Crafting a Lifestyle feb.2014 | Page 12

Knitted love heart This knitted heart can be made for a variety of uses. It can be made into a small bag, stuffed for a hanging decoration filled with lavender and hung in a wardrobe or knitted an added to an item of clothing either sewn flush or as a pocket. What you will need: 4mm Size needles, red and white wool, sewing needle {Fillings depending on which heart you decide to make} To make: make two [I reversed the colours for my second one] With red cast on 4sts Working in st st increase 1st at beg and end of next 13 rows =30sts *p1 k increasing 1st at beg and end of row* Repeat from * to * 4 more times = 40sts St st 11 rows from the chart **K20 inc 2 turn and work on these sts only P1 K1 P1 Dec 1st at beg and end of next 5 rows=12sts Cast off ** Rejoin the wool to the remaining 20sts inc 2 and k to the end Work from ** to **