Free crochet graph maker
Crochet graph maker.
Turn any picture into a crochet graph, or draw one from a blank grid — square by square, with real yarn colors. Every graph comes with free written row-by-row instructions, a yarn materials list, a printable numbered chart, and a row tracker. In the browser, no account.
Graph, chart, or grid
Same thing, three names.
The graphgan community says graph. Filet and cross-stitch people say chart. The blank paper version is a grid. They all mean one picture mapped onto squares, one square per stitch. StitchingLab makes them for tapestry crochet, corner-to-corner (C2C), filet crochet, cross-stitch, and knit colorwork — and unlike most graph makers, the written instructions and the editor are free. If you’re comparing tools, we tested every major one in our graphgan generator roundup.
Two ways to make a graph
From a picture
Upload a photo and the converter maps it onto a graph — 50, 80, 100, or 150 stitches along the longest side, 2 to 24 colors, snapped to real yarn colorways. A cleanup pass removes single-stitch confetti so you never change color for one lone square.
From a blank grid
Open the designer and paint squares by hand — pencil, fill, and eyedropper tools, real yarn colors, iPad and Apple Pencil friendly. The written pattern, yardage, and row tracker assemble live under the canvas as you draw.
Crochet graph questions
Asked constantly, answered once.
- What is a crochet graph?
- A crochet graph is a grid where every square is one stitch (or one C2C block). You follow it square by square — the picture on the graph becomes the picture in your fabric. Graphs are the standard way to work graphgans, tapestry crochet, filet crochet, and corner-to-corner colorwork.
- Is this crochet graph maker actually free?
- Yes — the graph, the written row-by-row instructions, the yarn materials list, the chart editor, and the row tracker are all free, with no account and no watermark. Most other graph makers put written instructions or color choice behind a paywall; we don’t.
- What’s the difference between a graph, a chart, and a grid?
- Nothing — crocheters use all three words for the same thing. “Graph” is the most common in the graphgan community, “chart” is common in filet and cross-stitch, and “grid” usually means the blank paper. This tool makes all of them.
- How do I turn a picture into a crochet graph?
- Upload the picture to the converter, choose a stitch type (tapestry, filet, cross-stitch, or knit), pick a graph size (50–150 stitches wide) and a color count, and the graph generates in seconds — with a numbered printable chart and matching yarn colorways.
- What size graph should I use for a graphgan?
- For single-crochet tapestry at roughly 4 stitches per inch, a 100-stitch-wide graph finishes near 25 inches, and 150 near 38 inches. C2C blocks are bigger, so 50–80 squares wide is usually plenty for a C2C graphgan. When in doubt, 80 is the sweet spot for photos.
- Can I print the graph or get written instructions?
- Both. Every graph comes with a printable numbered chart and free written row-by-row instructions in single crochet or corner-to-corner (C2C), plus an interactive row tracker that remembers where you stopped.
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