Valentine Bears

I had 2 patterns left and only time to really complete one set. The two patterns were the Heart Pocket Pal which you can purchase here and I wanted to include something from the Valentine Mini's set which you can purchase here.

If I had time I'd have finished both but there is limited time to create stuff between the time you finish Christmas items and you put stuff together for Valentine's. I knew I wanted to include something that would last beyond Valentine's day with all the COVID restrictions so my first focus was play food. Then I had to decide what else I could add to celebrate the holiday in a fun way.

The pocket pal characters are cute but not as adorable as the Valentine mins so I decided I'd make the bags from the Pocket pals and make the Valentine bears the pocket pals.

The first heart I made in the wrong color so I ended up using it as a heart ornament. I'm thinking about making some more to decorate for Valentine's day.

Holli the Heart

I fell in love with this pattern and the St. Patrick's Day themed one and was lucky enough to have a DH who supports my crochet habit with gifts. You can purchase the pattern here.

Oddly hearts have been a shape I've struggled with but this year I found 2 different methods of construction that worked for me both this pattern and the other Valentine pattern that I used for this year's Valentine box. The construction was different for each but for some reason the directions worked for me in ways previous patterns haven't.

There are so many cute details in this pattern. The hands were the most unique. I love the construction and the way they look when finished. The big eyes and nose were what caught my attention when I first looked at this pattern and they didn't disapoint when I made this pattern. I was originally going to use thread for the facial details but I changed to yarn because the size 10 thread I used just seemed to get lost on the face. The yarn gave a bolder look to the face. I almost forgot the bow and it really does add a pop of color to the heart. I'm glad I took the time to add it.

I'm hoping to get the box in the mail today. I have one more project from this box to share with you. Then I'm hoping to finish a few Valentine projects and doll donation projects before heading on to the St. Patrick's Day box. I'm hoping to complete the companion pattern to this one for St. Patrick's day. Stay tune if I finish it you'll be able to read about it here.

Valentine's Bear

My Valentine's package for my cousin's little girl is finally complete! I should box it today and have DH mail it tomorrow.

This was a fun project and I was quite glad to find the free pattern here.

As always I like to keep track of the changes I make in case I end up making the pattern again. First to reduce the amount of sewing, I didn't fasten off the head and make the body separately. I continued crocheting the body directly to the head and liked the way it looked. I have had real trouble with hearts this holiday season so this heart is the first heart I actually made for the Valentine Lovey. It turned out to be too large for the bunny but was perfect for the bear. The pattern does come with its own heart pattern but you can find the free subsitute heart pattern I used here.