Your knitting,
beautifully kept.

Organise patterns, annotate PDFs and keep your place, one row at a time.

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Import your pattern

Add your PDF patterns and keep them all in one place, ready whenever you are.

Knit and keep your place

Track your row, add notes and highlights, and pick up right where you left off.

Keep what you make

Save your finished projects and look back on the things you’ve knitted, all in one place.

USEFUL GUIDES

Knitting help, when you need it.

All guides

A PLACE FOR EVERY PART OF MAKING

From the first idea to the last stitch.

Your pattern libraryPDFs, photos and scans, organised together.

To knit, ongoing, finishedSave ideas and keep a record of each attempt.

Your yarn and swatchesPractical details you can find again.

Write on your patterns

PATTERNS & ANNOTATIONS

A pattern that feels like yours.

Import knitting PDFs, write on them with Apple Pencil on iPad, and keep each project’s marks separate.

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Keep your place

ROWS, REPEATS & GUIDES

Pick up where you left off.

Independent row and repeat counters, plus a movable row guide, keep your knitting progress close to the pattern.

Explore row tracking
Make your swatch count

YARN & GAUGE

Get to know your yarn.

Record your yarn stash, compare yarn details and keep measured gauge swatches with photos.

Explore yarn & gauge

THE PRACTICAL DETAILS

A calm workspace.
A straightforward app.

Devices
iPad and iPhone · iOS / iPadOS 18 or later
Price
Free in the current release
Languages
English and Simplified Chinese
Your library
Stored on your device. No account required.
Offline & backups
Work offline. Export your library to keep a separate backup.

BEFORE YOU CAST ON

A few things you might be wondering.

All questions
Do I need Apple Pencil?

No. Apple Pencil is supported for pattern handwriting on iPad, and finger drawing is available as a touch alternative. You can also use the library, counters and typed notes without handwriting.

What can I do on iPhone?

Browse patterns and projects, use counters, add photos, and edit structured notes and yarn records. The current iPhone version can display saved freehand annotations; creating them is an iPad feature.

Does it sync between my iPad and iPhone?

Automatic iCloud sync is not available in version 1.0. It is planned for a future update. For now, export a library backup and import it on the other device to transfer your saved records. This is a manual transfer, not live sync.

Do I need an account?

No. The current version does not require a Purl & Paper account or a Google login.

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MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

There’s a place for your next project.

Patterns, projects and the notes between rows.

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