Turn photos and text into patterns for cross-stitch, beading, knitting and more.
Your photo never leaves your device
Draw your own pattern from scratch — square by square, with reusable motif elements you can stamp into any design.
Drag and drop any PNG, JPG, or WEBP image. Transparent backgrounds are fully supported.
Pick your resolution, colour count, thread brand (DMC, Anchor, Madeira), and Aida fabric count.
Get a full-size colour chart, coordinate grid, thread legend, and skein counts — ready to print.
This free cross stitch pattern maker turns any photo into a printable chart with DMC, Anchor, or Madeira thread matching, coordinate grid, and skein counts.
Make a cross-stitch pattern →Convert photos into Perler or Hama bead patterns in three bead sizes (2.5, 5, and 10 mm) — with pegboard counts so you know exactly how many boards you need.
Make a bead pattern →29 × 29 pegboard
Turn a picture into a peyote stitch beading chart for Miyuki Delica 11/0 beads — with a staggered chart and a word chart, ready to weave.
Make a peyote pattern →Peyote · Delica beads
Turn any picture into a bead loom weaving chart with Miyuki Delica colors, a straight grid, legend and word chart.
Make a loom pattern →Loom · Delica beads
This diamond painting pattern maker turns any photo into a drill chart — DMC codes, square or round drill preview, canvas size in cm, and bag estimates per colour.
Create diamond pattern →Diamond · Round drills · DMC
This needlepoint pattern generator converts any photo into a tent stitch canvas chart with diagonal stitch preview, mesh count sizing (10–18 ct), and automatic DMC thread matching.
Create needlepoint pattern →Needlepoint · 14 ct · DMC
This colorwork knitting chart maker turns photos into Fair Isle and intarsia charts with correct stitch proportions, float length warnings, flat and in-the-round row numbering, and yardage estimates.
Create knitting chart →Fair Isle · Stranded · DMC
This tapestry crochet pattern generator creates tapestry and corner-to-corner (C2C) charts from any photo, with row-by-row written instructions and correct cell proportions.
Create crochet pattern →Tapestry crochet · DMC
Draw your own pattern from scratch — square by square, with reusable motif elements you can stamp into any design.
Start designing →Work out how big your stitched design will be and how much fabric to cut — for any Aida or evenweave count, in inches and centimeters.
Open the calculator →Thread shopping list
Estimate how many skeins of floss each color needs from your fabric count, strands, and stitch count — before you order thread.
Count your skeins →Your gauge
22 sts × 30 rows
/ 10 cm
Cast on: 99
Rows: 180
Turn your swatch into an exact gauge, then convert any width and height into cast-on stitches and rows — for knitting and crochet.
Check your gauge →Erase the background from any photo right in your browser — nothing is uploaded. Get a transparent PNG that turns into a clean pattern with no stray background stitches.
Remove a background →Yes — every tool on PatternNook is completely free. No ads, no paywall, no trial period, ever.
No sign-up, no login, no email address. Open a tool and start creating right away.
Never. Every tool runs entirely in your browser. Your photos and designs stay on your device and are never sent anywhere.
Click Download to get a PDF. It includes a full colour chart, a numbered grid, a thread legend with exact floss codes, and estimated skein counts — ready to print at home or at a copy shop.
Cross-stitch is the easiest to learn — it uses just a single X stitch repeated on a grid of fabric squares. Perler beads are a great choice if you prefer working with heat-fused bead pegboards.