Paste a pattern written anywhere, and Import turns it into Loopsculpt's text.

What you can import

  • Text. Copy the pattern out of your document and paste it. Import does not take a PDF or a photo.
  • Any wording. A finished pattern or your own shorthand notes.
  • Seven languages: English in US or UK terms, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Ukrainian.
  • Up to 60,000 characters at once. Paste a longer pattern a few parts at a time.

Import is done by an AI model, so read through the result. Your text is handled as the Privacy page describes.

Paste and convert

  1. Click Import a pattern at the top of the editor. For a new pattern, choose Import a pattern in New pattern.
  2. Paste your text.
  3. Click Convert. It takes about half a minute.

Import into a pattern you already have

When your pattern already has parts, Import asks how to bring the new ones in:

Choice What happens
Replace entire pattern All your current text is replaced, with its yarn and assembly.
Merge parts A part with the same name is replaced. New parts are added. The rest stay as they are.

The list under the choice shows which parts will be replaced, added and kept. Read it before you click.

Check the result

  • A line Import could not read comes in marked ?. Click it and rewrite the round: see Edit the text.
  • Findings, under the text, lists what does not add up.
  • If parts have no place on the toy yet, Fix opens with suggestions.

Undo an import

An import is one step. Click Undo in the bar above the text, or press Ctrl + Z (⌘ + Z on a Mac).

If the import does not work

Message What to do
"This does not look like a crochet pattern" Paste the pattern itself, with its rounds.
"The text is too long to import at once" Paste a few parts at a time, then use Merge parts.
"The text could not be read as a pattern" Try again, or paste less of the text around the pattern.
"You've used today's conversions" The message says when you can import again. Your text stays in the box.
"Converting is busy right now" Try again in a moment.