I won't include selvedges and side stitches in the instructions below, just the instructions for the panel itself.
Set up row (wrong side): purl 5, make 3 yarn overs, purl 5.
Row 1 (right side): knit 3, knit 2 stitches together, make 3 yarn overs, drop all yarn overs made in the previous row, make an SSK decrease, knit 3.
Row 2 (wrong side): purl 4, make 3 yarn overs, drop all yarn overs made in the previous row, purl 4.
Row 3 (right side): knit 2, knit 2 together, make 2 yarn overs, drop all yarn overs made in the previous row, SSK, knit 2.
Row 4 (wrong side row): purl 1, make a left-slanting purled decrease (purl 1, keeping the yarn in front of the work, slip this stitch back to the left needle, pass the next stitch over the one you've just purled and off the left needle, slip the purled stitch to the right needle), make 2 yarn overs, drop all yarn overs made in the previous row, purl 2 together, purl 1
Row 5 (right side) - this is the row when we turn the messy strands into a lovely heart: knit 2 together, cast on 4 stitches on the right needle using backwards loop cast on, drop all yarn overs made in the previous row, knit 1 under the 5 loose strands, make a yarn over, knit 1 again under the 5 loose strands, cast on 4 stitches on the right needle using backwards loop cast on, SSK
Row 6 (wrong side): purl 2 together, purl 3, purl 2 together (stitch + yarn over), make 3 yarn overs, purl 4, make a left-slanting purled decrease.
Repeat rows 1 - 6 to make a lovely panel with lacy hearts.
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