Heart hugs

A sweet, copyright-free pattern you can knit and sell for charity!

EASY TO KNIT YOU WILL NEED

Blue and red worsted weight yarns (You will need less than 45m of the main colour and less than 15m of the contrast colour)

A pair of 4mm needles

A spare needle or stitch holders A tapestry needle

Toy stuffing or scraps of yarn

ABBREVIATIONS

For a full list see page 95

HEART (MAKE 2)

The heart is made by knitting the top curves first in two separate pieces, which are then joined together by knitting across both of them in one row.

1ST HALF OF HEART TOP

Cast on 9 sts using 4mm needles and blue yarn and work one knit row.

Row 1 (RS) Kfb, knit to end. [10 sts] Row 2 (WS) Knit.

Row 3 Knit to last 2 sts, kfb, k1. [11 sts] Row 4 Knit.

Repeat Rows 1 to 4 once more. [13 sts] Repeat Rows 1 and 2 once more. [14 sts] Knit 3 rows.

Break yarn and leave sts on a holder.

2ND HALF OF HEART TOP

Cast on 9 sts using 4mm needles and blue yarn and work one knit row.

Row 1 (RS) Knit to last 2 sts, kfb, k1. [10 sts]

Row 2 (WS) Knit.

Row 3 Kfb, knit to end. [11 sts]

Row 4 Knit.

Repeat Rows 1 to 4 once more. [13 sts] Repeat Rows 1 and 2 once more. [14 sts] Knit 3 rows.

JOIN SIDES OF HEART TOP

Return second set of stitches to needles, ensuring both sides have WS facing you. Knit 1 row, working k2tog across the last stitch of the first piece and the first stitch of the second piece, to join the two halves together. [27 sts]

Next row (RS) K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [25 sts]

Next row (WS) Knit. Repeat the last 2 rows until 5 sts, ending with a RS row. Next row (WS) K1, k3tog, K1. [3 sts] Break yarn and thread through rem sts.

FINSHING

Place hearts WS together and backstitch around the edge, leaving the bottom edge open. Turn RS out. Make a loop of yarn and secure to the top of the heart to hang. Stu with toy stu ng or yarn scraps and sew bottom edge shut. Darn in ends.

FLOWER

You will make 5 individual petals and then join them together at the end.

PETAL (MAKE 5)

Cast on 2 sts using 4mm needles and red yarn and work a knit row.

Row 1 (RS) Kfb twice. [4 sts]

Row 2 (WS) Knit.

Row 3 (Kfb, k1) twice. [6 sts]

Row 4 Knit.

Rows 5 to 8 Knit.

Row 9 (K2tog, k1) twice. [4 sts] Leave sts on a spare needle or safety pin. When you have 5 petals, return them to your needles, making sure all pieces are facing the same way. Knit across all sts once. Break yarn and thread through all sts. Pull tight and weave in ends.