Convert Photo to Cross Stitch Pattern
Turn any photo into a detailed, stitchable cross stitch pattern with accurate DMC thread colors. The pattern generator in Stitch Pattern handles the conversion automatically — just pick a photo, adjust your settings, and start stitching.
How It Works
Choose Any Photo
Pick a photo from your camera roll, take a new photo, or use any image saved to your device. Portraits, pets, landscapes, and artwork all work beautifully.
Set Your Grid Size
Choose the number of stitches for your pattern. Smaller grids are faster to stitch; larger grids capture more detail. The app shows your finished dimensions in real-time.
Adjust DMC Colors
The pattern generator matches every pixel to real DMC thread colors. Adjust the color count, swap individual colors, or let the app optimize the palette for you.
Fine-Tune in the Editor
Use the built-in pattern editor to clean up edges, merge similar colors, remove stray stitches, and perfect your design before stitching or exporting.
Export as PDF
Generate a print-ready PDF with a full symbol chart, DMC thread list with quantities, and color key. Everything you need to stitch from paper.
Track Your Progress
Start stitching directly in the app with the built-in progress tracker. Mark stitches as you go and see your project come to life.
Why Use a Photo to Pattern Converter?
Creating a cross stitch pattern from a photo by hand is time-consuming. You need to pixelate the image, manually match each pixel to DMC thread colors, create a symbol chart, and calculate thread quantities. A pattern generator does all of this automatically.
StitchCraft's converter uses perceptual color matching to find the closest DMC thread for each pixel — not just the closest RGB value, but the color that looks most accurate to the human eye. The result is a pattern that faithfully represents your original photo with real, purchasable thread colors.
Whether you want to stitch a portrait of your pet, a landscape from your travels, or a favorite piece of art, the photo to pattern converter gives you a professional-quality chart in seconds.
Start Creating Your First Pattern
Download StitchCraft free and turn your favorite photos into cross stitch patterns with accurate DMC colors.