Knitting machine tool

Punchcard generator

Turn a small text pattern into a printable or cuttable knitting machine punchcard.

Card settings

Choose your machine and how the pattern should repeat on the card.

1 Pattern

Pattern text file

Upload a .txt file with up to 4,000 characters. One row per line.

Or paste your pattern

Use X or x for a punched hole. Any other character stays unpunched. Spaces are ignored.

2 Knitting machine

The selected machine supports 24 stitches across the card.

Vertical repeats 1

Repeat the input rows from 1 to 100 times.

3 Card options

Generate a blank card Create guide holes across the full stitch width without a pattern. Use solid fill Show punched pattern holes with a solid red fill in SVG output. Generate a calibration square Create a 100 mm card with an 80 mm square for printer or cutter calibration.

4 Download format

SVG keeps the visual card. DXF exports millimetre cutting geometry for CAD tools.

Draw on the card

Click the holes on the card to punch or unpunch them, or drag across several. The card below updates as you go.

Columns 8

Rows 8

Pattern columns repeat across the card, so a click in any repeat changes them all.

Knitted preview

How the card knits: the punched holes are the contrast yarn. The pattern repeats across the needles.

Main yarn Contrast yarn Stitch size

A strand of yarn runs over more than five stitches somewhere. It will float loosely on the back; consider breaking up the long runs.

Live output

Card preview

Your card will appear here

Upload or paste a pattern, choose the card settings, and generate a preview.