The cells of the sheet have the good proportions for knitting charts (stranded work, intarsia): the pattern is given by filling the cells with the colours. We can use a picture as a model or directly draw the pattern on the sheet. Nothing automatic, but it is the best way that I found to make knitting charts.

A detailed guide explains how to make the chart in French, English and Spanish.

From the picture to the knit

The three steps: picture, chart, knitted project.