ArtPatt vs Stitch Fiddle
Stitch Fiddle is an editor for drawing knitting, crochet and cross stitch charts by hand, with a free plan (300 × 300 stitches, 50 colours, 15 charts) and Premium at €4.50 a month for downloads and more tools. ArtPatt is built around photos: it picks colours, places backstitch and reduces confetti for you, previews charts up to 2,000 × 2,000 for free, and charges $2.99 per PDF.
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Side by side
- Price
- Stitch Fiddle: Free version; Premium €4.50 for a month or €27 for a year, no automatic renewal
- ArtPatt: Free to make and preview one pattern a week, no sign-up. Printable PDF $2.99 per pattern, or Pro $6.99/month or $39.99/year
- Free limits
- Stitch Fiddle: 15 charts, 50 colours per chart, 300 × 300 grid
- ArtPatt: One new pattern a week, charts up to 2,000 × 2,000
- Picture import
- Stitch Fiddle: Cross stitch, colourwork crochet and knitting; colours chosen automatically, custom colours in Premium
- ArtPatt: Every craft; set the colour count, lock a palette or use only the threads you own
- Backstitch
- Stitch Fiddle: Lines drawn by hand
- ArtPatt: Placed automatically along faces, text and edges, editable
- Downloads
- Stitch Fiddle: PDF, SVG, Word and Excel in Premium
- ArtPatt: PDF and PNG per pattern or with Pro; PES, DST, JEF and EXP for machine embroidery
- Written instructions
- Stitch Fiddle: Premium
- ArtPatt: Row-by-row written instructions for charts up to 200 × 200
- Crafts
- Stitch Fiddle: Crochet, knitting, cross stitch, diamond painting, fuse beads, pixel macrame, latch hook, quilt and more
- ArtPatt: 16, including embroidery, needlepoint, punch needle, amigurumi and paint by numbers
- Apps
- Stitch Fiddle: Browser, plus Android and iOS apps
- ArtPatt: Browser on phone, tablet or computer
| Feature | Stitch Fiddle | ArtPatt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free version; Premium €4.50 for a month or €27 for a year, no automatic renewal | Free to make and preview one pattern a week, no sign-up. Printable PDF $2.99 per pattern, or Pro $6.99/month or $39.99/year |
| Free limits | 15 charts, 50 colours per chart, 300 × 300 grid | One new pattern a week, charts up to 2,000 × 2,000 |
| Picture import | Cross stitch, colourwork crochet and knitting; colours chosen automatically, custom colours in Premium | Every craft; set the colour count, lock a palette or use only the threads you own |
| Backstitch | Lines drawn by hand | Placed automatically along faces, text and edges, editable |
| Downloads | PDF, SVG, Word and Excel in Premium | PDF and PNG per pattern or with Pro; PES, DST, JEF and EXP for machine embroidery |
| Written instructions | Premium | Row-by-row written instructions for charts up to 200 × 200 |
| Crafts | Crochet, knitting, cross stitch, diamond painting, fuse beads, pixel macrame, latch hook, quilt and more | 16, including embroidery, needlepoint, punch needle, amigurumi and paint by numbers |
| Apps | Browser, plus Android and iOS apps | Browser on phone, tablet or computer |
Stitch Fiddle details checked on stitchfiddle.com on 11 October 2026. See the ArtPatt pricing for what each plan includes.
Which one to pick
Stitch Fiddle suits you when you design your own motifs stitch by stitch, want written row instructions for knitting or crochet, or like to share charts and work on them with friends. It also covers quilts, pixel macrame and latch hook as drawing grids.
ArtPatt suits you when you have a photo, a pet, a portrait, a drawing by your child, and want it to become a chart that stitches well without drawing it yourself. You also get crafts Stitch Fiddle doesn't chart from a picture, such as diamond painting with drill counts and machine embroidery files.
ArtPatt vs Stitch Fiddle FAQ
Is Stitch Fiddle free?
Stitch Fiddle has a free version with 15 charts, 50 colours per chart and a 300 × 300 grid. Downloads (PDF, SVG, Word, Excel), special stitches, layers and written instructions are in Premium, €4.50 for one month or €27 for a year, paid once with no automatic renewal.
Is ArtPatt free?
Making and previewing a pattern is free, one a week, no account needed, with charts up to 2,000 × 2,000 stitches. The printable PDF and PNG cost $2.99 for that pattern, or come unlimited with Pro at $6.99 a month.
Which is better for turning a photo into a crochet graph?
Both import a photo. Stitch Fiddle picks the colours for you on the free plan and lets you choose them in Premium. ArtPatt lets you set the colour count, lock a palette and choose the crochet stitch (single crochet, C2C, tapestry, mosaic, filet), and estimates yarn per colour.