by Single Crochet stitches with Light Cream yarn. Remember to make a loop of approx 10 Ch sts when you reach the central notch. This would be necessary if you plan to suspend your project in a keychain, or in any other way.
- When you are done seaming about three-fourths of the surface, lightly fill the gap between the hearts with fiberfill. Then continue seaming and close the gap completely.
- This is how your project should look right now:
- Thread the yarn tail in a tapestry needle, and pass the needle inside the heart, and out from the diagonally opposite end. Cut the yarn close to the opening.
- Attach a keychain ring if desired.
