Knitting Patterns that are Full of Heart for Valentine’s Day and Celebrations

I’ve been writing here at Craft Gossip for a long time (something like 16 years!) and probably every year I’ve done at least one post related to Valentine’s Day knitting patterns. But every year it seems like there’s more to share. Hearts are such a fun and easy motif for knitting, and they’re great to use on projects for Valentine’s Day or anything else.

Here are a few of the latest heart themed knitting patterns I could find that you can stitch up for a loved one or yourself. (And if you need more check out this post all about hats with hearts, or this one that’s all heart knitting patterns.)

If you have a new baby in your life, this heart-topped baby hat from Melody’s Makings on Etsy is adorable. It’s so cute on a newborn but is sized up to a three-year-old if your kiddo is bigger.

And if that kid has a favorite bear who wants to get in on the Valentine’s Day fun, stitch up the heart dress for teddy bear or bunny from Greene Crafts Store. They have patterns for stuffed animals the dress will fit, or you can take the measurements of a stuffed toy your child already has to see if this will fit. It’s made with worsted weight yarn so you could possibly adjust the size by changing the yarn weight.

Hearts on headbands are super cute, and Jessica Pelon has a pretty pattern for a two-color heart covered headband worked in worsted weight yarn that you can find on Ravelry. Or if you’d rather have a hat, try the Valentine Fair Isle Hat from Julie Smith, which uses two colors of super bulky and relies on the stitch shape to make a heart design. You can also find this one on Ravelry.

Vanessa Ewing has a pretty pair of heart-covered mittens you can download from Ravelry. They’re worked in two colors of DK weight yarn and the colorwork pattern differs on the front and back of the hand.

The fun thing about hearts is you can make them in colorwork or in cables. If you’d rather have some cabled hearts on your project, try the Double Heart Cowl from Etsy seller Jacki Bean. This pretty pattern uses super bulky yarn and has a little twist inside the heart shape.

Girly Knits has super cute leg warmers with hearts running down the leg. They’re available in five sizes for girls through adults and the pattern includes a one-size pair of fingerless gloves with the same design.

If you’d rather wear your heart on your socks, grab the All Things Held Dear pattern from Artesanitarium Designs on Ravelry. These toe-up, DK weight socks feature delicate hearts on a reverse stockinette background.

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.

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