Free Red Heart crochet chart
Bobble design. Published
Recrocheted 3 times
A classic red heart on white, 45×45 squares in single crochet: small enough for a cushion, mini blanket or pram cover, and simple enough to be your first colour-work project.
Free to make in Make Mode.
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Details
- Technique
- Single crochet (SC)
- Size
- 45 × 45 squares
- Finished size
- ~25 × 23 cm / 10 × 9 in
- Stitches
- 2025
- Stitch
- dc in UK terms, sc in US terms
- Yarn and hook
- DK, 4 mm hook
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Time
- About 4 hours
Yarn (2 colours, DK weight)
- Red60 m, under a quarter of a ball
- White52 m, under a quarter of a ball
Estimates for DK-weight yarn, including a 10% allowance for tension and tails. A 100 g ball of DK is about 285 m. If you can, buy a spare ball of your main colour: dye lots vary.
About this design
The Red Heart pattern is the friendliest possible introduction to graphghan crochet. Two colours, a 45×45 grid, and a shape that reads from across the room. It's a brilliant first project for anyone who has done single crochet but never tried following a chart.
Charts like this are at the heart of what Bobble does, you read it square-by-square, change colour where the chart changes colour, and you end up with a recognisable image. Once you've made the heart you'll find every other pattern easier.
Pair it with cream or white as the background for maximum contrast, or try a soft pink for a more muted look. Worsted-weight (Aran) yarn gives a softer finish than DK if you'd prefer a bit more drape.
Good for
- Valentine's cushion cover
- Beginner's first colour-work piece
- Patchwork square in a sampler blanket
How to make it
Tap Make this and the design opens in Bobble as your own project, with its colour palette, ready to make row by row in Make Mode.
UK terms. Each square is one double crochet (dc); in US terms, a single crochet (sc).
Questions about this design
How many stitches is the Red Heart chart?
45 by 45 squares, 2025 stitches in total. Worked in single crochet it comes out at about 25 by 23 cm (10 by 9 in).
What yarn do I need for the Red Heart chart?
DK-weight yarn in 2 colours, with a 4 mm hook: about 60 m of Red and 52 m of White, including a 10% allowance for tension and tails.
Can I make the Red Heart chart in corner-to-corner (C2C)?
Yes. It is a colour grid, so it works either row by row or on the diagonal. Make Mode takes you through it in Single crochet (SC), and the grid is the same whichever you choose.
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