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Snap a skein or its label. YarnWiz reads the brand, weight, fiber and dye lot, and fills in the details for you.
Point your camera at any skein and YarnWiz reads the weight, fiber and color, then organizes your whole stash and finds the patterns that actually fit it. Or just describe what you want to knit and search Ravelry in your own words.
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Snap a skein or its label. YarnWiz reads the brand, weight, fiber and dye lot, and fills in the details for you.
Every yarn you own, sorted by color, weight and fiber. Know exactly what's in the bin, and what each yarn could become.
Got a pattern but not the called-for yarn? YarnWiz finds the closest match in your stash, or one to buy.
Track what's on the needles, link the yarn you're using, and watch your queue turn into finished objects.
Describe what you want to knit and YarnWiz searches Ravelry for you. Save the searches you love.
Preview a sweater in your colors, using yarn from your stash or any color you love.
Fell for a skein in the shop? See which patterns it could become and how much to buy.
Share what's on your needles and find a knit night. No ads.
Bring your pattern library over, keep your stash and projects in sync, and search Ravelry without leaving YarnWiz.
YarnWiz is an independent app and is not affiliated with Ravelry. We integrate with Ravelry, and the opinions on this site are our own, not Ravelry's.
Hold your camera over a skein or its label, that's the whole setup. Recognition takes just a couple of seconds.
YarnWiz translates the ball band for you, weight, fiber, yardage and colorway, all sorted into a tidy entry. Adjust anything, then save it to your stash.
Instantly see the patterns it works for and the yarns it pairs with. Cast on with confidence.
YarnWiz is free to download and useful from day one. Upgrade when your stash outgrows the basics.
No account needed to start
YarnWiz is live now on the App Store and Google Play. Scan your first skein in minutes.
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Yes. Ravelry Pattern Search lets you describe what you want to knit in your own words, for example a cozy oversized cardigan in worsted for fall. YarnWiz picks the search words and filters and searches Ravelry for you. Describing what you want is free for your first 5 searches, then it is part of Pro. Regular Ravelry search is always free, and you can switch to it any time.
The Color Customizer lets you preview a sweater pattern in your own colors before you cast on. Pick yarn from your stash or any color from a palette, color wheel or photo, try stripes, ribbing and details, and save the colorways you like.
Scan a skein in a yarn shop and the Yarn Shopping Advisor shows which of your patterns it could become and how many skeins you would need. Pair it with the Color Customizer to try that color next to yarn from your stash.
Yes, YarnWiz is live. It is available today on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on Google Play for Android.
Yes! YarnWiz runs on both iPhone/iPad and Android. Download it from the App Store or Google Play.
YarnWiz needs iOS 18.2 or later. If your iPhone runs an older version, an update should get you there, and the same camera-based scanning works great on any iPhone that meets that bar.
Yes! YarnWiz has native two-way integration with Ravelry built right in, import your patterns and stash, and keep them in sync.
No problem. Add it by hand and fill in only what you know, like the weight, fiber and yardage, then attach a photo so it looks just like the skein in your bin. If it has a barcode, you can scan that instead. It'll be remembered like any other entry in your stash.
One scan, then just tell YarnWiz how many skeins you've got. No need to scan every single one, we know dye lots travel in packs.
We cover a wide range of yarn brands, from big names to small-batch indie dyers, and we're always adding more. If we don't recognize a label yet, you can fill in the details yourself and save it to your stash.
Always. Every scanned entry is just a starting point, so tap in and correct anything that doesn't look right.
Yep, if you scan the same yarn twice, YarnWiz will flag it as a likely duplicate so you can merge the entries into one and keep your skein count accurate.
Yes, you can export your stash anytime, so your info is never locked in.
Not yet, but it's a popular request. We love the idea of sharing a queue with a knitting buddy, so keep an eye out.
We match your stash against your saved patterns, your wishlist, and any patterns you've uploaded to the app, so you see what you can actually make with what you've already got.
All of it. Weight and fiber get you in the neighborhood, but yardage and gauge are what tell you whether a pattern truly fits your stash.
Crochet, knitting, weaving, if it's made from yarn, YarnWiz tracks it. Pattern matching covers both knit and crochet patterns.
Yes, every project has room for needle or hook size, notes, and progress, so the yarn is just one part of the picture.
Yes, anytime from your account settings. Switch whenever you're ready.
Cancelling Pro just turns off the extras, your stash itself stays put. Uninstalling the app removes your local data, so make sure iCloud sync is on before you do.
Yes, just turn on iCloud sync and your stash backs up automatically, even on the free version. Sign in with the same Apple ID on your new phone and everything's right there waiting.
Deleting your account permanently removes your data from our servers.
Just email us at support@yarnwiz.com. We read every message, and a good chunk of YarnWiz's roadmap comes straight from makers like you.