plushy heart (knit)

Got a knack for knitting?

Whip up a cute little Plushy Heart using your sock weight or DK scraps.
Each heart takes less than 20gr of yarn and works up in only a few hours.
Make one for everyone you love. Including yourself.
Please note, this pattern is worked using 3 double-pointed needles until
the split for the tops, then you'll need 5 needles. For the body of the heart,
the front half is on Needle 1, the back half is on Needle 2 and the third
needle is for knitting.
We use a locking stitch marker for the beginning of the round. As you work
your rounds, you will need to move the stitch marker up.
Sample shown: Damselfly (DK weight, top left), Dusk Rainbow (DK
weight, top right), Orchid Mantis (sock weight, bottom right), Viva Magenta
(DK weight, instructions)

Sizing and Gauge

Approximately 4" across by 4" tall.
Sock weight: 14 sts/ 21 rounds per 2”/ 5cm DK weight: 11 sts/ 18 rounds per 2”/ 5cm
Materials
1 locking stitch marker
Large-eye needle to weave in ends
Stuffing of choice (polyfil, yarn scraps)
sock weight DK weight
Yarn Over New York sock/ fingering weight yarn or equivalent Yarn Over New York DK yarn or equivalent yarn,
yarn, approximately 20gr approximately 20gr (Can substitute sock yarn held double)
Times Square sock, Broadway sparkle sock, Harlem sock, Greenwich Village DK, Kew Gardens merino/nylon DK,
Wave Hill zebra fingering, Alphabet City tweed Tribeca sparkle DK
US 1 (2.25mm) set of 5 dpns (double pointed needles) US 2.5 (3mm) set of 5 dpns (double pointed needles)
[text] Repeat enclosed instructions pm place marker
KEY

Rnd(s) Round(s) kfb knit front and back (1 st increased)

CO Cast On k2tog knit 2 stitches together (1 st decreased)
st(s) stitch(es) ssk slip slip knit- slip st as if to knit twice, ktbl (1 st decreased)
k knit cdd center double decrease: sl2 together as if to knit, k1,
ktbl knit through back loop use left needle to pass 2 slipped sts over (2 sts decreased)

Pattern worked in rounds, from bottom point

Needle 2- back of heart
bottom of heart
CO 2, without turning, slide sts to opposite end of needle (like i-cord)

sock/DK
Rnd 1- kfb twice, split over 2 dpns, join, pm for beginning of round (4 sts total, 2
per needle)
Rnd 2- Needle 1- kfb twice, Needle 2- kfb twice (8 sts total, 4 per needle)
Needle 1- front of heart
Rnd 3- knit to end
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Rnd 4- [kfb, k1, kfb, k1] twice (6 sts per needle)
Rnd 5- knit to end
Rnd 6- [kfb, k to 2 sts from end of needle, kfb, k1] twice (increase 2 sts per needle)
sock DK
Rnds 7-28- Work Rnds 5 and 6 eleven more times (30 Rnds 7-24- Work Rnds 5 and 6 nine more times (26 sts
sts per needle) per needle)
Rnds 29-31- Work Rnd 5 three times Rnds 25-27- Work Rnd 5 three times
Rnd 32- Work Rnd 6 (32 sts per needle) Rnd 28- Work Rnd 6 (28 sts per needle)
Rnds 33-41- Work Rnd 5 nine times Rnds 29-33- Work Rnd 5 six times
Rnd 42- To split for top, [k1, k2tog, k13, start new Rnd 34- To split for top, [k1, k2tog, k11, start new
needle, k13, ssk, k1] twice (sts are now on 4 needles, 15 needle, k11, ssk, k1] twice (sts are now on 4 needles, 13
sts per needle) sts per needle)

Needle 4-
back of right top
Needle 3-
back of left top

Needle 1-
front of right top
Working right top on
Needle 2- Needles 1 and 4
front of left top

right top
Working on right half only (Needle 1 and Needle 4)
sock/DK
Rnd 1- Needle 1- knit to end, join to Needle 4, Needle 4- knit to end
Rnds 2-3- knit to end
Rnd 4- [k1, k2tog, k to 3 sts from end of needle, ssk, k1] twice (2 sts decreased per needle)
Rnd 5- knit to end
sock DK
Rnds 6-9- Work Rnd 4 four times Rnds 6-8- Work Rnd 4 three times
Rnd 10- [k1, cdd, k1] twice (3 sts per needle) Rnd 9- [k1, cdd, k1] twice (3 sts per needle)
sock/DK
Cut yarn, use tail to cinch top 6 sts. Leave tail out. Stuff heart with polyfil or scraps of fabric or yarn.
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Working left top on
Needles 2 and 3

left top
Working on left half only (Needle 2 and Needle 3)
sock/DK
Attach yarn at front center of heart, beginning of Needle 2, leave tail out
Rnd 1- Needle 2- knit to end, Needle 3- knit to end, join to needle 2
sock DK
Rnds 2-10- Work as Right Top Rnds 2-10 Rnds 2-9- Work as Right Top Rnds 2-9
sock/DK
Cut yarn, use tail to cinch top 6 sts. Leave tail out. Stuff rest of heart with polyfil or scraps of fabric or yarn.

finishing
sock/DK
Use tapestry needle to thread top two tails into the heart, pulling the yarn all the way through to tug top of heart point down
(makes it round instead of pointy). Stitch center hole with tail. Weave in ends.

hiding ends and closing center hole

assisting top shape

If you choose not to stuff your heart and keep it flat, I recommend gentle wet blocking.

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