What is the best app to track knitting rows?

Yarnzy is the best app to track knitting rows because it combines automatic counting with project management. Auto-generates counters from any pattern. Each project has its own independent counter. Syncs row count across iPhone, Android, and Mac.

Can I import PDF knitting patterns into an app?

Yes. Yarnzy imports PDF knitting patterns directly, no emailing files to yourself. Upload PDF, image, screenshot, or text. Works with crochet patterns too.

How do I track crochet rows without counting manually?

Yarnzy tracks crochet rows automatically. You never need to tap a button or remember a number. Auto-generates counters directly from your uploaded pattern. One-tap increment if you prefer manual control. Session logs record your progress even if you forget to tap.

Can I generate a custom crochet or knitting pattern from a description?

Yes. Yarnzy includes a pattern builder that creates full, structured patterns from a simple description, describe what you want and get a complete pattern back, ready to follow row by row. Describe what you want and get a full written pattern instantly. Upload an image and the app analyzes it and builds a pattern from it. Modify any existing pattern, change the size, yarn weight, or stitches anytime.

Yes. Yarnzy uses bank-level encryption and never shares your data. End-to-end encryption for all patterns and projects. No third-party data sharing or advertising. Your data is private, export or delete your data anytime.

Is there a free version of Yarnzy?

Yes. Yarnzy has a free tier with core features. No credit card required.

What app helps manage knitting projects easily?

Yarnzy helps you manage knitting projects in one organized workspace. Store patterns, yarn stash, row counters, and progress notes together. Start on iPhone, continue on Mac with auto-sync. Every project has its own dashboard with everything you need.

Which devices can I use Yarnzy on?

Yarnzy is available on iPhone, Mac, and Android devices. You can use it on your smartphone or tablet to read patterns, track progress, manage projects, and access all Yarnzy tools wherever you crochet or knit.

Built for crochet & knitting workflows

Read any crochet or knitting pattern. Track every row. Finish every project.

Upload any crochet or knitting pattern and instantly turn it into clear instructions, automatic row counters, and yarn substitution suggestions built by makers who actually understand patterns.

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Yarnzy app projects, folders and currently weaving projects

Yarnzy 3D preview, see your finished garment before casting on

Yarnzy pattern instructions, step-by-step rows and counters

Yarnzy knitting session, live row counters, timer, and progress

Yarnzy stash, yarn, needles, and accessories inventory

Multiple projects at once
AI reads any pattern
Built-in row counter
3D preview & try-on
PDF, image, or text
Yarn stash & dye lots
Yarn quantity estimator

About Yarnzy

What is Yarnzy?

Yarnzy is a crochet and knitting pattern reading app for iPhone, Android, and Mac. It was built by makers who were tired of decoding abbreviations, losing their row count mid-project, and buying yarn for something they couldn't visualize until it was half-finished. Unlike Ravelry, which organizes your patterns as a library, or standalone row counter apps that only count, Yarnzy is the first app that comprehends craft patterns: it reads the logic, breaks it into guided steps, explains every stitch notation, and tracks where you are automatically.

Features

Read patterns. Preview results. Track everything.

Four pillars that turn a confusing pattern PDF into a finished project without the spreadsheets, sticky notes, and screenshot folders.

Understand Patterns

Most knitting row counter apps make you tap a button and hope you remembered to tap it last time.

See how pattern reading works

Preview Before You Make

Stop buying yarn for projects you can't picture yet.Yarnzy shows you the finished garment in 3D before you wind your first skein, so you can test colorways, and even try it on virtually using your own photo.

Preview your first project

Organize Everything

Your WIPs, your stash, your notes in one place. Yarnzy replaces all of that with a workspace designed for the way makers actually work, not how productivity apps think we work.

Start organizing your projects

Plan Smarter

Know exactly how much yarn you need. Yarnzy calculates from your actual pattern and your actual gauge. Not a guess. Not an average.

Try the yarn planning tools

Pattern understanding

Understand Patterns

Turn any PDF or image pattern into simple, step-by-step instructions you can actually follow.

The app reads your pattern and breaks it down so nothing gets lost in abbreviations or confusing layout.

Converts PDF, image, screenshot, or text patterns into guided steps
Explains every crochet and knitting abbreviation inside the pattern
Switch between simple mode and technical mode anytime
Ask questions directly inside the pattern while you work.

3D preview & try-on

Preview Before You Make

See your finished garment in 3D and test colors before you start stitching.

