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Converting a Pattern to a Graph??

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Galia message #1
Converting a Pattern to a Graph??
March 21, 2017 at 8:38:38 PM

Hi, I'm new here and not sure if I've looked around properly or maybe I'm the only that prefers my crochet patterns as a graph as I do better visually!!

Is this possible in here???

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Stitchboard Admin message #2
Re: Converting a Pattern to a Graph??
March 21, 2017 at 9:53:45 PM (in response to Galia message #1)

Galia,

Welcome!

Actually, the freePatternWizard defaults to "Graph Only." Make sure you're logged in, and when you get to #7, where it says, "Pattern or Word Chart:" make sure it's set to "Graph Only."

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Galia message #3
Re: Converting a Pattern to a Graph??
March 26, 2017 at 10:03:23 PM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #2)

Hi Melaine,
I thinik I correctly did what you mentioned above, but it has changed the letters into sysmbols and colour coded it, but what I was after was converting a written crochet pattern into a graph with the crochet symbols, does the freePatternWizard do this?

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Galia

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Stitchboard Admin message #4
Re: Converting a Pattern to a Graph??
March 27, 2017 at 1:50:13 PM (in response to Galia message #3)

Galia,

No, the freePatternWizard doesn't take a written crochet pattern and turn it into a symbol pattern. It might be something we'd consider for the future, so we can add it to the list of things to look into! I don't know how much of a possibility it is on the technical end, so whether or not it would ultimately be a feature is dependent on how well it would work technically.

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Galia message #5
Re: Converting a Pattern to a Graph??
March 27, 2017 at 5:47:19 PM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #4)

Hi Melaine,

Ok, thanks for getting back to me. I can see how challenging it would be technically.

Silly question but do you know what other people do? I assume they use excel to plot the stictches perhaps?

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Galia

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Stitchboard Admin message #6
Re: Converting a Pattern to a Graph??
March 28, 2017 at 10:42:10 PM (in response to Galia message #5)

Galia,

You're so welcome!

That's an excellent question! I don't know the answer to that...I'm strictly a written pattern follower, have been meaning for a long time to learn to read symbol charts, but don't know how yet. (It would make sense to learn, though, because there are sometimes intriguing looking charts from other countries available for free online!) So perhaps you're right, others might use Excel or something like it to plot the stitches...it would make plenty of sense!

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