Presentation
We are a duo of very different twins living in Portugal. Mariana comes up with
the design, and Mónica turns it into a crochet project. Crochet is a world of
possibilities.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. We’d love to have feedback
about our work.
You can reach us through:
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Credits
Design by Mariana Martins
Pattern by Mónica Martins
Photography by Mariana Martins and Mónica Martins
Photography editing by Mariana Martins
PDF editing by Mariana Martins
Released on February 2021
Pattern tested by:
alanja.handmade
bonterrae
_crochetallday
exiledvalkyrie
gi.re.feitocomcarinho
Check their Instagram accounts ;)
This pattern is for personal use only, please do not copy, sell or distribute this
pattern.
Finished items may be sold in small numbers, but please refer to “Ami Twins
Design” as the pattern’s authors.
This is a free pattern on Ravelry. If you got it from another source please contact
us at [email protected] .
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Techniques used
To do this project, you must know how to:
• work in turning rows
• change colors
Check the terminology for the used stitches.
Terminology (US)
Ch chain
Sc single crochet
Dec Decrease (work 1 sc in two stitches together)
Skip Skip as manystitches as indicated
* followed by the number of times you need to repeat a certain instruction
() you should repeat the instructions inside the brackets as many times as
indicated
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Materials
If done with the suggested yarn, the wallet is about 12 cm (4,7 inches) wide and
7 cm (4,7 inches) tall, just the perfect size for keeping cards. You can use any
yarn for this project, just keep in mind that that will affect the size.
The materials you need are:
• Fine/ sport weight yarn (size 2)*
• 3 mm crochet hook (D=3,125mm)
• Tapestry needle
• Button with 11mm diameter (size must be adjusted depending on the yarn
used)
* We used Rainbow Cotton 8/4 by Hobbii (100% cotton), which has 170 m (186
yds) by 50 gr (1.8 oz)
Color Scheme
One Color edging
10 gr White for the front and back panel
5* gr Red for part of the heart and edging
5* gr Blue for the stamp
5* gr Pink for the edging
Two Color edging
10 gr White for the front and back panel
5* gr Red for part of the heart and edging
5* gr Blue for the stamp and edging
* We considered 5 gr as the minimum weight, as considering 1 or 2 gr would be
too hard.
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Front panel work in white
Rnd 1 Ch*27. Starting on 2nd ch from hook,
sc*26. Ch*1 and turn (26)
Rnd 2 to 14 Sc* 26, ch*1 and turn (26)
Cut and hide the tail.
Back panel start with white
When working the back piece, even rows will be facing front and odd rows will
be facing the back of the piece. Please keep that in mind when hiding the yarn.
Rnd 1 Ch*27. Starting on 2nd ch from hook,
sc*26. Ch*1 and turn (26)
Rnd 2 to 6 Sc* 26, ch*1 and turn (26) Image 1
From now on, we’ll be alternating between white and blue. Carry the white yarn
under the blue sc. After working with the blue yarn, drop it and pick it up in the
next row.
Rnd 7 [White] sc*19 [Blue] sc*4 [White] sc*3, Images 2 to 4
ch*1 and turn (26)
1 2 3 4
Rnd 8 [White] sc*3 [Blue] sc*4 [White] sc*19, Images 5 to 7
ch*1 and turn (26)
Rnd 9 to 12 Repeat rows 7 and 8 two more times,
untill row 12
Work only with white from now on. Cut and hide the blue yarn.
Rnd 13 Sc* 26, ch*1 and turn (26) Images 8 and 9
Rnd 14 Sc* 26 (26) Images 10 and 11
Cut and hide the tail.
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5 6 7 8
9 10 11
Triangle start with white
When working the triangle piece, odd rows will be facing front and even rows will
be facing the back of the piece. Please keep that in mind when hiding the yarn.
When working the heart, you could always hide the yarn, but when working
with white and red, or other contrasting colours, the yarn could be visible
underneath thestitches. So we have detailed information for each line on
when to hide either the white or red yarn under the constrasting colour stitches.
How the heart is constructed
Row 1 Ch*27. Starting on 2nd ch from hook,
sc*26. Ch*1 and turn (26)
Row 2 Dec*1, sc*22, dec*1, ch*1 and turn (24)
Row 3 Dec*1, sc*20, dec*1, ch*1 and turn (22)
Row 4 Dec*1, sc*18, dec*1, ch*1 and turn (20)
Row 5 Dec*1, sc*16, dec*1, ch*1 and turn (18) Image 12
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From now on, we’ll be alternating between white and red.
For rows 6 and 7, carry the white under the red sc. Carry the red under the 2
middle white sc, and leave it hanging for the next row after the last red sc.
Row 6 [White] Dec*1, sc*3 [Red] sc*3 [White] Image 13
sc*2 [Red] sc*3 [White] sc*3, dec*1, ch*1
and turn (16)
Row 7 [White] dec*1, sc*1 [Red] sc*4 [White] Image 14
sc*2 [Red] sc*4 [White] sc*1, dec*1, ch*1
and turn (14)
For row 8, carry the white under the red sc. Don’t carry the red under the
white, but peek it up on the last loop of thelast white dec, since row 9 is
worked only in red.
Row 8 [White] dec*1 [Red] sc*10 [White] dec*1 Images 15 and 17
(12)
From now on, work with red only. Cut and hide the white yarn.
Row 9 Dec*1, sc*8, dec*1, ch*1 and turn (10)
Row 10 Dec*1, sc*6, dec*1, ch*1 and turn (8)
Row 11 Dec*1, sc*1, ch*2, skip 2, sc*1, dec*1, Images 18 to 19
ch*1 and turn (6)
Row 12 Dec*1, sc*2, dec*1, ch*1 and turn (4)
Row 13 Dec*2, ch*1 and turn (2)
Row 14 Dec*1 (1)
Cut and hide the tail.
12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19
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Edging
Before working the edging, we recommend blocking the pieces. You can iron
them instead, depending on the material you’re using. We did so since we used
cotton (Image 20).
Place the pieces with the right side out, so the lines created by the crochet
match perfectly (Images 20 and 21).
You can either do the whole edging with the same colour, or switch it side by
side.
Start with the left corner, working 2 sc in each stripe formed by two sc rows (Image 22).
21 22
20
Left corner Sc*14, plus 1 extra sc in the last stitch Images 23 to 25
(15)
Continue working in the bottom.
Bottom corner Sc*2 in the 1st stitch, sc*24, sc*2 in the
last stitch (26)
Right corner Sc*2 in the 1st stitch, sc*13 (15) Image 26
Now unite the back piece with the triangle from the front.
Top corner Sc*2 in the 1st stitch, sc*24, sc*2 in the Images 27 and 28
last stitch (28)
Cut the yarn and hide the tail (Images 29 and 30).
Sew the button. We used one with 11mm diameter (Image 31).
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23 24 25
26 27 28
29 30 31
And your Saint Valentine’s wallet is ready!
If you are sharing a picture of the wallet on social media,
tag @ami_twins on Instagram or refer Ami Twins Design as the creators
of the pattern. Thank you!
