Design Your Own Knitting Charts

Have you ever tried to design a knitting chart using commercially available graph paper, only to knit it up and find the proportions are all wrong? This is because knitting stitches are not square but commercially available graph paper is!

The answer is my special charting paper. The 'squares' are rectangular just like knitting stitches.

In addition every 5 stitches are marked off with a heavier line so it's very easy to count where you are when following a pattern.

I have created 2 different ratios to accommodate most knitting situations.

A ratio of 4:5 is where 4 stitches is the same length as 5 rows (or 40 stitches = 50 rows).
A ratio of 2:3 is where 2 stitches is the same length as 3 rows which is impossible to measure accurately so use 20 stitches = 30 rows.

Most knitting is nearer the 4:5 ratio, but knitting double and knitting with very thick yarn could be nearer to the 2:3 ratio. It is best to measure your tension (guage) and calculate from there.

The files are .pdf files readable with Adobe Acrobat.
Choose whether you want letter size (8"x10") or A4 size to fit with your printer.

Right click the links below and Save As to save the files to print out as often as you like.

A4 knitting graph paper, ratio 4:5, portrait orientation

A4 knitting graph paper, ratio 4:5, landscape orientation

Letter sized knitting graph paper, ratio 4:5, portrait orientation

Letter sized knitting graph paper, ratio 4:5, landscape orientation

A4 knitting graph paper, ratio 2:3, portrait orientation

A4 knitting graph paper, ratio 2:3, landscape orientation

Letter sized knitting graph paper, ratio 2:3, portrait orientation

Letter sized knitting graph paper, ratio 2:3, landscape orientation

I hope you enjoy using this design charting paper and I would love to see any designs you create. Do email me.