‘X’, ‘O’ motifs – Free Pattern!

Hugs and kisses are commonly represented as ‘xoxo’. This pattern consists of two hugs and kisses motifs – ‘X’ and ‘O’ – that can be used in a number of ways: as appliques on garments, be stitched on to blankets (think Valentine’s day theme!), or be joined together to build garments. I decided to make a bunch of them and joined them together to made a beautiful wrap and a pillow cover (I have some pictures in the end!).

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Skill Level

Easy – I used the join-as-you-go method to join the motifs. If you are aware of it already, this pattern is very straightforward. If not, here is a photo tutorial for you.

Materials

1. Scheepjes stonewashed or riverwashed yarn OR Sport weight yarn
   • ~3 yards (~2.7m) per motif
2. 3.5 mm (E) crochet hook*
3. Scissors
4. Tapestry needle to weave in tails

Gauge

Gauge is not really important here. You can use any yarn with an appropriate hook to make these motifs. This will mean a change in the size of the motifs but the pattern will remain the same.

Here are the dimensions of my motifs:

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Abbreviations

1. ch – chain
2. sc – single crochet
3. sl st – slip stitch
4. hdc – half double crochet
5. st(s) – stitch(es)

Notes

The total number of stitches on each round is indicated in brackets at the end of each line.

Instructions

‘X’ motif

Round 1: 12 sc in magic ring, join with first sc using a sl st (12 sc sts)

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Round 2: ch 8, sl st in the first sc from round 1, *sl st in the next 3 sc stitches, ch 8, sl st in the same sc as the last sl st* three times, sl st in next 2 sc stitches. (4 ch 8 spaces, 11 sl sts)

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Round 3: *4 hdc in ch sp, ch, 4 hdc in ch sp, join with 2nd sl st between the two ch8 spaces from round 2* 4 times, fasten off and weave in ends (32 hdc, 4 ch sps, 4 sl sts)

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‘O’ Motif

Round 1: ch 10, join with first ch using sl st (10 ch sts)

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Round 2: ch 2 (does not count as a stitch), 16 hdc in ch sp, join with first hdc (16 hdc sts)

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Round 3: ch 2 (does not count as a stitch), *hdc, ch* 16 times, join with first hdc, fasten off and weave in ends. (16 hdc sts, 16 ch sps)

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Blocking

I used a steam iron to block the motifs. I did not use the iron directly on them. Instead, I placed a cotton cloth on each motif and ironed over the cloth. That’s it!

What I made with these motifs

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