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Pixel patterns for every square craft.

Try the Step window pack: one geometric grid with C2C, cross stitch and fuse bead instructions to print together.

131 pixel motifs we drew square by square, in themed sets. Every one comes five ways from the same grid: a corner-to-corner crochet square with every row and bobbin written out, a single crochet chart row by row, an alpha knot chart, a cross stitch chart for 11- to 18-count Aida, and a fuse bead pattern printed at bead size. Free, no sign-up, nothing to install.

  • Drawn by us. No game sprites, film characters or logos: the shapes everyone shares, drawn on one 24 × 24 grid.
  • Counted by the engine. 5–66 C2C bobbins and 90–400 fuse beads per motif, worked out for each one.
  • Checked. Written C2C rows are read back to rebuild the graph, and every bead pattern lifts off the board in one piece.
  • Your colours. Match any colour to the yarn, floss or beads you have; the counts follow.

8 motifs

Ocean pixel patterns

Explore the coast through eight original squares: a whale, sea turtle, jellyfish, seahorse, shore crab, scallop shell, reef fish and sailboat. Each drawing has a clear silhouette and a limited palette.

See the Ocean patterns

One grid, five crafts

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

C2C crochet

Each square is one tile of a corner-to-corner blanket. The pattern lists every diagonal row with the bobbin to use, where to join and cut, and how much yarn to wind. One motif makes a square; join a set for a blanket.

Single crochet

Each square is one single crochet, worked in rows from the bottom up. Rows with two colours carry the other yarn inside the stitches; rows with more use a small bobbin per colour area, graphgan style. Every row is written out.

Cross stitch

Each square is a full cross. The chart has a symbol per colour, a bold line every 10 squares and the middle marked, and tells you the finished size on the Aida you choose.

Alpha knots

Each square is one knot on a base string, the friendship bracelet way: every row written with its knots, and the strings to cut. 24 strings make a keychain or a bookmark charm.

Fuse beads

Each square is one bead. The pattern prints at 5 mm a bead (or your own board’s spacing), fits one 29 × 29 board, and counts the beads of every colour.

Questions

Before you pick one.

What is a pixel pattern?

A picture drawn on a grid of squares, one colour per square. Any craft that works in squares can follow it: corner-to-corner and tapestry crochet, cross stitch, fuse beads and loom beading.

Which craft is quickest?

Fuse beads: one motif is a few hundred beads on a single board. A cross stitch motif is small (an ornament or a card). A C2C square takes longest, and makes a cushion front or one square of a blanket.

Can I use my own picture?

Yes. Paint or import your own grid in the C2C bobbin calculator, or turn a photo into beads in the bead pattern maker.

Are they free?

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