Colors come from your picture
A free sampled palette avoids pretending every maker uses the same yarn brand or shade card.
Crochet pattern generator from image
Build a photo into a crochet-ready color grid.
Choose the stitch width and a realistic yarn-color limit, then simplify tiny interruptions before planning tapestry or intarsia crochet.
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Your pattern starts here
Choose a photo to sample a yarn palette and crochet grid.
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Yarn color & stitch list
Colorwork with limits
Make every yarn change earn its place.
A smaller sampled palette and calmer regions create a graph that is easier to plan as tapestry or intarsia crochet.
Cap yarn changes early
Set a manageable number of colors before the chart grows into dozens of nearly identical skeins.
Stitch cells by color
The legend totals cells for each sampled shade, providing a starting point for yarn planning and bobbins.
Colorwork planning
Make the graph suit your stitch, yarn, and patience.
A photo grid is a starting plan; gauge and construction determine how it behaves as crochet fabric.
Swatch the actual stitch
Single crochet, Tunisian crochet, and other colorwork fabrics have different proportions. Measure your chosen stitch before committing to final dimensions.
Translate screen colors to available yarn
The sampled palette is brand-neutral. Compare swatches to yarn in person, then substitute colors while preserving light-dark contrast between adjacent regions.
Simplify with construction in mind
Intarsia tolerates larger separate areas; tapestry methods can carry colors but add bulk. Confetti cleanup helps both by reducing isolated cells.
Good to know
Clear answers,
before you start.
What crochet techniques can use this grid?
It can guide tapestry crochet, intarsia, Tunisian colorwork, or other square-chart methods after you adapt it to your stitch gauge.
Does the generator estimate skeins?
No. Yarn usage depends heavily on stitch, yarn weight, hook, tension, carrying method, and tails. The tool reports cells per color instead.
How many colors should I choose?
Begin with six to twelve. Fewer colors are easier to manage; add more only when they preserve an important part of the image.
Why can the finished crochet look stretched?
Crochet stitches are not always square. Make a gauge swatch and adjust the source image or chart proportions for your chosen stitch.
Is dithering useful for crochet?
It is usually best left off because alternating single cells create frequent changes and may not blend like pixels on a screen.
Where is the photo processed?
Only in your browser. PixelSkein does not upload it.