There are several ways to turn a photo into a crochet chart, and some of them are free. These pages compare each one with Bobble on the facts, including where the other tool is better.
All checked on the live sites on 2 October 2026.
- Bobble vs CrochetPop
A free browser-based pattern maker with a photo converter, a pattern library, lessons and a hands-free row reader.
- Bobble vs Stitch Fiddle
An established web chart editor for crochet, knitting, cross stitch and several other crafts, with picture import, written instructions and a paid Premium tier.
- Bobble vs ArtPatt
A photo-first pattern engine for sixteen crafts; generating and previewing is free, downloads are paid per pattern or by subscription.
- Bobble vs CraftWabi
A browser-based converter for seven chart styles with a free row tracker; the pattern download is sold per pattern.
- Bobble vs StitchingLab
A free converter and community catalogue funded by yarn affiliate links, with written instructions, named-brand yarn matching and a row tracker.
- Bobble vs CrochetPatternGen
A free chart generator launched in July 2026, with technique presets and a cell editor; charts only, no written instructions yet.
What you get with Bobble
- Written rows in UK terms by default, or US terms, and every written copy says which terms it uses.
- Three methods from one chart: rows, tapestry and corner-to-corner (C2C), each with its own written instructions.
- Make Mode keeps your place between sittings and counts your stitches.
- Projects save to your account and sync across devices, so the chart you start on a laptop is the one you follow on your phone.
- Share links come with a preview card, so a chart pasted into a group chat shows up as itself, and finished charts can be published to a moderated community gallery.
- Yarn matched to two named brands, Paintbox Simply DK and Stylecraft Special DK, with metres and balls per colour.
- Six languages, no ads, and a named operator you can email.
What the others do that Bobble does not
- Some give the PDF away, or give written instructions with no cap at all.
- Several cover more techniques, such as filet, mosaic, knitting and cross stitch.
- One matches yarn across six brands, against Bobble's two.
- One reads the rows aloud, hands-free.
Bobble is free to try with no account. See what Free and Pro include.
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