Members of the community have been asked to knit or crochet pairs of wool hearts, each small enough to fit inside a hand.

The hearts are then given to families with a loved one suffering from the virus and in palliative care.

Find out more information in the pattern post about the appeal for knit or crochet hearts.

Finished Size - The finished heart when stuffed is around 6.5cm high x 6.5cm wide.

Stuff - Stuff the heart as you work.

Gauge - Don’t worry too much about gauge for this pattern. The gauge of the heart I made is 4 sts/ 5 rounds in 1 inch.

Yarn choice - Any DK yarn/ Lightweight 03 yarn will be ok to use for this project. Stash busting your leftovers is great as you need less than 10g per heart.

Scroll down in the blog post for the free pattern and download your PDF by clicking on the button at the end of the post.