It is, of course, very simple to buy cheap cards in the form of hearts, with standard words of congratulation and drawings printed in a printing house at a kiosk. But to knit a valentine for a loved one with your own hands is a little more difficult. But he will immediately understand that you have been preparing this gift for him for a long time and with love.
Instructions
Step 1
Option 1: Make 2 chain stitches. Knit through the second 6 single crochet stitches and, without closing into a ring, knit in a spiral. Do not forget to mark the beginning of knitting - use a thread for this. After you start the next row, move the thread to the beginning - this is necessary so as not to get confused. To knit the second row, knit 2 single crochets in each loop of the previous row. As a result, you will have 12 loops.
Step 2
For the third row, knit 1 single crochet in one loop, and 2 in the next. As a result, you will have 18 loops in a row. In the fourth row, knit 1 single crochet in each loop. Secure the thread and cut off. You will end up with something like a cap. Tie another cap to continue.
Step 3
When knitting the second cap, do not break the thread, but pass it through the first cap, connect them and tie them with six rows of single crochet. Then put a piece of padding polyester in the resulting figure and continue knitting, gradually decreasing the number of loops to get the pointed end of the heart. Fasten the thread and cut off. You can attach a string or key ring to such a heart.
Step 4
Option 2: Knit the first row with a thread. Work 230 stitches. Then, starting with the second stitch, knit a single crochet into each stitch. In the second row, work 3 single crochets into each single crochet. With a white thread, knit a single crochet into each column of the previous row.
Step 5
You will end up with a long ribbon that looks like a shuttlecock. Cut out a heart from a piece of Styrofoam, and cut out another heart in the middle to create a thick Styrofoam outline of the heart. Spread the knitted tape along this path, pinning. Decorate the finished valentine with flowers, ribbons, sparkles, rhinestones, etc.
