About PatternHoop
Updated October 31, 2026
PatternHoop (patternhoop.com) turns a photo or a picture into a cross-stitch pattern for free. No sign-up needed.
What it does
- Sizes the pattern in stitches and centimeters for Aida 11, 14, 16 or 18.
- Reduces the picture to a palette of 4 to 40 DMC floss colors and cleans up stray single stitches.
- Shows the pattern as stitches, as symbols and next to the original photo.
- Counts the stitches of each color, the skeins to buy and the fabric to cut.
- Builds a PDF to print on A4 sheets: a cover, a legend and the chart sheets, in color and, if you like, in black and white.
All 488 DMC colors with their numbers are in the palette.
How your photo is handled
The photo never leaves your browser: the pattern and the PDF are computed on your device. The only thing sent to our server is the finished PDF, and only when you ask us to email it. The privacy policy has the details.
Blog
The blog covers which photos work for cross-stitch and how to choose colors and fabric.
Contact
Send questions and suggestions to privacy@patternhoop.com.