Trying StitchPress without an account

StitchPress has a “try it first” mode: you can open the crochet and knit editors right in your browser and start drawing without creating an account. It is a way to get a feel for the tools before you sign up.

Note

The try editors are a launch-gated feature, so they may not be switched on for every visitor yet. If you open a try link and are asked to sign in instead, the feature is not available to you right now — join the waitlist from the sign-in page and you will be emailed when access opens up.

Try without signing up

When the try editors are available, you get the same crochet and knit editors that signed-in users have, running anonymously. You can place stitches, build a chart, and move around the canvas exactly as you would with an account. A new try project starts with a friendly default name like My first crochet chart or My first knit chart.

A few actions are reserved for people with an account — exporting, sharing, and creating additional projects. When you reach for one of these, StitchPress shows a small sign-up prompt rather than blocking you outright. You can keep editing and sign up whenever you are ready.

Claiming your work

Your try-mode work is not thrown away when you sign up. StitchPress keeps it aside with a promise that it will come with you: “Your work comes with you — everything you made here will be waiting in your account.”

When you sign in or sign up, StitchPress copies the projects you made in try mode into your new account, and shows a short confirmation: “Your work was added to your account.” From then on, those projects behave like any other — saved, synced, and available on your other devices. This claim happens once, automatically; there is no separate import step to run.

Limitations

Until you claim it by signing in, try-mode work is local to the browser you made it in:

• It is stored only in this browser on this device, not in an account. It will not appear on your phone or another computer.
• Clearing your browser’s site data — or using private/incognito windows that discard data when closed — can remove it.
• Sharing, exporting to PDF, and creating more than your starter project are account features, so you will be prompted to sign up to use them.

If you think you will want to keep what you make, signing up early is the safest way to be sure it is stored and synced.