This pattern features a way to knit the heart shape in flat and in one piece. It is very versatile. It can be a coaster, a facial scrubby / cosmetic removal pad, an embellishment to sew on other pieces or hanging them in a string for home decoration. In this pattern, the shape is built up with simple increase and decrease, therefore the edges turn sharper (unlike using short rows) and therefore blocking is recommended to smooth that out for purrfection. Also because of the rapid increase and decrease, the selvedge is tighter than expected, so minor curling occurs whilst it is in garter stitch.
One of the advantage knitting the heart this way is interesting colour work. Horizontally knitted block stripes are viewed as vertical stripes (as seen below: Ninth Heart in One String) without the need to use bobbin(s) or carry yarn creating floats.
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Pattern 2019/1
Furballs'
Little Heartlet Handkerchief
Materials
Yarn, worsted weight, non
mercerized 100% cotton (o.4 oz. / 11
g, 17.6 yd. / 16.1 m) OR acrylic (0.2
oz. / 5.5 g, 9.2 yd. / 8.4 m)
Knitting needles, straight, circular or
double point, size 3.50 mm / US 4, one (1) pair
Scissors and yarn needle
Gauge (Pre block, garter stitch in situ)
4" x 4" / 10 cm x 10 cm 18 sts x 40 rows (cotton)
20
sts x 44 rows (acrylic)
Measurement (Pre block)
Length x Width 5" x
4" / 12.5 cm x 10 cm (cotton)
4 1/4"
x 3 1/2" / 11 cm x 9 cm (acrylic)
Abbreviations
k2tog Knit two (2) stitches together
kfb Knit the front and back loop of the same
stitch
k Knit
ppso Pass previous stitch over
psso Pass slipped stitch over
RS Right side
sl1 Slip one (1) stitch purlwise with yarn in
front
ssk Slip, slip, knit
st(s) Stitch(es)
Specialty stitch: Slip one (1) stitch purlwise / part of selvedge (sl1)
Working on both RS or WS,Step 1 With the first stitch on the left (holding) needle, use the right (working) needle and slip the stitch purlwise holding the yarn in front of the right needle
Step 2 To set up to knit, bring the yarn to the back through the left side of the slipped stitch. To set up to purl, leave the yarn in front
Using 3.50 mm knitting needle, CO 4 sts using long tail cast on
Follow the written instruction below
First Half of the heart
Row 1 (RS) sl1, kfb x 2, k1 (6 sts)
Row 2 (WS) sl1, kfb, k2, kfb, k1 (8 sts)
Row 3 sl1, kfb, k4, kfb, k1 (10 sts)
Row 4 sl1, kfb, k6, kfb, k1 (12 sts)
Row 5 sl1, kfb, k8, kfb, k1 (14 sts)
Row 6 sl1, kfb, k10, kfb, k1 (16 sts)
Row 7 sl1, k until the last 2 sts, kfb, k1 (17 sts)
Row 8 sl1, kfb, k to the end of row (18 sts)
Row 9 sl1, k until the last 2 sts, kfb, k1 (19 sts)
Row 10 sl1, kfb, k to the end of row (20
sts)
Row 11 sl1, k until the last 2 sts, kfb, k1
(21 sts)
Row 12 sl1, kfb, k to the end of row (22
sts)
Row 13 sl1, ssk, k to the last 2 sts, kfb,
k1 (22 sts)
Row 14 sl1, kfb, k to the last 2 sts,
k2tog, k1 (22 sts)
Row 15 sl1, ssk, k to the last 2 sts, kfb,
k1 (22 sts)
Row 16 sl1, kfb, k to the last 2 sts,
k2tog, k1 (22 sts)
Row 17 sl1, ssk, k to the last 2 sts, kfb,
k1 (22 sts)
Row 18 sl1, kfb, k to the last 2 sts,
k2tog, k1 (22 sts)
Second Half of the heart
Row 19 sl1, kfb, k to the last 3 sts,
k2tog, k1 (22 sts)
Row 20 sl1, ssk, k to the last 2 sts, kfb,
k1 (22 sts)
Row 21 sl1, kfb, k to the last 3 sts,
k2tog, k1 (22 sts)
Row 22 sl1, ssk, k to the last 2 sts, kfb,
k1 (22 sts)
Row 23 sl1, kfb, k to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (22 sts)
Row 24 sl1, ssk, k to the last 2 sts, kfb,
k1 (22 sts)
Row 25 sl1, k to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
(21 sts)
Row 26 sl1, ssk, k to the end of row (20
sts)
Row 27 sl1, k to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
(19 sts)
Row 28 sl1, ssk, k to the end of row (18
sts)
Row 29 sl1, k to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k1
(17 sts)
Row 30 sl1, ssk, k to the end of row (16
sts)
Row 31 sl1, ssk, k to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k1 (14 sts)
Row 32 sl1, ssk, k to the last 3 sts,
k2tog, k1 (12 sts)
Row 33 sl1, ssk, k to the last 3 sts,
k2tog, k1 (10 sts)
Row 34 sl1, ssk, k to the last 3 sts,
k2tog, k1 (8 sts)
Row 35 sl1, ssk, k to the last 3 sts,
k2tog, k1 (6 sts)
Row 36 (sl1, ssk, psso), (k2tog, ppso),
(k1, ppso) to the end of row
Cut
yarn leaving 6" / 15 cm tail
Pull
yarn tail through the stitch to secure
Weave
in all loose end(s)
Blocking
recommended
