My readers know that St.Valentine is a special day in our household, because Eva was born on the day, and this year we'll be celebrating her 20th birthday!
I always have little something and special made for her on the day, this year being no exception :)
I am planning to arrange a little scene where I am going to place her cake and presents and hang the bunting along with other decorations. She has no idea this is for her, and though she is going to see it on social media, I am sure it'll contribute to the overall decorating effect and be a lovely "surprise".
Pattern requirements:
*sport yarn of your choice and color (I used
2 colors of Phil Cotton 3) a 3.00 mm hook (UK11) (US 10/3) less than
20 grams per color (for 5 hearts)
* doubled ecru crochet
thread #10 and a 1.9 mm hook (UK14) (US B1) *
tapestry needle for weaving ends
Stitches: chain (ch), chain space (ch-sp), slip
stitch (sl st), skip (sk), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), 3 (4-)ch
picot. American terminology used.
Heart size with ecru border: 9.3 cm across and 8 cm down (at the
widest and longest point)
Heart Pattern:
Foundation
and row 1: ch4 and dc2 in the
very 1st ch. Ch3 and turn work.
Row 2: dc2 in 1st st, sk1, ch1 and
dc3 in the last st (2 fans in this row). Ch3 and turn work. Row 3: dc2 in 1st st, ch1 and dc2
in the ch-sp below (between the two fans below), ch1 and dc3 in the last st. (3
fans in this row). Ch3 and turn work.
Row 4: dc2 in 1st st, ch1 and dc2
in the ch-sp below (between the two fans below), ch1 and dc2 in the second
ch-sp below, ch1 and dc3 in the last st (4 fans in this row). Ch3 and turn
work.
Row 5: repeat increasing fan pattern as in
row 4, (with three 2dc fans in the middle
and 3dcs at the sides or a total of 5 fans in this row). Ch4 and turn work.
Row 6: dc2 in the 1st ch-sp, next,
ch3 and sc1 in between the two dcs of the third fan of the row below, ch3 and
dc2 in the last ch-sp. Then ch4 and sc1 in the last st. Ch5 and turn work.
Row
7: dc3 in between the
fan of the row below, ch4 and sl st in the center of the heart (the place where you made the single crochet
in the row below), ch4 and dc3 in between the next fan of the row below.
Ch5 and sl st in the chain below. The heart is done.
Ecru
lace edging pattern:
Before we proceed further, I
would like to point your attention to the look of the edging.
To make the edging I used a
doubled #10 crochet thread. With the number of chains I employed for it, the
lace edging comes a little behind the heart, especially in the upper part. If
you want to avoid this look, then consider adding more chains than instructed (like
10 or 11). If you decide to use sport yarn for the edging as well, you might
have to decrease the number of stitches in the chain. Test to make sure you are
OK with the final result.
Round 1: Insert thread at the bottom of the heart,
ch8 and sc1 in the 1st st of row 2. Next, ch8 and sc1 in the 4th
row. Ch8 and sc1 in the upper right (curving) chain. Ch8, skip the (upper right)
fan and sc1 in the chain that comes after it. Ch3 and sl st in the center of
the heart. Ch3 and sc1 in the next chain. Ch8 and sc1 in the next chain. From
here, repeat the chaining pattern we did for the other side.
When
you come to the bottom, sl st the chain into the very bottom.
Round 2: sl st again into the 1st ch, ch1
and dc3 inside that chain, next ch1 and sl st into the same chain. Sl st into the next chain, ch1, dc2, ch3
and make a picot, next dc2, ch1 and sl st into the same chain. Repeat this pattern 2 times more. With this,
you have filled the upper right curved part of the heart. Next, sl st into the
next chain, ch4 and make a picot, sl st in the very center of heart, sl st into
the next chain, sl st into the next chain and repeat the filling pattern for the other side of the heart 3 times. Sl st
in the last ch-space, ch1, dc3, ch1, sl st in the same ch. Sl st in the bottom,
ch4, make a picot and sl st it in the very first chain. Work
the tails.
For
the bunting tie, ch10 and sl st into 1st st to make a loop (so that
it’ll be easier to hang it). Next,
ch10 and sl st into the 5th st of that 10-chain. This will create a
nice, plump picot. For my bunting I made
4 such picots before I attached the first heart. After the 4th
picot, ch5 and place the heart with the back to your crochet work, and sl st
through the center picot of the heart. Ch10 and sl st into the 5th
st of that 10-chain. Make a total of 3
picots (length) before you attach the next heart. Repeat
this chaining and attaching pattern until you have all your hearts strung. In
my bunting there are 5 hearts. I ended the bunting making 4 picots after I
attached the last heart, then I chained 10 and made a loop as I did at the
beginning. When crocheting the flowers onto the tie, check that all the hearts
are facing out and do not turn inward. And with this, your bunting is done!
I hope you enjoy working on this project! Let me know if you make it!
P.S. The downloadable pattern accompanied by step-by-step pictures can be purchased here.