Whatever you want to call it, I had someone special to share it with this year!
I got him a nice card, spared him the big "L" word (it's way too soon), and made us a lovely steak dinner. He devoured it, and it's always nice to see someone enjoy your cooking.
We kept it low-key, though. He got me a tiny chocolate, and I crafted him a little heart pillow.
Pattern: Little Hearts by Teresa Fox
It is the smallest thing I have ever made, and I did it on double-pointed needles, my greatest fear!
It used a figure-eight cast on (I had no problem with that), shaped the body of the heart with simple increases, and then, well, I forgot to do a plain knit round before starting the decreases to shape the two tops, so when I stuffed it and sewed it up, it looked more like a little purple puff than a heart.
He appreciated it, though, and really seemed to like it.
I used yarn from my stash. I think the pattern called for worsted, but the only double pointed needles I could find were Size US 4, so when I tried the first increase with a nice, stash-found, dark dark purple-brown chenille, the yarn broke.
Back to the stash bin...
I found a forlorn ball of purple and pink variegated sock yarn, and that did the trick.
But between US 4s instead of 9s, and sock instead of worsted, I dare say my heart was likely half the size of the spec.
I also did a three needle bind off for the crowns of the heart instead of kitchener stitch (I'm lazy), and did a horrible job seaming it up (I did it in a rush), so..... this project was full of troubles.
Still, the recipient liked it, and that's what matters!
Hope you had a lovely hearts day, no matter how, where, or with who you celebrated!
Enjoy the pics!
Size US 4 double-pointed needles, a minuscule amount of leftover pink and purple variegated sock yarn, poly-fill.
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