Hilde's Corner - Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is a perfect time to knit or crochet for a special someone. Show the people you love how much you love them by creating something fun or sweet. Or shower yourself with a little love!

For the kids in your life, how about these really sweet DumDum LoveBugs by K4TT (free on Ravelry!) that can hold a fun candy? They are crocheted using worsted weight yarn (We recommend Cotton Supreme or Uptown Worsted) and seem like they would work up quickly. A fun way to present a sweet treat!

Here’s a sweet little guy - Valentine’s Love Me Gnome by Nazeli Tadevosyan and is $3 on Ravelry. He’s also crocheted using sport weight yarn. Thankfully with stuffies we can easily use different weight yarns (and adjust hook sizes) - the finished object will just come out a slightly different size (or a huge difference in size depending on how far you go!) The shop’s Ricorumi DK is what I would use for this little guy. Lots of color choices to make him your own.

My favorite valentine pattern I found, though, are knitted Be My Valentine socks by Anna Hewitt and sells for about $6 on Ravelry. I feel like these would be a valentine for myself! I love these socks! I love the colors, I love the colorwork design, I love the picot tops. They’re just so cute! Because of all the colors used, I would use Cascade Heritage yarns for these.

Here’s wishing you lots of love. And may you finish any Valentine gifts you hope to finish in time!

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