Hi, Guys!
I'm Kristen and Welcome to Studio Knit!
Our little MINI LACE HEART PATTERN here is perfect for Valentine's Day, but also all
year round, as well.
And this pattern, we have a border here in garter stitch.
It helps our work lie flat.
Our little mini hearts, it is a repeat of 16 rows which I am going to share in this
video stitch by stitch.
So, the first 16 are here and then if you'd like to continue onward, you just keep on
knitting.
So, in the red yarn that is a wool yarn.
I also wanted to show you this other little swatch that I knitted up for a dishcloth.
This is in cotton worsted weighted yarn and it's so pretty and light and another great
variation.
Additionally, I have a larger lace heart pattern.
The video is linked down in the description below.
So, you might want to check that one out, as well, if you're really into lace.
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So, this is our repeat of 16 rows that I'm going to share stitch by stitch with you in
the video.
Of course, the written pattern is totally linked below because you are going to need
that because every single row is completely different.
So, make sure you go to check that out.
And for our materials, use yarn in any weight you chose.
Mine is bulky and I'm using size 11 US knitting needles.
But you can use any weight or size that you'd like.
Also, of course scissors and a tapestry needle.
And we begin with our beloved slip knot and we are casting on in multiples of 8.
So, here casting on 8.
I'm going to chose to do another multiple of 8.
So here is 8 stitches again.
You can cast on however many multiples of 8 you would like.
I'm just doing 2 and then after that, it's plus 6.
So that means 6 more stitches after you do all your multiples of 8.
So let's get started.
Now the first two rows, as I mentioned, are the garter stitch.
It helps our work lie flat.
For the first two rows, simply do the knit stitch all the way down the row.
Okay, so here we are with our pattern.
Every single row that has the lace pattern is going to start with knit 3.
So I'm knitting 3 right here and then we have the little asterisks and that means that we're
repeating that pattern in between.
So we begin with a yarn over, so we bring our yarn over to the front.
And we're going to do a SLIP SLIP KNIT.
And so what we're doing, by slip slip knit we are actually then taking our yarn and we
are totally out of frame right now.
Okay, we're going to do this one more time, so just bear with me here.
And then we put our needle into the back.
Now our yarn over, we come around and we're going to knit that through.
If you need to see that a little bit better, hang tight, we're going to do this one more
time.
And let's finish up this first multiple of 8 right here.
You'll see in the pattern that after the SSK, it's knitting 6 stitches, so all we're doing
is just quickly knitting a basic 6 stitches.
Now, because of the astericks, that means that if you have another multiple of 8 that
you repeat that exact same pattern in between those little stars right there.
So, let's do this again one more time in frame a little bit better.
Okay, we are repeating, we are doing the yarn over, the yarn is in the front and then we
are going to slip slip knit.
And I just bring my left needle right there into the front.
We take that yarn over and come around and knit it through.
The yarn over is an increase and the slip slip knit is a decrease.
Okay, so then we just did those next 6 stitches and we finished up with knit 3 and here on
the next row it's an even row.
Now, I'm just going to show this on this one even row because every single even row is
the same.
It's the 2 knit stitches and then we're going all the way down our needle purling, so however
many of these stitches you have, just keep on purling until you reach those final two
stitches and bring your yarn to the back because we are knitting those two stitches.
Again, every single even row is going to be the exact same pattern.
And here is how it's looking.
Because of those yarn overs we have these cute little lacey holes started right here.
Okay, we are ready for row 3.
So, we have our knit three already, every row starts out that way.
And we're knitting one and then it's a yarn over.
And here we go with that slip slip knit.
So, we slip, slip, and then bring your left needle into the front, take that yarn over
there and knit it through.
Okay, let's get back into focus.
And let's see how the pattern's looking.
Okay, so next is knitting three stitches, so one two and three.
And here comes a new decrease for us, this is knit two together.
So instead of knitting one stitch, we are going to knit these two stitches together
right here and this is going to decrease because we have another yarn over to finish off this
multiple of 8.
We just bring our yarn to the front and repeat that pattern until you get to the end and
then just knit those last three stitches.
Again, on your even row, you are going to do the knitting and the purling and here is
how it is shaping up.
