Falling Hearts by Aethalia O'Connor

Falling Hearts

Knitting
August 2020
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stranded stocking stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
109 - 711 yards (100 - 650 m)
Newborn, 3mth, 6mth, 12mth, 18mth, 2yr, 3yr, 4yr, 5yr, 6yr, 7yr, 8yr, 10yr and 12yr
English
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Knitted top down and seamlessly, this stunning jersey features a colour work pattern of falling hearts cascading down the circular yoke, contrast edging and an optional pocket for treasures!

Designed as a unisex design it is perfect for using two strongly contrasting colours or more if you choose.

Features

  • Contrast ribbing
  • German short row shaping at the neckline
  • Circular colourwork yoke
  • Short and long sleeve instructions
  • Charted and written instructions for a single row and double row of hearts either as a whole colour or just an outline

Sizing
The pattern has approximately 5cm/2” of positive ease written in and has extra length written in.

Newborn: 38cm, 15”
3 months: 41cm, 16”
6 months: 43cm, 17”
12 months: 48cm, 19”
18 months: 51cm, 20”
2 years: 53.5cm, 21”
3 years: 56cm, 22”
4 years: 58.5cm, 23”
5 years: 61cm, 24”
6 years: 63.5cm, 25”
7 years: 66cm, 26”
8 years: 68.5cm, 27”
10 years: 71cm, 28”
12 years: 76cm, 30”

Yarn requirements
Any 8ply/DK weight yarn that you can achieve gauge with.

Main colour
Newborn: 240m
3 months: 250m
6 months: 260m
12 months: 300m
18 months: 350m
2 years: 400m
3 years: 450m
4 years: 550m
5 years: 600m
6 years: 650m
7 years: 700m
8 years: 750m
10 years: 800m
12 years: 850m

Contrast colour
Newborn: 60m
3 months: 65m
6 months: 100m
12 months: 120m
18 months: 120m
2 years: 140m
3 years: 140m
4 years: 160m
5 years: 160m
6 years: 170m
7 years: 180m
8 years: 190m
10 years: 200m
12 years: 200m

Needles and notions

  • 3.5mm, 40, 60, 80cm or 16, 24, 32” length circular needles
  • 4mm, 40, 60, 80cm or 16, 24, 32” length circular needles (or a size required to obtain gauge, plus one two sizes smaller)
  • Your preferred small circumference method in both sizes
  • One stitch marker (optional extras for pattern repeats)
  • One 15mm button (Newborn, 3 months and 6 months sizes only)
  • Two pieces of smooth waste yarn
  • Darning needle
  • Measuring tape
  • Scissors

You may knit and sell as many items from this pattern as you wish with the provisio that you please acknowledge myself as the pattern creator when selling.