Cross Stitch Pattern Maker
Turn your image into a counted chart, one full cross per square. Crop, choose your stitch width and colors, then edit and print. Free, no account — your image stays in your browser.
Make your stitch chart
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Tap a square to edit. Scroll inside the chart to see every stitch. Keyboard: arrow keys move, Space applies the selected tool. Symbols stay the same in the PDF and key.
Add another DMC color
The conversion limit applies when generating. Manual edits can use up to 64 actual colors; unused colors have no symbol or stitch count.
Thread colors & stitch counts
Blank squares are fabric, not stitches. Counts are full crosses, not thread quantities.
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From photo to a stitchable chart
Keep the shapes that matter
Crop close to your subject before converting. A wider grid keeps more small details but adds stitches. Use crisp sampling for pixel artwork or average sampling for a photograph; compare the chart with the source, then paint or erase stray squares. This tool makes full crosses only — no automatic backstitch or fractional stitches.
Choose the finished size
Fabric count means stitches per inch when stitching one square at a time on Aida. Divide the chart width and height by 14, 16 or 18 for inches; multiply by 2.54 for centimeters. A 70 × 56 chart on 14-count fabric has a stitched area of 5 × 4 inches (12.70 × 10.16 cm). The same chart is smaller on higher-count fabric. Add your own border and framing allowance before cutting.
Print symbols, not guesswork
The symbol PDF includes a whole-chart overview with section boundaries, chart pages with global row and column coordinates and heavier lines every ten stitches, and a complete DMC key with per-color counts. Empty squares stay empty. The PNG, current preview, symbols and counts all read the same edited grid.
About the DMC color matches
This tool uses a community compilation of 489 DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss entries (Mouliné Spécial, art. 117), not every DMC product line. Blanc, B5200 and Ecru remain distinct. Variegated, Color Variations, Light Effects, Satin and Metallic Pearl are not included.
Matches are the nearest CIE76 color candidates from approximate screen RGB values. They are not physical measurements, official equivalences or a promise that your screen matches real floss. Check your choices against a physical DMC color card in your working light and stitch a small sample. We report stitch counts, not exact thread length or skeins.
Color data: craft-color-codes by MakeBead, under CC BY 4.0. Data scope & attribution · Data license. Manufacturer product scope: DMC printed color card. Data checked September 30, 2026. This independent tool is not affiliated with DMC.