The Knit Guru

This heart is easy to knit and a great canvas for simple embroidery.

As well as the YouTube tutorial linked below, there is a full interactive pattern free on Ribblr.

You will need:
– 3.5mm knitting needles
– DK weight yarn (or any yarn and needle combination that matches) – 2 colours
– Scissors, stuffing, darning needle, stitch marker

Stuffed heart pattern

Top bumps – you will need 4 on the same needle.

Cast on 3 stitches.

1. Knit front and back, knit front and back, knit 1 (5 stitches)
2. Purl whole row
3. K1, knit front and back, knit 2, knit front and back, knit 1 (7 stitches)
4. Purl whole row
5. K1, knit front and back, knit 4, knit front and back, knit 1 (9 stitches)
6. Purl
7. Cut yarn with a 10cm tail. Slide “bump” down to the far end of the needle. Start a new one. You will eventually have 4 “bumps” on the needle.

Slide all 4 sections together.  You will now knit this as one.

1. Knit row
2. Purl row
3. Knit row
4. purl row
5. knit row
6. purl row. Count 18 stitches and place a stitch marker at this point. This is half way through your stitches.
7. k1, SSK, knit to 3 before marker, k2tog, k1, slip marker, k1, ssk, knit to 3 before end, k2 tog, k1
8. Purl row
9. Repeat row 7 and 8 (above) until there are 8 stitches on the needle.
10. SSK, k2tog, slip marker, ssk, k2tog
11. Cut yarn with 25cm tail – thread the remaining stitches onto the yarn tail and pull tight.
12. Fold in half and stitch up the side of the heart with the yarn tail. Stuff. Stitch closed.

Knit 2 flat hearts in a contrasting colour.

Flat heart

Top bumps – you will need 2 on the same needle.

Cast on 3 stitches.

1. Knit front and back, knit front and back, knit 1 (5 stitches)
2. Purl whole row
3. K1, knit front and back, knit 2, knit front and back, knit 1 (7 stitches)
4. Purl whole row
5. Cut yarn with a 10cm tail. Slide “bump” down to the far end of the needle. Start a new one. You will have 2 “bumps” on the needle.
6. Slide the 2 “bumps” together. Knit as one unit. Knit row
7.  Purl row
8.  Knit 1, SSK, to the last 3 stitches, k2tog, knit 1
9.  Purl row
10.  Repeat rows 8-9 until there are 4 stitches remaining on the needle
11.  Purl row
12.  SSK, k2tog
13. Cut yarn with 25cm tail – thread the remaining stitches onto the yarn tail and pull tight.

Using the yarn tail from the contrast heart, stitch in the centre of the stuffed heart. Add a string to hang the heart from.

Add embroidery to the contrasting area.