Turn a photo into a knitting machine pattern

Knitivo

1 · Photo

Click, drop a photo here or paste with Ctrl+V

The project file (.knitmotif) keeps the photo, eraser and all settings — nothing is uploaded anywhere.

2 · Gauge (10 × 10 cm swatch)

3 · Size

4 · Colours

5 · Adjustments

Shading rendered by finely mixing stitches of both colours — closest to the photo.

Turn on for SuperbaKnit — its screen shows the wrong side of the fabric.

Advanced settings

Photo & eraser

Drag to erase what you don't want (e.g. the background around a person). Ctrl + mouse wheel (or pinch) zooms, middle button or Space + drag pans, ⌖ re-centers the view.

Pattern preview

Load a photo and the pattern will appear here.

The machine files are always black and white — preview colours are only a simulation.