Knitting Chart vs StitchXCross

Knitting Chart

Knitting Chart is a free web app for drawing knitting charts. You can chart colorwork stitch by stitch or with a fill tool, add symbols for purls, yarn overs, decreases and slips, and view the chart in true stitch proportions for your gauge. It can also turn a photo into a chart.

Charts export as a PDF with a colour and symbol key and row-by-row written instructions, or as PNG. Core tools need no account and charts are stored in your browser; an optional one-time Pro upgrade adds account saving, sync across devices and selection tools.

• Colorwork and stitch symbol charts
• True stitch proportions based on your gauge
• Photo to chart conversion
• PDF with colour/symbol key and written row instructions
• Mirror, rotate and resize
• No account needed for core tools

StitchXCross

StitchXCross turns a photo into a cross stitch chart using perceptual (CIEDE2000) matching against all 489 DMC floss colors, with confetti cleanup and an option to limit the chart to floss you already own. A full editor lets you draw stitch by stitch with backstitch, French knots, fractional stitches and text. Charts export as unwatermarked PDFs with a symbol legend, thread list and stitch counts. The site also has 9 free hand-drawn patterns, a searchable DMC color chart, DMC to Anchor conversion, fabric, thread, cost and time calculators, and printable graph paper. Free, no account; patterns are saved in the browser.