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Heart pixel patterns for Valentine’s Day.

Make Valentine gifts from 15 original heart charts: combine a name and a heart for a C2C blanket, crochet a square coaster or stitch a card. Pick one and make it from the same grid: a corner-to-corner crochet square with every row and bobbin written out, a single crochet chart row by row, a cross stitch chart for 11- to 18-count Aida, a fuse bead pattern printed at bead size, or an alpha knot chart. Free, no sign-up.

Make a Valentine gift

  • Drawn by us, square by square. Not traced from a game, a film or a logo, and no licensed characters: our own red heart, rainbow heart, love letter, locket, teddy and winged heart on one 24 × 24 grid.
  • One grid, every square craft. Each square is a C2C tile, a single crochet, a cross stitch, a bead or a knot, so the motif comes out the same in every craft.
  • The whole C2C pattern. 5–47 bobbins per square, counted; every diagonal row written with its bobbins, and read back to rebuild the graph before you see it.
  • Beads at bead size. The bead pattern prints at 5 mm a bead, the standard size, or at your own board’s spacing once you measure it, so the sheet can sit under a clear board. 90–326 beads per motif.

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Red heart · C2C crochet

A glossy red pixel heart with a white shine on its top.

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A Petal (background) · B Cherry · C Midnight · D Cranberry · E Bone · F Blush

  • Graph24 × 24 tiles · 6 colours · 47 diagonal rows · about 45.6 × 45.6 cm (18 × 18 in) with 1.9 cm tiles
  • Bobbins41 bobbins, never more than 7 hanging at once. Yarn is carried inside the tiles across gaps of up to 2 tiles.
  • Colour AA 334 tiles · 3 bobbins (3 from the ball), up to 2 at once · ≈ 205 m (225 yd) in all
  • Colour BB 160 tiles · 2 bobbins (1 from the ball), up to 2 at once · ≈ 100 m (110 yd) in all
  • Colour CC 48 tiles · 17 bobbins, up to 2 at once · ≈ 40 m (44 yd) in all
  • Colour DD 28 tiles · 16 bobbins, up to 2 at once · ≈ 25 m (28 yd) in all
  • Colour EE 4 tiles · 1 bobbin, up to 1 at once · ≈ 5 m (6 yd) in all
  • Colour FF 2 tiles · 2 bobbins, up to 1 at once · ≈ 5 m (6 yd) in all
  • Checked7 checks passed: the written rows rebuild your graph tile by tile and every bobbin is picked up where it was left.
Change it in the C2C bobbin calculator

Printing the bead pattern? Choose 100% or "Actual size" in the print window, then check it against your board.

Background yarn
Colours

Click a colour to match it to your yarn, thread or beads. The counts stay the same.

Yarn and tile

Carrying

Carrying works the yarn inside the tiles of another colour instead of cutting it. Fewer bobbins, a little more yarn.

Every row with its bobbins (47 diagonal rows)

The letter is the colour, the number the bobbin; numbers before them are tiles. * = join a new bobbin here. A bobbin named twice in one row is carried inside the tiles in between. ✂ = cut after this row, leaving a 15 cm (6 in) tail. Start at the bottom right corner: odd rows ↗, even rows ↙.

