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How to Make a Crochet Graph

ByAshlea

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If you’re wanting to create your own crochet graphs, there are many ways to do so. Whether you are creating a corner to corner graph, a single crochet graph, or creating a series of blocks that you then attach together, there are all kinds of free and paid graph making services. Here are my favorites!

How to Make a Crochet Graph

How to Make Crochet Graphs

When I created the Power Rangers graphghan for my youngest, I used colored pencils and graph paper. Pretty sophisticated, amirite?

Pencil colored in graph of Power Rangers.

I am a very hands-on type of creator. I am a strong believer that your brain (or my brain, at least – ha!) retains more when you write out your thoughts – with actual pen and paper. The problem with this is that it can be quite difficult when you’re creating an in-depth or overly large image.

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Before creating your own graph for crocheting, search for Pearler Bead patterns on Pinterest or Google. Let me tell you, you will find A BUNCH!! These can also be used as Corner to Corner graph patterns! If you’re dead set on creating your own graph, these two free services are my absolute favorite! Here’s one of the Joker I found by doing a simple search on Pinterest.

Joker graph for crocheting

Favorite Free Graph Creating Programs

My favorite place to create graphs online is through Stitch Fiddle. They are a free service (with an inexpensive paid option for keeping track of your rows etc) which allows you to create your graph quickly so you can get to the fun part – crocheting! Here’s one I’m working on that I made on Stitch Fiddle. I thought it would be an excellent gift for the mother of a rainbow baby. ♥

How to Make a Crochet Graph

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Stitchboard is a wonderful, free service for graph making. By becoming a free member you have the ability to upload larger (and different file type) images that will then be converted into a graph that you can follow. There are lots of options on this one – including color palettes from your favorite yarn companies – so be sure to check it out!

If you’re looking to create small blocks that can then be stitched together, Make Pixel Art is an easy-to-use, free option.

You could technically use a cross stitch graph creator like Pixel-Stitch. Note that because a single crochet stitch is not perfectly square, the dimensions of the image may be slightly off when using a cross stitch pattern. You might start with something small to get a feel for how it will look before moving on to larger graphs.

Paid graph making programs

There are also many paid options for making graphs. I have never used any of these services, but I have crochet friends that have. Have you used one of the following services? Leave a comment with your thoughts!

1. Acrylic Stew has some ahhhh-mazing designs! Many of their graphs are only $3.99 which seems like a steal to me, and they even offer a free sample size so you can see one of their actual graphs before purchasing one!

2. Ursa Software seems like a great program to make very intricate, detailed graphs.

3. Crochet Word Charts is a service that has been around for a while. Their portfolio is stunning, with many pre-made and ready-to-purchase graphs.

4. C2C Graphs has an entire gallery of graph patterns available.

5. Linda’s Yarn Art has over 50 pages of amazing ready-to-crochet designs.

Did I miss any? I know there are oodles of blogs and websites that sell graph patterns or convert your photos into graph format. If I’ve missed a great one, or if you have experience with any of the above, be sure to share in the comments!

 

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15 Comments

  1. This information helps tremendously. My son is getting married to his high school sweetheart and I wanted to make a personalized afghan. I can’t wait to check these sites out. Thank you
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  2. Thanks for all this great info on making graphigans. Do you know of any programs that help you create a mosaic crochet pattern?
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  3. First of all, your site is my favorite go-to and love it. Once upon a time, when I did an afghan for my daughter, I had a program connected with my Canon printer, that would allow me to graph the design and convert the colors in the pic I used to corresponding embroidery thread colors, which I then converted to corresponding Red Heart colors. Do any of these programs convert colors from the graph to corresponding yarns?
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  4. Would I be able to make a graph for a tote bag with any of these options? I’ve never used a graph and I have no idea where to start.
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  6. Like you I have designs in my head and in many cases I can just crochet them up but once in a while I just want to make a chart not the written word as I have trouble following them, I have tried to draw them up on graph paper but without a list of stitches that just boggles me mind a bit lol The only reason I want to make the charts of my designs is so that I can share with me Aunt who has decided she wants to learn how to crochet lol
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  7. Ashley, Which style of graph would you use for a bobble graph pattern? It looks like a graphgan. Thanks! Kelly
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  8. You mentioned, in the ballet slipper tutorial, foot size charts for crochet. Specifically where would I find such a chart? The ones I did find don't seem too accurate and mostly are about shoe sizes. I'd like to make more of the slippers for my ladies group, the Bitches and Babes. Yes, it's a long story. We are a group of ladies who have known one another for many years. Upon leaving Canada I purchased a cottage on the shores of Lake Erie where we meet yearly. We also meet at someone else's cottage and take trips together as more and more of us retire. Sorry, I got side tracked...
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  11. Nice summary of the options. I about to do a crocheted picture -- the first time since 2010 -- so I needed to catch up on the software that's available. I have also used Knitpro -- it's free as well. I know that my SCs are shorter in height than my width, so I run my photo through software to resize the height and increase it by 20%. I'm hoping Paint will still do that. The increase in height of the input photo makes the chart look distorted, but when I crochet it, it looks normal.
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  12. I have downloaded Wooltasia app. I haven’t made anything yet. Do you have any friends that have tried it?
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    1. Hello Cathy So Stitch fiddle is a great free site and easy to use. The only problem I have with it is that it shows you how many times each colour is used eg white used 2340 times, so how can you translate this into how much yarn is needed? Thank you
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