Paste your own pattern into the box, straight from a PDF or web page, or pick an example to start from.
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What the simulator understands
Trying changes: click a round in Round by round , then + round , − round or Edit . Later rounds are renumbered, the model updates, and Undo steps back. The box always holds the pattern as it now stands, ready for Copy pattern . Mentions of round numbers in the assembly notes aren't changed.
Round and row labels: R1: Rnd 3. Round 5-8: Row 2:. Rows turn the work; rounds keep spiralling.
Starts: 6 sc in MR, MR 6, Ch 16 for a foundation chain, Ch 4, join for a ring.
Stitches: sc hdc dc tr sl st ch, with counts like sc 3, 3 sc, sc in next 4 sts.
Shaping: inc, dec / invdec, sc2tog, dc3tog, 2 dc in next st, sk 1, in same st.
Repeats: (sc, inc) x6, [sc 2, inc] * 6, (sc 3, dec) around, *sc, inc; rep from * around, sc around, sc across.
Loops: BLO / FLO mark stitches and let the fabric fold sharply there, as in a basket base.
Stitch counts in brackets at the end, (18) or [18 sts], are checked against what the round actually makes.
Yarns: Color: pink, Change to Color B, With MC, CC1, or a header like BODY Pink yarn. Each yarn gets a swatch under the pattern, so you can preview it in the yarn you're actually using. # Arm starts a separate piece.
Turning chains are ignored unless the pattern says (counts as dc). A turn partway through a row, or working on the other side of the ch, carries on back along the foundation chain, as for leaves and ovals.
Text pasted straight from a PDF works: wrapped lines are rejoined, photo references are ignored, and headers like BODY Pink yarn start a piece in that colour.
A note that pulls or ties the magic-ring tail through the body dents the top, as on apple-shaped toys. Firm stuffing is set when the pattern mentions stuffing or fiberfill.
Multi-size patterns like Ch (131, 139) get a Size menu. Gauge lines such as 13 sts & 13 rows per 4" set the stitch width and turn Repeat row 2 until piece measures 34" into rows.
Named sections can be repeated (repeat the pattern from the Granite Section), and work same as leg through Round 5 copies those rounds in.
Chain spaces, clusters, popcorns and post stitches are simulated as single stitches. Edgings that start with Attach yarn to… are noted but not built, unless they give a stitch count to start from.
Not modelled yet: sewing or joining pieces together, working into row edges, safety eyes, and knitting. Real sizes come from the stitch width setting: measure across ten stitches of your own work and divide by ten. Lines it can't read show up as warnings rather than being silently skipped.
Round by round
Click a round to highlight it, then add, remove or edit it Undo
Each round or row of your pattern will be listed here with its stitch count.