Frequently asked questions

It calculates and writes knitting patterns. You pick a piece and enter your measurements, your yarn and your gauge; it writes the full pattern in every size, with the schematic and the yardage.

No. You need to know how to knit and how to measure a swatch. Every underlined technical term is explained in the glossary.

It is a preview: the proportions follow your pattern, but the look of the yarn is approximate. What counts is the written pattern and the schematic with its measurements.

Sweaters and cardigans (raglan, round yoke, drop shoulder or set-in sleeves), tanks, sleeveless cardigans, camisoles, socks, gloves, mittens, fingerless mitts, shawls, hats, scarves, cowls and blankets. Others are in progress, including a dress and baby clothes.

The numbers are recalculated with every change, and the designer points out what doesn’t add up, such as a cuff wider than the top of the sleeve. Knit your swatch anyway: every number depends on it.

Yes, within what the studio offers: a stitch from the library over the whole body, placed motifs (a cable panel, a mirrored pair), stripes, a free drawing, or your own chart made in the editor. The pattern rewrites every row involved.

No. FARROW doesn’t copy existing patterns: it calculates your own version from the constructions and stitches it knows.

Both. “Print or PDF” opens the print window; knitting mode shows one step at a time, with a row counter.

No, any yarn works: all you need is its gauge. A yarn from the library fills in its suggested gauge, which you should check against your own swatch.

In My studio, “Add a yarn”: pick it from the library to fill in its details, or enter it by hand. Give the number of skeins, or the meters left on a started one.

It suggests projects you can make with the yarn in your stash, based on its weight and yardage. Yardage is estimated for an average adult size.

Yes, up to 4 yarns and 6 strands. At the yarn step, choose “Several yarns held together”, then each yarn and its number of strands. FARROW estimates a starting gauge and counts the yardage of each yarn, multiplied by its number of strands. Then knit a swatch with these yarns held together and record it in My swatches: the designer will use it instead of the estimate.

Not to try the designer, the stitches, the editor or the calculator. An account keeps your patterns, your stash and your progress. Sign-in has no password: we email you a link.

In your account: you find them on any device once signed in. Accounts and data are hosted with Supabase.

English, French and Spanish, for the site and the patterns. Abbreviations follow the language; in English they are the Craft Yarn Council ones.