Knitting chart software: free and paid options

Stitch Fiddle

Online chart maker for knitting, crochet and cross stitch

Stitch Fiddle is a browser-based chart editor for knitters, crocheters and cross stitchers. You draw on a grid of stitches, pick colours and symbols, and can start a chart from a photo instead of a blank grid. It suits colourwork such as Fair Isle, intarsia, tapestry crochet, C2C blankets and cross-stitch designs. The…

• Charts for knitting, crochet, cross stitch and more
• Start a chart from an uploaded image
• Colour and symbol palettes
• Print or save charts

Chart Minder

Free web app for creating knitting and crochet charts

Chart Minder is a web app for making knitting and crochet charts with stitch symbols and colours. Charts are saved to your account so you can come back to them, and the app can also help you keep your place while you work. It is a straightforward option if you want to chart a stitch pattern or colourwork motif without…

• Knitting and crochet charts
• Stitch symbol and colour palettes
• Charts saved online

DesignaKnit

Garment and stitch design software for hand and machine knitters

DesignaKnit from Soft Byte is long-standing knitting design software. It handles stitch pattern design and garment shaping, and it is especially known among machine knitters because it can work with knitting machines. It is a specialist, paid Windows program.

• Stitch pattern design
• Garment shaping
• Machine knitting support

Incompetech Graph Paper

Free printable graph paper, including knitter’s graph paper

Incompetech offers free PDF graph paper generators. Its knitter’s graph paper uses rectangular cells that match the proportions of knitted stitches, so a motif drawn on paper looks right when knitted. It is useful when you prefer to sketch charts by hand with pencils.

• Knitter’s graph paper with proportional cells
• Many grid types
• Printable PDFs

Intwined Pattern Studio

Pattern writing software for knitwear designers

Intwined Pattern Studio is software for writing knitting patterns. It combines charting with calculations for garment shaping and multiple sizes, so designers can build a pattern instead of doing the maths by hand. It is a paid tool for people designing and publishing knitwear.

• Charting for knitting
• Garment shaping calculations
• Multi-size pattern writing

Knit Visualizer

Desktop knitting chart software with standard stitch symbols

Knit Visualizer from Knit Foundry is desktop software for drawing knitting charts. It includes a library of standard knitting symbols for lace, cables and colourwork, and helps designers turn charts into instructions they can publish. It is a paid program aimed at people who write and sell their own knitting patterns.

• Lace, cable and colourwork charting
• Library of standard knitting symbols
• Written instructions from charts
• Windows and macOS

Stitchmastery

Knitting chart editor used by professional pattern designers

Stitchmastery is a knitting chart editor that produces clean, publication-ready charts and the written instructions that go with them. Designers use it for lace, cables, textured stitches and colourwork. It is sold as a paid desktop application and has a trial so you can test it before buying.

• Publication-quality knitting charts
• Matching written instructions
• Lace, cable and colourwork symbols
• Windows and macOS

Tricksy Knitter

Simple online knitting chart designer

Tricksy Knitter is a long-running free web tool for designing knitting charts. You choose a grid size, place knitting symbols or colours, and print the result. It is basic compared with paid chart software, but it is quick for sketching a lace repeat or a colourwork motif.

• Knitting symbol charts
• Colourwork grids
• Printable charts