Follow your pattern, one row at a time

Designer Studio is where you write your own patterns. Knitglass checks each one, and then it is yours to knit and to give to knitters. Here is the whole journey, one step at a time.

1. 1

   Open Designer Studio

   Open Menu and choose Designer Studio. Choose Create pattern to start from nothing, or open Templates and choose Use template to start from a copy of a Knitglass pattern.
2. 2

   Write your pattern

   Give it a title, add the sizes, the needles and the gauge, then write the rows. Save as draft as often as you like: only you can see a draft, and your browser keeps a backup while you type.
3. 3

   Add a photo of your sample

   Knit a sample from your pattern and add your own photo of it. Knitglass cannot verify a pattern without one.
4. 4

   Save it for review

   When the pattern is finished, choose Create for review (Update for review when you are changing it). You confirm that it meets the pattern requirements: your own design, your own photo, and no AI.
5. 5

   Knitglass checks it

   A person at Knitglass reads your pattern, checks the stitch counts and looks at the photo. Your Pattern library says Knitglass verifies it. There is nothing you need to do.
6. 6

   It is verified and published

   You get an email. The pattern is in your Pattern library, ready to knit, and says Published · only you have access.
7. 7

   Give it to knitters

   In Pattern library, choose Manage on your pattern, then Give this pattern to knitters. Make a promotion code: one code for everyone, or one for each knitter. A knitter types the code into their own Pattern library to add your pattern.

1. 1

   Open the Pattern Library

   Open Menu, then choose Pattern library. Working library holds the patterns that are ready to use.
2. 2

   Find the pattern you need

   Use Search to find a title, owner, family or size. Choose Own patterns for the ones you made, or All patterns for everything your role allows you to see.
3. 3

   Check the size and open it

   Sizes marked saved are ready to use. Opening one makes it your Current project. Select View pattern, Continue at row…, or Return to reader. If the size you need is not saved, contact Knitglass support.

Opening a saved pattern makes it your Current project. Current project in the menu returns you to that pattern, size and row, and the selection is saved to your account for your other signed-in devices. At the top of the reader, switch between garment pieces such as the body, yoke or sleeves.

• Move to a rowClick a chart row, use the Previous and Next buttons, move the row slider, or use the arrow keys when the chart is focused.
• Record progressChoose Mark done or Done & next. Choose Undo done if you marked one by mistake.
• Understand the percentageCompletion is calculated only from rows you have marked done, not from the row currently selected.
• Check the originalUse Pattern source or View source page whenever you need to compare a row with the original PDF.

The standard reader keeps the stitch chart, current-row instruction and main progress controls together on the page. Chart is the normal visual view; Text provides a readable row-list alternative.

Tip: Use the R1 top/bottom control if the printed chart runs in the opposite vertical direction. This changes how the chart is displayed, not your saved progress.

The chart legend shows only the yarns and stitch symbols used by the current pattern piece. Hover over a light-grey square to see No stitch: the square is not worked and only keeps the shaped chart aligned. Pattern designers can use slightly different shorthand, so always check the original pattern’s own legend when it differs.

KKnit

Chart symbolK

Knit the next stitch.

K1TBLKnit one through back loop

Chart symbolKb

Knit the next stitch through its back loop.

PPurl

Chart symbolP

Purl the next stitch.

K2TOGKnit two together

Chart symbol∨ / V

Knit two stitches together as one; a right-leaning decrease.

P2TOGPurl two together

Chart symbolP2

Purl two stitches together as one; a decrease worked on the purl side.

SSKSlip, slip, knit

Chart symbol\

Slip two stitches separately, then knit them together; a left-leaning decrease.

YOYarn over

Chart symbol○

Wrap the yarn over the needle to create a stitch and usually an eyelet.

SL1Slip one

Chart symbol↓

Move the next stitch to the other needle without working it.

M1Make one

Chart symbol+

Increase by making one new stitch.

M1LMake one left

Chart symbolM1L

Increase one stitch with a left-leaning make-one increase.

