Photo becomes Knitting Pattern.
Every pixel a square, every square a stitch — turn your favourite photo into an individual knitting pattern.
What it's about.
A favourite photo carries a story — a portrait, a pet, a special place. KnitYourPhoto translates that photo into a precise knitting pattern you can work stitch by stitch. The image becomes a chart, the chart becomes something you can hold in your hands.
The app calculates everything locally on your device — no cloud, no sign-in, no data collection, no advertising. And whatever can be knitted can just as easily be crocheted: the chart works for both techniques.
One universal app for iPhone and iPad — each with a tailored interface. Buy once, use on both devices.
This page is a short introduction. You'll find more details and frequently asked questions on the product page at klausmack-software.com ↗.
From photo to pattern.
From your photo library to a finished chart in just a few steps.
Import a photo
Choose a photo from your library. KnitYourPhoto automatically converts it into a knitting grid — you see at once how your motif takes shape stitch by stitch.
Colours & gauge
Choose between 2 and 16 colours — the app optimises your photo and shows the required yarn colours clearly. Enter your personal gauge and the exact size of your finished piece is calculated.
Four view modes
Work the way your project needs: preview, back & forth (flat knitting with mirrored return rows), knitting in the round or the written instructions — the text version row by row, where runs of the same colour are merged into entries like 5× F1 (for crochet 5 sc F1). The row column stays put as you scroll sideways, a legend explains the abbreviations, and completed rows are dimmed.
On iPhone & iPad.
One app, two perfectly tailored interfaces — each built natively.
Compact & on the go
Smooth pinch-to-zoom, compact colour grid, toolbar on top. Pixel editing runs with space-saving tools — ideal for knitting with the device in hand.
Spacious & detailed
Toolbar and controls along the top, large-scale zooming, full-screen pixel editing and context-sensitive help — in portrait and landscape.
Both versions store any number of projects — you can pick up at any time right where you left off.
Technical details.
Specification
- Platforms
- iPadOS & iOS 17.6+ · Universal app
- Techniques
- Knitting & crochet
- Colours
- 2 to 16 colours per pattern
- View modes
- Preview · Back & forth · In the round · Written instructions
- Storage
- Locally on the device
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
- Ads & tracking
- None
"Stored locally" means: your projects belong to you. No internet connection needed, no data leaves the device.
Availability & price.
Distribution is exclusively through the Apple App Store. KnitYourPhoto is a one-time purchase — no subscription, no hidden costs, no in-app sales.
buy once, no subscription, ever.
A note on philosophy: the purchase is a one-time thing. Updates are delivered for as long as the software is maintained; no subscription arises from this. We consider this the most honest form of software distribution.