Stitch Chart Maker
Turn any photo into a cross-stitch or corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet chart, with a limited color palette and a stitch count per color.
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About this stitch chart maker
Upload any photo and this tool converts it into a stitch chart — a grid where each cell represents one stitch, reduced down to a limited, workable set of colors instead of a photo's full range of shading. Choose how wide the chart should be in stitches, how many distinct colors to reduce it to, and whether you're working a standard cross-stitch grid or a corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet pattern, which reads the same grid diagonally instead of row by row.
Reducing a photo to a handful of colors uses a clustering process that groups similar pixel colors together and picks a representative shade for each group, then maps every stitch in the grid to its nearest color. Fewer colors makes for a simpler, faster project; more colors keeps more of the photo's detail and gradients, at the cost of a more involved color-change pattern. Photos with clear, separated areas of color chart noticeably better than busy backgrounds or soft gradients, which tend to get muddier as the color count drops — cropping tightly to your subject before uploading usually helps.
Once generated, the chart includes a stitch count and percentage for each color in the palette, so you can estimate how much of each color you'll need before you start. Symbols can be toggled on top of the color blocks for working from a black-and-white printout or for colorblind-friendly charting, in addition to the full-color version.
Download the finished chart as a PNG image, or as a print-ready PDF pattern that includes a separate color key page listing every color's symbol, stitch count, and percentage of the total design.
Your photo is processed entirely in your browser and is never uploaded anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of photos work best?
Photos with clear, separated areas of color chart best. Busy backgrounds or soft gradients get muddier as the color count drops, so cropping tightly to your subject before uploading usually helps a lot.
What's the difference between cross-stitch and C2C pattern style?
Both use the exact same underlying grid. Cross-stitch is typically worked row by row; C2C (corner-to-corner) crochet reads the same grid diagonally, starting in one corner and working diagonal rows of blocks.
How many colors should I choose?
Fewer colors (6–10) makes for a simpler, faster project with fewer color changes; more colors (20–30) preserves more of the photo's detail and shading, at the cost of a more involved pattern. Try a couple of options on the same photo to see what a given subject needs.
What's included in the PDF download?
The chart itself on the first page, followed by a separate color key page listing every color's symbol, stitch count, and percentage of the total design.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The entire process, from reading the photo to generating the chart, happens locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.