Your crochet or knitting pattern, one step at a time
Paste a pattern: each row shows in large print, your repeats are counted and every abbreviation is explained on hover.
Free, no account Your patterns stay on your device Works offline, once opened Any pattern: a bought PDF, a blog, a magazine
The patternno pattern loaded
The pattern text is sent to Anthropic to be tidied up, then split into steps here. Anthropic doesn’t train its models on it. Privacy
Paste or type your pattern above, then “Split into steps”. After that, move with ← → or the space bar.
How it works
1. Paste, or drop a PDF
The text of your pattern, copied from a website, a PDF, or typed by hand: the tool accepts it as is, with no particular formatting to follow.
2. Split into steps
Each row becomes a numbered step, ready to display one at a time, in very large print, with its stitches to count.
3. Move forward with one gesture, repeats count themselves
A tap, a click, or a swipe on tablet moves to the next step; the repeat counter and the session timer keep track on their own.
Frequently asked questions
Is it free?
Yes, the tool is entirely free and will stay free for everyday use: pasting a pattern, splitting it into steps, counting rows and repeats. No card is ever asked for.
Do I need an account?
No account is needed to use the tool. Your patterns are saved automatically in the browser, on the device you are using.
Where do my patterns go?
Nowhere: the text you paste is never sent to a server. It stays in your browser’s memory, like a draft only you can read.
Does it work with a PDF bought on Etsy?
Yes, as long as the PDF has selectable text, which is the case for most patterns sold online. A PDF that is only a scanned image can’t be read automatically: paste the text by hand into the box instead.
What about knitting?
Yes: the tool splits knitting patterns just as well as crochet ones. Rows, repeats and abbreviations work the same way for both crafts.
What’s the difference with a pattern app?
This tool doesn’t sell or host any patterns: you bring your own, from wherever it comes — a bought PDF, a blog, a magazine — and it simply splits it and displays it, one step at a time.
Go further
How to read a crochet or knitting pattern
Abbreviations, rows, the stitch count in parentheses: the method explained step by step.
Symbols, reading direction, flat versus in-the-round charts.
Crochet or knitting: which to start with?
The differences between the two crafts, to help you pick one.
A badge and a link to give your customers, to open your pattern straight in the reader.
Count your rows one-handed, with an optional target and progress bar.
The full chart, and a finder to go from "G-6" to "4 mm".
Knitting needle sizes: mm ↔ US
The full chart, and a finder to go from "US 8" to "5 mm".
Yarn weights: worsted, aran, DK
Categories 0 to 7, with the hook and needles that go with them.
A range of metres and skeins by project and yarn weight.
Compare your swatch with the pattern’s: bigger or finer hook, stitches to cast on.
Paste a French row: every abbreviation is written out in English.
sc, dc, inc, k2tog, ms… every crochet and knitting abbreviation, explained.
An American or British pattern rewritten in the other notation, stitch by stitch.