About The Cross Stitch Pattern Maker

The Cross Stitch Pattern Maker is a small independent website that turns photos into cross stitch patterns. It is made by a two-person team that builds focused tools for crafters; we also make knittingchart.com.

How it works

Everything happens in your browser. Your photo is scaled to one pixel per stitch, its colors are reduced and matched to the nearest DMC floss, lonely single stitches are merged, and the printable PDF is built on your device. Nothing is uploaded. The photo to pattern page explains how to choose a photo.

Where the data comes from

• DMC colors: 454 DMC floss colors from the open-source dmc package by Sharla Gelfand (MIT License), itself based on the CrossStitchCreator table by Adrian J. Colors on screen are approximations; always check a real DMC color card. DMC is a trademark of DMC; we are not affiliated with DMC.
• Symbols: 250 symbols from Noto Sans Symbols 2 (SIL Open Font License), the same font on screen and in the PDF.
• Color reduction: the open-source image-q library (MIT License).
• Skein counts: our own formula, written out on the cross stitch calculator.

What it cannot do yet

No half or quarter stitches, no backstitch, no stitch-by-stitch editing, no Anchor or Madeira floss, and no phone app. Our comparison of pattern makers lists tools that do these things.

Contact

support@thecrossstitchpatternmaker.com — we read every message. See also the pricing page.