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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Saturday Stitch : Heart To Heart Eyelet.


Every Saturday I will share with you a new stitch.
Today's stitch is: Heart to Heart Eyelet.




Still feeling the love after Valentines day here is the Heart to Heart  stitch which is a basic eyelet/lace  heart that can be used as a single motif as an all over pattern. Below you'll find instructions for both - the stitch and the single motif. 
Single heart motif: You need a number of stitches multiple of 11. Work rows 1 through 12.
Heart to Heart stitch: You need a number of stitches multiple of 11 + 2 edge stitches. Repeat the pattern between the * as many times as you like. Repeat rows 1 through 14.
Instructions :


Single Motif

Row 1: k4, k2tog, yo, k5
Row 2 & all wrong side rows: purl across
Row 3: k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k3
Row 5: k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k2
Row 7: k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k1
Row 9: k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso
Row 11: k2, yo, sl1kw, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k2
Row 13: k2, (k2tog, double yo, sl1kw, k1, psso) x 5, k2

Heart To Heart

Row 1: edge st, * k4, k2tog, yo, k5, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 2 & all wrong side rows: purl across
Row 3: edge st, * k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k3, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 5: edge st, * k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k2, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 7: edge st, * k1, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, k1, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 9: edge st, * k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, sl1kw, k1, psso, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 11: edge st, * k2, yo, sl1kw, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k2, repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 13: edge st, knit across to last st, edge stitch
Repeat rows 1 through 14.
sl1kw - slip 1 knitwise.

Difficulty level: Easy


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