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Valentine Craft Projects - Heart Letter Holder

Material: 1 ball red, 1 ball yellow (or white), Metallic Knit Cro-Sheen; 4 pearl beads; 1- heart shaped, wire, letter holder; Size 7 crochet hook.

Gauge: 8 sc = 1"; 10 rows = 1"

Pattern:

Front—Starting at lower edge with red, ch 5.

Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn.

Row 2: 3 sc in first sc (2 sc mc), sc in each of next 2 sc, 3 sc in last sc, ch 1, turn..

Rows 3, 4, 5: Inc 2 sc, sc in each sc across, inc 2 sc in last Sc, ch 1, turn.

Row 6: Sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn.

Row 7: Inc 1 sc, sc in each sc across, inc 1 sc in last sc, ch 1, turn.

Repeat Rows 6 and 7 alternately until there are 46 sc on row.

Work without increasing until piece measures 4 inches in all.

Next row: Dec 1 sc (to dec 1 sc, work off 2 sc as 1 sc), sc in each sc across to within last 2 sc, dec 1 sc, ch 1, turn.

Following row: Sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn.

Repeat the last 2 rows once more. With pin, mark off the center 2 sc on row.

Next row: Dec 1 sc, work across to within center 2 sc, ch 1, turn.

Following row: Dec 1 sc, sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn.

Repeat the last 2 rows alternately until 10 sc remain. Fasten off. Join thread and complete other side to correspond.

Back—Work exactly as for front until piece measures 1¾ inches in all, ending with an inc row.

Next row: Sc in first 12 sc, ch 1, turn. Sc in each sc across. Fasten off.

Sk next 2 sc on last complete row. Join thread in next sc, ch 1, sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn.

Next row: Sc in each sc across this section only. Fasten off.

Following row: Join thread to side edge, inc 1 dc, sc in each of the 12 sc, ch 2, sk the 2 sc skipped previously, sc in each sc across, inc 1 sc in last sc. This completes a hole for letter opener. Complete as for front, making the second hole for letter opener 10 sts in from opposite side edge when piece measures 3¾ inches in all.

Penholder — With red, make a chain 4 inches long.

Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Sc in each sc across. Fasten off. Sew strip in a spiral to back of holder so that pen will be parallel to letter opener. Sew back to back of holder.

Flower (Make 4) — Starting at center with yellow or white, ch 4, join with sl st to form ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 8 sc in ring, join.

Rnd 2: Picking up front lp only, * sc in next sc, ch 6, repeat from * around, join and fasten off.

Rnd 3: Picking up back lp only, join thread in first sc of first rnd, * ch 4, sc in next sc, repeat from * around, join.

Rnd 4: * In next ch 4 lp make sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc and sc, repeat from * around. Join and fasten off. Sew flowers to front, having a pearl at each center. Sew front to holder.

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