Create your repeat
Draw directly on the stitch grid or import an image and turn it into a limited-colour knitting pattern.
Explore the repeat editorCircular colourwork, made visible
Design the yoke
before you knit it.
Turn an idea, motif or photograph into a workable colourwork chart. See every stitch in the round, refine the fit and palette, then take a clear PDF to your needles.
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From idea to needles
Three easy steps
Design visually without losing sight of the knitting structure underneath.
Check it in the round
See the repeat wrap around a circular yoke. Adjust colours, repeats, stitch counts and shaping until it feels right.
Understand the previewMake it real
Export a clean, printable chart with stitch numbers and symbols, ready to follow while you knit.
Learn about exportingSee the whole workflow
A pattern takes shape in seconds.
Watch a repeat move from a flat grid to a circular yoke, then change as the palette and fit are refined.
Try it yourselfBuilt for circular colourwork
More than a square chart.
YokeScope keeps colour, structure and the finished shape connected while you design.
True circular preview
Every repeat is wrapped around a live yoke so you can judge rhythm, balance and colour placement before casting on.
Learn about the yoke previewGauge-shaped stitches
Most knitting charts are drawn on a grid of perfect squares. YokeScope lets you adjust stitch height to reflect stitches that are wider than they are tall, helping reduce unnecessary swatching.
Match your stitch proportionsPhoto-to-pattern import
Crop, rotate and zoom an image, choose a raster method, remove its background and reduce it to practical yarn colours.
Import an imageKnitting-aware shaping
Mark increases and decreases, activate stitches where shaping changes, and see those decisions reflected in the yoke.
Shape active stitchesFlexible pattern editing
Select rectangular chart areas to copy, paste, delete or rotate motifs. Build and reorder yarn palettes, or generate practical colours from an image.
Explore repeat editingLong float detection
Spot long runs before they become troublesome floats, then shorten them while preserving the rhythm of your motif.
Configure float alertsLocal projects
Keep multiple editable designs in the browser, restore compatible project files, and download printable PDF charts without creating an account.
Manage local projectsCommunity gallery
Publish a yoke for review, discover approved designs, Like favourites, and copy a shared pattern into your own local workspace.
Share and discover designsFor knitters and designers
Plan stranded colourwork with confidence.
YokeScope is a free online knitting chart maker for top-down circular yokes, stranded colourwork motifs and custom sweater patterns. It combines a pixel-style repeat editor with stitch-aware shaping and a circular preview, helping you understand how a flat knitting chart will look when repeated around the garment.
Start from a blank repeat, recreate a traditional motif, or convert a photograph and illustration into a simplified knitting pattern. Because the chart dimensions, active stitches, yarn palette and number of repeats stay connected, you can test design choices before committing them to yarn.
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