A friend asked me this week if I could knit her a little rainbow heart.
She wants to add it to a plain cream blanket she is making for a 'Rainbow Baby'
I was happy to help - I hope she likes it.
Rainbow Heart |
Rainbow Heart
Size:
Width 4¾”, Height 4½”
Requirements:
Small amounts
of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet yarn
3.5mm needles
Instructions:
Using Red, cast on 5sts
** Knit a row
Kfb, k2, kfb, k1 7sts
Knit a row
Kfb, k4, kfb, k1 9sts
Knit a row
Kfb, k6, kfb, k1 11sts
Cut off Red, add in Orange
Knit a row
Kfb, k8, kfb, k1 13sts
Knit 4 rows
Cut off Orange, add in Yellow
Knit 4 rows
**
Cut off the yarn and push your work
to the bottom of the needle.
Now make another piece the same for
the other top half of the heart – cast on 5 stitches onto the same needle as
your work is on.
Work from ** to ** as above – do NOT
cut off the Yellow yarn
Knit across the 13sts on the needle
that you have been working on - and then the 13sts from the first part (at
bottom of the needle) to join them together.
Knit 1 more row across these 26sts
Cut off Yellow, add in Green
Knit 3 rows
K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog 24sts
Knit a row
K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog 22sts
Cut off Green, add in Blue
Knit a row
K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog 20sts
Repeat the last 2 rows twice more 16sts
Cut off Blue, add in Indigo
Knit a row
K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog 14sts
Repeat the last 2 rows twice more 10sts
Cut off Indigo, add in Violet
Knit a row
K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog 8sts
Repeat the last 2 rows once more 6sts
K2tog, k2tog, k2tog 3sts
S1, k2tog, psso
Fasten off
Darn away ends …..(I know ! There are 20 ends to weave away – but really, it is well worth the effort to make such a sweet little heart for someone so special.)
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