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Jun2017MoreHearttoHeartpatternsmaybefoundonRAVELRY.
COMbysearchingfor'hearttoheartbear'Page1ThiswasdesignedfortheHearttoHeartBears,soldfortheHearttoHeartcharityinShanghaiChinawhichraisesfundsforsurgeriesforChinesechildrenwithcongenitalheartdisease.
Thesedirectionsarefreeforyourpersonal,individualuse.
Pleasedonotdistributeorreformatthemforcommercialuse,orsellthem.
PleasedonotsellItemsmadefromthesedirectionsunlesstheprofitsgotoacharity.
YARN:DKyarn(aka8plyor#3‐light),lacyyarnfortutu(optional)NEEDLES:4mm/US6(orsizetogivegauge)‐anytype,plus2double‐pointedfori‐cordheadbandGAUGE:20sts=8.
75cm/3inNOTIONS:stitchholders(optional),laceandelasticfortutu(optional),laceflowertosewonheadband(optional)Theleotardisknitstartingatthecrotch,firstonesidethentheother.
Shortrowsareusedtogiveitfullness.
Thefrontandbackofthefinishedleotardarethesame.
Directionsgivenforatututobeknitseparately,usingfancyyarn,thensewnon.
Alternativelyyoucanuselacesewntoelasticforthetutu.
Finallyheadbandiscrochetedorknit.
ABBREVIATIONSCOCastOnKKnitstitchPPurlstitchSt.
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Stockingnettestitch(Krightsiderow,Pwrongsiderow)KfbKnitinfront&backofstitchBOBindoffK2tog.
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knit2StstogetherSlkSlipStknitwisePSSO.
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PassslippedstitchoverLEOTARD:FirstsideCO15(Provisionalcast‐onpreferred,butanymethodmaybeused)Row1‐4:K4rowsinSt.
St.
Checksize:shouldbe2‐3"/7‐8cmwideRow5:K1,Kfb,Kuntil3stsremain.
Wrapnextstitchandturn.
[seeMethods,followingpattern]Row6:Puntil3stsremain.
Wrapnextstitchandturn.
Row7:Kuntil2stsremain,Kfb,K1.
(17sts)Row8:PurlRow9:K1,Kfb,KtoendRow10:PurlRow11:Knituntil2stsremain,Kfb,K1Row12:PurlRow13‐16:Repeatrows5‐8Row17‐20:Repeatrows9‐12Rows21‐24:Repeatrows5‐8(25sts)Torso:Row25:Ktoendofrow,CO2Sts.
(27Sts)Row26:Ptoendofrow,CO2Sts.
(29Sts)Row27‐29:BeginningwithaKrow,work3rowsinSt.
St.
Row30:K1row(thismarkswheretosewthetutuontothefinishedgarment)Row31‐35:BeginningwithaKrow,work5rowsinSt.
Row36:BO1stSts,thenPtoendofrow.
Row37:BO1st2Sts,Ktoendofrow(25Sts)Row38:K2,Ptolast2,K2Row39:K1,Slk1,K1,PSSO,Ktolast4,K2tog,K2Rows40‐45:Repeatrows38‐39thereare17stsRow46:K2,P1,Kuntil3stsleft,P1,K2Row47:KrowRow48:Repeatrow46.
Divideforstraps:Row49:K6,BO5;K6tofinishrow.
Row50:K2,P2,K2.
Row51:K1,Slk1,K1,PSSO,K3HEARTTOHEARTBALLERINABEARJun2017MoreHearttoHeartpatternsmaybefoundonRAVELRY.
COMbysearchingfor'hearttoheartbear'Page2RightStrap:Row52:K2,P1,K2Row53:KrowRows54‐67:Repeatrows1and2foratotalof16rows.
Row68:K2,P2,Kfb.
Placeallstsonoptionalholderorsafetypins.
Cutyarn.
(Optionallyleave35cm/14intailwhichcanbepasseddowntothesideseamandusedtosewupsideseam.
)Secondside.
Fromtherightside,pickup15stsontotheoriginalcastonforthecrotch.
StartingwithaProw,K3rowsinSt.
St.
Startingwithrow5,workthesameasthe1stsideuntilreadytodivideforstraps.
Straps:Withrightsidestogether,join1st6stsofrowtothestrapfrom1stsideusing3‐needlebind‐off.
Bindoffnext5sts,K6tofinishrow.
Continue2ndstrapasfor1stside.
Withrightsidestogether,joinfinishedstraptothe6stsheldonaholderfromthe1stside.
Cutyarn.
(Leavingoptionaltailtosewsideseam)KNITTUTU:Usecircularneedles.
Thepatternforthetutuwillvarysomewhatdependingontheyarnused.
Ingeneral,morespacingbetweenstitchesgivesthetutulength,whileK2toggivesitmorefullness.
Recommendationsfor2typesofyarngiven.
YARNRIBBON:CO40every2ndlargeholeK2roundevery2ndlargeholeK3K2togallaround(32sts)K1everyholeBindoffMESH:CO30st,spacedabout2"/5cmapartK2roundspacedabout2"/5cmK1roundspacedabout1"/2.
5cmCOspacedabout1"/2.
5cmBindoffLACETUTU:Usenarroworcordedelasticandpre‐gatheredlace.
Cutelastictoabout30cm/11inandsewintocircle.
Cutlacetoabout35cm/14inandsewintocircle.
SewontoelasticHEADBAND(canbecrocheted,knit,ormadeofi‐cord)CROCHET:*Chain4*Row1:Skip1stchain,work1scineachofnext3chain,chain1Row2:sc3,ch1Workrow2untilpiecemeasures10inches/25cmJoinKNIT(i‐cord)Caston4stsontoadouble‐pointedneedle.
Slidestitchestoright‐handsideofneedle,thenusinga2nddouble‐pointedneedle,slip1ststitch,K3Repeat(Sl1K3allrows)untilpiecemeasures9inches/22cm.
JoinFINISHING:Sewsideseams.
Ifsewingtututoleotard,sewalongtheP(raised)row.
Sewoptionalflowertoheadband.
HEARTTOHEARTBALLERINABEARJun2017MoreHearttoHeartpatternsmaybefoundonRAVELRY.
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COMbysearchingfor'hearttoheartbear'Page4WrapandTurn(tocreateashortrow)Shortrowsareusedtocreatefullnessinthemiddleofapiece–inthiscasetoexpandforthebear'stummywithoutincreasingthelegedge.
Wrappingtheyarnaroundthebaseofthenextstitchbeforeturningaddsfullnesstothestitch,preventinga'hole'fromappearingwhereyouturn.
OnaKnitRow:OnaPurlRow:Normallyyouwould'pickup'thewrappedstitchonthenextrow,butthatisnotnecessaryforthispattern.