Your Knitting & Crochet Toolkit

If you opened one of my project bags, you’d likely find more than just yarn and hooks - a notebook filled with hand drawn sketches and notes, print-outs of charts and perhaps a new swatch or two.

A making life is often a collection of these scattered "bits and pieces." Time is spent searching for lost PDFs, scrolling back through a phone for a tutorial seen last week, or trying to find a calculator to work out a simple increase.

Gathering all these fragments into one place creates a portable home for the knitting and crochet life. That is the goal behind purlJam.

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A Digital Toolkit for Crafters

purlJam functions as a digital "toolkit." It isn't about replacing the physical joy of making; it’s about clearing away the "technical friction" that often gets in the way of it.

The toolkit is focused around core ways of supporting the maker, ensuring that every part of the process has a home:

• A Portable Digital Library: It’s about more than just storage; it’s about having a complete library in your toolkit. Store every pattern owned in one secure home and access projects from any device, anywhere.
• The Stitch Hub: A space for instant expertise. Master new techniques without ever leaving a project, with a library of tutorials and video guides — no more searching the internet for a single stitch.
• Intelligent Generation: Technology is used here to bridge the gap between an idea and a finished pattern. Describe what is wanted in plain English, and the studio handles the technical design and calculations instantly. Read more about the purlJam AI pattern generator.
• Project Tracking: A place to track every stitch. Monitor row-by-row progress so you never lose your place, and keep a complete record of the making journey from the first cast-on to the final photograph.

I trialled the design feature most recently with the Scrunchie Bag Collaboration. It's a practical example of how the toolkit translates a simple design idea into a well-structured crochet pattern that you can adapt to your own preference and style. 

A Journey in Progress

purlJam is a work in progress, growing as new tutorials and features are added to help makers stay organised.

It aims to be a supportive companion for any making journey — a tool that handles the administrative side of the craft so makers can spend less time searching and more time with needles and hooks.

Start your making journey with purlJam →

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is it suitable for beginners?
  Yes, absolutely. Whether casting on a first scarf or designing a tenth sweater, it’s meant to be a quiet aid that grows with a maker's skills.
• How does the pattern generation work?
  Think of it as a technical assistant. Provide the vision, and it provides a draft with the yardage and stitch counts. From there, follow it exactly or use personal experience to tweak and refine it.
• Is it available on mobile?
  Yes, it’s designed to be a "portable companion" that works on phone, tablet, or computer.