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Finally. A knitting pattern you can actually read.

Paste in any pattern and we'll spell out every k2tog, ssk, and yo in plain English. In seconds. No downloads, no sign-up, no confusion.

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Helping thousands of knitters decode their patterns every month

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Works with .txt and .pdf files

Turns abbreviations into full words — k becomes knit, p becomes purl Turns full words into standard knitting abbreviations

Reading your pattern…

Your pattern, in plain English

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