Pick a photo
Pets, portraits, houses or drawings. Bright, clear photos give the cleanest charts.
made from your own photos
Turn any photo into a cross stitch pattern
Your cat, your wedding day, your kid's drawing. We turn it into a printable chart with symbols, DMC thread colors and skein counts, in seconds.
The generator is open. Try it with your own photo.
Free preview, no account needed. The printable chart is $5.99.
- Free preview
- DMC colors matched
- Photo stays in your browser
Thread key
DMC 922Copper Light
DMC 720Orange Spice Dark
DMC 3326Rose Light
DMC 310Black
See it work
From a snapshot to stitches.
Drag across the photo to see the pattern underneath, then switch to the symbol chart you'll actually stitch from.
- Stitches
- 20 × 18
- Thread colors
- 6
- On 14-count Aida
- 1.4 × 1.3 in
- Level
- Beginner friendly
DMC 922Copper LightDMC 720Orange Spice DarkDMC 3326Rose LightDMC 310BlackDMC 702Kelly GreenDMC 3865Winter White
Preview of the generator. Colors on screen are approximate; always check floss in daylight.
Three steps to your first stitch
Choose size and colors
Set the stitch count and how many thread colors to use. Every color is matched to a DMC floss.
Print and stitch
Download a PDF with the symbol chart, the color key and how many skeins to buy.
No photo? No problem.
Ready-made patterns
Free to stitch straight from the page. Browse the library →
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16 × 16 stitches · 3 colors
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16 × 16 stitches · 3 colors
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16 × 16 stitches · 5 colors
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16 × 16 stitches · 4 colors
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Sunflower
16 × 16 stitches · 3 colors
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Sailboat
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Fox16 × 16 stitches · page 1 of 1
| Symbol | Thread | Stitches | Skeins |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | DMC 720 Orange Spice Dark | 112 | 1 |
| O | DMC 3865 Winter White | 52 | 1 |
| + | DMC 310 Black | 6 | 1 |
Everything you need, in one printable PDF
- A symbol chart and a color chart, of the same pattern
- A color key with DMC thread numbers and skein counts
- A floss shopping list you can tick off in the shop
- Big patterns split across pages, with overlap
One pattern
$5.99
One photo turned into a printable PDF chart. Yours to keep and print as often as you like.
Changed your mind about the size or the colors? Re-export that photo as often as you like, free. You pay once per photo, not once per download.
Make a patternBest for regulars
Stitcher's pass
$7.99per month
As many patterns as you like, from as many photos as you like. Cancel whenever you want.
Make a patternPreview is always free. Pay only when you download the printable PDF — and re-exporting a photo you have already paid for never costs again.
Made for the stitches that mean something
Pet portraits
The cat on the windowsill, the dog who waits by the door.
Keepsakes
Wedding days, new babies and family homes, stitched to last.
Kids' drawings
Turn a crayon masterpiece into an heirloom.
Questions from fellow stitchers
Bright, well-lit photos with a clear subject: pets, portraits, houses, flowers or a child's drawing. Crop close to what matters and avoid busy backgrounds for the cleanest pattern.
Re-export it free. You pay once for a photo, not once per download, so you can come back and generate that same photo again at a different stitch count, fabric count or number of colors without paying twice.
A printable PDF with a symbol chart (big patterns are split across pages with overlap), a color key with DMC thread numbers, and how many skeins of each color to buy.
Divide the stitch count by your fabric count. A 140 × 140 stitch pattern on 14-count Aida is 10 × 10 inches, plus a margin for framing.
Yes. You can see your pattern for free and only pay $5.99 when you download the printable PDF. If you stitch often, the $7.99 monthly pass covers as many patterns as you like plus the whole ready-made library.
Your photo never leaves your browser, and we never store it: the pattern is made on your device. When you make the PDF, we receive only the chart (the thread list and one number per stitch). Charts you don't pay for are deleted after 24 hours; a PDF you buy stays available to download again for one year.
