Let everyone see your heart! This heart shadow knitting pattern makes a small pocket square measuring approximately 15cm × 12cm. It is a fun introduction to shadow knitting, or a groovy pocket to attach to your favourite garment. Make two squares and join them together to create a pouch.

This project is great for anyone who wants to try shadow knitting on a small project.

About the pattern

This is the smallest shadow design we have created to date. The finished size may vary with your tension and the thickness of yarn you choose.

What techniques does this pattern use?

The pattern uses knit and purl stitches, simple increases and decreases, slipped stitches, casting on and casting off.

You work with two colours, knitting two rows in one colour, then two rows in the other, and repeating. Carry the unused yarn up the side, crossing the yarns consistently in the same way when changing colours; no special yarn-change technique is needed.

What yarn do I need?

We recommend 4ply yarn. Fibre content is not important, though fluffy yarns may detract from the shadow effect. Using a different yarn thickness will change the finished size.

Yarn A: approximately 30m (around 5g).
Yarn B: approximately 30m (around 5g).

Check the length of your chosen yarn rather than relying on weight alone. These quantities are a guide only: individual tension and other factors will affect how much yarn you need.

Tension note

Knit in 4ply, recommnded tension of 30 stitches per 10mm in stockinette stitch.

What other materials do I need?

Knitting needles.
Scissors.
A needle to weave in ends.
A way to attach the finished pocket square to your chosen garment, if using it as a pocket.