Treasured Hearts
By Darlene Swaim 12" afghan square Materials: Worsted Weight yarn (Sample used Cascade 220) Size 8 (U.S.) needles 5 buttons Needle & thread CO 47. Knit 6 rows.
\*Start with a wrong side row - k3, p41, k3. (not on chart) Row 1: k8, k2tog, yo, kl, yo, ssk, k21, k2tog, yo, kl, yo, ssk, k8. Row 2: k3, p41, k3. Row 3: k7, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k19, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k7. Row 4: k3, p41, k3. Row 5: k6, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k17, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k6. Row 6: k3, p41, k3. Row 7: k5, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k15, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k5. Row 8: k3, p41, k3. Row 9: k5, k2tog, yo,k3, kfb, k2, yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sk, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, kfb, k2, yo, ssk, k5. Row 10: k3, p20, k1, p20, k3. Row 11: k7, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, pl, kl, pl, yo, ssk, k6, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k7. Row 12: k3, p20, k1, p20, k3. Row 13: k8, s1-k1-psso, yo, k1, yo, s1-k1-psso, k6, k2tog, yo, [kl, pl] twice, kl, yo, ssk, k6, s1-k1-psso, yo, k1, yo, s1-k1-psso, k8. Row 14: k3, p18, [kl, p1] twice, kl, p18, k3. Row 15: k18, k2tog, yo, [p1, k1] 3 times, pl, yo, ssk, k18. Row 16: k3, p16, [k1, p1] 4 times, k1, p16, k3. Row 17: k17, k2tog, yo, [kl, p1] 4 times, kl, yo, ssk, k17. Row 18: k3, p16, [k1, p1] 4 times, k1, p16, k3. Row 19: k16, k2tog, yo, [p1, k1] twice, p1, yo, ssk, [k1, pl] twice, yo, ssk, k16. Row 20: k3, p16, kl, pl, kl, p3, [k1, p1] twice, kl, p14, k3. Row 21: k15, k2tog, yo, [k1, pl] twice, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, [p1, kl] twice, yo, ssk, k15. Row 22: k3, p14, kl, p1, kl, p7, kl, pl, kl, p14, k3. Row 23: k14, k2tog, yo, [p1, k1] twice, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, [k1, pl] twice, yo, ssk, k14. Row 24: k3, p12, [kl, pl] twice, kl, p7, [kl, pl] twice, kl, pl2, k3. Row 25: k13, k2tog, yo, [kl, pl] twice, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, [pl, kl] twice, yo, ssk, k13. Row 26: k3, p12, kl, pl, kl, pl1, kl, pl, kl, p12, k3. Row 27: k12, k2tog, yo, [p1, k1] twice, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, [k1, p1] twice, yo, ssk, k12. Row 28: k3, p10, [kl, pl] twice, k1, pl1, [k1, pl] twice, kl, p10, k3. Row 29: kl1, k2tog, yo, [k1, pl] twice, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, [p1, kl] twice, yo, sk, kl1. Row 30: k3, p10, kl, pl, k1, p15, k1, p1, k1, p10, k3. Rows 31-32: Repeat rows 29-30. Row 3: k11, k2tog, yo, [k1, pl] twice, k2tog, yo, k4, kfb, k3, yo, ssk, [p1, k1] twice, yo, ssk, kl1. Row 34: k3, p10, [k1, pl] twice, k1, p11, [k1, pl] twice, kl, p10, k3. Row 35: k11, k2tog, yo, [k1, pl] 3 times, [yo, ssk, k1, k2tog] twice, yo, [p1, k1] 3 times, yo, ssk, k11. Row 36: k3, p10, [kl, p1] 3 times, [k1, p3] twice, [k1, p1] 3 times, k1, p10, k3. Row 37: k11, k2tog, yo, [k1, p1] 3 times, kl, yo, s2tog-k1-p2sso, yo, k1, yo, s2tog-k1-p2sso, yo, [k1, pl] 3 times, kl, yo, ssk, kl1. Row 38: k3, p10, [k1, p1] 10 times, k1, p10, k3. Row 39: k13, yo, ssk, kl, [pl, k1] twice, k2tog, yo, pl, kl, pl, yo, ssk, kl, [pl, k] twice, k2tog, yo, k13. Row 40: k3, p12, [kl, p1] 8 times, k1, p12, k3. Row 41: k13, yo, ssk, [kl, p1] 4 times, kfb, [k1, pl] 3 times, k1, k2tog, yo, k13. Row 42: k3, p12, [k1, p1] 3 times, k1, p3, [k1, p1] 3 times, kl, p12, k3. Row 43: k14, yo, ssk, [p1, k1] 3 times, k2tog, yo, ssk, [k1, p1] 3 times, k2tog, yo, k14. Row 44: k3, p14, [kl, p1] twice, k1, p3, [k1, pl] twice, k1, p14, k3. Row 45: k15, yo, sk, [k1, pl] twice, k2tog, yo, kl, yo, ssk, [pl, kl] twice, k2tog, yo, k15. Row 46: k3, p14, kl, pl, kl, p7, kl, pl, kl, p14, k3. Row 47: k8, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, kl, yo, ssk, k8. Row 48: k3, p16, k1, p7, kl, p16, k3. Row 49: k7, k2tog, yo,k3, yo, ssk, k3, yo, s1-k1-psso, k2tog, yo,k5, yo, ssk, s1-k1-psso, yo, k3, ktog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k7. Row 50: k3, p41, k3. Row 51: k6, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k17, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k6. Row 52: k3, p41, k3. Row 53: k5, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k15, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k5. Row 54: k3, p41, k3. Row 55: k5, k2tog, yo, k3, kfb, k2, yo, ssk, k15, k2tog, yo, k3, kfb, k2, yo, ssk, k5. Row 56: k3, p41, k3. Row 57: k7, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k19, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, k7. Row 58: k3, p41, k3. Row 59: k9, yo, kl, yo, k22, s1-k1-psso, yo, kl, yo, s1-kl-psso, k8. Row 60: k3, p41, k3. Knit 6 rows. Bind off. With thread and needle, attach buttons in center of hearts. CHART
