The next thing I’ve hooked up is this gorgeous heart scarf from YouCanMakeThis.com by Hip Chick Crochet. This is the first pattern that I had ever downloaded from the internet. I actually made this with my sister in mind, but she is yet to receive it, oops! And again, I’d say it is a good pattern for beginners. Firstly, it is very repetitive so you get loads of practice doing those key stitches, and it’s nice to see your tension improvement by the end. I just made a new heart every time I got on a bus or train and actually, I have far too many hearts, the scarf is really long, but I definitely had fun.

The pattern actually produces hearts that are really small. I made my first heart with a 3mm hook, then I did a second with a 4mm. These hearts were still really small so I bumped right up to a 6mm and I decided to add some rows of single crochet stitches. I also made the top of the hearts with triple crochet stitches instead of doubles, these made the heart more round, instead of long, and I preferred this shape.

The worst part of the process was sewing all those hearts together! Next time I make a scarf with this pattern, I think I’ll crochet the hearts together. I plan to use the technique I learnt in the Garden Scarf pattern to sew the hearts together. This will be far easier to manage and helps me to see how many more hearts I need to finish the scarf (rather than do a hundred hearts and then have to sew them all at once!).

Having the hearts in the “wonky” shape, as if they are falling, might look great when it has just been made but in my experience that makes the “un-sewn” edges curl up. I’d recommend making them straight.

To block the scarf, I again used a steam iron and hovered the steam over each heart, pressed the heart flat with my hand and then left the scarf to cool. The wool is now really soft and the red colour is so bright and full of love!

Anyway, I hope you like and maybe you might also give this pattern a try and “Wear your heart on your sleeve neck”!!

Unfortunately, no amount of “googling” has enabled me to find any one else who has made this scarf before. If you’ve made one from this pattern and would like a link to your blog or website here, please leave a comment