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Incredible Hearts

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Anna

This little heart, topped with crazy dreadlocks, may be my favorite heart yet!

Lynn made this adorable musician heart for her musical husband for Christmas. You can see her own knitting patterns, yarns, and more at her website, ColorJoy.

OK, I guess I have two favorites— check out this amazing heart-plant by Be:

That would make such a great Valentine’s gift, don’t you think?

Well, think I may finally be all hearted out. A big thank-you to everyone who shared their creations with us!

Oh, and happy Valentine’s Day, everybody!

Hearts With Personality

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Anna

There are now officially too many fabulous hearts for me to post all my favorites—over 200 projects on Ravelry!

This little one from Mary is too silly to resist:

And on a somewhat different note, rebel crafter Jessica gave her heart a more sinister twist:

I guess it says “you’re delicious” to that special someone.

Colorful Hearts

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Anna

Anyone who is a big mochi fan will recognize these hearts made by Lotus as a delicious dango combination!

If only they were edible…

Ansley, aka Bleu Arts on Etsy, also knitted up a colorful coronary assortment:

Who says Valentine’s Day has to be all red and pink?

Tubby in the Tub

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Anna

I’ve been looking forward to sharing these adorable pics from Azusa, my friend and colleague who was nice enough to test the pattern for Tubby a while back.

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Don’t you love her Tubby’s multicolor bubbles? She produced her own variegated effect by mixing shades of blue yarn together. Very clever.

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Azusa decided that Tubby was the one who needed a bath!

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I was holding off on posting these photos because I wanted to wait for the debut of Azusa’s Etsy shop! Azusa is a multi-talented designer and crafter, and now she has her own line of handmade stationery. I urge you to check out plurabelle press right now, as she has cute Valentine’s cards available, and will be adding more very soon!

Thank you, Azusa, for a fabulous test!

Alien Hearts?

Posted on February 8, 2008April 23, 2010 by Anna

Another heart knitter, Christine added funny little eyes to hers, making him look kind of like a heart-shaped alien!

It must have come from the same planet as these hearts, which were knit up by the people at knit-one-one:

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I think I’d be pretty happy if these little guys decided to invade our planet!

Felted Basket of Felted Hearts

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Anna

The only thing better than a tiny heart is a bunch of tiny hearts!

Martina knitted up this basketful of felted goodness for no one in particular, according to her Ravelry page about the project. I bet she can find some lucky recipients by next Thursday though. Oh! Only a week until Valentine’s? I have some serious thinking to do myself…

Martina also has her own wool shop in Whitby, Ontario. If you’re in the area, check out Kniterary!

Little Pink Heart

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Anna

I’ve been really happy to see tons of people recently making hearts from the free pattern I posted a year ago (146 projects on Ravelry!). This simple pattern has taken on many cute, fun, and beautiful incarnations in different knitters’ hands, so I’m going to share some of my favorites in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day.

To kick things off, this one couldn’t be sweeter.

Shawna decided to knit up a bunch of hearts for her son’s kindergarten class for Valentine’s Day. The above photo comes from her recent blog post about it, with her daughter modeling the adorable sample she started with.

Too precious.

Tubby Has Arrived!

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Anna

Tubby is finally ready to make a splash in the Mochimochi Shop!

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This knitted bathtub is the first Mochimochi Land pattern created by popular demand. (He was originally meant to be a one-of-a-kind, but his loyal fans insisted that he receive pattern status.)

So because you asked for Tubby, now you can make your own Tubby! This fun pattern consists of simple techniques of knitting in the round and mattress stitch.

Buy the pattern as a PDF download here!

UPDATE 2/5/08: By the way, for those who are on my mailing list and received a mysterious announcement email with no subject, I apologize. My Mail program is doing strange things to my emails once they leave my outbox. Hopefully the next one will have a subject line!