Turn a photo, illustration or character art into a cross stitch pattern — a symbol chart you can stitch from. The picture is shrunk to a stitch grid and every cell is snapped to the nearest real DMC floss colour, and each colour is given a distinct symbol so the chart still reads in black and white. You get a printable chart plus a thread shopping list: how many stitches of each DMC colour you need (the stitch count), the total, and the finished size in cm on your chosen Aida count. Set how many stitches wide it should be (smaller = quicker) and cap the number of colours to keep it easy. A counting grid (heavier lines every 10) makes it easy to follow — save the chart as a PNG to print. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

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Convert a photo, illustration, or character image into a cross stitch pattern — a symbol chart you can stitch from. The picture is shrunk to a grid whose width you set in stitches, and each cell is automatically snapped to the nearest real DMC embroidery floss colour. Each colour gets a distinct symbol, so the chart still reads correctly when printed in black and white. The tool lists the stitch count for every colour used (a ready-made shopping list of which DMC colour numbers you need and how much), along with the total stitch count, and — when you pick an Aida fabric count (11 / 14 / 16 / 18) — it works out the finished size in centimetres on that fabric. Cap the number of colours to keep the project easy and cheap: rarely used colours are merged into the nearest kept colour. Overlay a counting grid (with heavier lines every 10 cells) to follow the chart row by row, and toggle the symbols on or off. Save the finished chart as a PNG to print. Transparent areas of the image get no stitch, so a PNG with a transparent background becomes a pattern of just the motif. It's great for making a pattern from a photo, designing your own chart, or small name / one-point pieces. Your settings (stitches wide, max colours, fabric count, symbols, grid) are remembered for next time. Nothing to install and nothing to upload — loading, converting, and saving all happen locally in your browser, so your image is never sent anywhere.

How to use

Drop the image (photo, illustration, or character art) you want to turn into a pattern (or click to choose, or paste with Ctrl/Cmd+V).
Set the size with "stitches wide" and how many colours to use with "max colours", and optionally pick a fabric count to see the finished size.
Check the per-colour stitch counts (shopping list) by symbol and DMC number, then click "Download PNG" to save and print the symbol chart.

FAQ

Are my images uploaded to a server?

No. Loading, converting, and saving all happen in your browser. The image is never uploaded, stored, or sent anywhere — everything is processed only on your device.

Does it tell me which DMC colours I need?

Yes. Each cell is snapped to a real DMC floss colour, and the tool lists the stitch count for every colour used (DMC number and name, most-used first), plus the total stitch count, so you can use it as a thread shopping list.

Can I print it as a symbol chart?

Yes. Each colour is given a distinct symbol, so the chart reads correctly even in black and white. You can toggle the symbols on or off, and save the chart as a PNG to print.

Does it show the finished size on my fabric?

Yes. Pick an Aida fabric count (11 / 14 / 16 / 18) and the tool works out the finished size in centimetres from the number of stitches wide and tall.

Can I reduce the number of colours to make it easier?

Yes. Lower "max colours" to cap how many floss colours are used. Rarely used colours are merged into the nearest kept colour, so the design stays stitchable with fewer threads to buy.