KnitBuddy
ReleasedEven increases and decreases, right to the edges.
KnitBuddy does the maths you would otherwise do with pencil and paper. Type the stitches on your needle and how many to decrease, and the instructions appear as you type — and knitting flat, the row starts and ends with the same number of stitches.
- Platforms
- iPhone · iPad
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Version
- 1.0.3
- Released
- 3 October 2026
KnitBuddy at a glance
Your buddy when you knit. For example, even increases and decreases, right to the edges. KnitBuddy does the maths you would otherwise do with pencil and paper. For example, enter how many stitches are on your needle and how many to decrease or increase. KnitBuddy works out how to do it evenly – and you can tick off how far you have got. It also helps with buttonholes and gauge, and it has a row counter.
- Developer
- EU Studio, Denmark
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Platforms
- iPhone, iPad
- Price
- Free, with in-app purchases
- Languages
- English, Danish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, Greek, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Chinese
- Status
- Released · 3 October 2026 · Version 1.0.3
A closer look
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What's inside
Everything KnitBuddy does, without the filler.
Even, right to the edges
Type the stitches and how many to increase or decrease. Knitting flat, the row starts and ends with the same number of stitches, so the shaping is spread across the whole piece; in the round, it is spread evenly all the way round.
Tick off as you go
Tick off each line once you have knitted it, keep the screen on while you knit, see a small drawing of where the shaping falls, and share the instructions as text.
Buttonholes
Enter the stitches in the band, the number of buttonholes and how many stitches each takes, and get the spacing – with the same number of stitches at both ends, chosen for you or set by you.
Your own gauge
Convert a pattern's stitches and rows to your own gauge, and see how many stitches and rows you need for a measurement in centimetres.
Row counter
One big button to count rows, undo and start over, a goal with a small buzz when you reach it, and the screen stays on while you count.
35 languages
In 35 languages, each with its own knitting abbreviations, in light and dark appearance, and with large text and VoiceOver.
Why people use KnitBuddy
The reasons that survive the second week.
No pencil and paper
The instructions appear while you type, in the knitting abbreviations of your own language.
Your data stays yours
No account, no ads, works offline. Everything is calculated on your phone, and your projects are kept on your device and in your own iCloud, which we cannot see. Nothing is sent anywhere else.
Made for knitting hands
Big buttons, a screen that stays on while you knit or count, and two columns on iPad.
Frequently asked questions
It is free to download. To use it, choose a yearly subscription – the first 3 days free for new subscribers – or unlock it for good with a one-time purchase. In Denmark that is 39 kr. a year or 89 kr. once; the App Store shows the price in your own currency. The subscription renews every year until you cancel it in your App Store settings.
What's next
Planned work, in no guaranteed order and with no promised dates.
- Shipped
App Store release
Version 1.0 for iPhone and iPad is on the App Store, released 3 October 2026.
Version history
Version 1.0.3
- KnitBuddy now has a name of its own in each of its 35 languages, such as StrickKumpel in German and Tricopain in French. In English it is still KnitBuddy.
Version 1.0.2
- You can now choose the app's language in Settings. The Done button above the number pad now appears on every tab.
Version 1.0.1
- Small improvements and fixes.
Version 1.0
- First release on the App Store.
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Even increases and decreases, right to the edges.