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heart crochet pattern

Customize this 80×80 heart crochet pattern — a layered heart in three color steps — then download a free PNG or PDF.

Customize This Pattern

The illustration is the source artwork. The grid shows its 3-color tapestry version.

Heart crochet pattern – source artwork
Source artworkEditable chart
Grid
80×80
Difficulty
Intermediate
Colors
3
Default
Tapestry crochet

From chart to project

How to use this chart

  1. 01

    Open the chart in the editor

    Customize Pattern loads this exact grid into the browser editor. Nothing to install or upload.

  2. 02

    Make it yours

    Recolor cells, resize the grid, and enter your gauge — the finished-size estimate updates immediately.

  3. 03

    Follow the rows

    The chart generates written row instructions and a yarn estimate for the technique you choose.

  4. 04

    Export and crochet

    Download the reviewed version as a PNG or PDF and keep it with your project notes.

Why this pattern

Clear decisions before the first stitch

01

Curves that crochet fast

Two lobes, a tip, and two broad color areas finish quicker than spiky picture charts.

02

Scales down gracefully

For small finishes, merge the lightest bands first — the deep-red rim plus pale center carry the motif alone.

03

Year-round gifting

Valentine cushions, wedding squares, thank-you pouches: one chart covers the calendar.

Make it with a plan

Build your heart crochet pattern in four clear decisions

Use this heart crochet pattern as a working chart, not a picture to copy blindly. Each decision below turns the current cells into a panel you can measure, place, and export with confidence.

  1. Plan the finished use for your heart crochet pattern

    Decide: Name the object before you change a cell: choose a cushion front, tote panel, blanket square, wall hanging, or a small sample.

    Starting chart
    80×80 Tapestry crochet grid

    This heart crochet pattern starts as a 80×80 chart, so its blank ground is part of the composition rather than wasted space. align the centre notch and lower point with the panel centre

    Check: Write down where seams, handles, joins, or a border will begin before you treat the motif edge as final.

  2. Set the size of your heart crochet pattern

    Decide: Choose a target panel measurement from your own swatch instead of assuming that a square-looking grid will stitch as a square.

    Grid to measure
    80×80 cells

    Measure stitches and rows over ten centimetres in the yarn, hook, stitch, and tension you will actually use. Compare that sample with the 80×80 heart crochet pattern before resizing cells or adding plain rows.

    Check: Record both stitch width and row height; changing only one direction can distort the silhouette.

  3. Map the 3-color palette for your heart crochet pattern

    Decide: Give each yarn a job before substituting it: ground, outline, main shape, accent, and the small detail that needs contrast.

    Committed palette
    3 colors

    Keep neighbouring values distinct in ordinary room light and check a quick grayscale photo if the contrast is uncertain. align the centre notch and lower point with the panel centre The current heart crochet pattern is easier to follow when a color change explains the shape instead of adding decoration alone.

    Check: Lay the selected yarns beside the intended ground and confirm the smallest detail still separates from its neighbour.

  4. Review and export your heart crochet pattern

    Decide: Export only the version whose cells, palette, gauge, and row guidance you have just checked.

    Export source
    80×80 current grid

    Use PNG when you want a visual chart beside the work and PDF when you need the chart, legend, facts, estimate, and written guidance together. Give the exported heart crochet pattern a useful project name so the checked version remains identifiable after the browser session.

    Check: Scan the outer edge, focal detail, palette count, and final dimensions once more before downloading.

Frequently asked questions

Is this beginner-friendly?

It is the gentlest picture chart in the collection — broad curves and smooth color steps, no fragile detail. A good first or second project.

Can I make it a solid one-color heart?

Yes. Fill the shading bands with one body color in the editor for a formal, flat heart.

What sizes does it suit?

Coaster to cushion. Enter your gauge and the editor reports the finished size for any object.