Upload a photo, describe an idea, or remix a community design — and get a pattern in seconds for cross stitch, needlepoint, fuse beads, diamond painting and more.
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Find community patterns and make them your own
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Drag the handle. Every stitch is a real DMC floss color you can buy.
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Explore patterns created by our community
No experience needed. If you can click, you can create
Start from scratch or turn any image into a pattern
Auto-match to real DMC floss colors you can buy
Download a printable PDF or use the built-in progress tracker
Simple tools that just work
Try it: drag across the stitches to mark them done
Real feedback from the community
This is becoming the best cross stitch editor out there.
— Community member
I don’t think I’ll go back to FlossCross now to convert my images. I like that it calculates how many days I’ll need to finish as well, very nice.
— Facebook group member
I tried creating a canvas, and it looks like it does exactly what I want 😃 I’m impressed!
— New user
Design for free. Pay per pattern, or go unlimited with Pro.
Every plan includes the full editor: photo to pattern, real DMC & Anchor colors, backstitch, magic fill, confetti cleanup, and more.
Design as much as you want
Pay only for the patterns you stitch
Everything, without the limits
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Tips, tutorials, and tools for stitchers
Four ways to start a pattern in Knytstudio: from a photo, from a community pattern, from a description, or from a blank canvas.
WorkshopTurn any photo into a stitchable chart: crop, choose size and colors, pick your thread brand, and place it on the canvas.
WorkshopMark stitches as you complete them, follow one color at a time, and watch the completion percentage climb while you stitch.
WorkshopPrint-ready charts with symbols or color blocks, multi-page layout for large patterns, a floss legend, and backstitch included.
Track your DMC floss stash online, see which pattern colors you already have, and convert photos using only the floss you own. Free in KnytStudio.
What canvas mesh count means in needlepoint, how it changes your finished size, and how to pick between 10, 12, 13, 14 and 18 mesh for any chart.
Fuse bead pegboard sizes explained: midi, mini and maxi in cm, beads per board, and how to plan multi-board Hama and Perler projects with exact counts.
Yes. Knytstudio runs free in your browser: turn a photo into a chart, design on a blank canvas, or describe an idea and let the AI draft it. No download and no account needed to start, and your first pattern includes free PDF export. After that you can unlock patterns individually or go Pro for unlimited exports.
Upload the photo, choose the size and how many colors you want, and Knytstudio matches every stitch to real DMC floss colors. You get an editable chart: clean up stray confetti stitches automatically, tweak colors, then print a PDF with symbols and a floss shopping list.
Knytstudio has hundreds of free community patterns organized by theme: space, animals, flowers, halloween, and more. Every one can be opened in the editor, recolored, resized, and printed.
Yes. It runs in the browser, so it works on Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Android, and Chromebooks with nothing to install. Your patterns sync across devices when you create a free account.
Yes. Knytstudio supports cross stitch, knitting charts with a full stitch symbol library, gauge settings, and flat or circular modes, and pixel art. No other tool in this space covers both cross stitch and knitting chart design in one place.
Patterns you create are yours to share or sell. You can publish them to the community for others to stitch and remix, keep them private, or export them as PDF and OXS files that work with other software like WinStitch and FlossCross.
Most pattern software is solo desktop software. Knytstudio adds a community layer where you can publish, browse, and remix patterns, plus AI pattern generation and automatic confetti cleanup, all in the browser. We wrote an honest comparison of every major tool, including where the desktop apps still win.
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