Convert
From idea to editable chart. Place stitches, and the written pattern writes itself.
MANTIS CRAFT NOTEBOOK · LIVE
MCN is the craft notebook for designing and publishing with confidence.
Build a chart and its written pattern from one source. MCN keeps them in agreement with plain stitch math, right down to the count. Export a clean PDF, PNG, or SVG for your own layouts, or lay out the page in our PDF Studio.
$14.99/month after a 14-day free trial. Credit card required. Cancel before the trial ends to avoid the first charge.
The workflow
Check
Check supported stitch counts from your row tags and declarations. Unverified rows stay visible.
Follow
Cook a pattern row by row, with a foot pedal, voice, and a counter that never loses your place.
Crochet
Symbol charts · written patterns · PDF studio
Knit
Grid charts for lace, cables & short rows
Colorwork
Color grids for mosaic & tapestry
Plain talk.
✓$14.99/month. New subscribers get 14 days free with a credit card required.
✓Plain stitch math. Tagged charts use arithmetic to generate counts and written instructions. Check highlights supported count issues; it does not prove fit or replace a worked sample.
✓Works in your browser. Runs in any modern browser on your computer or iPad.
Built on standards.
Charts use Craft Yarn Council standard symbols and abbreviations, so what you publish reads like the patterns your customers already know.
Designers stay in charge of their own work. Your patterns are yours, and sharing is always your call.
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