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Crochet graph maker

Drop in a picture and get a color graph for corner to corner, tapestry or filet crochet. Rows are numbered from the bottom, and the key counts the squares of every color.

  • Free, no sign-up
  • Runs in your browser
  • PNG and SVG export

Picture

Size and gauge

The number of rows follows the shape of the picture and your gauge.

Fewer colors means fewer yarn changes. Similar shades are merged.

Your gauge from a swatch. It sets the shape of each square, so the picture keeps its proportions when crocheted.

Colors and symbols

Color names are plain descriptions, not thread or yarn numbers. Hold each swatch against your brand's shade card to pick the match.

Chart

Show

Print

Page 1 has a preview and the color key with stitch counts; the graph follows on as many pages as it needs, with numbered grid lines.

Preview

How to

How to make a crochet graph

A crochet graph is a grid of colored squares. Each square is one stitch in tapestry crochet or one tile in corner to corner crochet, and the numbers along the sides keep your place row by row. This maker builds the graph from any picture.

  1. Choose a picture. Bold shapes, lettering and cartoon characters work well. Drop the file on the page, choose it, or paste it.
  2. Set the width. Stitches wide is the number of stitches, or tiles for C2C, across the design.
  3. Set your gauge. For square tiles, such as C2C, keep stitches and rows per 4 inches equal. For single crochet worked in rows, measure a swatch; the cells take its shape so the picture is not stretched.
  4. Keep the colors few. Every color is another yarn to carry or join, so start with four to eight.
  5. Download. Save a PNG or SVG, or a PDF with the color key and stitch counts and the graph split across pages.

Reading the graph

Rows are numbered from the bottom. Worked back and forth, odd rows start on the right and even rows on the left, and each row number sits on the side where that row begins. Stitches are counted from the right edge. For C2C, start at a corner and work along the diagonals, reading each tile's color from the graph.

Tip

Use the stitch counts in the key to plan yarn: crochet a small square in one color, weigh it, and multiply by the number of squares of that color.

Other crafts

For embroidery, the cross stitch pattern maker adds symbols and a fabric count; for colorwork knitting, the knitting chart maker shapes the grid to knitted stitches.

Questions people ask

Is there a free crochet graph maker?

Yes. This crochet graph maker is free, has no sign-up and runs in your browser, so the picture you use stays on your device. It turns a photo, drawing or logo into a color graph with a key and stitch counts, and you can download it as PNG, SVG or a printable PDF.

Which crochet techniques can use this graph?

Any technique where one square is one colored stitch or block: tapestry crochet, corner to corner (C2C), where each square is one tile, mosaic style blankets worked from a color grid, and graphghans. It does not draw stitch symbol diagrams for lace or amigurumi, which use a different kind of chart.

Can I make a filet crochet chart?

Yes, with two colors. Set Colors to 2 and use a high-contrast picture such as a silhouette or lettering: the dark squares become filled blocks and the light squares open mesh. Choose Symbols only under Show for a black and white chart that prints clearly.

How many squares do I need for a C2C blanket?

Measure one tile from a swatch, then divide the blanket width by it. If a tile is about 1 inch, a 50 inch blanket needs about 50 squares across. Type that in Stitches wide and set both gauge numbers to the same value, since C2C tiles are square, so the height comes out right.

Gallery

Made with graphsmith

Real SVG exports from the template sets. Open one and it lands in the tool with its data filled in, ready to edit.