Pixel art heart padlock, a red pixel heart lock cross stitch pattern

26 × 32 stitches 6 colors 1.9 × 2.3 in on 14-count

A PDF for 14-count on US Letter paper: overview, symbol charts and thread list. Change the count or paper

You will need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, cut 8 × 9 in (the design is 1.9 × 2.3 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 666 Bright Red
DMC 915 Dark Plum
DMC 318 Light Steel Gray
DMC 310 Black
DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray
DMC 3705 Dark Melon

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Fabric count and finished sizeCount is the number of squares per inch. Higher count makes the same design smaller; the stitches and thread colors stay the same. Sizes shown are the stitched area; allow extra fabric for finishing.

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About this pattern

A red heart that is a padlock, drawn as a pixel art icon. A gray steel shackle arches out of the top of the heart's two lobes, and a dark plum keyhole, a round hole over a short stem that widens at its foot, sits in the middle of the heart. One small pink block of shine marks the upper left lobe. The line round the heart is dark plum on the top and left and black underneath and to the right, with a band of plum shadow inside the right edge, as if lit from the upper left. Full crosses only. It is 26 by 32 stitches and uses six thread colors.

26 stitches wide by 32 high: 536 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Bright Red 666, Dark Plum 915, Light Steel Gray 318 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.4 × 2.9	6.0 × 7.4
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.9 × 2.3	4.7 × 5.8
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.6 × 2.0	4.1 × 5.1
18-count Aida	1.4 × 1.8	3.7 × 4.5
22-count Hardanger	1.2 × 1.5	3.0 × 3.7

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

The fabric color changes the preview only: every cross matches your chart.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 666 Bright Red	297	Find it
X	DMC 915 Dark Plum	112	Find it
▲	DMC 318 Light Steel Gray	54	Find it
+	DMC 310 Black	50	Find it
■	DMC 413 Dark Pewter Gray	17	Find it
O	DMC 3705 Dark Melon	6	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Previews show the exact chart.

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Count is the number of squares to the inch: 14-count fabric has 14, and a higher count makes the same design smaller. DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers most charts use.