  1. Row 1 ↗ (1) 1 A1*
  2. Row 2 ↙ (2) 2 A1
  3. Row 3 ↗ (3) 3 A1
  4. Row 4 ↙ (4) 4 A1
  5. Row 5 ↗ (5) 5 A1
  6. Row 6 ↙ (6) 6 A1
  7. Row 7 ↗ (7) 7 A1
  8. Row 8 ↙ (8) 8 A1
  9. Row 9 ↗ (9) 9 A1
  10. Row 10 ↙ (10) 10 A1
  11. Row 11 ↗ (11) 11 A1
  12. Row 12 ↙ (12) 12 A1
  13. Row 13 ↗ (13) 13 A1
  14. Row 14 ↙ (14) 14 A1
  15. Row 15 ↗ (15) 10 A1, 3 C1*, 2 A2* ✂ A1
  16. Row 16 ↙ (16) 1 A2, 2 C1, 2 D1*, 7 C1, 4 A3* ✂ D1
  17. Row 17 ↗ (17) 4 A3, 1 C1, 7 D2*, 1 B1*, 2 D2, 1 C2*, 1 A2 ✂ C1 C2
  18. Row 18 ↙ (18) 2 A2, 1 D2, 9 B1, 1 D3*, 5 A3 ✂ D2 D3
  19. Row 19 ↗ (19) 5 A3, 1 C3*, 10 B1, 1 C4*, 2 A2 ✂ C3
  20. Row 20 ↙ (20) 2 A2, 1 C4, 1 D4*, 9 B1, 1 D5*, 6 A3 ✂ C4 D5
  21. Row 21 ↗ (21) 6 A3, 1 C5*, 10 B1, 1 D4, 3 A2 ✂ C5 D4
  22. Row 22 ↙ (22) 3 A2, 1 C6*, 10 B1, 1 D6*, 7 A3 ✂ C6 D6
  23. Row 23 ↗ (23) 7 A3, 1 C7*, 10 B1, 1 D7*, 4 A2 ✂ C7 D7
  24. Row 24 ↙ (24) 4 A2, 1 C8*, 10 B1, 1 D8*, 8 A3 ✂ C8 D8
  25. Row 25 ↗ (23) 7 A3, 1 C9*, 10 B1, 1 D9*, 4 A2 ✂ C9 D9
  26. Row 26 ↙ (22) 3 A2, 1 C10*, 10 B1, 1 D10*, 7 A3 ✂ D10
  27. Row 27 ↗ (21) 6 A3, 1 C11*, 10 B1, 1 C10, 3 A2 ✂ C11
  28. Row 28 ↙ (20) 3 A2, 1 C10, 9 B1, 1 D11*, 6 A3 ✂ D11
  29. Row 29 ↗ (19) 5 A3, 1 C12*, 9 B1, 1 C10, 3 A2
  30. Row 30 ↙ (18) 3 A2, 3 C10, 6 B1, 1 D12*, 1 C12, 4 A3 ✂ C12
  31. Row 31 ↗ (17) 4 A3, 1 D12, 6 B1, 1 C10, 5 A2 ✂ D12 C10
  32. Row 32 ↙ (16) 5 A2, 1 D13*, 4 B1, 1 F1*, 1 B1, 1 C13*, 3 A3 ✂ D13 F1 C13
  33. Row 33 ↗ (15) 3 A3, 1 D14*, 1 B1, 1 E1*, 2 B1, 1 F2*, 1 B1, 1 C14*, 4 A2 ✂ D14 F2 C14
  34. Row 34 ↙ (14) 4 A2, 1 D15*, 1 B1, 3 E1, 2 B2*, 1 C15*, 2 A3 ✂ D15 B1 E1
  35. Row 35 ↗ (13) 2 A3, 1 C15, 6 B2, 1 C16*, 3 A2 ✂ C15
  36. Row 36 ↙ (12) 3 A2, 1 C16, 5 B2, 1 D16*, 2 A3 ✂ D16
  37. Row 37 ↗ (11) 1 A3, 1 C17*, 5 B2, 1 C16, 3 A2
  38. Row 38 ↙ (10) 3 A2, 1 C16, 3 B2, 2 C17, 1 A3 ✂ C16 B2
  39. Row 39 ↗ (9) 2 A3, 4 C17, 3 A2 ✂ A3 C17
  40. Row 40 ↙ (8) 8 A2
  41. Row 41 ↗ (7) 7 A2
  42. Row 42 ↙ (6) 6 A2
  43. Row 43 ↗ (5) 5 A2
  44. Row 44 ↙ (4) 4 A2
  45. Row 45 ↗ (3) 3 A2
  46. Row 46 ↙ (2) 2 A2
  47. Row 47 ↗ (1) 1 A2 ✂ A2

Checked

  • All 47 diagonal rows follow the increase/decrease rules at both edges
  • 576 tiles in total (24 × 24)
  • Every row's written colour counts add up to that row's tile count
  • The 47 written rows, read on their own, rebuild every tile of your graph
  • Replaying the 41 bobbins row by row gives every row's colours in working order
  • All 109 times a bobbin carries on into the next row, it is picked up next to where it stopped (at most 2 tiles away)
  • Each of the 576 tiles belongs to exactly one bobbin, and each colour's bobbins add up to its tiles

Valentine’s Day projects

A heart, a name, a gift to make.

Use the heart charts for a blanket, a card or a square coaster. The previews below are engine-generated charts, not photographs of finished work. These projects have not been physically sample-crocheted or sample-stitched.

