Page 61 - Simply Crochet - Issue 93 2020

HOOK TO HOOK

From L-R: The tweed heart is made up using Tunisian Simple Stitch, alternating colours on the return pass. Follow the description below or look
up our How To Tunisian Crochet guide on the Simply Crochet Yarniversity channel; tie the finished hearts around the wreath to decorate

TENSION colourwork on the Polka Dot Heart. Join yarn into marked st and work Rows 15-18
Tension is not critical for this project, but it may on unworked sts from Row 14.
affect the yarn quantities required WREATH Fasten off.
BASIC HEART !MAKE 2" Place 2 Hearts together with RS facing out. Sew
MEASUREMENTS Ch3. together, filling with toy stuffing as you go.
Heart measures 6x8cm (2!x3"in) Row 1 (RS) Starting in second ch from hook,
(insert in next ch, yrh and pull up a loop) to end, TWEED HEART !MAKE 3"
ABBREVIATIONS (3 loops on hook), RetP across. [3 sts] Follow pattern for Basic Heart.
tss (Tunisian simple stitch) With yarn at back, Row 2 Tssinc in next 2 sts (5 loops on hook), Begin with Yarn B, change colour before every
insert hook from side to side behind next RetP across. [5 sts] RetP and alternate between Yarn A and Yarn B.
vertical bar, yrh and pull up loop, leave loop Row 3 Tssinc in next st, tss in next 2 sts, tssinc in There is no need to carry the yarn, pick it up on
on hook final st (7 loops on hook), RetP across. [7 sts] the next RetP.
tssinc (Tunisian simple stitch increase) Yrh, Row 4 Tssinc in first st, tss in each st to final st,
then work standard tss tssinc in final st, (9 loops on hook), RetP across. RED HEART !MAKE 1"
tss2tog Insert hook through vertical bar of [9 sts] Follow pattern for Basic Heart, using Yarn B
next 2 sts, yrh, pull up a loop Row 5 FwdP across (9 loops on hook), RetP throughout.
FwdP (forward pass) Loop on hook counts as across.
first st, do not work into the vertical bar on Rows 6-7 As Row 4. [13 sts] POLKA DOT HEART !MAKE 4"
edge of work, *tss across in each vertical bar Row 8 As Row 5. Follow the pattern for the Basic Heart, using
to end Rows 9-10 As Row 4. [17 sts] Yarns A and D. There is a Chart on page
RetP (return pass) Yrh and draw through first Rows 11-14 As Row 5. 97, which you should refer to for all colour
loop on hook, *yrh and draw through 2 loops Do not fasten off. changes. Carry unused colours across the WS of
on hook; repeat from * until 1 loop remains Place marker in the 9 st across (central st). your work.
For a full list, see page 92 The peaks at the top of the Heart are worked
separately. Begin with the right-hand side. TASSELS !MAKE 2"
NOTES Row 15 FwdP in each st across up to and See the walkthrough on page 69 for how to
Wreath is made up of 8 Stuffed Hearts. The including marker (9 loops on hook, RetP across. make a tassel.
pattern for each Heart is the same and has [9 sts] Join one Tassel to the bottom of the Red Heart
been written out first for you to refer back to. Row 16 Tss2tog, tss in next 3 sts, tss2tog final 2 and one to the bottom of a Tweed Heart.
Hearts are worked in Tunisian Simple Stitch. All sts, tss in final st (7 loops on hook), RetP across.
rows are worked with RS facing throughout. [7 sts] TO FINISH
The loop left on the hook at the end of the Row 17 Tss2tog, tss in next st, tss2tog next 2 Using the image as a guide, attach each Heart
row counts as the first st of the next row. sts, tss in final st, (5 loops on hook), RetP across. to the Wreath. You can use the yarn tails or
The FwdP and RetP counts as one row [5 loops on hook] individual lengths of yarn to tie them in place.
throughout pattern. Row 18 Ss in each st across.
Refer to the Chart on page 97 when working Fasten off.

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