Changelog
What's changed on the site, newest first.
Quilts and stitches now run on the API
- Quilt block, knitting and crochet builders, their PDFs and their pictures are now generated by the API, like every other tool, and those pages now share with a picture of their own pattern
Better link previews
- Every generator page now shares with a picture of its pattern, and every page has its own title, description and link details for social sites and messaging apps
More patterns in five tools
- Added new options so every library entry shows six: double arc and woven Truchet tiles, Orchard and Tide pool plaids, honeycomb and pinwheel stained glass, 16-fold stars, and sunburst, chevron and double spiral tie-dye
Game of Life patterns
- Added Game of Life patterns as printable repeating designs, with phase strips and the rule explained on any cell
Preview images
- Pattern pages can now include a preview image in their HTML, for search engines and share cards
More checkerboards and mazes
- Added honeycomb and triangle checkerboards, with true hexagons and triangles in the board, repeat tile and PDF
- Added triangle and diamond mazes, with every algorithm, the poster PDF and PNG
Checkerboard maker
- Added a checkerboard maker with your own rows, columns, box ratios and colors
Blog images
- Added a featured image for each post on the blog page
Crochet colorwork squares
- Added crochet colorwork at /crochet/colorwork/: tapestry charts, corner-to-corner graphs and granny squares, each written out as a complete multi-color square with a printable PDF
Knit colorwork patterns
- Added knit colorwork: thirteen original stranded, mosaic and intarsia charts, written as complete squares with a float check, yarn per color and a PDF
Fractal maker
- Added a fractal maker, with nine types, SVG and PNG downloads and a printable PDF
Poster-size mazes
- Mazes with your own columns and rows, Master and Extreme levels, poster PDFs and very large PNGs
Maze generator
- Added a maze generator with square, rectangular, circular and hexagonal mazes, five algorithms, a PDF with a separate solution page, and SVG and PNG of the maze and its solution
Tie-dye planner
- Added a tie-dye planner, with a preview, dye map, mixing amounts and a printable PDF
Complete cross-stitch and needlepoint projects
- Split needlepoint into its own maker, with canvas mesh, stitch and yarn choices, and a blocking and finishing margin
- Both makers now give materials, stitching order, skein estimates, and framing or pillow steps
- Added six complete square designs to each maker, and PDF charts that split over sheets with overlap
Complete crochet squares
- Crochet stitch pages and PDFs now write a complete square: materials, foundation chain, every row with stitch counts, an edging with corners, and finishing
- Added 6, 8, 10 and 12 inch square sizes to the crochet builder
Complete knitted squares
- Knitting stitch pages now write a complete square pattern, in 6, 8, 10 or 12 inch sizes, on the page and in the PDF
Mandala rings, palettes and pattern pages
- Ring-by-ring mandala builder with drag and drop and nine new motifs
- Palette library by theme and color harmony, with your own palettes saved in the browser
- Pages and thumbnails for the main options of eight makers
- Front page and library with more patterns of each type, in alphabetical order
- Language now changes only one secondary color
- Seeds are remembered in your browser instead of in links
Truchet tile maker
- Added a Truchet tile maker, with seamless SVG and PNG repeats and a printable PDF
Geometric stars and girih maker
- Added a geometric stars and girih maker, with true five-tile girih, 4, 6, 8 and 12-fold star patterns, seamless repeats, stencils, wall panels and PDFs
Mandala maker
- Added a mandala maker for geometric radial designs, with colored SVG and PNG, coloring pages and printable PDFs
Stained glass pattern maker
- Added a stained glass pattern maker, with numbered true-size templates, strict cutting rules and a rough glass estimate
Celtic knot maker
- Added a Celtic knot maker, with cut files, tattoo stencils, coloring pages, PNG and printable PDF
Sashiko stitch guides
- Added a sashiko stitch guide maker, with true-size printable guides, gaps at the crossings, and SVG and PNG panels
Tessellation maker
- Added a tessellation maker with all 17 wallpaper groups, seamless repeats, tile layouts and printable PDFs
Cross-stitch and needlepoint maker
- Added a cross-stitch and needlepoint maker, with an editable grid, printable symbol charts, stitch counts, rough thread estimates and finished sizes
Tartan and plaid maker
- Added a tartan and plaid maker, with seamless swatches, weaving guides and yarn estimates
Five languages
- Added Spanish, French, German and Brazilian Portuguese, including generated instructions and PDFs
- Added language links on every page
- Added a subtle color shift and default palette for each language
Pattern library samples
- Added a sample to every entry in the pattern library, with static examples for the planned tools
Blog and changelog
- Added a blog, with samples that open in the matching tool
- Added this changelog
Pattern library preview
- Added a pattern library that lists working tools and planned ones
- Fixed the site navigation running off the screen on phones
Knitting and crochet
- Added 9 knitting stitches and 7 crochet stitches
- Added starting counts, written rows, charts and yarn estimates based on your size and gauge
- Added printable PDF patterns for every stitch
More quilt blocks
- Added 14 blocks, for 36 in total
- Added blocks with folded corners, curves and appliqué, cut from PDF templates
- Corrected the Anvil block's layout
Quilt block builder
- First release, with 22 traditional quilt blocks
- Added cutting lists, yardage, seamless repeats, share links and PDF templates