Image / Craft planning

Cross Stitch Pattern Maker

Turn a photo into a grid of stitches. Set the stitch width, maximum colours and fabric count, then download a paged PDF chart and PNG preview.

Cross Stitch Pattern Maker: Makes a generic palette from your photo, assigns a symbol to each colour, and counts stitches. The height follows the image up to 240 stitches. Fabric count gives finished dimensions in inches and centimetres. PDF pages contain up to 50 by 50 cells with a stronger grid every ten cells and a complete colour legend. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.

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Image tools
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Cost
Free · no sign-up
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Ready to use
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Choose a photo

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Generic photo palette with hex values. Match your own thread; no DMC colour codes are included.

Height follows the photo, capped at 240 stitches. Photos beyond that ratio are centre-cropped. Finished size excludes framing allowance.

Live pattern

Choose a photo to start your pattern.

Fabric and thread planning

Finished size in inches = stitches / stitches per inch; centimetres = inches × 2.54. Allow extra fabric for framing. The displayed thread consumption is an editable-workflow planning assumption rather than a thread manufacturer specification.

Colour selection

The palette is generated from the photo, with nearest-colour matching in D65 CIELAB using ΔE76. Equal distances keep the first palette entry. sRGB reference: https://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/sRGB

How to use it

  1. Choose a photo and set the width in stitches.
  2. Choose the maximum colours and fabric count.
  3. Check the legend and finished size, then download the PDF chart.

Privacy & limitations

Your inputs and images stay in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

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Frequently asked questions

Are these DMC thread colours?

No. The chart uses a generic palette with hex values. Choose matching thread from your own supplies; it contains no DMC colour list.

How are skeins estimated?

The planning estimate assumes two strands, six centimetres of single-strand thread per stitch at 14 count, scaled inversely by count, plus 20% waste. It divides by 48 single-strand metres per eight-metre, six-strand skein and rounds up each colour. Check a sample.

What does 28 count mean?

This option assumes one stitch over one fabric thread, giving 28 stitches per inch. If working over two threads on 28-count fabric, choose 14 stitches per inch instead.

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