Knit&Calc

Knit&Calc is an app for everyone who loves to knit! Design your own patterns and colorwork charts, keep track of your yarn stash, organize projects, save patterns, and use smart calculators that make knitting easier.

PATTERN DESIGNER
• Design your own sweater, scarf or socks
• Choose neckline, sleeves, fit and edges, and see the garment on the figure
• Get a schematic with finished measurements and a pattern written for your size and gauge
• See how much yarn you need, and add the design as a project

CHART DESIGNER
• Draw colorwork charts in a stitch grid
• Place the chart as a border on the yoke, body or sleeve in the pattern designer
• Knit straight from the chart, or share it as a PDF or image

YARN ALTERNATIVES
• Find a substitute among almost 1,500 yarns
• Advanced search by gauge, fiber, needle size, yardage, weight and superwash

KNITTING MODE
• A row ruler that follows you row by row in your pattern
• Choose start row and counting direction
• The screen stays on while you knit

SEND PATTERNS
• Send this page, selected pages (for example "2–5, 8") or the whole pattern
• As a PDF or images, with or without your own markings

YARN STASH
• Register all your yarn with brand, type, color and color number
• Keep track of weight, length and number of skeins
• See how much yarn is reserved for projects
• Grouping by brand and type for easy overview
• Scan the barcode on the label to add yarn faster
• Count your stash one storage location at a time
• Yarn is deducted from your stash when a project is finished

PROJECTS
• Organize your knitting projects
• Link yarn from stash to projects
• See overview of reserved yarn with % of stash
• Connect patterns to projects
• Add row counters for easy progress tracking
• Register needle size, gauge and size
• Keep track of start date and finish date

PATTERNS
• Save patterns as PDF, images or website links
• Organize in categories (sweaters, pants, hats, socks, mittens, or custom)
• Connect patterns directly to projects

YARN CALCULATOR
• Calculate how much yarn you need when switching to another yarn with different yardage
• Enter pattern yarn and the yarn you want to use
• Get immediate calculation of number of skeins you need

STITCH CALCULATOR
• Generate instructions for even distribution of increases or decreases
• Calculate how to distribute stitch changes across a needle
• Perfect for when the pattern says "increase/decrease evenly distributed"
• Shows step-by-step instructions with checkboxes
• Spread changes over several rounds, or work out shaping over a length

RULER
• Built-in digital ruler
• Support for both centimeters and inches
• Correct scale on many phones, calibration with a bank card and an adjustment for phone cases
• Perfect for measuring gauge and projects

BACKUP & IMPORT
• Export all data as JSON backup
• Optionally include images and PDF files (Base64)
• Import backup to restore data
• Share backup between devices

MULTILINGUAL
• Norwegian, English, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German and French
• Easy to switch language in settings

METRIC & IMPERIAL
• Support for both metric (m/g) and imperial (yd/oz) units
• Easy to switch in settings

PRIVACY
• Your yarn, projects and patterns are stored on your device
• You choose what is shared, and you can delete your data in Settings

Knit&Calc is made by knitters for knitters, with focus on simplicity and functionality. Perfect for both beginners and experienced knitters who want better control over yarn stash, projects and tools.

Recent changes:
Version 1.3. First version of Knit&Calc for Android.