Textile Intelligence Platform

From photograph to fabrication.

Knitopia is the design-to-machine platform for knitted textiles. Scan any fabric, design in 3D space, simulate at the stitch level, and compile to any knitting machine on earth.

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4 Output Formats
<10s Generation
40+ Active Users
3 Machine Targets
01 / Product

The app that reads fabric.

Point your camera at any knitted textile. Knitopia identifies the stitch pattern and generates the complete pattern in every format: visual stitch chart, written instructions, machine knitting grid, and knitout code.

Scan

Photograph any knitted fabric. Computer vision identifies stitch patterns, gauge, and structure.

Design

Describe your vision in plain language or modify existing patterns with the full design platform.

Translate

Convert between hand knitting, machine knitting, and knitout. Every format, one click.

Fabricate

Export machine-ready code for Shima Seiki, Stoll, or Brother machines via AYAB.

02 / Output

One input. Every output.

From a single photograph or description, Knitopia generates four synchronized pattern formats. Each format is internally consistent and ready to use.

Fabric Inspection
Stitch Chart
VV––VV ––VV–– VV//// ––VV––

Visual grid with standard knitting symbols. Zoomable, color-customizable, exportable.

Written Instructions
Row 1 (RS): *K2, P2* repeat
Row 2 (WS): *K2, P2* repeat
Row 3: K2, P2, C4F, P2, K2
Row 4: Repeat Row 2

Human-readable row-by-row instructions with abbreviation glossary.

Machine Pattern

Punch card grid for domestic machines. Brother, Silver Reed, and electronic patterns.

Knitout Code
;!knitout-2
inhook 5
knit + f1 5
xfer f3 b3

Machine-readable knitout. The open standard created at CMU for computational knitting.

03 / Vision

The full pipeline.

Knitopia is not just a pattern scanner. It is a design-to-fabrication platform that connects every step from creative intent to physical textile.

01

Capture

Scan any knitted textile with your phone. Computer vision identifies stitch structure, gauge, and pattern repeats at the loop level.

02

Design

Create and modify patterns on the web platform. Browse a modular pattern library. Combine stitch modules. Describe new designs in plain language.

03

Sculpt

Enter the spatial interface on Meta Quest 3. Shape knitwear with your hands in 3D. Place anchor points on a virtual body. See stitch-level physics in real time.

04

Simulate

Stitch-level physics based on Discrete Elastic Rods theory. See how the fabric drapes, stretches, and behaves before touching a machine.

05

Compile

One-click export to knitout, .pat (Shima Seiki), .k (Stoll), or AYAB (Brother). The same design runs on a $200 home machine or a $500K industrial system.

06

Fabricate

Hit go. The knitting machine builds your textile. From concept to physical object through a single platform.

04 / Technology

Built on deep technology.

Not a wrapper. A full-stack system spanning computer vision, stitch-level physics, spatial computing, and multi-target compilation.

Computer Vision

Pattern Recognition

Vision models trained to identify stitch patterns, gauge, yarn weight, and construction technique from a single photograph.

Stitch-level 3D simulation
Physics Engine

Stitch-Level Physics

Custom simulation based on Discrete Elastic Rods theory. Every loop modeled as a physical entity with tension, friction, and drape.

Spatial Computing

AR Design Interface

Meta Quest 3 hand-tracking interface. Sculpt knitwear in 3D space. Real-time procedural mesh generation with loop-accurate detail.

Compiler

Multi-Target Output

Compiles to knitout with translation layers to .pat, .k, and AYAB. One design, any machine on earth.

Smart Textiles

Functional Fabrics

Knitted pressure sensors, thermal wearables with PID control, and robotic sensing sleeves. Fabrics that compute.

Modular Library

Pattern Marketplace

A growing library of composable stitch modules. Mix, modify, and share. Network effects make the platform more valuable with every user.

05 / Applications

One platform. Every application.

Fashion

Knitwear Design

From independent designers to fashion houses. Replace $10K+ software with a $99/month platform that does more. Design, simulate, and fabricate complete garments.

Thermal wearable imaging
Medical

Smart Wearables

Knitted sensors, thermal regulation, pressure monitoring. Functional medical textiles designed and validated in simulation before fabrication.

Smart Textiles

Soft Interfaces

Knitted wearable controllers and haptic garments. Soft interfaces that replace rigid headsets and controllers with textiles you barely notice wearing.

Education

Institutions

Fashion schools and makerspaces. Teach computational textile design with the same tool professionals use. From RISD to MIT Media Lab.

Manufacturing

Factory Integration

Custom machine profiles for industrial knitting floors. Replace manual programming with compiled output from the design platform.

06 / Mission

Rewriting the rules of textile design.

The Problem

The textile industry runs on $10K+ proprietary software locked to specific machines. Designers work in 2D grids. There is no unified design-to-fabrication pipeline.

Our Approach

Build the platform that connects every step. From scanning a fabric to designing in 3D space to compiling machine-ready code for any knitting machine on earth.

The Technology

Stitch-level physics simulation, spatial computing interfaces, and a multi-target compiler. Built on the open knitout standard created at Carnegie Mellon.

The Future

A world where anyone can design, simulate, and fabricate knitted textiles. From fashion to medical wearables to soft robotics. One platform, infinite materials.

$200B+ Global Textile Industry
$30B+ Medical Wearables Market
0 Unified Design-to-Machine Platforms

Get Early Access

Join the waitlist for the full Knitopia platform. Pattern creation, machine-code export, and the spatial design interface.

The scanning app is live now at knitopia.app. The full platform launches Summer 2026.