M1RMake one right

Chart symbolM1R

Increase one stitch with a right-leaning make-one increase.

P1TBLPurl one through back loop

Chart symbolPb

Purl the next stitch through its back loop.

K1BELOWKnit one below

Chart symbolK↓

Knit into the stitch one row below the next stitch.

P1BELOWPurl one below

Chart symbolP↓

Purl into the stitch one row below the next stitch.

SL1KSlip one knitwise

Chart symbolSk

Move the next stitch to the other needle as if to knit it.

SL1PSlip one purlwise

Chart symbolSp

Move the next stitch to the other needle as if to purl it.

SL1WYIBSlip one with yarn in back

Chart symbolSb

Slip the next stitch with the yarn held behind the work.

SL1WYIFSlip one with yarn in front

Chart symbolSf

Slip the next stitch with the yarn held in front of the work.

SL1PWYIFSlip one purlwise with yarn in front

Chart symbolSpf

Slip the next stitch as if to purl, with the yarn held in front of the work.

K2TOG-TBLKnit two together through back loops

Chart symbolK2b

Knit two stitches together through their back loops; a left-leaning decrease.

P2TOG-TBLPurl two together through back loops

Chart symbolP2b

Purl two stitches together through their back loops; a decrease worked on the purl side.

SSPSlip, slip, purl

Chart symbolssp

Slip two stitches separately, then purl them together through the back loops.

SKPSlip, knit, pass

Chart symbolskp

Slip one stitch, knit the next, then pass the slipped stitch over; a left-leaning decrease.

CDDCentred double decrease

Chart symbolΛ

Slip two together knitwise, knit one, then pass the slipped stitches over; three stitches become one with the centre stitch on top.

SK2PSlip, knit two together, pass

Chart symbolsk2p

Slip one stitch, knit two together, then pass the slipped stitch over; three stitches become one, leaning left.

SSSKSlip three, knit together

Chart symbolss3

Slip three stitches separately, then knit them together; three stitches become one, leaning left.

SSSPSlip three, purl together

Chart symbolsp3

Slip three stitches separately, then purl them together through the back loops.

K3TOGKnit three together

Chart symbolK3

Knit three stitches together as one; a right-leaning double decrease.

P3TOGPurl three together

Chart symbolP3

Purl three stitches together as one.

K3IN3Knit three into three

Chart symbol3/3

Insert the needle into the next three stitches as if to knit them together and knit one without dropping them; yarn over, knit into the same three again, then drop all three. Three stitches become three.

YO2Double yarn over

Chart symbol○○

Wrap the yarn twice over the needle to make two stitches and a larger eyelet.

M1PMake one purlwise

Chart symbolM1P

Increase one stitch by making a new purl stitch.

M1LPMake one left purlwise

Chart symbolMLP

Increase one purl stitch with a left-leaning make-one increase.

M1RPMake one right purlwise

Chart symbolMRP

Increase one purl stitch with a right-leaning make-one increase.

LLILeft lifted increase

Chart symbolLLI

Increase one stitch by knitting into the stitch below the one just worked.

RLIRight lifted increase

Chart symbolRLI

Increase one stitch by knitting into the stitch below the next one.

LLPILeft lifted purl increase

Chart symbolLLP

Increase one purl stitch by purling into the stitch below the one just worked.

RLPIRight lifted purl increase

Chart symbolRLP

Increase one purl stitch by purling into the stitch below the next one.

KFBKnit front and back

Chart symbolkfb

Knit into the front and then the back of the same stitch; one stitch becomes two.

PFBPurl front and back

Chart symbolpfb

Purl into the front and then the back of the same stitch; one stitch becomes two.

DECDecrease

Decrease one stitch by any method; the pattern does not say which.

INCIncrease

Increase one stitch by any method; the pattern does not say which.

K2TOG-EDGEKnit together with an edge stitch

Knit one stitch together with one picked up from the edge the band is joined to; the band keeps its count.

