15 Aug 26

Knit A Heart

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It is not valentines yet!!!! But I knitted some hearts, just to celebrate Craft Passion’s 1st anniversary month in this August :-D I specially like the one shown above, red heart with beige background, it is also meant to symbolize “Passion” – so it does denote the name of “Craft Passion”, right?

I haven’t been knitting for years….. Yesterday, when I picked up my knitting needle again, I faltered, not because I forgot the way to knit but I was surprised that I still remember how to knit!!!! This is so natural, once I gripped my needle and yarn on my hand, I started to knit automatically. I don’t even have to refer to books or diagram for a warm-up. This could be due to my learning curve involved in this crafts……

I love knitting, like all my handicrafts know-how, I learned it from books.  That was 28 years ago since I bought my first pair of cheap alloy knitting needle for a tryout. I bought my knitting needle without buying a book since I can’t find one with basic illustrations and diagrams in Malaysia, which has no great resources in this handicraft then. I asked and begged the craft store lady owner to teach me the basic knit and purl stitches thinking that she should know since she was selling those craft supplies, but to my surprise her answer was no, not because she didn’t want to teach but she has no clue how to knit too. I didn’t blame her, not many people knew how to knit then since it just has no such demand in knitting here, who will want to knit a jumper or overcoat and wear it in such a warm weather in Malaysia. So, with a pair of cheap alloy needle and a ball of salvaged gray yarn, I experienced it and thought that I could think out a way how to knit. I was 11 that time, naive but determined. When all my friends were playing in the park, I just sat there and squeezed my brain juice to imagine my way to knit. Everywhere I went or anything I did, I just kept on thinking of it…..

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I knew that I was determined in handicrafts, I knew that my determination will bring me there, but “NO”….. after months of blindly trying, no book no guidance no clue, I really couldn’t think of a way to make a simple loop onto the needle, not to mention a stitch of a knit or a purl. I felt miserable and I remembered strongly this distressing feeling even it has been 28 years now. Helpless is really hopeless!!!!

My mum was worried about me because she knew that I wouldn’t give up until I found the solution, and I think she was way worried that I might became insane because of thinking of it too much, ha ha ha… sorry mum!
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I was kind of lucky in some ways…. my late uncle found a very basic knitting books in a book store in Singapore. He bought it for me!!!! It was a thick book in green-scale printing and I remember it was from Taiwan with mandarin explanation and diagram illustration. I was so happy, so happy to see the light at the end of the tunnel after all these while. I learned to knit since then, step by step through the book…. Thanks to my late uncle who gave me my very first knitting book. I will never forget him, who had just passed away in June, 2009…. this knitted blue heart is for him —- he loves jeans.Microsoft Word - PATTERN.doc

This is the pattern of a heart design just in case you are interested to make one for your love ones.

I would wish to show you some of my early projects, where I knitted some vests and tops. Let me dig it out from my wardrobe first since I haven’t been wearing them for quite sometimes  ;-) It is just too warm here these days!!!

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  1. food-4tots says:August 15, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    My late auntie was great in knitting mittens and shoes for new born. But whenever I asked her to teach me, she would ask me to read her hand-written instructions. As a lazy person, I gave up eventually. Your knitting skill is really good! You must be a very patient person.

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  2. Alice says:August 17, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    Happy 1 st Anniversary, the little heart is just so heart warming! I love your handmade craft so much, so lovely and so heart touching! :)

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  3. miki says:January 25, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    hi, i’m a beginner knitter and am knitting a scarf for my boyfriend and i really would like to use the pattern above. yet, i am a little unsure about how to create the pattern on the scarf mainly because i am doing a stockinette stitch. my question is: on the knit row, do i purl where the pattern (heart) tells me to, and if so, in the purl row (next row) do i knit it or purl it?
    sorry it might be confusing, but i would appreciate it if you help me
    thank you :)

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  4. fran says:September 6, 2010 at 3:50 am

    hey! cool website! im just starting my own and really love your first square with the heart – very pretty! I’ve tried to take photos of mine, but it never comes out clear enough…any tips?

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  5. Chrissy says:September 14, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    How did you knit that top one? The red heart into the white background? I’ve been looking for that pattern/how-to guide for ages but I can’t find it! Thank you so much.

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    • Craft Passion says:September 14, 2010 at 1:35 pm

      I just changed color for the heart, they were all knit stitches :)

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      • Chrissy says:September 14, 2010 at 1:37 pm

        Oh. But. Is there a way I can start knitting say, red into a blue scarf I’ve already started? Usually I change colors the sorta-cheating way (just tie the new color in and cut the other one off, hehe) but I know there’s no way I can do that to knit a heart into the blue scarf…

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      • Chrissy says:September 14, 2010 at 3:07 pm

        Oror, rather, how did you change colors then change back in the same row? Like going from white, to red, then back to white, then back to red, then white again, for the top of the heart? that’s where I keep gettin stuck :(

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        • Craft Passion says:September 14, 2010 at 4:59 pm

          Just crossed the yarn at back of the knit. Bring the correct yarn to the needle and knit. You need to cross the yarn at the changing point.
          Google for some good videos for better illustration :)

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  6. Georgia says:November 13, 2010 at 3:30 am

    Hi,

    I’m very much a beginner. I really don’t understand how you make the heart? I’ve tried knitting everything and purling the X’s of the pattern and knitting one row then purling the next and doing the alternate stitch for the X’s but it all just looks the same! Please help…

    Georgia

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  7. Maggie says:August 3, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    Hi,

    I’m a beginner at knitting and I really like the first heart picture! I can knit a heart But I’m confused on how you change the colors?

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    • Craft Passion says:August 3, 2011 at 1:18 pm

      When you need to change color in knitting, pick-up the new color yarn, cross it on the wrong side with the existing yarn and continue with your stitches with this new color. Depends on how wide the new color goes in the pattern, if it is only for a few stitches before you change back to the old color, just cross your old color over behind the new color on the wrong side, continue with your knitting; otherwise, start a new yarn if the new color goes too far away.
      Hope this help :)

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  8. Maggie says:August 4, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    If you’re not busy(which you probably are)I think it would be a big help if you made a video for the different color heart and background. Please! and thanks for the help.

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