Free Knitting Pattern - Small Heart

My current project is a lady bug I am turning into a love bug. All lady bug need black spots and for my love bug it needed heart shaped spots. I looked all over the place and could not find a good pattern. So I made a heart knitting pattern and I am going to share it with you.

Knit Heart
I used size 6 needles for the larger hearts

Abbreviations: CO cast on, k knit, inc increase, k2tog knit 2 together, sts stitches, p purl

CO 1
Row 1 k, inc (2 sts)
Row 2 p
Row 3 k, inc, k, inc (4 sts)
Row 4 p
Row 5 k, inc, k2, inc (6 sts)
Row 6 p
Row 7 k, inc, k4, inc (8 sts)
Row 8 p
Row 9 k, inc, k6, inc (10 sts)
Row 10 p
Row 11 k
Row 12 p
Row 13 k2tog, k, k2tog. Slip remaining stitches on spare needle or stitch holder
Row 14 p
Row 15 k2tog, k
Bind off remaining stitches. Cut yarn

Slip unworked stitches onto needle. We will be working from inside out. Rejoin yarn.

Row 1 k2tog, k, k2tog
Row 2 p
Row 3 k, k2tog
Bind off

Now you have a small heart to applique to your creations!

I will post pictures of how I used my hearts soon. http://www.etsy.com/shop/flameOfsilver