Cross Stitch Creations

Creating a Cross Stitch Pattern

To start a new project, tap the Add button at the top of the project list. Name the project, select an image, and crop it as needed. Then:

1. Select the size of the pattern — in inches or in stitches.
2. Choose the maximum number of colors and the minimum number of stitches per color. Increasing the minimum stitches per color reduces confetti but may reduce detail.
3. If your stash is up to date, enable Use Stash to limit colors to only those you have available.

Tap Save and wait for the pattern to generate.

Using the Minder

The Minder floats above your pattern. It contains three buttons:

• Block complete — Marks all stitches in a ten-by-ten block as complete (or undoes that).
• Highlight — Select a symbol to highlight what you are currently working on.
• Stitch / Park — With no symbol selected, marks (or unmarks) an individual stitch. While a symbol is selected, the button changes to a car icon for thread parking:
  • Select a symbol in one ten-by-ten block, tap the car button, then tap the same symbol in the block where you parked your thread.

Managing Your Stash

Stash management tracks an estimate of the skeins you have. Swipe left on a color to add a skein; swipe right to remove one. The count decreases as stitches are marked — by default, each stitch uses 1/1000th of a skein. This ratio is customizable in the Settings app.

When viewing a project's details (long press the pattern title), the needed floss list is grouped by how many skeins of each color you need. If your stash is up to date, the list takes that into account.