'Hearts
to Warm the Heart'
February 2002 Project
Valentines Day is a great
time to create an afghan or to get started on a warm hat or scarf with
a heart on it, but of course, love lasts all year and these Heart-Warming
items can be made all year round! Since Warming Families
is a One Heart Foundation project, we encourage people to send homemade
items with hearts on them anytime.
If
I can stop one heart
from
breaking,
I
shall not live in vain
If
I can ease one life from aching,
Or
cool one pain
Or
help one fainting robin
Into
his nest again,
I
shall not live in vain.
---Emily Dickinson
Heart-Squares Pattern Links
If you are looking
for patterns to create your 'Warm the Heart Afghans', look no more.
I have searched and found some online, simple heart square patterns that
would work. If you have more links for heart squares or afghans that you
could send to me, please do so and I will add them. Send links to:
webmaster@thefamily.com
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa021099.htm
(crochet- links to heart patterns of all kinds!)
http://www.thesmartyarns.com/americanheartlandafghan.html
(crochet - American Heartland Afghan)
http://members.aol.com/SAG55/fheartaf.html
(crochet-
pretty filet heart square)
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/crochettalk2/granheart.htm
(Crochet- pretty filet heart square)
http://www.thefamily.com/charity/crpatt2.html (Crochet- Bev's
One Heart 6" square)
http://www.crochetcabana.xoasis.com/puff_heart_square.htm
Puff Heart Square
http://www.karpstyles.f2s.com/crochet/heart1.html
Jackies Heart Granny Square
http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/abbeydale/183/vsampler.htm
Valentine Heart sampler
Bev's Heart square
Heart Baby Blanket
Heart - knitted
You can also make a simple
heart and add it to your favorite hat or mitten pattern. Here is
a simple heart pattern, or feel free to use your own.
Bev's
HEART PATTERN:
Use a size G hook and small
amount of red or pink yarn.
Ch 7 and join with sl st to
form a ring.
Row 1: Make 18 sc inside the
'ring'.
Row 2: Ch 2, (counts as first
hdc, now and throughout) 2 dc in next sc, 3 trc in next sc, dc in next
sc, hdc in next 5 sc, (dc, hdc) in same sc, hdc in next 5 sc, dc in next
sc, 3 trc in next sc, 2 dc in next sc, ch 2, slip st in last sc, (counts
as last hdc); slip st in base of first ch 2. Fasten off and tuck
in the ends.
Another Crocheted Heart Motif
Other Heart
Items
We have
all heard of Puppy Love... this is KITTY LOVE!

And I have to add this little
fella! What child would not want a small kitty to love? Please make
a couple for the shelters!
http://www.thefamily.com/countrycottage/crochet/bevs-kitty.html
He would look great with a
small heart stitched onto his tummy too! |