Pair of Hearts Knitting Pattern

Whether you're making an afghan, a scarf, or a dish towel, this Pair of Hearts Knitting Pattern is a great one to use for any knitting need.  You can make it for your Valentine or make it anytime to show someone you love how much you care.

Materials:

• Size: 10.5 needle
• Yarn: Red Heart

Notes:

• Gauge: 3.83 stitches per inch, 5 rows per inch
• There is a 4 stitch garter-stitch border. It helps to stop the curling. The border is in parenthesis if you would like to change it.
• The reason I wrote this pattern in 5 sections is to make it versatile. I want you to be able to adapt it to your project. This is the order of stitches, everything will be written out below:
•      10 rows of stockinette stitch
•      Heart Pattern: do rows 1-12
•      2 rows of stockinette stitch
•      Heart Pattern: do rows 1-12 again
•      10 rows of stockinette stitch
• There are a total of 45 rows which equal 9 inches in height.

Instructions:

1. Cast on 23 stitches.  Again, the border stitches are in ( ) in case you want to change the garter stitch border stitches
    
2. Do 10 rows of stockinette stitch:  Rows 1,3,5,7,9: (P4) K 15 (P4) 
    
3. Rows 2,4,6,8,10: (P4) P 15 (P4)

Now the Heart Pattern (1-12)

1. Heart Pattern Row 1: (P4) K7, P1, K7 (P4)
    
2. Heart Pattern Row 2: (P4) P6 K3 P6 (P4)
    
3. Heart Pattern Row 3: (P4) K5 P5 K5 (P4)
    
4. Heart Pattern Row 4: (P4) P4 K7 P4 (P4)
    
5. Heart Pattern Row 5: (P4) K3 P9 K3 (P4)
    
6. Heart Pattern Row 6: (P4) P2 K11 P2 (P4)
    
7. Heart Pattern Row 7: (P4) K1 P13 K1 (P4)
    
8. Heart Pattern Row 8: (P4) K15 (P4)
    
9. Heart Pattern Row 9: (P4) P15 (P4)
    
10. Heart Pattern Row 10: (P4) K7 P1 K7 (P4)
     
11. Heart Pattern Row 11: (P4) P6 K3 P6 (P4)
     
12. Heart Pattern Row 12: (P4) P1 K4 P5 K4 P1 (P4)

Do 2 rows of Stockinette Stitch to show a separation in between the hearts:

1. Row 1: (P4) K 15 (P4)
    
2. Row 2: (P4) P 15 (P4)

Now the Heart Pattern again:

1. Heart Pattern Row 1: (P4) K7, P1, K7 (P4)
    
2. Heart Pattern Row 2: (P4) P6 K3 P6 (P4)
    
3. Heart Pattern Row 3: (P4) K5 P5 K5 (P4)
    
4. Heart Pattern Row 4: (P4) P4 K7 P4 (P4)
    
5. Heart Pattern Row 5: (P4) K3 P9 K3 (P4)
    
6. Heart Pattern Row 6: (P4) P2 K11 P2 (P4)
    
7. Heart Pattern Row 7: (P4) K1 P13 K1 (P4)
    
8. Heart Pattern Row 8: (P4) K15 (P4)
    
9. Heart Pattern Row 9: (P4) P15 (P4)
    
10. Heart Pattern Row 10: (P4) K7 P1 K7 (P4)
     
11. Heart Pattern Row 11: (P4) P6 K3 P6 (P4)
     
12. Heart Pattern Row 12: (P4) P1 K4 P5 K4 P1 (P4)

Now end with 10 rows of stockinette stitch

1. Rows 1,3,5,7,9: (P4) K 15 (P4)
    
2. Rows 2,4,6,8,10: (P4) P 15 (P4)

FINISHING

1. Bind off leaving 6-8 inches and weave in all ends