Really cute little lacey holes and we are on row 5, so after those three stitches of
knit it is knitting two.
Now, it's our increase stitch of yarn over to the front, it's our decrease stitch of
slip slip knit, so let's slip slip knit.
And again, we're bringing our left needle into the front, taking that yarn over knitting
it through right there.
Awesome.
And now we are going to bring our yarn and knit one, knit two together again, so right
here is knit two, and as you can see every row is totally different so you definitely
need to get that written pattern and I always like to tick off each row as I'm done so I
remember where I'm at.
And then we finish up here with a yarn over and then we bring that
yarn around to knit one.
Continue down, knit three at the very end, and make sure on row six you do your knits
and your purls and here is how it's shaping up.
And this is our last row for those first little cute hearts.
And we are going to begin, after we do those three knit stitches, we yarn over and then
we get to knit 3 together, so we take all all three stitches.
There's something really satisfying about knitting 3 together, don't you think?
It's like, wow, you can decrease three whole stitches in one fell swoop.
I love it.
And then we are going to take our yarn and it's another yarn over and from there it's
knitting three individual stitches, of course that's different than knitting 3 together,
this is just knit one two and three.
And now we're going to take that yarn and we're going to bring it again to the front
for a yarn over and finishing up with slip, keep that yarn where it's supposed to be,
slip, and then knit.
Alrighty!
So, just continue on with that pattern all the way down the row, make sure to do your
even row of row 8 and here is our first row of little hearts!
Okay! row nine.
Are you still with me?
We are doing knitting 4, very basic and all of the stitches that we're doing here are
the same it's just in a different pattern because the hearts of course, are going to
be in between each other, so they are arranged a little bit differently.
So, after the knit 4 it's a yarn over.
We just are doing our slip slip knit right here and then we finish up this row with knit
two and then we repeat our multiple of 8 in between the astericks until we get to our
last 3 stitches.
And then it is knit 3.
And here's how it's looking.
There's the little holes for the bottom of the second row of hearts right there.
And we are on row 11.
So, we are doing just a simple knit two and now it's knitting two together, which is a
decrease.
So we take those two stitches and we knit them together.
Okay, now we're going to do a yarn over, bringing our yarn to the front and we are going to
take a knit one and a yarn over and then a slip slip knit.
So, if you weren't familiar with slip slip knit hopefully we've done it so many times
here that you're like, oh, okay, I've got this.
You may need to refer to the video, hopefully it is in a spot where it is in focus!
And after your slip slip knit, we are going to finish up with one little knit stitch.
And there we go, all the way down the row.
Repeat this pattern until you get to those last three stitches.
After you've done your knits and your purls, here is how we're looking, our little hearts
are shaping up right in between there, our alternating hearts.
And after those three stitches, here on row 13 it's just knitting one and then it's knitting
two together and we're going to take our yarn and we're going to do a yarn over and a yarn
over is an increase stitch.
So, let's go ahead and take it to the front.
And then it's a simple knit three stitches, that yarn over comes around, knit three stitches
one two and three and now we just take our yarn for another yarn over and we finish up
this little series with a slip and a slip and a knit, which is written as SSK in our
pattern here. and just repeat this pattern until you get to the end of the row.
And the last three stitches are knits and here is how it's shaping up after we do our
knits and purls rows.
Hey!
Guess what?
We are at the very last lacey row!
Yay!
So, we do two knit stithces and then we're going to do an increase of a yarn over, after
that it is an SSK, a decrease, and this is really great practice for learning what are
increases, what are decreases, getting practice doing the stitches and really getting a better
understanding of how they all work together to create these pretty little lacey holes.
We're going to do another yarn over and then we have that satisfying knit three together
right here.
There we go, we knit three together, take it around, we're increasing three whole stitches
into one and we finish it up with a yarn over, we're going to bring our yarn to the front
and we're going to knit one stitch.
And then just carry this on all the way down the row until your last three stitches.
And of course row 16 is an even row so make sure to do your knit and purls.
And here is how it looks.
Yay!
I hope you are inspired to knit up this mini lace heart pattern.
It is so cute and so fun.
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I have them linked here.
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