Latch Hook Charts: Rug Maker

Turn any photo into a latch hook or punch needle rug chart, matched to real yarn you can buy.

Pick a photo of your pet, a favourite place or a simple design, frame it as a square, 3:4 or round rug, and the app builds a symbol chart stitch by stitch. Then tick off each square as you hook.

REAL YARN SHADES
Charts are matched to the solid shades of Stylecraft Special Chunky and Special DK. The app picks the shades that fit your photo best, so the key reads like a shopping list: "1004 Dark Brown, 1 ball". Every yarn shows how close it is to the photo. Prefer a different shade? Tap it in the key and pick another, nearest first. You can also use any colours straight from the photo.

KNOW THE SIZE BEFORE YOU START
Choose your canvas (3.75 count, 5 count or 3.3 count) or punch needle gauge and the app shows the finished rug size in cm and inches.

SHOPPING LIST
Stitch counts, metres of yarn and balls to buy for every shade, with strands per stitch you can set. Share the list to your notes or a friend in one tap.

TICK OFF AS YOU GO
Tap a stitch to tick it, or tick a whole row. Pinch to zoom, highlight one yarn at a time, and see your progress at a glance. Your place is saved.

PRINTABLE PDF
Print the chart with a key, numbered rows and columns and a bold line every 10 stitches. Punch needle charts can be mirrored for the back of the cloth.

FREE
Rugs up to 40 stitches across with up to 6 yarns, real yarn matching, rug size, shopping list, progress ticks and a one page PDF.

PRO, ONE PURCHASE
Pay once and keep it:
• Rugs up to 150 stitches across
• Up to 16 yarns
• Paint, drag and fill stitches, add a shade, undo: fix eyes and tidy backgrounds
• Clean multi page PDF at 6 mm per square with a key page, page map and print check bar
• My yarns: match the photo to the yarns you already own

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account. Your photos and charts stay on your phone. The app uses the system photo picker, so it never reads your photo library.

Yarn shades are measured from the swatch photos on the Stylecraft website. Screens and dye lots vary, so check the real ball before you buy. This app is not made by or linked to Stylecraft.

Questions or ideas: support@zarkon.co.uk

Recent changes:
First release. Photo to latch hook or punch needle chart in real Stylecraft Special Chunky and Special DK shades, rug size, shopping list with balls, progress ticks and a printable PDF. Pro adds bigger rugs, more yarns, a stitch editor, a clean multi page PDF and My yarns.