How to knit a heart softie?
This soft heart knit pattern is the perfect gift in fast knit to all those you love! These Stockinette Stitch hearts maintain their shape from the additional edge into the foam stitch. Learn how to knit up puffy heart softies by knitting two hearts, seaming them together, and stuff with polyfill. Knit heart, perfect for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day gifts.
Different Heart Sizes Using the exact same knitting pattern, you can have fun creating heart softies in different sizes. Simply change your yarn gauge and knitting needle size.
Feel free to use any size yarn and needles for your creative project. My stitch sample was created with size 4 knitting needles and weight yarn Merino Top Valeria de Roma (125 m/100 g) , along with a Tapestry Needle and Scissors.
Yarn in any weight, fiber, & color of your choice Knitting Needles sized appropriately for your yarn.
Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Poly-fill Stuffing
Techniques
- CO = Cast On
- K = Knit
- P = Purl
- KFB = Knit Front & Back (increase)
- SSK = Slip, Slip, Knit (decrease)
- K2Tog = Knit Two Together (decrease)
- BO = Bind Off Watch Video Tutorial Knit Heart Softies Pattern Step-by-Step Knitting Instructions
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How to knit a heart softie
Step 1: make two heart ‘humps’ Long Tail Cast On 3 stitches
1 row: Knit All
2 row: KFB, P1, KFB (5 stitches)
3 row: Knit All
4 row: KFB, P3, KFB (7 sts)
5 row 5: Knit All
6 row: KFB, P5, KFB (9 sts)
7 row: Knit All
8 row: KFB, P7, KFB (11 sts)
9 row: Knit All
Cut yarn move first hump down your needle. Repeat rows 1 – 9 to make 2nd hump Place both humps on the same needle (22 sts).
Step 2: knit body of heart.
You have 22 stitches on your needle.
10 row: K1, P20, K1
11 row: Knit All
12 row: K1, P20, K1
13 row: K1, SSK, K16, K2Tog, K1 (20 sts)
14 row: K1, P18, K1
15 row: K1, SSK, K14, K2Tog, K1 (18 sts)
16 row: K1, P16, K1
17 row: K1, SSK, K12, K2Tog, K1 (16 sts)
18 row: K1, P14, K1
19 row: K1, SSK, K10, K2Tog, K1 (14 sts)
20 row: K1, P12, K1
21 row: K1, SSK, K8, K2Tog, K1 (12 sts)
22 row: K1, K10, P2, K1
23 row: K1, SSK, K6, K2Tog, K1 (10 sts)
24 row: K1, K8, P2, K1
25 row: K1, SSK, K4, K2Tog, K1 (8 sts)
26 row: K1, K6, P2, K1
27 row: K1, SSK, K2, K2Tog, K1 (6 sts)
28 row: K1, K4, P2, K1
29 row: K1, SSK, K2Tog, K1 (4 sts)
30 row: K1, K2, P2, K1
31 row: SSK, K2Tog (2 sts)
32 row: Bind Off.
Knit one more heart shape.
Step 3: sew two heart shapes together
Once you have knitted up two of your heart shapes, to make up the front and back of your sachet, simply tack them together with the right side of your pieces facing together with yarn using your tapestry needle.
Step 4: fill hearts with stuffing
Turn your heart right side out and fill it up with either stuffing, or bits of yarn, and close them up.
Such a pretty gift to knit up for those you love.
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I hope that after studying our description, you have understood how to knit a heart softie.
