A heart to give away

Item: Winged Heart Tattoo
Yarn: Pure new wool (Vestlandsgarn from Gjestal)
Grams: 30 g + stuffing

Lots of my girlfriends are currently expecting babies, it's a regular baby boom out there. I always take care to make something special for the baby, something handmade that (hopefully :S) will be treasured.

It is not only the baby that is new to the world, the parenting role is also new to many of my friends. So why not welcome the new parents as well as the new baby?

So I've knitted this lovely heart, based on the Winged Heart Tattoo pattern by Jujube & Lolo. It reminds me a lot of the embroidery patterns in the fabulous embroidery books by Jenny Hart, Embroidered Effects and Sublime Stitching. Check out her cool website as well, Sublime Stitching.

I've altered the word in the tattoo, of course it has to be Norwegian, not English. Mamma! I stitched the letters after assembling the heart and the banner, even though the pattern says you should attach the banner first and embroider the letters, and then sew together the heart. I found it easier to attach the banner after the heart was stuffed, as it was easier to position the banner then. The pattern calls for felted wings, but I've skipped those in this case.

The heart is stuffed with regular stuffing, but if I'd had any left, I would have added some dried lavender as well, which would add a lovely scent. 

And to top it all of, a teddy, of course!