Winged heart tattoo
an original design by anny Purls for Jujube & Lolo
Description
So your mom begged you notto get a tattoo, but you wanted to show her how much you heart her — rocker style? Well have I got the knitting pattern for you: a classic heart stuffy with banner and optional felted wings. Make one for your mom this mothers day. Or make one for yourself..you deserve it! Happy knitting ;(0)
$\circledcirc$ Anny Rail, 2008. This pattern is foryour personaluse only. No commercialuse of this content and its derived products is allowed. Comments or questions: anny@jujubeandlolo.com
Finished measurements
5 inches wide by 4 inches tall(without the wings)
Materials
$1\times509$ ball of red worsted weight yarn $1\times509$ ball of yellow worsted weight yarn $1\times509$ ball of cream or white feltable wool for optional felted wings U $S\,4/3.5\mathrm{mm}$ needles US 1 $1/8.00\,\mathsf{m m}$ needles (for optional felted wings) Polyester stffing Embroidery thread and needle
Gauge
20 stitches and 24 rows $=$ 4 inches in stocking stitch
To knit heart (make 2)
1.Cast on 4 stitches 2. Purl 1 row 3. Continuing in stocking stitch, increase at the beginning and end of every row 7 times (18 stitches) 4. Increase at the beginning and end of every alternate row 6 times (30 stitches). 5. Work 3 rows even and increase at the beginning and end of following row (32 stitches). 6. Work 1 row. 7. Split for humps: Work 16 stitches, turn and work 3 more rows on these 16 stitches. 8. Begin decreasing for top on the next row as follows: K1, SK, K10, K2TOG, K1 (14 stitches remain). 9. Work 3 rows even. On following row, K1, SSK, K8, K2TOG, K1 (12 stitches remain). 10. Work 1 row. On following row, K1, SSK, K6, K2TOG, K1 (10 stitches remain), 11. Work 1 row. On following row, K1, slip 1, K2TOG, PSSO, K 2, K3TOG, K1 (6 stitches remain). 12. On next row, P1, P2TOG, P2TOG through the back loops, P1 (4 stitches remain). 13. Bind off. 14. Join yarn to the next 16 stitches and repeat steps 7 through 12 to knit second hump.
To knit ribbon:
1. Cast on 32 stitches. 2. Knit 1 row. 3. Purl 1 row. 4. Cast off 3 stitches at the beginning of the next 2 rows. 5. Cast on 3 stitches at the begining of the next 2 rows. 6. Bind off.
To finish:
1. Sew ribbon to heart and embroider "mom" (or any other word or phrase) onto the ribbon (Iused the crochet embroidery technique) with brown embroidery thread. 2. Sew two heartstogetherwith wrong sidesfacing leaving a 2 inchopening. Stuffwith polyesterstuffing and sew opening shut. 3. Find someone you love to give it to!
Yeah, but what does one do with a stuffed winged heart tattoo anyway?
Fill it with dried beans, stones or marbles to make a snazzy paperweight. Fillit with lavender pot pourri for a sweet smelling sachet. Find a shadow box frame, frame it and hang it where you willsee it lots and lots. Make a few of them and hang them mobile style in a corner of your home.
Qbout anny Purs..
Anny Purls is an obsessed knitter, wife and stay-at-home mama to Jujube (age 3) and Lolo (age 1). Check out www.jujubeandlolo.com to read her blog , access more tutorials, and shop original patterns for babies and toddlers. You can contact her at anny@jujubeandlolo.com
