00 /Colorwork with float check
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10 /Quick answer
To make a knitting chart from a picture, upload it, set the width in stitches, choose 2–6 colors and read the chart right to left on right-side rows. For fair isle we flag every run longer than 5 stitches, where the float behind needs catching.
Bold, simple motifs knit up best in colorwork.
Match the motif to your project: a hat band, a sweater yoke or a pillow front.
Fair isle uses 2 colors per row; intarsia can use more.
Runs longer than 5 stitches are listed so you can catch the floats or switch to intarsia.
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Knit stitches are wider than they are tall (a common gauge is 20 stitches × 28 rows per 4 in), so a square chart knits up shorter. Swatch first and adjust the row count if proportions matter.
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Knitting graph paper uses rectangles instead of squares so the chart looks like the knitted fabric. Use the chart here as your graph — the Color view shows the grid with a bold line every 10 stitches — or draw freehand designs on the pixel art grid and open them here.
90 /FAQ
Upload the picture, keep it to two colors per row and check the float list — runs over 5 stitches need catching on the wrong side.
Read right-side rows from right to left and wrong-side rows from left to right, starting at the bottom.
Knit stitches are wider than tall. Swatch, measure stitches and rows per inch, and add rows to keep the picture’s proportions.
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