Illustration of a cream C2C blanket with LOVE above a two-colour heart
Illustration based on the chart, not a photo of a stitched sample.

Name and heart C2C blanket

  • Graph48 × 64 tiles · 3 colours · 111 diagonal rows · about 91.2 × 121.6 cm (36 × 47.75 in) with 1.9 cm tiles
  • Bobbins14 bobbins, never more than 6 hanging at once. Yarn is carried inside the tiles across gaps of up to 2 tiles.
  • Colour AA 2216 tiles · 7 bobbins (5 from the ball), up to 4 at once · ≈ 1350 m (1477 yd) in all
  • Colour BB 496 tiles · 5 bobbins (2 from the ball), up to 2 at once · ≈ 320 m (350 yd) in all
  • Colour CC 360 tiles · 2 bobbins (2 from the ball), up to 1 at once · ≈ 230 m (252 yd) in all
  • Checked7 checks passed: the written rows rebuild your graph tile by tile and every bobbin is picked up where it was left.
Combine a name and a heart

Latin and Russian letters keep their case and supported accents. Marks and descenders count towards the chart height. Wide letter combinations may need fewer characters; text that does not fit is shown as an error.

Measure a washed C2C swatch before choosing yarn quantities. The chart is 48 × 64 tiles; the displayed size follows your tile measurement. Yarn is estimated by the C2C engine and excludes a border. This pattern is one flat rectangle, with no edging or cushion back.

  1. Enter a short name or message, choose a heart and update the chart.
  2. Open the C2C chart below. It contains the combined name and heart, not an empty tool.
  3. Work from the bottom right in the written diagonal order. Review bobbin winding lengths and colour changes before starting.
  4. After the final tile, fasten off and weave in the ends. Wash and block using your yarn label’s instructions.
Open this blanket’s rows and print

In the C2C tool, choose Print or save as PDF. For a text-only blanket with a date, a different size or a border, use the name blanket maker.

Patchwork heart square coaster

Use cotton suitable for a coaster and a matching hook. Keep the background: each of the 24 × 24 squares is one single crochet. Swatch first; the tool calculates the size from your gauge.

  1. Open the single crochet chart and set your gauge.
  2. Chain one more than the chart width. Single crochet into the second chain and across.
  3. Follow the written rows from the bottom up. Turn with a chain of one, which does not count as a stitch; change colour on the final pull-through before the next colour.
  4. Fasten off after the last row, weave in the ends and block flat. No border is included.
Open the coaster chart

Heart sprig cross stitch card

Use Aida, embroidery floss, a tapestry needle and a card blank with an opening that fits your stitching. The stitched area is 14 × 18 crosses on 14-count Aida; the chart reports its size. Leave extra fabric for mounting.

  1. Open the chart and choose the count of your fabric. Leave the background unstitched.
  2. Find the fabric centre and chart centre. Work one full cross per coloured square, keeping the upper arms in the same direction.
  3. Secure the ends on the back and mount the dry piece behind the card opening.
Open the card chart

Open heart C2C square

The pale centre is background yarn, not a hole. Work all 24 × 24 tiles to keep the square intact; the calculator opens with this exact motif and its colours.

Open the C2C square’s rows

Prefer beads? The existing heart peyote bracelet panel includes pickups and finishing steps. Allow for your chosen clasp when checking fit.

How one grid makes five crafts

A square is a tile, a stitch or a bead.

C2C crochet

Corner to corner works the square in diagonal rows of little tiles (a chain of 3 and 3 double crochet each). Start at the bottom right corner: odd rows go ↗, even rows ↙. Each colour area has its own bobbin; the plan tells you where to join a new one (*), where a bobbin carries on and where to cut (✂). At 1.9 cm a tile, a 24-tile square is about 45.6 cm (18 in) across; in bulky (2.6 cm) about 62.4 cm (24.5 in).

Single crochet

Each square is one single crochet, worked in rows from the bottom up: odd rows right to left, even rows left to right. Where a row has only two colours, carry the other yarn inside the stitches (tapestry crochet); where it has more, give each colour area its own small bobbin, the way graphgans are made.

Cross stitch

Each square is one full cross. The chart shows a symbol for every colour, a bold line every 10 squares and red arrows at the middle, where you start. Aida is sold by its count, the number of squares in an inch, so the same chart is 2 in across on 11-count and 1 in on 18-count.

