KandiCon

Point KandiCon at a photo and it works out the beads.

It matches every part of the picture to a real pony bead color you can actually buy, then gives you a chart, a count of how many of each color you need, and the rows to follow while you string. Pick Simple for a 3-color charm, or Intricate for a 39-wide, 12-color cuff panel.

MAKE
- Photo to pattern, with an option to cut out the background so you bead the subject and not the couch
- Any emoji, turned into a chart
- Name and word bracelets in your own colors
- A blank grid with paint, fill, eraser and undo, for when you would rather draw it yourself
- Set the size in inches and it works out the bead count

BEFORE YOU START
- A shopping list totaled by color, so you know what to buy
- Mark the colors you already own and design only from those
- Spin the cuff preview, or hold your phone up and see the piece on your wrist. Nothing is recorded or uploaded

LEARN
- Twelve tutorials: singles, ladder stitch, X-base, rotator cuffs, multi-stitch, spikes, peyote and 3D charms
- Starter patterns sorted by faces, animals, food and hearts

SHARE
- Post what you make, with photos or video
- Follow makers, like and comment
- Filter the feed by beads, patterns, people and outfits
- Contests with a new theme every couple of weeks

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