Seasonal Beat

Christmas heart decoration in DROPS Lima and DROPS Kid-Silk. Theme: Christmas.

DROPS Extra 0-1616
DROPS Design: Pattern li-170
Yarn groups B + A or C
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SIZE:
Width = 8 cm. Height = 7 cm (without loop).

YARN:
DROPS LIMA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50 g colour 9025, chalk
And use:
DROPS KID-SILK from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
25 g colour 38, chalk

1 heart weighs approx. 4 g.

NEEDLES:
DROPS SINGLE POINTED NEEDLE SIZE 3.5 MM.

KNITTING TENSION:
20 stitches in width and 40 rows in height with garter stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:
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GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

INCREASE TIP:
Increase on each row from the right side:
Work as far as the marker-stitch (mid-stitch), make 1 yarn over, knit the mid-stitch, make 1 yarn over. On the next row (wrong side) work the yarn overs as follows:
BEFORE MID-STITCH:
Slip the yarn over onto the right needle knit-wise, replace it twisted onto the left needle, knit the front loop.
AFTER MID-STITCH:
Knit the yarn over twisted.

DECREASE TIP:
Decrease on each row from the right side:
BEGINNING OF ROW:
Slip 1 stitch knit-wise, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.
END OF ROW:
Work until there are 2 stitches left, knit 2 together.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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HEART – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth, bottom up. To get a neat edge, work the outermost stitch a little tightly.

HEART:
Cast on 3 stitches with needle size 3.5 mm, 1 strand DROPS Lima and 1 strand DROPS Kid-Silk (= 2 strands).
ROW 1 (wrong side): Knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.
ROW 2 (right side): Insert a marker in the middle stitch on needle. Knit and increase 1 stitch on each side of the mid-stitch – read INCREASE TIP = 5 stitches.
ROW 3 (wrong side): Knit, with the mid-stitch purled and the yarn overs knitted twisted as described in INCREASE TIP, to avoid holes.

The mid-stitch is continued in stocking stitch and the other stitches in GARTER STITCH – read description above, at the same time increase every 2nd row (each row from the right side) a total of 8 times = 19 stitches.
Work the next row as follows from the wrong side: Knit 9 (remember to knit the yarn overs twisted), then place these stitches on a stitch holder, knit 2 twisted together, knit 8. The piece measures approx. 4 cm along each side. The two sides are finished separately.

SIDE-1:
= 9 stitches. Work 2 ridges back and forth over these stitches (i.e., 4 knitted rows). Then work as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Knit and decrease 1 stitch at the beginning of the row – read DECREASE TIP = 8 stitches.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Knit.
ROW 3 (right side): Knit and decrease 1 stitch at the beginning of the row and 1 stitch at the end of the row – remember DECREASE TIP = 6 stitches.
ROW 4 (wrong side). Knit.
ROW 5 (right side): Knit and decrease 1 stitch at the beginning of the row = 5 stitches.
On the next row (wrong side) decrease as follows: Knit 2 together, knit 1, pass the innermost stitch on the right needle over the outermost stitch, knit 2 together, pass the innermost stitch on the right needle over the outermost stitch. Cut the strand and thread it through the last stitch.

SIDE-2:
= 9 stitches. Start from the right side and work 2 ridges back and forth over these stitches. Then work as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Knit and decrease 1 stitch at the end of the row = 8 stitches.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Knit.
ROW 3 (right side): Knit and decrease 1 stitch at the beginning of the row and 1 stitch at the end of the row = 6 stitches.
ROW 4 (wrong side). Knit.
ROW 5 (right side): Knit and decrease 1 stitch at the end of the row = 5 stitches.
On the next row (wrong side) decrease as follows: knit 2 together, knit 1, pass the innermost stitch on the right needle over the outermost stitch, knit 2 together, pass the innermost stitch on the right needle over the outermost stitch. Cut the strand and thread it through the last stitch.
Fasten the strands.

LOOP:
Cut 2 strands DROPS Kid-Silk, each 16 cm in length, thread the strands through the mid-stitch at the top of the heart and tie a knot in the end.

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