Capture yarn colors
Photograph a skein or import an image, then sample the color you want to save.
Color confidence for your next project
Use the yarn you own. Choose colors that work.
YarnChooser turns photos of your actual yarn stash into balanced project palettes. Save true swatches, compare harmony styles, preview stripe order, and spend less time second-guessing color combinations.
Your real yarn stashHarmony-based palettesStripe & sequence previews
BEST OVERALLWarm Meadow
92Harmony score
Stop guessing at the yarn shelf.Build combinations from colors you already own, then save the palette with your project.
Your stash becomes the palette
Capture, combine, preview, save.
YarnChooser is built around the yarn you actually have—not generic color chips that may look completely different in your project.
Build your stash
Keep yarn colors together with useful details such as brand, weight, fiber, dye lot and notes.
Generate palettes
Choose a project size and compare balanced combinations from your saved yarns.
Preview the order
See colors arranged as stripes, blocks or sequences before you commit to the project.
Multiple harmony styles
Different projects need different moods.
Compare alternate palette directions instead of forcing every project into the same color formula.
- Best Overall
- Complementary
- Analogous
- Triadic
- Pastel, Muted and Vibrant
- Seasonal and occasion themes
MutedVibrantBest
Preview the sequence before you crochet, knit or weave.
You stay in control
Use the algorithm as a helper, not a rule.
Lock in the yarn you already know you want to use.
Remove yarns that do not fit the project or occasion.
See more than one palette direction before deciding.
See suggested color targets that could strengthen a palette.
Keep your palette, score, craft type, notes and optional project photo together.
Fine-tune a sampled yarn color when the camera did not capture it perfectly.
Color planning guides
Choose crochet and knitting colors with more confidence.
Palette planning
How a yarn color palette generator can help
Use your own stash to move from color theory to a real project plan.
Read guide →Crochet colorsHow to choose crochet color combinations
Balance contrast, repetition and mood without overcomplicating the project.
Read guide →Color theoryHow to choose yarn colors that work together
A practical guide to analogous, complementary and triadic combinations.
Read guide →Your stash already has possibilities
Find the combinations hiding in it.
Capture your yarn colors and turn them into balanced project palettes in seconds.