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fair isle chart maker

Fair Isle chart maker

Design stranded colourwork motifs with two colours per row — and catch long floats before they catch your fingers.

  • Free to start
  • No install
  • Every row checked

Chart · 2 colours per row

Knitted preview

Float-aware charts

In Fair Isle the colour you aren’t using is stranded behind the work. Long strands snag, so SoraStitch measures the longest float in every row and flags anything over seven stitches.

It also warns about rows that use more than two colours, which are hard to strand evenly.

  1. 1

    Upload any photo

    Pets, portraits, kids’ drawings, logos or holiday snaps all work. The studio opens with Fair Isle already selected.

  2. 2

    Clean it up and size it

    Let AI remove the background and simplify the colours, then choose how wide it should be and how many yarn colours to use.

  3. 3

    Get your Fair Isle chart

    Edit any stitch by hand, then download the chart, a colour key with yardage and row-by-row instructions — or follow along in Make mode.

Tips for better results

Two colours per row

Traditional Fair Isle uses two colours in any row, changing the colours between bands for rich effects.

Catch long floats

Trap floats longer than five to seven stitches, or redesign so the colours alternate more often.

Repeat small motifs

Small repeating motifs like stars and peeries knit up quickly and look best in stranded colourwork.

What you get with every pattern

Whether you crochet or knit, SoraStitch gives you everything a published pattern would include — made from your own picture.

  • A numbered chart with bold lines every 10 stitches
  • Row-by-row written instructions, checked against the chart
  • A colour key with yardage for every yarn colour
  • Finished size in centimetres and inches from your gauge
  • Make mode to follow along on your phone
  • Printable PDF and PNG chart downloads

questions

Good to know

How long can a float be?

Five to seven stitches is the usual limit. Longer floats should be caught (trapped) every few stitches, or the design simplified.

Can I turn a photo into Fair Isle?

You can, but detailed photos often need more than two colours per row. Intarsia usually suits photos better; Fair Isle shines for motifs.

Should floats be tight or loose?

Loose enough that the fabric lies flat when stretched slightly — spread the stitches on the right needle before carrying the yarn.

Can I make Fair Isle from a photo?

It works best with simple graphics. For photos, try intarsia, or use AI cleanup and a low colour count.

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