Size ↔ stitch count
Increase / decrease distributor
Needle size converter
Yarn weights
| Yarn | Stitches / 10 cm | Needle (mm) |
|---|---|---|
| Lace | 33–40 | 1.5–2.25 |
| Fingering | 27–32 | 2.25–3.25 |
| Sport | 23–26 | 3.25–3.75 |
| DK | 21–24 | 3.75–4.5 |
| Worsted | 16–20 | 4.5–5.5 |
| Bulky | 12–15 | 5.5–8 |
Pattern from template
Free row counters with notes, saved in your browser (up to 12 projects, 10 counters each, e.g. rows and repeats). The counter that follows the pattern is in the designer's "Row tracker" panel; it is saved together with the pattern.
How does it work?
- Two layers. Every cell stores two things: its color (which yarn it is made of) and its symbol (which stitch). A colored cell with no symbol = plain knit stitch.
- Where does the color come from? Always from the Yarns panel (A–L). A cell remembers the yarn, not a fixed color, so if you change a yarn's color, the grid, the knitted view, the preview and the exports are recolored too. The fill patterns (houndstooth, stripes…) and "Image → pattern" also work from these yarns.
- Pencil settings. The pencil, the fill and the selection's "Fill with current yarn" button write the yarn and symbol shown in the Pencil settings panel. The three buttons decide which layer is written: Yarn + stitch, Yarn only (existing symbols are kept) or Stitch only (colors are kept). The Pick color tool takes up the cell's yarn and symbol. The fill repaints the contiguous area that matches the clicked cell.
- No stitch. The gray, hatched cell does not count as a stitch (e.g. a decreased edge). You can make one with the No stitch tool (N). The eraser is different: it puts yarn A back. Every stitch of a new pattern is yarn A.
- Knitting method. Knitted flat, odd rows are the right side (right to left) and even rows are the wrong side (left to right). The grid always shows the right side, so on a wrong-side row the instructions reverse the symbols (k ↔ p, k2tog ↔ p2tog, skp ↔ ssp). In the round, every round runs right to left, on the right side.
- Stitch count check. A row must use exactly as many stitches as the row below it made. A yarn over uses no stitch; k2tog and skp use two. On a mismatch the row turns red on the grid and a warning appears above it.
- Row tracker. Shows the instructions of the current row the way you actually knit it (direction, right side/wrong side). Its position is saved together with the pattern. The counters on the Projects tab are independent of it.
- Views. The Grid is for editing, the Knitted view shows how the fabric looks (including the symbols), and the Preview shows the repeat 1–3×.
- Saving. The pattern is saved automatically in the browser. The .knit file is the backup, or is needed to move to another device.