So, last night I was trying to come up with an idea to start this year off. \u00a0We had been thinking that a joke each day would be fun to send to school so lunchbox notes are likely. \u00a0Then it hit me\u2026 why not embellish the first-day-of-school lunchbox note with a little touch of mom? \u00a0So I got out my card stock, hole punch and some old yarn and got to work.<\/p>\n
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I started by cutting a heart out of card stock. \u00a0Then, using a 1\/4 inch hole punch, I punched a border around the edges making sure not to get too close to the edge so the paper wouldn’t tear.<\/p>\n
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Using a number 5 hook and some yarn I had in my stash, I got to work. \u00a0I attached the yarn with a slip stitch in the hole at the bottom point of the heart. \u00a0Then I did one single crochet in that same hole. \u00a0I worked chain stitches to span the gap between holes and worked a sc in each hole around the entire card. \u00a0Note\u2026 I wasn’t too particular. \u00a0I didn’t take the time to measure or evenly space the holes\u2026 I simply “eyeballed it” which means that some of the holes were closer together than others. \u00a0SO\u2026 in this first round of the border I varied the number of chains between holes depending on how far apart they were. \u00a0If the holes were close together they might only need one chain between sc. \u00a0If they were farther apart they got two or three. \u00a0I just tried to make sure that the chains were tight between the holes so that they laid flat against the edge of the card stock.<\/p>\n
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After working sc and chain stitches around the entire edge of the card stock I joined with a slip stitch to the first sc. \u00a0Then I chained 4 and worked a single crochet in next sc. \u00a0I repeated this around (ch 4, sc in next sc) to create the loops of the edging. \u00a0I did skip the sc that is in the deep V in the top of the heart. \u00a0I worked around the entire edge and then finished off and weaved in the ends. \u00a0Done! \u00a0Less than 15 minutes and it only took a tiny amount of yarn.<\/p>\n
One of the yarns I used was this Spinnerin Kitten Soft Mohair\/Acrylic blend. \u00a0It’s quite thin and I just don’t normally crochet with thin yarn so it’s been sitting in my stash for a few years since it was given to me.<\/p>\n
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…and here’s the label for the pink yarn. \u00a0A little thicker than the blue but not much. \u00a0And I had to giggle when it had a price tag of $0.79 for the skein. \u00a0Haven’t seen those prices lately!<\/p>\n
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These would be great for a fun lunchbox surprise on a special day (first day of school, birthday, etc) or to make a bunch for class valentines! \u00a0If your kiddos are old enough they might even be able to help with the holes or even crochet the border themselves for a set of handmade valentines. \u00a0You can use this same idea with any shape card and use it with larger holes and hooks for littler hands to help. \u00a0I can’t wait to see what they think!<\/p>\n
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