Crochet Pattern Generator
Turn Any Photo into a Stitch-Ready Chart

Tapestry crochet carries multiple yarns inside the stitches, creating a thick, reversible fabric. For tapestry, use SC stitch type, 8-12 colors maximum, and Heavy confetti reduction. The carried yarns mean every isolated color change adds bulk — our filter keeps your fabric even.

Corner-to-corner (C2C) uses DC clusters as pixels. Each C2C tile is larger than SC, so use a smaller grid (40-60 wide). Enable dithering for photos — the stippled effect looks beautiful in C2C because adjacent tiles blend at a distance. For a standard throw (120×160cm), you need about 200×260 stitches at 16 SC/10cm gauge.

Graphghans are typically SC with 2-3 colors per row. The row/column numbers every 10 stitches help you keep count on long rows. Pro tip: print the B&W symbol chart and use a ruler to track your current row while referencing the color chart for yarn selection.

StitchFiddle: Limited free tier, no confetti reduction, no yarn estimates, treats all stitches as square. Pic2Pat: No backstitch, no dithering, no color swapping, often produces overly dark patterns. KnitPro: Primarily for knitting, no crochet stitch ratio compensation.

ArtPatt: 1 fully editable pattern project with no account required, a built-in crochet chart editor (pencil, fill, line, rectangle, ellipse, text, and 30-step undo) for fixing stitches the conversion got wrong, 4-level confetti filter, per-color yarn calculation with stitch-type-specific rates, CIEDE2000 color matching (not RGB), Floyd-Steinberg dithering, image preprocessing, and searchable 120-color database with one-click swapping.

A blanket, a tote panel, a wall hanging and a pillow front do not want the same chart. Each has its own scale and its own tolerance for complexity, and that decision — made before you upload anything — is what sets the right stitch, the right grid size, and the right number of colors. A chart that reads beautifully as a pillow can be badly under-detailed once it is stretched to blanket size.

Pick the image against the object. High-contrast pet portraits, logos, simple florals, and graphic landscapes convert well; crowded photos with lots of small detail usually do not. A useful test: if the subject only holds together when you zoom in, it needs a much bigger chart or a different craft. Crochet rewards images that stay recognizable at reduced detail.

Stitch choice follows from the same decision. Single crochet behaves most like a compact pixel and keeps portraits, motifs, and lettering clearest, at the cost of speed. Half double sits in the middle for medium-detail work. Double crochet is fastest and best for large blankets and bold motifs, but it shifts the chart's proportions the most — which is exactly why it is worth choosing before generating rather than after.