Eee! So many cute pink hearts! I'm hoping to put most of them together in one big fantastic project but I'm a little undecided on what that will be yet. I did enjoy using them as handmade heart confetti to throw at Fraser (which I'm sure he was just thrilled about). I really like the idea of using them as decoration on a valentine and am really fond of the mid tone coral the best:
I fell for that heart so much I put a pin on it!
Hooray! A lovely cotton crochet pin perfect for the yarn craving winter months and upcoming Valentine's! I can't wait for some more sunny spring weather to pop in so I can sport this baby on a cardigan! I made a matching pin for Fraser to wear on his nice black coat for Valentines too. Perhaps not the most masculine of lapel wear, but Fraser is a great sport and is loving and supportive of my craftiness. Heck - maybe it will be the new trend in 31 year old males! Yipee! What do you think I should do with the rest of the hearts I made?
heart garlands, heart curtains a la beaded curtains. sewn together to make a doily, long strands to make a scarf or a table runner, sewn together to make a tube for a writs cuff or a coffee cup sleeve...
ReplyDeleteThey are still cute!
ReplyDeletehe he...I went through a heart phase last year and ended up making garlands with them from an existing granny triangle pattern - they look *really* cute strung up, especially on non-traditional colors, too...here's a link for you: http://michelleclement.typepad.com/blog/2011/02/hearts-on-a-string.html
ReplyDeleteHappy crocheting!
I did exactly the same when I worked out how to make crochet hearts too. Somewhere I have a huge pile of them that I haven't done anything else with! Quite like Michelle's idea of hearts on a string... Good luck with working out what to do!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! ^_^ Did you have any trouble with the pattern? I tried to do it and just couldn't get it right >_< It is probably just me being dumb, but it was like I had too many stitches because when I was only meant to have half a heart, I was 3/4 around instead. Does that make sense? Probably not! Oh, well, I guess I will just have to keep on trying until mine look as good as yours! ^_^
ReplyDeleteLisa! I messed the pattern up the first time I tried it too. Maybe try this simplified pattern and see if that works:
DeleteChain 4, Work 3 triple crochets into first chain, then work 3 double crochets into that same first chain, ch 1, triple crochet into first chain (this is the bottom tip of the heart), then just mirror the first half with a ch 1, 3 double crochets into first chain, 3 triple crochets into first chain, and finish with 3 chains that slip stitch into the middle!
Okay, that sounds more confusing than it actually is. Try it out a few times and I'm sure you'll get it!
Good luck!
I do the same thing! Once I start I can't stop making the hearts!!!
ReplyDeleteCute! Make them into pins and give them to random strangers on the street :)
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! I can't believe you just learned how to make them.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I like how you have varying shades of pink.
ReplyDeleteWho wouldn't love having crocheted heart confetti thrown at them!?
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