Tied Up With Love

It was a weekend for using up scrap yarn. I made this with the half skeins left from the Wee Waves Hat and with a little scrap of vintage pink Patons Astra yarn. So, unless you have a stash of vintage yarn like I do, you will probably need to find a suitable replacement for the second contrast color (look for a nice wool blend medium weight 4 ply).

Materials Used:

Main Color: 1/2 skein of Martha Stewart Crafts Extra Soft Wool Blend in Winter Sky
Contrast Colors: 1/5th+ skein (roughly) of Martha Stewart Crafts Extra Soft Wool Blend in Gray Pearl and 1/8th+ skein (roughly) Patons Astra in Deep Pink (or any other 4 ply yarn).
Size 7 circular needles or double pointed needles
Stitch holder

Pattern:
Using Winter Sky yarn, cast on 80 stitches. Join and place marker. Work in knit 1, purl 1 rib for 5 rows.
Knit 3 rows in stockinette stitch.
Continuing in stockinette stitch, work Heart Chart 10 times (for one row of work) using contrast yarn in Gray Pearl
After finishing the 6 rows of the chart, knit 3 rows with main color in stockinette stitch.
Knit the 5 rows LOVE Chart in Deep Pink using stockinette stitch. Repeat Chart 5 times to complete rounds
Knit 3 rows with main color in stockinette stitch.
Repeat Heart Chart over the next 6 rows, repeating chart 10 times for each row.
Knit 3 rows with main color in stockinette stitch.

Decrease:
Row 1: Knit 8,K2tog. Repeat 7 times more.
Row 2: Knit 7, K2tog. Repeat 7 times more.
Row 3: Knit 6, K2tog. Repeat 7 times more.
Row 4: Knit 5, K2tog. Repeat 7 times more.
Row 5: Knit 4, K2tog. Repeat 7 times more.
Row 6: Knit 3, K2tog. Repeat 7 times more.
Row 7: Knit 2, K2tog. Repeat 7 times more.
Row 8: Knit, K2tog.  Repeat 7 times more.
Row 9: K2tog.  Repeat 7 times more.

Slide first 4 stitches onto stitch holder, leaving working yarn at one end of needles. With last four stitches and working yarn from project, knit i-cord for 6 inches. After finishing the cord off and securing end, take stitches from stitch holder and work into a second i-cord for 6 inches. Tie i-cords into bow to top hat.