Visualize the finished project before you cast on, so you’re not guessing how the yarn or silhouette will look.

3D garment preview generated from your uploaded pattern
virtual try-on using your own photo
test yarn colorways and color palettes before buying
see the full visual outcome before your first stitch

Workspace

Organize Everything

Keep yarn, projects, notes, counters, and progress in one clean workspace.

Every WIP and FO lives in one place, no more lost notes, forgotten row counts, or misplaced pattern PDFs.

Yarn stash tracker with fiber, weight, and colorway details
Project dashboard with progress, notes, and work logs
Automatic row and stitch counters per project
Syncs across iPhone, Android, and Mac without losing anything

Yarnzy planning tools on phone, stitch, increase/decrease, and yarn substitution calculators

Yarn planning

Plan Smarter

Calculate yarn, manage dye lots, and avoid material waste before you begin.

Know exactly how much yarn you need and whether your stash has enough before you wind a single skein.

Yarn quantity estimator based on your actual pattern
Dye lot tracker so your colors stay consistent across skeins
Yarn substitution finder when you don't have the called-for yarn
Material cost calculator before you commit to a project.

Free tools

A complete toolkit for smarter crafting.

Everything you need to design, preview, and track your crochet or knitting patterns in one app.

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Yarn Substitution

You found the perfect pattern. Now find the yarn that actually works for it. Enter your yardage and weight and get the exact skein count before you buy anything.

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Hook & Needle Chart

US, UK, metric, all three systems in one place. Find your hook or needle size and see exactly which yarn weight it pairs with, no conversion guessing needed.

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Unit Conversion

Switch between meters, yards, grams, and ounces instantly. Whether your pattern is American or European, your measurements always make sense.

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Stitch Calculator

Know your gauge, know your finished width. Enter both and get the exact cast-on stitch count your project needs, no math, no margin for error.

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Color Palette

Stop buying yarn in colors that clash. Build your palette using real color theory, complementary, triadic, analogous, and see the combinations work before you spend a penny.

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Curated Palettes

Hand-picked color combinations organized by mood, season, and project type. Browse when you know the vibe but haven't found the colors yet.

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Yarn Calculator

How many skeins do you actually need? Enter your pattern yardage and yarn weight and get a precise skein count, not a rough estimate, the real number.

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Square Planner

Lay out your granny square blanket visually before you join a single square. Arrange colors, see the full layout, and know exactly how many of each color to make.

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Why Yarnzy

More than other crochet and knitting apps.

Most craft apps help you store projects. Yarnzy helps you understand patterns, visualize results, and make better decisions before you start.

Typical craft apps

no pattern reading, just storage
manual row counting, easy to lose your place
no abbreviation help built in
no preview, just hope it looks right when done
no yarn estimator, guesswork only
only works with clean typed patterns
no in-pattern help when something doesn’t make sense
progress stuck on one device

Yarnzy

reads your pattern and explains every step in plain words
rows tracked automatically as you follow along
every abbreviation explained right inside the pattern
see your project in 3D and try it on before your first stitch
exact yarn estimate based on your actual pattern and gauge
upload PDFs, photos, screenshots, or text, it reads them all
ask questions anytime right inside your pattern
syncs across iPhone, Android, and Mac, your WIPs go where you go

From real makers

Built for real crochet and knitting workflows.

“Finally, I understand patterns without getting stuck halfway. The AI explains things the way another knitter would, not the way a textbook would.”

Elise M.

Hand-knit shop owner · Portland, OR

“I made a sweater for my daughter and was nervous about gauge. The 3D preview showed me exactly what to expect, no second-guessing for the first time ever.”

Sara K.

Crochet designer · Toronto

“Yarnzy replaced three apps and a notebook in one week. My yarn stash, project notes, and counters all live in one calm place now.”

Maya R.

Hobby crocheter · Mumbai

“Finally, I understand patterns without getting stuck halfway. The AI explains things the way another knitter would, not the way a textbook would.”

Elise M.

Hand-knit shop owner · Portland, OR

“I made a sweater for my daughter and was nervous about gauge. The 3D preview showed me exactly what to expect, no second-guessing for the first time ever.”

Sara K.

Crochet designer · Toronto

“Yarnzy replaced three apps and a notebook in one week. My yarn stash, project notes, and counters all live in one calm place now.”

Maya R.

Hobby crocheter · Mumbai

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