Knitting chart from an image

Convert a photo or drawing into a jacquard knitting chart: each stitch takes the closest color from a reduced palette, with a legend of colors and their stitch count.

Example:
Drag and drop an image, or click to browse (25 MB max)

How it works

Jacquard knitting represents a pattern using rectangular stitches (each stitch is slightly taller than it is wide). The tool first reduces your image to a grid of this approximate size, extracts a reduced yarn color palette, then assigns each stitch the palette color closest to its average hue.

Why aren't the stitches square?

A stockinette knit stitch is generally slightly taller than it is wide in real weaving. The generated grid respects this approximate ratio so the final knitted result resembles the original image as closely as possible, without excessive vertical distortion of the pattern.

How many yarn colors can I actually use?

Technically as many as you want, but beyond 6 to 8 colors, jacquard becomes noticeably more complex to knit (managing yarns, floats on the back). For a first project, favor 3 to 5 colors and a grid 20 to 30 stitches wide.

Your photo stays on your device: color extraction and stitch grid generation happen entirely in your browser, with no upload to a server.