Hearts and Twigs

Awwwwwwww teeny tiny little hooky hearts, so cute you gotta love 'em! I've made dozens of these hearts in the past week or so, I think I've developed a slight addiction to be honest. The thing is that they are so quick and easy to make, it's near impossible to make just a few. You start out with just a few but before you know it you've made a small stack, then a handful, then a whole heap. They multiply in front of your very eyes.

They are very dinky look...I made mine using Rowan handknit cotton DK and a 4mm hook, and they came out measuring about 4cm across and 4.5cm from top to bottom. So cute, did I say that already?? That they are sooooooooooooo unbelievably cute??! Gosh I wish I didn't have such wrinkly palms, they are most definitely not cute. Ok, moving swiftly on.......

........I've had a play with little crochet hearts a few times in the past...you may remember this one from way back last year? I did like that little pattern (original source can be found here), but it was actually fairly complex for such a small thing. Anyhow, jigetty-jig, a short while ago I was enjoying a fabulously inspiring browse through the Attic24 Inspired group pool on Flickr, when I came across this lovely creation by Meme Rose. Ahhhhhhh how sweet!! A combination of  the Japanese Flower motif and some cutesy little itty-bitty hearts, I really loved the simplicity of the idea, and those hearts, oh I really had a huge immediate crush on those hearts!

So off I trotted to find out more at Meme Rose blog, and discovered a lovely happy place where lots of happy hooky happens. Just my kind of place, I felt right at home. And wonderful news, the little heart pattern was waiting there look!! Hooray!!! I started straight away on the pattern, I couldn't wait to get a feel for it and to see how the heart shape would work out. Then I did what I often do with patterns and had a play with it. Tweaked it a little, altered the shape slightly, made the pointy end a little more defined.

I chatted via email with Mrs Meme Rose and let her know that I was twiddling with her itsy-bitsy heart pattern and that I really hoped she didn't mind my twiddlesome ways. She said she didn't mind at all. I asked if it would be ok to write up the pattern of my twiddled version of her hearts and share it with you here, and she said that was also ok, so we are all ok, ok? Meme Rose's heart pattern provided me with an excellent starting point, and I am very grateful to her for allowing me to do my thing and share it with you.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cutesy, dinky, sweet little teeny-tiny itsy-bitsy hooky hearts!!! In lots of beautiful colours!! Yippeeeee, they make me so happy!

I think you'll agree that these little hearts could be used for all manner of decorative endeavours. I just LOVE the way that Meme Rose used them to make vertical hanging decs (have already begun working my own take on that idea, more soon...). But they could be used for all sorts couldn't they?

And as you might expect, as soon as I started making these last week I had a gem of an idea brewing in the Tangled RicRac mess that is my Creative Mind.

I knew exactly what I was going to do with a pretty heap of teeny tiny hearts.

And my idea involved Twigs.

Some of you may well recall that I have a bit of a thing about crafting with twigs. Remember The Twig Project, AKA The Damned Hardest Project Ever Invented???

What the devil is it about bare twigs that I find so irresistible? I don't think I shall ever know. But one day last week I found myself pushing Little B through the park in has pushchair looking for suitable Twiggy Material for this idea of mine.

This idea that would combine bare twigs with hooky hearts.

Want to see how it turned out?

Ok then, lets have an impromptu little Ta-dah moment shall we?

Ta-dah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A twiggy heart tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was it what you expected? Do you like my idea??

I have to confess I just ADORE it. Loveit, loveit loveit. I had a very, very happy time on Friday setting it all up...I cleared off the rather disgracefully messy mantel (lots of rubbish and misc. objects), cleaned it (the dust on there was erm...exceptional) and rearranged it all. Then my jug of twigs was placed bang in the centre and on went the hooky hearts. I can't tell you what fun it was, although really it doesn't take much to keep me happy.

Interestingly, once the idea for this little creative twiggy project had materialised in my mind a week or two ago, I then came across several similar twiggy ideas on the internet. Not hearts mind you, but crochet leaves....you can have a look here and here, both lovely aren't they? It's such a simple idea but so quick, easy and very effective.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh, sweet. Yummy. So easy to make too, a very simple pattern.

Think you'd like the pattern?? Think you'd like to churn out your own stack/pile/heap of dinky hearts and hang them around the place?

Why of course you can have it....I've already skipped one step ahead of you and it's a-done and a-dusted. Just for you, my lovelies, the heart pattern is all yours. Usual place in my left hand sidebar, the pattern is called "Teeny Tiny Hearts".

Go on! Go make some. I know you'll love'em.