Alpha knots

Each square is one knot on a base string, the way alpha friendship bracelets are knotted: forward knots left to right on odd rows, backward knots right to left on even rows, each knot tied by the string of the colour you see. 24 base strings make a small square piece, a keychain or a bookmark charm.

Fuse beads

Place one bead on each peg, following the pattern from the top left. Cover the beads with parchment paper and iron gently until they fuse, let it cool, then lift it off the board and iron the back. The motifs are 24 × 24 pegs at most, so each fits one 29 × 29 square board.

Fuse bead sizes and ironing: Wikipedia, Fuse beads · 29 × 29 boards: a large square pegboard with 841 pegs · C2C tile sizes and yarn: how much yarn do I need.

All 15

Every motif, counted.

C2C with worsted tiles and carrying across 1–2 tiles; cross stitch on 14-count Aida; beads without the background.

MotifColoursC2C bobbinsCross stitch, 14-countBeads
Red heart5 + background4122 × 17 · 1.5 × 1.25 in242Make it
Rainbow heart6 + background2522 × 17 · 1.5 × 1.25 in242Make it
Heart and arrow6 + background3721 × 20 · 1.5 × 1.5 in224Make it
Candy heart5 + background4222 × 17 · 1.5 × 1.25 in242Make it
Love letter5 + background2222 × 15 · 1.5 × 1 in326Make it
Heart lollipop6 + background3618 × 21 · 1.25 × 1.5 in216Make it
Heart locket5 + background4316 × 19 · 1.25 × 1.25 in194Make it
Two hearts6 + background4422 × 16 · 1.5 × 1.25 in214Make it
Heart balloon5 + background3618 × 22 · 1.25 × 1.5 in211Make it
Teddy bear with a heart5 + background3718 × 21 · 1.25 × 1.5 in270Make it
Love lock6 + background4218 × 20 · 1.25 × 1.5 in212Make it
Winged heart6 + background4722 × 15 · 1.5 × 1 in180Make it
Patchwork heart2 + background718 × 15 · 1.25 × 1 in180Make it
Open heart1 + background518 × 14 · 1.25 × 1 in90Make it
Heart sprig2 + background814 × 18 · 1 × 1.25 in99Make it

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Questions

Before you start.

Is the C2C heart blanket pattern free?

Yes. Choose a motif and enter a short name or message in the Valentine section. Open the generated chart in the C2C bobbin calculator for every diagonal row and bobbin, then use Print or save as PDF. No PDF download account is needed.

What small Valentine gifts can I make?

Try a cross stitch heart card, a single crochet square coaster or a heart peyote bracelet panel. Each project below links to its chart and instructions; the coaster keeps the square background, so no heart shaping is needed.

How do I print a Valentine pattern as a PDF?

Select the motif and craft, then choose Print or save as PDF and select your browser’s PDF destination. For the named blanket, open its C2C chart first and print there. These are browser printouts, not files from a download server.

Can I make Valentine’s cards with them?

Yes. In cross stitch the red heart is 22 × 17 stitches, about 1.5 × 1.25 in on 14-count: it fits the front of a card. In fuse beads a heart makes a magnet or a keyring, and with the background beaded too, a square coaster.

Can I add a name or a date?

The Valentine blanket builder combines up to eight supported characters with one of the three hearts. For a text-only blanket with a date, use the crochet name blanket; it does not add a heart.

How big is a heart blanket?

Each C2C heart square is 24 × 24 tiles, about 45.6 cm (18 in) in worsted. Twelve squares in four rows of three come to about 136.8 × 182.4 cm (54 × 72 in) before a border; six in two rows of three make a lap blanket of about 136.8 × 91.2 cm.

How big is the cross stitch?

Small, about the size of an ornament or a greeting card: the red heart is 22 × 17 stitches, 1.5 × 1.25 in on 14-count. Choose 11-count for a bigger piece.

Can I change the colours?

Yes. Click any colour to match the yarn, floss or beads you have; for C2C you can also pick the background yarn. The chart, the counts and the bobbin plan follow.

Can I change the picture itself?

Open the C2C square in the C2C bobbin calculator: you can paint over any tile and it works out the bobbins again.

Is it free?

Yes. There is no account and nothing is sent to a server; the patterns are made in your browser. They are for your own personal use.

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