Geometric mark: Pixel-to-Crochet Chart Converter

Test an asymmetric geometric mark

The twelve-square input combines a teal L-shaped stroke and a small rust square near the upper right. It is an original simple coordinate drawing. Its purpose is detecting reflections, misplaced accent blocks and palette changes without the ambiguity of a complex image. A symmetric diamond can conceal an accidental mirror; this deliberately asymmetric mark makes the direction visible.

Verify three regions independently

The cream field contains ninety-six pixels, the teal stroke thirty-nine and the rust square nine. Together they fill all 144 positions. The accent is three pixels wide and three high. The lower horizontal teal bar joins the vertical teal bar, and their overlap is counted once. Multiplying both bar rectangles and adding them without subtracting the shared area would overstate the teal budget.

Keep orientation explicit

Open the downloaded PNG and locate the rust square before uploading it. The original drawing describes rows from the top, while the working crochet chart starts at the bottom. That reversal in storage is necessary, but the displayed front view must still match the source image. Do not reflect alternate saved rows to imitate the crochet's turns. The written color order already handles those changes of working direction.

Use the accent as a palette test

Set three maximum colors at the native twelve-by-twelve resolution. The small rust region should retain its exact color rather than borrowing teal's yarn number from the original source list. A two-color reduction can merge the accent or change the large field's representative color. Save that as a separate trial and compare coordinates, because a smaller palette is not automatically a faithful reproduction of the original mark.

Questions and repair strategies

Why is the L facing the other way?

Compare the source's rust square and lower bar. A reflected input or manually reversed matrix changes this asymmetric design.

Can I make the accent a hole?

The nine accent cells are solid fabric. A hole needs a different stitch structure and cannot be obtained by omitting its yarn.

What should be measured before using it on a bag?

Measure the washed single-crochet patch and its usable seam edge. Twelve source pixels describe stitch positions, not a finished panel width.

Download the source and reproduce the conversion

Download the original PNG input. This code-drawn illustration is shown enlarged with crisp pixels below; it is not documentary photography.

In the Pixel-to-Crochet Chart Converter, set 12 columns, 12 rows and a maximum of 3 colors before choosing the PNG file. Conversion occurs locally. Use Reprocess source image after changing resolution or the color limit. The exact native source uses 3 output palette slots: yarn 1 #f5e9d2 (96 stitches); yarn 2 #246d74 (39 stitches); yarn 3 #c97440 (9 stitches).

Download the exact converted project JSON for restoration and comparison. The saved grid uses the lower-left origin. Preserve it before trying another image or palette; a resized or reduced version is a separate design.

Work the actual counted fabric

Use compatible smooth yarns and a suitable trial hook. Chain 13 and work 12 US single crochets from the second chain. Later rows use one uncounted turning chain and alternate working direction. Change color on the final pull-through before the next yarn. In UK terminology these single crochets are double crochets. Follow every row below, then fasten off and weave ends. Measure a washed sample for physical dimensions and material consumption; the pixel budget excludes carries, tails, seams and any later border. See the chart-reading guide for matching the symbols to the written route.

1. In the first listed working color, ch 13. Start in the second chain from hook. Read right to left: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
2. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read left to right: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
3. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read right to left: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
4. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read left to right: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
5. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read right to left: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
6. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read left to right: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
7. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read right to left: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
8. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read left to right: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #c97440, #c97440, #c97440, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
9. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read right to left: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #c97440, #c97440, #c97440, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
10. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read left to right: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #246d74, #246d74, #246d74, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #c97440, #c97440, #c97440, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
11. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read right to left: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]
12. Ch 1, turn (does not count). Read left to right: #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2, #f5e9d2. Work one sc per cell; change color on final pull-through. Carry inactive yarn loosely. [12 stitches]