LTLeft twist

Cross two stitches to the left, the way your pattern key describes.

RTRight twist

Cross two stitches to the right, the way your pattern key describes.

4CLFour-stitch cable left

Cross four stitches to the left, with two held in front.

4CRFour-stitch cable right

Cross four stitches to the right, with two held in back.

4CL-DECFour-stitch cable left decrease

Cross four stitches to the left and decrease one, the way your pattern key describes; four stitches become three.

4CR-DECFour-stitch cable right decrease

Cross four stitches to the right and decrease one, the way your pattern key describes; four stitches become three.

8CLEight-stitch cable left

Cross eight stitches to the left, the way your pattern key describes.

8CREight-stitch cable right

Cross eight stitches to the right, the way your pattern key describes.

GDSGerman double stitch

Chart symbolGDS

At a short-row turn, pull the yarn over the needle so the stitch below comes up as two legs.

TSTurning stitch

Chart symbolTS

At a short-row turn, make one turning stitch by whichever method you know.

GDS-RESOLVEWork a double stitch as one

Chart symbolGDR

Work both legs of a German double stitch together as one stitch; this is not a decrease.

COCast on

Create the first stitches on the needle.

BOBind off / cast off

Secure and remove stitches from the needle.

ST / STSStitch / stitches

One stitch, or more than one stitch.

RSRight side

The side of the work intended to face out.

WSWrong side

The side of the work intended to face in.

REPRepeat

Work the stated instruction again.

REMRemaining

The stitches or rows left after the stated action.

PMPlace marker

Put a stitch marker on the needle at this point.

SMSlip marker

Move the marker to the other needle as you pass it.

DPN / DPNsDouble-pointed needle(s)

Short needles with a point at both ends, often used for small pieces in the round.

NO STITCHNo stitch

Chart symbol— / ×

Do not work this square; it keeps shaped chart rows visually aligned.

Select the diagonal-arrow Maximize control, or press F. The reader expands to use the whole screen. Use the minimise control or press Esc to close it.

The Row map is a fast way to jump to any row. Hover over shortened text on a computer to see the complete row instruction.

Whole chart opens a separate fit-to-screen view of all chart rows for the selected garment piece. It is designed for checking the overall motif and shaping.

• Use + and −, pinch, or Ctrl/⌘ + wheel to zoom.
• Drag left, right, up or down to inspect the chart.
• Select Fit to return the whole pattern to the available screen.
• This view does not select rows or change your progress.

Installing Knitglass adds its icon to your Home Screen, Start menu or Dock as a PWA (Personal Web Application) and opens it in its own app window. Open knitglass.com in the browser listed below, sign in, then follow the steps for your device.

You do not need to switch offline mode on. While you are online, open the pattern and saved size you intend to use. Knitglass automatically stores that current size, all of its pattern parts and its source PDF only on this device. Other devices maintain their own offline copy.

If you design or publish knitting patterns and somebody has told you their pattern is on Knitglass, this is what that means. The terms of use say the same thing in the language of an agreement; this says it plainly.

• It is a row companion, not an editionKnitglass takes a pattern a knitter already owns and shows it to them one row at a time, holding their place, their notes and their progress. It is the same idea as opening a book in a reading app rather than printing a new edition of the book.
• It is not a library or a marketplaceA pattern someone brings here appears in their own library and nowhere else. There is no public catalogue, nothing to browse, and no way for one knitter to search for or open another knitter’s pattern. Knitglass administrators can see patterns, because running the service and acting on a request like yours both require it.
• The knitter brings the fileWe do not host, sell or distribute pattern files. Every pattern here starts as one the knitter supplied: their own lawfully acquired copy, or an import from their own connected account elsewhere. Their word that they were entitled to it is the only reason we hold it.
• None of it is used to sell KnitglassYour pattern text, charts and photographs are not used in Knitglass marketing, social media, screenshots, demonstrations or public previews. Nobody who is not reading that pattern is shown any part of it, unless you have given permission for that particular use.