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A New Toy for Stitch Maps and Stitch Mastery Users

July 20, 2026 Knitting

Screenshot from the Maps to Mastery knitting pattern text conversion app.

Today’s update is a rather niche thing I made for myself, but I thought I’d add it to the website in case anyone else finds it useful.

If you use both Stitch Maps and Stitch Mastery software, I’ve made an app that makes creating your Stitch Mastery charts fast and accurate. It automatically converts the written instructions from Stitch Maps into the text format used by Stitch Mastery, all ready to import using the “chart from text” feature.

I’ve called it Maps to Mastery.

I have no idea if it will be useful to anyone else, but if you do make use of it, let me know!

A Spruce Up for the Custom Fit Fingerless Mitts

July 17, 2026 Knitting

The custom fit fingerless mitts pattern was originally written 21 years ago! In 2014 I rewrote it as an automatic pattern generator, and today it’s had a spruce up to celebrate it’s coming of age.

I’ve tidied it up and added a colour chart feature. When you generate a pattern, you can choose to add a chart of your stitches, that you can either colour in online, or print and colour it later. When you’re finished knitting your custom fit fingerless mitts, why not make a hat to match!

The Any Yarn, Any Size Knit Hat App

July 13, 2026 Knitting

Cover of the Any Yarn, Any Size Knit Hat Book by Sarah Bradberry. In the centre is a brown knitted beanie with stuffed bear ears.

After 22 years, I have finally decided to retire the Any Yarn, Any Size Knit Hat Book and turn it into an online pattern generator.

All you have to do is knit a swatch, add some details on your yarn and needles, and choose one of over 40 styles and 17 sizes. Click the button and you instantly have a pattern ready to knit. You can also generate an optional chart to colour for stranded knitting.

I’ve decided to keep the pattern generator free with advertising, in the hope that as many people as possible can enjoy it, while still be able to maintain the site. I hope you enjoy using it!

The Any Yarn, Any Size Knit Hat Pattern Generator.

New Interactive Pin Loom Pattern App

July 10, 2026 Weaving

Grid for designing 4 inch pattern weaves on the Zoom loom, weavette, weave-it etc

In 2009 I designed a blank chart for creating new pattern weaves on a 4 inch loom. Today I finally finished making it into a free interactive website app (or more accurately, I finished it at 2am )

You can use the chart to draw your design, preview what it will look like when woven (including a custom colour selector so you can see what it will look like if you use a different colour on a layer), and create the pattern in text.

I’ve also included optional preset patterns from three vintage booklets that you can use as-is, or edit to create a new design.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions, or would like me to add your original designs as a preset pattern for others to use.

The Pin Loom Pattern Designer

Tiny Plush Flower Embroidery Tutorial

June 17, 2026 Embroidery 0 Comments

A fuzzy, wool flower that looks like a pompon surrounded by 6 smaller pompoms as petals.

I have a brand new tutorial for you today. A tiny plush flower embroidered using the plush template embroidery technique. Also known as Amish stumpwork, among other things.

This tiny flower is an unusual motif, very quick to stitch, and is great for using up tiny scraps of yarn, and filling in empty spaces in larger designs.

I hope you enjoy it, and if you’d like to see a video showing how to stitch it, let me know in the comments!