Tools
Free tools for makers
Quick answers for planning a project: sizing, colors, time, and converting photos into charts.
Gauge & fabric calculator
Chart size and fabric count in, finished dimensions and cut size out, for cross stitch, crochet, and knitting.
Open toolAida count converter
Finished and cut sizes for one design on every common count of aida, evenweave and linen, with a strands and needle chart.
Open toolFloss calculator
Enter the stitch count for each color to see how much floss you need and how many skeins to buy.
Open toolCross stitch time calculator
Hours and weeks to finish a pattern, from its stitch count and your own stitching speed.
Open toolCrochet blanket calculator
Stitches and rows, or C2C tiles, for a blanket of any size at your gauge, rounded to a pattern repeat.
Open toolNeedlepoint canvas calculator
Stitch count or finished size on 10 to 18 mesh, and how big to cut the canvas.
Open toolFuse bead pegboard calculator
How many 29 by 29 pegboards and beads a design needs, and its finished size.
Open toolDiamond painting size calculator
How many square or round drills fill a picture of a given size.
Open toolDMC color chart
The DMC Mouliné line, searchable by number or name, with hex values and similar-shade suggestions for every color.
Open toolDMC to Anchor conversion
Anchor equivalents for 450 DMC colors, cross-checked against four published conversion charts.
Open toolAnchor to DMC conversion
DMC equivalents for 353 Anchor numbers, cross-checked against the same four published charts.
Open toolHex to DMC converter
Enter a hex code or RGB value and see the closest DMC floss, with Anchor numbers and how close each match is.
Open toolImage to DMC palette
The main colors in a photo as DMC floss numbers, with how much of the photo each one covers.
Open toolCross stitch graph paper
Printable PDF graph paper at common counts from 6 to 40 squares per inch, with numbered lines and center marks.
Open toolKnitting graph paper
Printable PDF graph paper with cells sized to your gauge, so colorwork charts keep their shape.
Open toolPhoto to pattern
Turn any photo into a cross stitch chart mapped to real DMC colors, or a crochet, knitting, Perler bead, or diamond painting chart.
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