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Comments

[Anke van Drempy-Dienske]

I am looking for an heart made by you but I don’t find the patron .
It is not the normal heart but with lovely red colours and different figures .
Anke

[Marianne Koopman]

hello,

I saw you had make a snake with nice coluors. Please Do you have a patrenn for me? Ik like so much. I will make it voor my daughter. Please have you a disciption of it? You can send it to [email protected]
I will be very happy and pleased if you would,
greating Marianne Koopman Holland

[Cathy Lindsay]

I made a project also that is made-up only of the twigs. However, my design is far different from the pictures above. Nevertheless, mine and hers are still the same.

[Lynette]

You are super cool( and colourful). Thanks for the hearts pattern. Going to make a lot fot my 2 granddaughter's room.

[Stacey]

This gives me a GREAT idea for an earthen ware urn I have that i did not know what to do with!

[Rochele]

They're indeed lovely and colorful. I have same addiction too.

[Mrs_Moons]

We have twigs in a vase in the hallway. We call it a blessings tree. Everytime something happens for which we feel glad or happy or especially loved, we hang something pretty on.(I have some salt dough shapes me and y boys have made and painted, some beaded baubles, some glass hearts ect). The idea being at the end of the year, you have actual, real, visible and palpable proof of the nice things in the year. I can't crochet - i've tried and tried, but your hearts are calling to me... they would look so very lovely on my blessings tree :)

[Juiliette]

I absolutely love, love, love your blog I see how fun these little hearts can be. Love the twigg with them too!

I love all the colors you use in your crocheting! Have you felted anything. I'm a new knitter and crocheter, thanks for all the inspiration!!!

[KayElleC]

Who knows where your blog might lead us! But I found this and thought you might like to feast your eyes on the COLOURS!!!

http://www.cascadeyarns.com/cascade-220.asp

[Gillie on Nb Vox Stellarum]

Just found your hearty twig...it is just so sweet and lovely..I am just off to find the pattern..I am loving travelling through your bloglife..so colourful and happy..Thanks :~)..x

[gclub]

What a clever idea! I always look for new crafts with button's.
Super idea!!

[PinkParsley]

absolutely love your blog, your photo´s, your crocheting and everything else in your blog.

and yes, had to try to make these hearts as well, still figering out where to put them, but loving them already (no photos of my crocheting at all in my blog yet, but becoming someday soon)

thank you for being so delightful person and delighting all of us others with your blog too! =)

[Mel]

Fantastic hearts! Thanks for sharing! I'm thinking a nifty small button in the center of the hearts would be fun as well...might just have to try it.

Cheers!

[angelina]

how much do i love this? oh yes, i love it. i do. x

[carolecarlotta]

Hi,
I'm Carole in France.
I'm so excited with your colors!
Youshow us lot of your ideas so marvellous to see.
Very GOOD work with your crochet,I try to learn by myself,I'm loving it but sometimes I have to do it again and again because it's not perfect.
You don't have this kind of problems!!
Best regards
Carolecarlotta

[KatelynLikesThis]

Awe, these hearts are so cute! And what a nice little tree. Your house must be SO colourful!

[bethany]

Hiya Lucy I adore your blog and refer to it all the time. I have a new niece coming in 12 days and i started a hat but i'm desperate for some debbie bliss dk cotton in 35 - yellow!! I have searched everywhere online to get some, she is being named Saffron too hence the need for yellow. Do you know anywhere where I could get some? Thanks Bethany x

[Suzanne]

Wow, I totally love this! That last picture with just the hearts, twigs, and pitcher on the stool is lovely too, so simple. You're so clever.

[Pinkie Cupcake]

Your blog is so fabulous! You should know that it inspired me to properly learn crochet and now I can there is no stopping me....

Now onto those hearts....I have some lovely twigs in my bathroom waiting for something to hang off them!!

xxxx

[Kune]

I just love your twiggy things!! i made the ones with the leaves before, they are quite nice too. I have started right away making some hearts for my cousins 11th birthday next week, she will LOVE them!!!

[jodi]

these are truly gorgeous....I have been making all sorts of colours, and have attached them to snap clips with a wee button in the middle, they look so sweet and are so quick!!! I just love your blog, your ideas are inspirational and I am very basic, but am learning to read more patterns now....I just made some booties....and of course I put a teeny heart near the toes of each....so sweet! thank you xo

[Dana]

Adorable!

[Sian Lawton]

Hi Lucy

Thank you so much for posting this tutorial on making hearts.

I have made several for my "tree" but I have also made some as brooches embroidered with beads

[Annika]

Thank you for all your inspiration. Now I´m going to start crocheting some hearts for Easter. Soo cute and nice.
Annika

[Nataly]

Hi Lucy, I really love your blog and the wonderful things you make. I'm already reading your blog for a while and really have to leave a comment at long last :-). The twiggy hearts tree is adorable!! Looking forward to many more inspiring ideas of you to brighten up my days. Happy crochet! Nataly