Repeat Instruction Explainer
Type or paste a repeat instruction and see it fully expanded stitch-by-stitch, with a total stitch count.
Repeat Instruction
Supported formats:
*…* repeat X times · […] X times · (…) repeat to end · …, repeat from * X times
How to use
- Type or paste a repeat instruction from your pattern.
- Click an example chip to prefill with a common pattern format.
- Click Expand Repeat to see every stitch written out.
- The tool shows the first 3 iterations in full, then notes how many more remain.
- Total stitch count counts each stitch token in the full expansion.
- Switch between Crochet and Knitting mode for mode-specific examples.
- Chains (ch) count as stitches for the purposes of the total count shown.
Supported formats:
*sc, dc* repeat 4 times — [k2, p2] 6 times — (dc, ch1, dc) repeat to end — repeat from * to end 5 times