{"id":10291,"date":"2025-02-14T13:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T13:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=10291"},"modified":"2025-02-14T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T13:24:09","slug":"glad-heart-the-charity-knitting-pattern-features-a-knit-in-heart-and-benefits-the-tenwek-hospital-cardio-thoracic-unit-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/glad-heart-the-charity-knitting-pattern-features-a-knit-in-heart-and-benefits-the-tenwek-hospital-cardio-thoracic-unit-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Glad Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10291\" class=\"elementor elementor-10291\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de54845 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de54845\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f50c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f50c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Glad Heart Knitting pattern may be purchased at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/glad-heart\">Ravelry<\/a>\u00a0 and at <a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/dA3xi\">Payhip.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a536461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a536461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_155120156-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10229\" alt=\"the Glad Heart blanket with large teddy bear\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_155120156-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_155120156-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_155120156-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f3db9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39f3db9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bfc89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69bfc89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is special about Glad Heart?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8af3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d8af3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Besides being garter stitch squishy, and having two sizes of cute hearts?\u00a0<\/p><p>Glad Heart is knit bottom up in one piece. The ribbed border on the heart is pushed around by increases and decreases, including:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/assiabrill.com\/knitting-2\/t-increase\/\">Assia Brill&#8217;s T-increase and p T-increase.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGBujMnxOFd\/\">My new Knit Bowl increase and Rib Bowl increase<\/a> that mirror the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/capping-a-ring-cable-with-barbara-g-walkers-5-in-1-decrease\/\">multiple slipped stitch decrease.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.annesnorwegianknitting.com\/blog\/20\">All four of the lifted increase family.<\/a>\u00a0I filmed a video\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DF_N2MSxAik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about working lifted increases on top of lifted increases without puckering the rows. <\/a><\/li><li>(k1, yo k1) in one stitch.<\/li><li>The usual k2tog, ssk, p2tog ssp and their triple stitch kin.<\/li><\/ul><p>All of these increases and decreases were chosen for their decorative qualities.\u00a0 Since both sides of a blanket come to hand, I wanted it as reversible as I could get it.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t manage identical, but both sides are so tidy! But not so tidy that I got lost because I couldn&#8217;t tell if I was on a RS or WS row: the stockinette of the heart was knit on a RS and purled on a WS, so I kept track.\u00a0 I did need to put a sticky note on my chart though.<\/p><p>Before blocking, Glad Heart doesn&#8217;t look square on the needles and the heart balloons out.\u00a0 But after blocking, all that is fixed like a magic trick.\u00a0 \u00a0Well, you know, a magic trick where you pull on your knitting a bit, but still&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de69020 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de69020\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142f43a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"142f43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yarns for Glad Heart<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a78bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05a78bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;870 (1160, 1880, 2790, 3865) yards 795 (1060,&nbsp; 720,&nbsp; 550, 3535) meters worsted yarn.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sample shown in 4 (6, 9, 13, 18) skeins of Valley&nbsp; yarns Haydenville Red number 13 [60 percent&nbsp; superwash Merino Wool 40 percent Acrylic Microfiber; 220 yards, 201 meters per 100 g skein]<\/li>\n<li>4 (6, 9, 13, 18) skeins Cascade 220 Superwash&nbsp; merino [100 percent Superwash Merino Wool; 220&nbsp; yards, 201 meters per 100 g skein]&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>5 (6, 9, 14, 19) skeins Malabrigo Rios [100 percent&nbsp; merino Wool; 210 yds, 192 m per 3.53 ounce, 100 g]<\/li>\n<li>4 (6, 9, 13, 18) skeins Rowan Purl Wool Superwash&nbsp; worsted [100 percent Wool, 219 yds, 200m per 100 g skein]<\/li>\n<li>8 (11, 18, 26, 36) Skeins Swish Worsted by Knit Picks&nbsp; 100 percent Merino Superwash; 110 yds, 100 m per&nbsp; 50 g skein]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b682bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b682bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_155211088-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10231\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_155211088-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_155211088-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_155211088-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056254d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"056254d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621024c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"621024c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The charity of Glad Heart<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c445aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c445aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Glad Heart is a triple pun: is is decorated with a heart, it&#8217;s published on Valentine&#8217;s Day, and it&#8217;s to benefit the new cardio\/thoracic unit at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tenwekhearts.com\/\">Tenwek Hospital<\/a> in Kenya. I was listening to Dr White speak in my church about the new unit on Valentine&#8217;s weekend two years ago, and thought of the Merry Heart facecloth.\u00a0 Several of my designer friends suggested other applications. My Mom suggested that I name it, and the other patterns in this series, after hearts in the Bible, so this one is Glad Heart after Proverbs 23: 15 &#8211; 16 \u201dMy son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; my inmost being will rejoice&#8221; NIV<\/p><p>For each blanket pattern sold, I will donate $5.00 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tenwekhearts.com\/\">for equipment for the building, Account #35270<\/a><\/p><p>I hope knitting this blanket makes your heart glad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e558e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83e558e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db3052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9db3052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_154903789-1200-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_154903789-1200-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_154903789-1200-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.christineguestdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PXL_20241219_154903789-1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e672828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e672828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Glad Heart Knitting pattern may be purchased at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/glad-heart\">Ravelry<\/a>\u00a0 and at <a href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/dA3xi\">Payhip.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The knitting pattern for the Glad Heart Blanket is available for sale on Valentine&#8217;s Day. 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