Projects to Knit for Valentine’s Day

It’s kind of funny to me that I can come up with different things to share for Valentine’s Day every year, but here we are with another roundup of Valentine’s Day knitting patterns. (For some old ones, check out hats with hearts, quick Valentine’s Day projects and more projects with hearts.)

This little heart garland from Little Red Window caught my eye this time. My daughter has a garland of felt hearts that’s been hanging in her bedroom for years, but this is a super cute handmade option. It calls for worsted weight yarn and is actually knit in one piece so you don’t have to sew all the hearts together.

Cables are a fun way to make hearts, and you can practice your cable knitting with this cute washcloth pattern from Oh La Lana Designs. There are actually two versions of the pattern, one with a single cable panel up the middle and one with two panels as shown.

Or how about a heart shaped washcloth or dishcloth? The Practical Little House by Heidi Kirrmaier (free download on Ravelry) uses worsted weight cotton and is worked from the bottom up until you have a square, then you pick up stitches for the curved bits.

If you’ve got a baby in your life you want to knit a special sweater for, check out the Valentine Baby Cardigan from Love Life Yarn. This project uses worsted weight yarn and comes in three sizes for babies up to 18 months. It’s worked flat in pieces and seamed, with the heart worked in intarsia. The front zips and it includes a hood.

Caitlin Hunter’s Cold Hearts Cowl has flowers that look like hearts and is a pretty easy two color cowl knitting pattern. Worked in the round in heavy DK or worsted yarn, it’s a pretty quick project that’s perfect for practicing stranded knitting. Grab the pattern on Ravelry.

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The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.”

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them.

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits.

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves.

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit.

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy.

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]

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