Tapestry Crochet Graph Generator

1. Image

Choose an image

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Crop to a square (center) Remove the background (cells joined to the edge that match the corner color)

2. Size and colors

Width (stitches)Most colors

Grid: 40 × 30 stitches (height follows the image)

Palette

Use only the colors I have

Codes, separated by commas or spaces. Leave empty to use the whole palette.

I crochet Dithering (smoother gradients, more scattered single cells)

Adjust the image

Brightness Contrast Saturation Shrinking method

3. Fix cells by hand

Paint color

4. Save and print

Pattern title (for the printout)

Grid lines Yarn letters

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Grid: 40 × 30 (1,200 stitches)
Colors: 3
Yarn: Letters A, B, C… in the written rows match the colors below

Symbol	Color	Count
A	#4e963d	495
B	#fa9f6d	446
C	#fad57d	259

Written rows

Row 1 (RS, work right to left ←): 40 A
Row 2 (WS, work left to right →): 40 A
Row 3 (RS, work right to left ←): 40 A
Row 4 (WS, work left to right →): 40 A
Row 5 (RS, work right to left ←): 40 A
Row 6 (WS, work left to right →): 40 A
Row 7 (RS, work right to left ←): 31 A, 1 B, 8 A
Row 8 (WS, work left to right →): 8 A, 2 B, 30 A
Row 9 (RS, work right to left ←): 30 A, 2 B, 8 A
Row 10 (WS, work left to right →): 8 A, 2 B, 5 C, 25 A
Row 11 (RS, work right to left ←): 18 A, 12 C, 2 B, 5 C, 3 A
Row 12 (WS, work left to right →): 8 C, 2 B, 16 C, 14 A
Row 13 (RS, work right to left ←): 8 A, 22 C, 2 B, 8 C
Row 14 (WS, work left to right →): 8 C, 2 B, 30 C
Row 15 (RS, work right to left ←): 28 C, 6 A, 6 C
Row 16 (WS, work left to right →): 5 C, 8 A, 27 C
Row 17 (RS, work right to left ←): 27 C, 9 A, 4 C
Row 18 (WS, work left to right →): 4 C, 10 A, 26 C
Row 19 (RS, work right to left ←): 11 B, 9 C, 6 B, 10 A, 4 B
Row 20 (WS, work left to right →): 4 B, 9 A, 1 C, 8 B, 6 C, 12 B
Row 21 (RS, work right to left ←): 27 B, 8 A, 5 B
Row 22 (WS, work left to right →): 6 B, 1 C, 4 A, 1 C, 28 B
Row 23 (RS, work right to left ←): 40 B
Row 24 (WS, work left to right →): 40 B
Row 25 (RS, work right to left ←): 40 B
Row 26 (WS, work left to right →): 40 B
Row 27 (RS, work right to left ←): 40 B
Row 28 (WS, work left to right →): 40 B
Row 29 (RS, work right to left ←): 40 B
Row 30 (WS, work left to right →): 40 B

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Making a tapestry crochet graph

In tapestry crochet every stitch on the graph is one single crochet, and you carry the unused yarn inside the stitches. Two or three colors are easiest to carry, so the page starts at three. Set the width in stitches to your project’s stitch count, then check the written rows: row 1 is the bottom of the graph, and each row lists the color changes in the order you work them.

Right-handed crocheters work right side rows from right to left; choose left-handed to flip the reading direction.
Stitches are not square in tapestry crochet; they are usually a little wider than tall, so a design can look slightly squashed. Swatch first.
Use Merge to drop a color that only appears in a few stitches; every extra color is another strand to carry.

Working in the round

For hats, baskets and bags worked in the round, read every row in the same direction instead of alternating. The graph itself stays the same.

Common questions

Can I use this for mosaic or intarsia crochet?

The graph works as a color chart for intarsia and for knitting. Mosaic crochet needs its own two-color chart rules, so treat the graph as a starting picture.

Sources and further reading

Craft Yarn Council: crochet abbreviations

The studio notebook

A useful place to begin.

Clear steps, considered details, and ideas you can put to use.

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