I got a little distracted by all the stash busting and just realized I haven’t really shared any Valentine’s Day projects with you yet this year. Never fear, there’s still plenty of time to knit a token of love, and I’ll be sharing a bunch in the coming days.
To start I thought I’d focus on heart shapes that might not be useful for much other than decorating a package or being adorable. Still, there’s something irresistible about knitting the heart shape; I kind of want to make a whole garland of them! That will have to wait until next year, probably.
I’ve knit a lot of hearts in my day, I must say. I started with the Knit Heart, which is my go-to, thanks-for-being-a-great-person gift. I can knit one in about an hour and they’re always well received. The small knit heart is the one I would use for a garland.
I recently made this knit fabric heart, which I really love because it’s kind of clever. If you’ve ever used any of those novelty fabric yarns you know they’re pretty floppy and don’t really have any structure. Well I figured out a way to work it with a base yarn so that you could give it some shape — in this case, a heart shape. It was really fun and a quick project, too, which I always like.
The most useful of this bunch is the heart-shaped washcloth. This one is by Nicky Green, but there are any number of similar patterns.
Michele Wilcox form Red Heart UK has some cute heart-shaped pillows worked in eyelash yarn that would be great for a teenage girl’s room.
The little hearts from Mochimochi Land are irresistible with their little eyes, while the stash-busting hearts from Natural Suburbia would be another great choice for a gift tag or a garland. And Joanna Alport’s Heart of Many Uses could be stuffed with lavender and tucked in a drawer or filled with rice for a hand warmer.
Have you ever knit any hearts? I’d love to know what you used them for.
For more Valentine’s Day knitting pattern roundups, check out my collection of knit hearts and heart-themed scarves.
Looking for more Heart-shaped Knitting Patterns for Valentine’s Day? Check these out on Etsy.
I haven’t done hearts but they’d be great for adding embellishments on kids scarves.
I have made hundreds of the Mochimochi hearts. I adapted the pattern to knitting in the round, and have made garlands, and Valentine gifts for my niece’s class a few years. I also like to give them as little ‘get well’ or ‘I’m sorry you’re going through a tough time’ gifts. I’ve also left them in random spots like libraries, waiting rooms and bookstores.
I’ve crocheted some hearts.