Tiny knitted hearts! Super cute, and easy to make.
This familiar with hexapuffs will note a similarity to these “Hearty Puffs” – 2 sided, stuffable hearts. Perfect for decorating other items, making brooches, or hanging as bunting. They can even be sewn together into a blanket (reversing vertically sewn strings of hearts together)
You will need:
4mm double pointed needles
Red dk wool
Cast on 4 stitches on 4mm dpn (2 on each needle)
K1 front and back, K1 front and back, (turn to second needle) K1 front and back, K1 front and back,
Knit 1 rotation
K1 front and back, k2, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k2, K1 front and back.
Knit 1 rotation
K1 front and back, k4, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k4, K1 front and back.
Knit 1 rotation
K1 front and back, k6, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k6, K1 front and back.
Knit 1 rotation
K1 front and back, k8, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k8, K1 front and back.
K1 front and back, k10, K1 front and back, (second needle) K1 front and back, k10, K1 front and back.
Knit 3 rotations
Rounded top:
Knit 2 tog, knit 3, knit 2 tog.
Turn knitting
Purl 2 tog, purl 1, cast off stitch, purl 2 tog, cast of stitch, cut yarn, thread through remaining stitch.
Repeat rounded top on the remaining 7 stitches on the needle.
Turn to second needle.
Repeat rounded top on first 7 stitches.
Repeat rounded top on last 7 stitches.
Tuck in tails. Stitch the top section closed.
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