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Open one, see it in 3D, and follow it stitch by stitch for free.
One picture, four crafts.
Switch between crochet, filet, knitting and fuse beads at any time. The picture keeps its shape, and your edits stay.
- Crochet
- Filet
- Knit
- Beads
See it as cloth, not pixels.
Your chart becomes real fabric in 3D. Filet shows true open mesh. Drag to turn it.
A board you control.
Highlight one color, keep your row in view, and mark what’s done only if you want to. The screen stays on.
Row 9
1 cream
A full color card.
Swap, replace or merge any yarn across the whole chart, in one click.
Tools you’d expect.
Pen, line, rectangle, fill, eyedropper, mirror drawing, rulers, and undo all the way back.
Photo on your phone?
Scan a code and send it straight to your computer.
Ready to print.
A PDF with the full chart, written rows for every line, and a materials list.
What happens to your picture
Start with any picture
Here it is at 96 stitches across. Lovely on a screen, but about 11,000 stitches and a dozen yarns to manage.
What makes a good crochet graph
Bold shapes and few colors. A graph has far fewer “pixels” than a photo, so a logo, pet silhouette or simple illustration reads better than a busy snapshot. Start around 50 stitches and 4 to 8 colors, then raise the count only if details get lost.
Graphs like these suit tapestry crochet, corner-to-corner blankets, and single crochet colorwork. Turn on “Remove stray single stitches” to avoid lone stitches that mean constant yarn changes.
How to read the chart
Start at the bottom row. Worked flat, odd rows go right to left and even rows go left to right, and the written counts already follow that direction. Heavy lines mark every ten stitches and rows so you can keep your place.
Can I use the same chart for crochet, knitting and Perler beads?
Yes. A chart is a grid of colors, so one design can be made in any of them, as long as the rows are adjusted for the stitch shape and beads use real bead colors. In MotifSmith you pick Crochet, Filet, Knit or Beads on any design and it converts straight away, keeping the proportions and your edits.
What is the best free crochet pattern generator?
It depends on what you are making. For flat colorwork from an image or text, MotifSmith is free to use online without an account and gives a chart, row-by-row counts and a yarn estimate. For 3D toys or garments, no generator is reliable yet, so use a tested pattern from a designer.
How do I turn a picture into a crochet pattern?
Simplify the picture, choose how many stitches wide you want it, limit it to 4 to 8 colors, then convert it to a graph where each cell is one stitch. MotifSmith does the conversion in your browser: choose an image, set the size, and follow the chart row by row.
Does MotifSmith use AI?
Only if you choose to. Making a chart from an image is a color-matching algorithm that runs in your browser, so the same image and settings always give the same chart. There is also an optional AI tool in the designer that redraws your picture from a request or a style, using the AI provider fal; each account gets 3 free generations, then 1 credit buys 3 more. The starter designs labeled MotifSmith Originals began as AI-drawn images.
Is MotifSmith free?
Making and following patterns online is free, with no account needed. A clean PDF costs one credit (5 for $6.99), or it is free if you publish the design to the public gallery, up to three times per account.
Are my images private on MotifSmith?
Yes. Images are processed in your browser and are not uploaded. There are two optional exceptions: the AI tool sends your chart or picture to the AI provider fal when you press Generate, and the phone-to-computer transfer, where a smaller copy passes through our server and is deleted once collected, or within 15 minutes. Only the finished chart is saved when you download it, and it becomes public only if you choose to publish it.
Can MotifSmith make amigurumi or sweater patterns?
No. It makes flat colorwork charts, such as blankets, pillow panels, wall hangings and bags. It does not write shaping instructions for 3D toys or garments.