Anatomical Heart Bookmark Pattern

Anatomical Heart Bookmark

Seeing as Valentines Day is right around the corner I thought I would share this.

Materials
Thread Size 10 thread in 3 colors: Color 1 – pink, Color 2 – red, Color 3 – blue small amounts of each.
Hook Size 8 boye or 1.50 mm
Needle threader
Needle

Main Body of Heart

**Note: do not fasten off, or cut thread unless directed to do so.
* Change colors the way depicted here: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa072697.htm

Row 01: (With color 1) Ch 10, turn.
Row 02: Dc in 3rd ch from hk, 1 dc in the next 4 sts, 1 hdc, 1sc, 1sl st, ch 3, turn. (8 stitches)
Row 03: Sl st in 2nd ch from hk, 1 hdc in next ch, 1 dc in the next 8 sts, ch 2, turn. (10 stitches)
Row 04: 1 dc in the next 10 sts, ch 2, turn. (10 stitches)
Row 05: 1 dc in the next 10 sts, ch 1, turn. (10 stitches)
Row 06: Sc in 1st st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in the next 4 sts, 1 hdc in the next 4 sts, ch 1, turn. (10 stitches)
Row 07: (Drop the thread when changing color) 1 sc in next 2 stitches, (change color to color 2, though thread color 1 along) sc in next stitch, (change color to color 3, though thread color 1 along) 1 sc in next 2 stitches, (change to color 1) 1 sc in next 3 stitches, 1 sl st in next 2 stitches, ch 1, (pic shown is before the turn), turn. Row 08: (in this row you can pull up the dropped thread from the previous row) Sl st in 2nd st (skipping 1st stitch), sl stitch in next 2 sts, 1 hdc in the next st, (change color to color 3, cut thread of color 1, can weave in later) 1 hdc in the next 2 sts, (change color to color 2, cut thread of color 3, can weave in later) 1 hdc in the next 2 sts, (change color to color 3) 1 hdc in the next st, ch 2, turn.
Row 09: 1 hdc in next st, (change color to color 2 cut thread of color 3, can weave in later) [1 hdc, 1 dc] in next st, 1dc in next st, ch 2, (pic shown is before the turn), turn.
Row 10: skip 1st st, dc in next st, turn. (continue to the aorta instructions)

Aorta
Row 11: Ch 2, sc in next st, ch 1, turn.
Row 12: 1 sc, 1 dc in ch 1 of previous row, ch 3, turn.
Row 13: Sl st in 1st st, ch 2, 1 sc in previous row’s sc, 1 sl st in same st, ch 1, turn.
Row 14: 1 sl st in previous row’s sl st, 1 dc in previous row’s sc, ch 3, turn.
Row 15: Sl st in 1st st, ch 3, sl st in same st, ch 2, 1 dc in last st, ch 2, turn.
Row 16: Sl st into st right next to the pulmonary artery (the middle 2 blue stitches in the middle of the heart, which the green arrow is pointing to), dc in the last st of the previous row, then sl st into the stitch next to the previous sl st on the pink side not the blue side (the place the purple arrow is pointing to). Finish off.

Pulmonary Artery – With tip of heart pointed to the left
Row 1: (With Color 3) attach with sl st to 1st blue st, ch 2, dc in next st, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: 1 sc in the next 2 sts, ch 6, in 2nd ch sc & in the next 4 chains, 1 sc in next 2 sc, sl st down to the previous row, ch 4, sc in 2nd ch & the next 2 chains, sl st in next 2 sc.

Inferior Vena Cava
Row 01: On the free lp on the base of the 1st ch made attach color 3 with a sl st, 1 sc in same st, in 2nd free lp 1hdc, sl st in same lp, ch 2, turn.
Row 02: 1 dc in the last st, turn.
Row 03: Ch 4, sl st in the top of ch 2, to create a lp, fasten off.

TasselCut 4 strands of blue, each about 10 inches long, With all strands held together fold in half, insert hook in ch 4 lp at the base of Inferior Vena Cava, pull fold through sp, pull all loose ends through fold. Tighten; trim ends.

Pic is before veins are added

Veins
Thread needle with red thread then copying a similar pattern as seen in this picture, add veins with red. Do similar with the blue thread, fasten all threads off.

I came up with this pattern on my own so be nice and respect the copyright. I am alright with you giving this as a gift but do not sell the pattern or product, or use my pics and calling them yours is not allowed either.

Copyright © 2007 by Ashley Makins. All Rights reserved.