Yes — generate, preview, and edit 1 pattern project for free, no signup needed. Pro unlocks new projects, PNG/PDF downloads, the Amigurumi Generator, and saved patterns.

How accurate is the color matching?

We use CIEDE2000, a perceptual color distance formula. It matches to 489 DMC thread colors and 120+ yarn colors — more useful for real thread and yarn choices than simple RGB matching.

Can I use the patterns commercially?

Yes. Patterns you generate are yours to use however you like. Pro users can download and sell patterns they create.

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Turn Any Photo
Into
a Craft Pattern

Create crochet, cross-stitch, knitting, embroidery, and diamond painting charts from your own image — with matched colors and printable exports.

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How it works

Upload

Drop any photo — JPG, PNG, or WebP up to 10MB.

Configure

Pick craft type, grid size, colors, and stitch style.

Generate

Get your pattern with color legend and symbol chart.

Download

Export as HD PNG or professional PDF with thread estimates.

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Craft coverage

The same image can become the right kind of chart

ArtPatt covers the photo-to-chart workflows makers compare most often — C2C, tapestry, graphghan, filet, mosaic, Fair Isle, intarsia, cross-stitch, and more — with technique-specific rules behind each one.

ArtPatt photo-to-pattern workflow coverage
Craft	Chart style	Also called	ArtPatt workflow and output focus
Crochet	SC colorwork / tapestry / pixel crochet / graphghan	crochet colorwork, picture crochet, SC graphghan	Tapestry →Graphghan → Uses SC-sized chart geometry, color simplification, confetti control, and yarn estimates for pixel crochet, tapestry bags, graphghan blankets, and picture crochet.
Crochet	C2C / corner-to-corner	C2C graph, corner 2 corner, DC tile chart	C2C generator → Uses DC/C2C tile proportions, diagonal row instructions, dithering for gradients, confetti reduction, and per-color yarn estimates for graphghans and blankets.
Crochet	Filet crochet	filet chart, blocks and spaces, lace crochet grid	Filet generator → Converts an image into a two-state block-and-space chart and treats the design as one yarn with filet-specific row notation and material math.
Crochet	Overlay mosaic crochet	mosaic crochet, two-color overlay chart	Mosaic generator → Reduces the source to two high-contrast colors, removes impossible mid-row color noise, and produces a row-friendly overlay mosaic reference.
Knitting	Fair Isle / stranded colorwork	knitting colorwork, stranded knitting, two-color rows	Fair Isle generator → Creates a gauge-aware knitting chart with row color constraints and stranded-yarn guidance so colorwork stays practical to knit.
Knitting	Intarsia color blocks	intarsia chart, knitted picture pattern	Intarsia generator → Keeps large disconnected color areas as intarsia blocks and exposes per-color yarn planning for bobbins rather than treating the design as stranded colorwork.
Cross-stitch	Photo-to-counted cross-stitch	cross-stitch picture chart, DMC photo pattern	Cross-stitch workflow → Matches the image to 489 DMC colors with symbols, fabric-count sizing, optional backstitch and partial stitches, thread quantities, and printable chart output.
Embroidery	Photo-to-embroidery chart	DMC embroidery pattern, backstitch outline chart	Embroidery workflow → Combines DMC color matching with backstitch and stitch-style guidance for tracing-friendly embroidery designs.
Blackwork	Counted blackwork	Holbein chart, double-running stitch pattern	Blackwork generator → Builds monochrome counted charts with double-running, backstitch, Holbein, and repeating-fill options.
Diamond painting	Photo-to-drill chart	diamond painting template, DMC drill pattern	Diamond painting workflow → Creates a symbol grid with round or square drill settings, DMC-coded colors, canvas sizing, and per-color drill estimates.

This is a photo-first chart workflow. The same source image can be re-generated for a different craft or technique, but the engine does not pretend that an SC tapestry chart, a C2C chart, and a filet chart follow the same construction rules.

Read the full ArtPatt engine reference →

How we compare

Built for the parts other generators skip

Stitch Fiddle's official import guide lists photo conversion for C2C, crochet colorwork, filet, knitting colorwork, and cross-stitch. ArtPatt exposes the same photo-to-chart intents as dedicated workflows, then adds a craft-aware quality layer around the conversion.

Workflow or capability	ArtPatt	Stitch Fiddle
Photo import → C2C chart	Dedicated workflow	Officially supported
Photo import → crochet colorwork / pixel crochet	Tapestry + Graphghan	Officially supported
Photo import → filet crochet	Dedicated workflow	Officially supported
Photo import → knitting colorwork	Fair Isle + Intarsia	Officially supported
Photo import → cross-stitch	Dedicated workflow	Officially supported
Craft-aware detail, cleanup, and validation	Built into the engine	Not compared here
Pattern-ready material planning + PDF/PNG	Legend, instructions, quantities	Chart/editor workflow

WorkflowArtPattStitch

Photo import → C2C chart

Dedicated workflowOfficially supported

Photo import → crochet colorwork / pixel crochet

Tapestry + GraphghanOfficially supported

Photo import → filet crochet

Dedicated workflowOfficially supported

Photo import → knitting colorwork

Fair Isle + IntarsiaOfficially supported

Photo import → cross-stitch

Dedicated workflowOfficially supported

Craft-aware detail, cleanup, and validation

Built into the engineNot compared here

Pattern-ready material planning + PDF/PNG

Legend, instructions, quantitiesChart/editor workflow

Workflow overlap is based on the official Stitch Fiddle image import guide and ArtPatt's public engine reference. Editor capabilities and pricing change independently, so this table does not infer unsupported negatives.

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