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 A few years ago, I knit a heart and put it into a scrapbook 12″x12″ frame. It’s on the wall in my little foyer (seen here) and I kind of love it. When I came across this pin of a crochet pineapple heart (on Valentine’s Day, no less), I knew it would make a great accompaniment to my knit heart. You can find the original crochet hotpad pattern HERE. I used some worsted weight yarn and 5.5mm (US-I) hook. It’s kind of beautiful.    Pattern: My go-to ripple blanket pattern; see my other three under the “chevrons” tag, HERE Beginning chain of 146, 78 rows, crochet through the back loop only on every row. Took about 10 days from start to finish.     When I started this blanket, I wasn’t quite set on the color pattern. I have another lighter color I was planning on using, but after I made that first light yellow block, I didn’t think it would work. I wanted the gray to touch both shades, but didn’t want them to touch each other. They still compliment one another, but I like that the gray breaks them up.    Last year, I guest-posted this tutorial on a blog that no longer seems to be active. I thought I’d re-post it here for you guys. It utilizes the 5-minute crochet heart pattern I posted HERE, but you could sub any heart. This is just a simple Valentine’s Day decoration idea. I hope you like it!  First, the “anatomy” of the 5-minute heart. The spaces at points a-d will be where you will be inserting your hook for the garland.  Step 1: Inset your hook into space a and pull a loop through.  Chain 5 (or however long you would like the spaces between your hearts) and then insert your hook into space a on your next heart and pull a loop through. Repeat the steps for this heart and each subsequent heart on your garland. Mine is only 4 hearts, but you can certainly make a longer one! I’ve even used a single heart with a long chain to wrap a gift. It was SUPER sweet.  This was hung in an open window. The cool breeze had it swaying. Whatever you decide to do, have fun with it! Pin It When thinking of a little something-something for my kids to gift to their teachers on Valentine’s Day, I only knew I wanted to incorporate a granny square in there. I don’t know why, I guess they were on my mind! I scoured Ravelry for a granny square HEART (there are a lot, by the way) and fell in love with THIS pattern. It’s super easy and I made 2 in less than half an hour. I used Sugar & Cream cotton and a 6mm (J) hook. I omitted the picot edge and instead made a solid crochet round. I whip-stitched two hearts together from about the third DC-group from the corner to the exact spot on the opposite side. You’re leaving a space to put the rice pack in. I waited until I got the hearts sewn to make the rice packs. I found something circular that was about the right size (a CD?) to use as my pattern and then I just traced it on the back of some pretty fabric. Sew two layers together, leaving an inch open, funnel in some rice, then whip-stitch the hole. I’m going to include a little card with some general rice pack instructions. Are you getting your Valentine craft on? It’s one of my favorite times to be crafty. I love hearts! Pin It Did you hear the news? Kitschy Digitals now carries knit and crochet patterns! There are only crochet patterns, right now, but I do believe they have plans to add more in the coming weeks, so stay tuned! Pattern: Roy the Lion by Amy Kember I bought this pattern pretty much immediately after Danielle tweeted about them. It’s by Amy Kember (check out her Etsy shop; contact her about buying a lion, if you can’t crochet!) and is probably the cutest amigurumi I’ve ever made. I made a lot of those Japanese amineko cats when I first learned to crochet and then I stopped making amigurumi for years and now…well, let’s just say I’m glad there are several children in my life! Pin It |
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