A free chart generator launched in July 2026, with technique presets and a cell editor; charts only, no written instructions yet. Here is how it compares with Bobble on the things that decide which one you will actually use.
Checked on the live sites on 2 October 2026. Features and prices change; check CrochetPatternGen before you rely on any of this.
| What matters | Bobble | CrochetPatternGen |
|---|---|---|
| Photo to chart | Yes. Upload a photo, or start from a template. Rows, tapestry and corner-to-corner. Grids up to 300 stitches a side and up to 20 colours | Yes. JPG, PNG, WebP or GIF up to 10 MB, 20 to 120 stitches wide, 2 to 16 colours, optional background removal |
| Methods | Rows (double crochet in UK terms, single crochet in US terms), tapestry and corner-to-corner (C2C) | Graph (graphgan), C2C, tapestry, mosaic and filet presets, plus amigurumi, letter-chart and knitting generators |
| Written instructions | With Pro (£3.99 a month): row by row in UK or US terms, with the foundation chain and turning chains for rows and tapestry. For example: Row 5 · 45 stitches ←: A x20, C x5, A x20 (A = White, C = Black), each square one double crochet (dc) in UK terms or one single crochet (sc) in US terms. Free: Make Mode takes you through the chart row by row | No. The output is a chart with per-colour stitch counts |
| Follow along | Make Mode highlights the row, counts stitches and remembers your place between sittings | A separate free row counter that shades completed rows on an uploaded or library chart |
| Saves across devices | Yes. Projects save to your account and sync across devices (3 in progress on Free, finished ones don't count; up to 50 on Pro) | Optional free sign-in saves charts to an account |
| Sharing | Share links (1 on Free, 100 on Pro) with a preview card, and publishing to a moderated community gallery | An optional share link that publishes the chart as a public page |
| Yarn matching | Two brands: Paintbox Simply DK and Stylecraft Special DK, matched shade by shade by name and number, with metres and balls per colour | None; the palette is reduced to hex codes |
| Part of Pro (£3.99 a month) for every chart, Bobble's free designs included, with the chart and the written instructions together. The PNG chart image and copying the instructions are Pro too | No. PNG only, with a watermark on free charts; PDF packs are listed as a planned Pro feature | |
| Price | Free; Pro £3.99 a month, cancel any time | Free; a Pro tier is described as coming with no price shown |
| Account | Optional. Continue without an account, or sign in to save, sync and share | Optional |
| Languages | English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian | English and Spanish |
| Ads | None | None seen |
Things the CrochetPatternGen site was unclear about on the day we checked. We do not state these as facts.
Pick CrochetPatternGen if you want five technique presets and a cell editor, and only need the chart. Pick Bobble if you want a photo turned into a chart in one flow, with Make Mode tied to the rows of your chart, and written instructions in UK or US terms with Pro. Both let you try before deciding.
Bobble is free to try with no account. The pricing page lists exactly what Free and Pro include.
Try Bobble with a photo