Stitch Symbol Dictionary

Met a symbol in a knitting chart you can't name? Then you can't search for it either. This dictionary lets you look up crochet and knitting chart symbols by their outline shape (circle, X, T-bar, mountain...).

BROWSE BY SHAPE

Switch between crochet and knitting, tap the shape a symbol looks like
No name needed — trace it from its silhouette
ARROW-ONLY STEP DIAGRAMS

Steps are wordless color illustrations with arrows — color marks the moving yarn and the target stitch. No reading required
Tap ▶ to auto-play the steps and see the motion
80 SYMBOLS AND GROWING

32 crochet + 48 knitting symbols (chain, single/double crochet, bobbles, cables, knit, purl, yarn over, decreases, increases and more)
Symbols and diagrams keep being added in updates
MADE FOR WHEREVER YOU KNIT

Fully offline: every symbol and diagram is bundled. No downloads, no signal needed
Favorites and "Recently viewed" put frequent symbols one tap away
US/UK crochet term conversion table included
PRICING

Every symbol and feature is free. Nothing hides behind a paywall
Prefer no ads? A one-time ¥480 purchase hides all ads forever (not a subscription)
ABOUT THIS APP

This is an unofficial app by an independent developer, not affiliated with any standards body or publisher
All symbol graphics are original artwork based on the Japanese (JIS) chart-symbol system. Step diagrams are original or adapted from CC BY–licensed works (see in-app credits). No JIS standard text or figures are reproduced. For the official standard, see the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee: https://www.jisc.go.jp/
Actual stitches may look different depending on yarn, hooks/needles, and pattern
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Recent changes:
First release of Stitch Symbol Dictionary.
- 80 symbols included: 32 crochet + 48 knitting (more coming)
- Browse symbols by shape — no name needed
- Arrow-only step diagrams with auto-play
- Search, favorites and recently viewed
- US/UK crochet term conversion table
- Fully offline. Every symbol free; one-time ¥480 removes ads