Heart Saschet Toy Knitting Pattern

Heart Sachet in Plymouth Yarn Anne

What is Being Made

This is a knitted heart-shaped sachet designed as a small decorative gift item. The finished sachet measures approximately 6 inches wide by 6 inches tall, making it an ideal size for displaying or gifting. The design is worked in the round using double-pointed needles, then shaped into two distinct heart lobes through strategic increases and decreases. The sachet can be filled with stuffing alone or with lavender petals before stuffing to create a fragrant, sweet-smelling gift.

Techniques Used

This beginner-friendly pattern employs several fundamental knitting techniques to create the heart shape:

• Magic loop or DPN construction: The pattern begins with a small cast-on worked in the round on double-pointed needles, allowing for seamless circular knitting
• Increases (make one): Strategic increases using the m1 technique are placed symmetrically to expand the fabric and create the rounded lobes of the heart
• Decreases: Both knit decreases (ssk and k2tog) and purl decreases (p2tog and p2togtbl) are used to shape the top of the sachet and taper the heart points
• Transition from circular to flat: The pattern shifts from working in the round to working in rows once the heart lobes are separated, allowing for shaping of the upper portion
• Stitch markers: Two stitch markers are used throughout to denote the center points between the two heart lobes, maintaining symmetry

Stitches Used

The Heart Sachet is constructed using basic stockinette stitch as its foundation, combined with shaping stitches:

• Stockinette stitch (st st): The primary stitch throughout the pattern, created by alternating knit rows (when working in the round) and knit/purl rows (when working flat)
• Knit (K): The fundamental stitch used for the majority of the fabric
• Purl (P): Used in flat rows to maintain stockinette stitch appearance
• Make one (m1): An invisible increase technique used to expand the heart lobes evenly
• Knit two together (k2tog): A right-leaning decrease used for shaping
• Slip, slip, knit (ssk): A left-leaning decrease used for symmetrical shaping
• Purl two together (p2tog): A decrease worked on wrong-side rows
• Purl two together through back loop (p2togtbl): A left-leaning purl decrease for shaping
• Bind off (BO): Used to secure stitches at the completion of the project

Materials

The Heart Sachet pattern calls for Plymouth Yarn Anne, a yarn specifically named in the pattern. The project requires one 100-gram skein in color 3182 Pink. The recommended gauge is 24 stitches and 34 rows over 4 inches in stockinette stitch, which is achieved using US Size 4 (3.5mm) double-pointed needles. Additional notions include two stitch markers for tracking the heart's center divisions and fiberfill stuffing to fill the completed sachet. Optional materials include dried lavender petals to be added before stuffing for a scented sachet effect.