Photo to Pattern
Make patterns from pictures
Pick any photo and choose your stitch count and colors. Crossie builds the chart and matches each shade to one of 450+ DMC floss colors, so your shopping list is ready before you thread a needle.
Cross Stitch App
Your whole cross stitch project, from first idea to last stitch
Turn a photo into a counted chart, design your own from a blank grid, mark off every square as you stitch, and print the pattern with its floss list.
Any picture becomes a counted chart
Portraits of people and pets, everyday photos, artwork and paintings, simple illustrations and logos. Crossie reads whatever you give it, matches every shade to real DMC floss, and lays the result out as a chart you can stitch square by square.
Everything in One App
Four tools, one app
Design and Edit
Draw your own, or fine tune ours
Start from a blank grid or tweak a generated chart. Paint, fill, erase, select and move, merge colors, and mirror strokes across the center lines so you draw one quarter and get the rest. Apple Pencil feels right at home on iPad.
Stitch Mode
Track every stitch and project
Tap to mark, drag to fill. Focus one color and the chart lights it up while locking the rest, and Find Next jumps straight to the next unstitched square. Your progress, streaks, and daily counts are always at a glance.
Print and Share
Export polished PDF patterns
One tap turns any pattern into a print-ready PDF with numbered chart sections, a symbol key, skein estimates, and a DMC shopping list, so you can stitch away from the screen whenever you like.
Built for beginners and seasoned stitchers alike
If you are starting out, there are small practice patterns and a guide that covers reading a chart and counting squares, and Stitch Mode holds your place one square at a time. If you have been stitching for years, the editor gives you square by square control, charts up to 300 x 300 stitches with 80 colors, mirror painting, and Apple Pencil on iPad.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Crossie?
Crossie is a cross stitch app that turns photos into counted charts with matched DMC floss colors, lets you design patterns from a blank grid, tracks your progress stitch by stitch, and exports print-ready PDF patterns.
How does photo to pattern conversion work?
Pick a photo and choose your stitch count and number of colors. Crossie analyzes the picture, matches each shade to a real DMC floss color, and builds a counted chart you can edit, stitch, or export.
Can I print my patterns?
Yes. Any pattern exports as a print-ready PDF with a symbol key and a DMC floss shopping list, so you can stitch away from the screen.
Which thread brand does Crossie use?
Crossie matches colors to the standard DMC floss palette, so every color in your chart is a real skein you can buy at any craft store.
How does sync work?
Sync is available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac today. Turn it on in Profile and your patterns and stitching progress stay in step across your Apple devices, so you can mark stitches on one and pick up where you left off on another. Sync for Android is coming soon.
What devices does Crossie run on?
iPhone and iPad (iOS 16.4 or later), Mac with Apple silicon, Apple Vision Pro, and Android phones and tablets.