# How do I write my own knitting pattern?

https://rowandround.app/tools/pattern-writer · Unlock · Kallos Labs

> The Row & Round pattern writer builds a pattern from blocks: a single row, a range such as "Rows 1 to 8: k2, p2", a repeat, a heading or a note. It numbers every row and sets the lot out as a tidy page, and you knit from it with the same bar and counters.

## How it works

The writer unrolls ranges and repeats into numbered rows, marks right side and wrong side, and writes Row or Rnd to suit your project. A repeat block can have its own counter and tells you which pass you're on, like "Pass 3 of 4". Abbreviations such as k2tog live in one list shared by all your patterns, which starts with a basic set you can edit. Anything you write can go out as a PDF. The pattern writer comes with Row & Round Unlock.

## When you’d reach for it

- Setting down a pattern from a book or magazine in your own words
- Designing a plain hat, scarf or dishcloth
- Recording the changes you made to a pattern as you went

## Good to know

### Will it write the pattern for me?

No. There's no AI in Row & Round. The writer lays out exactly what you type.

### Can I pass on a pattern I wrote?

Yes. Export it as a PDF and send it from the share sheet.