English version coming soon
Design your knitting pattern. KnitLab works out the rest.
Choose the garment, sizes, yarn and colourwork. You get a complete pattern with stitch counts, yarn amounts and step-by-step instructions – for every size, adjusted to your tension.
KnitLab is in Norwegian for now. We're translating the app and the patterns into English – join the waitlist and we'll email you when it's ready.
Free to join. No app to install when it launches – it works on your phone and computer.
- Adult
- XS–XXL
- Children
- 2–12 yrs
- Garments
- 5 types
How it works
From idea to finished pattern in five minutes
You make the choices. KnitLab does the maths: stitch counts, increases, decreases and yarn amounts for every size.
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Choose a garment
A circular-yoke or raglan jumper, a cardigan with button bands, mittens or a hat.
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Sizes and fit
Adult XS–XXL or children 2–12 years. Close-fitting, classic or oversized – and the length you want.
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Yarn and tension
Pick a well-known yarn or add your own, with the tension from your swatch.
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Colourwork and colours
Add a colourwork band to the yoke, the mittens or the hat – or draw your own.
The result: a pattern you can knit from
The numbers for your size are highlighted throughout the pattern. Here is an excerpt for the cardigan in size M:
Body. Cast on 225 stitches on a 3.5 mm circular needle and join to work in the round. 5 of these stitches are steek stitches at centre front.
Sleeves. Increase 1 stitch on each side of the marker every 8th round, 13 times in total = 72 stitches.
Buttonholes. Knit 3 stitches, *cast off 2 stitches, knit 20 stitches*, repeat 6 times in total … You now have 7 buttonholes.
Features
Everything from the first idea to the last round
- Every size, automatically
- Stitch counts, increases and decreases are worked out for every size, and rounded so the pattern repeats fit.
- Switch yarn without the headache
- Using a different yarn? Enter your tension and the whole pattern and the yarn amounts are recalculated.
- Yarn amounts and cost
- See how many balls you need of each colour, and roughly what the yarn will cost.
- Chart Studio
- Draw your own colourwork charts with mirroring, fill and up to four colours – and use them in your designs.
- Knitting mode
- Tick off each step as you go and keep count with the row counter. Everything is saved for next time.
- Print or save as PDF
- Get the pattern on paper, with every size or just yours.
Contents
What you can design today
More garments are on the way. Sign up for news below and we'll let you know.
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Circular-yoke jumper
With or without colourwork
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Cardigan
Steek and button bands
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Raglan jumper
Simple and timeless
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Mittens
With a colourwork band on the hand
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Hat
Ribbed or colourwork hat
Pricing at launch
Start free. Upgrade whenever you like.
A year of Pro costs about the same as four or five bought patterns – and you can make as many as you like.
Free
NOK 0
- 1 design of your own, with the pattern in every size
- 1 colourwork chart of your own
- Sample patterns, knitting mode and row counter
- Yarn substitution and grading
- Sync between phone and computer
- The pattern as a PDF by email
KnitLab Pro
Save 31% with annualNOK 59/month
or NOK 490/year (approx. NOK 41 a month)
- Unlimited designs of your own
- Unlimited colourwork charts of your own
- Print straight from the app
- Everything in the free version
Subscription that renews automatically. No commitment – cancel at any time. 14-day right of withdrawal. No VAT. Terms
Waitlist
Join the waitlist for KnitLab in English
We'll email you when the English version is ready. No spam.
FAQ
Questions and answers
Is KnitLab available in English?
Not yet. The app and the patterns are in Norwegian for now, and the English version is on its way – with British knitting terms and measurements in centimetres. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know as soon as it's ready.
Do I need to know how to design knitwear?
No. You choose the garment, size and yarn, and KnitLab writes the pattern. If you can knit from an ordinary pattern, you can knit from one made with KnitLab.
Which yarn can I use?
Any yarn you like. There are quick picks for popular Norwegian yarns, but you can add your own with the metres and grams per ball and the tension from your swatch.
Are the numbers right?
Stitch counts are worked out from the garment's measurements and your tension, and rounded so that pattern repeats and decreases fit. A pattern can never be more accurate than your tension swatch, so always knit one. The yarn amount is an estimate with a 10% margin. The calculations have been adjusted against many published patterns, but the patterns you create have not been test knitted. Major patterns are test knitted before they are published, and it's a good idea to do the same if you want to share or sell your pattern.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. KnitLab is made for phones first, but works just as well on a computer or tablet. If you sign in, you have your designs on all your devices. Add KnitLab to your home screen and it opens like an app: on iPhone, use the Share button in Safari and ‘Add to Home Screen’; on Android, use the menu in Chrome.
Can I cancel Pro?
Yes, at any time from the menu in the app. There's no commitment, and you keep Pro until the end of the period you've paid for. For the first 14 days you also have a right of withdrawal: you get your money back, minus the days you've had Pro. Read more in the terms.
Be the first to knit with KnitLab in English
Join the waitlist and we'll email you when it's ready.