Before you cast on
Gauge calculator
What does my swatch measure?
Measure a swatch once, then carry a reliable stitch and row gauge into your next pattern.
Worked example22 sts over 4 in = 5.5 sts/in
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Free knitting and crochet calculators for the numbers, editable Pixel Charts for the colourwork, and projects that keep the whole make together.
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02 Free tools
Calculate with confidence
Eight calculators, no account, and every result shows its formula and rounding.
A clearer next step
Start with the number you need.
Eight free tools, with the formula and rounding shown in every result.
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View all calculators03 Pixel Charts
From picture to a chart you can make from
Upload an image, pixelate it, edit the grid, and keep your place with work mode. Conversion happens in your browser — the picture never leaves your device.
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Upload a picture
Start with a favourite portrait, like Milo in the window light.
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Pixelate and edit the grid
Refine the 12-colour palette and redraw the fur stripes until it feels right.
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Work from the chart
Keep your place row by row while you make — 22 of 48 is already underway.
04 How it works
One workspace, cast-on to cast-off
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Calculate
Gauge, resize, and yarn math with the formula shown.
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Save your project
Keep the numbers, yarn, and notes together.
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Create a Pixel Chart
Turn an image into an editable chart grid.
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Make from the chart
Work mode tracks your row as you go.
05 Your workspace
Pick up exactly where you left off
Projects keep gauge, yarn, calculations, charts, and row progress together on this device — no account, nothing uploaded.
A free account syncs projects to the cloud and unlocks the Pixel Chart workspace. The row counter and projects work without one.
06 Trust & privacy
Built to show its work
No account to calculate. Projects stay on this device unless you choose to sync them.
- Eight free calculators
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- Every result shows the formula
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- gauge = 22 sts ÷ 4 in
- 5.5 sts/in
- cast on = 5.5 sts/in × 18 in
- 99 sts
07 Pricing
Free value, project value, Pixel value.
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