Frequently asked questions about having your design knitted

You can have almost any original drawing turned into a knitted scarf, blanket or throw blanket. Children’s drawings, line illustrations and compositions with multiple drawings also work beautifully.

We translate your drawing into a knitting pattern that is knitted in two colours. This gives your design a strong, graphic character. Clear line drawings with bold contours usually produce the best results.

Drawing on paper?

We recommend using our drawing templates. Our templates are specially designed to match the dimensions of our products, so your design fits perfectly within the format of the scarf or blanket. Sketch in pencil and trace over your lines with a black fineliner for a clear result.

If you use coloured pencils, filled-in areas are converted into graphic texture effects in the knitwear. Colours are not reproduced literally, but translated into contrast and texture within the knitted pattern.

To ensure that your design is suitable for knitting, we recommend carefully following our drawing tips and guidelines.

Always upload your own original drawing.

You can also have a digital drawing knitted into a scarf, blanket or throw blanket. Designs created in programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Affinity, Procreate or Canva are suitable.

For digital designs, always work with our digital drawing templates. These contain the correct proportions and technical settings for knitting.

Like paper drawings, digital designs are translated into a two-colour knitting pattern. Black in your design is converted into the drawing colour and white into the background colour. This gives your design a powerful, graphic effect in the knitted piece.

Preferably use clear shapes and sufficient contrast. Very fine details may be simplified in the knitted piece and could therefore disappear.

For the best result, follow the instructions in our digital drawing templates step by step.

Always upload your own original design file.

First download and print the drawing template. Our drawing templates are made to the correct proportions for our scarves and blankets, so the design fits perfectly into the knitted fabric.

Also print the drawing tips (PDF), which we developed especially for children.

Your child can draw with a pencil or directly with a black fineliner or marker. For the best result, we recommend tracing over a pencil sketch with a black fineliner. Clear, bold lines create the best effect when the drawing is converted into a knitting pattern.

If your child colours in certain parts of the drawing, these will be translated into graphic texture effects with a graphic character when knitted in two colours.

Younger children may need some help with drawing. Make it a creative moment together, for example a small family workshop at the kitchen table.

Afterwards, you can choose the colours of the yarns together. During personalisation, you can also add the name of your young artist. It will be subtly knitted into the bottom hem of the product—a lasting reminder of who created the design.

Looking for inspiration to get creative together with your child?

Start with the drawing story of Olya the Cat – free to download as a printable PDF.

The easiest way to work with existing drawings is to lay out your design digitally. You can use programs such as Canva or Adobe Photoshop and place photos or scans of your drawings in our digital drawing template.

Our digital drawing template has the correct proportions and technical settings for knitting, so your design fits perfectly within the finished product.

Please note that the resolution of knitted products is relatively low compared with printed materials. In knitwear, each pixel corresponds to one stitch. When you scale your drawing to the size of our template, very small details may be simplified or lost, depending on the quality and complexity of the original drawing.

For the best results, we recommend working with clear lines and sufficient contrast when preparing your design.

Yes, you can add text to your design.

If you use handwritten text, make sure it is large, clear, and written with sufficient contrast. Small letters or fine details may become difficult to read when the design is scaled down and converted into a knitting pattern.

For digital designs, we recommend using our recommended digital fonts. You can download and apply these within our digital drawing template. These fonts are optimized for knitting and produce the best results. Always place text horizontally or vertically. Diagonal or highly detailed letters may be simplified in the knitted design.

The measurements in the product description are guidelines and may vary by a few centimetres. Since each item is specially knitted to order, the final size may vary slightly depending on the design and the chosen colours.

Designs with many small details or frequently changing colours may turn out slightly larger due to the additional structure in the knit.

Yes, you can. Always upload your scanned drawing in the highest possible resolution so that the details remain clearly visible.

Make sure the scan is sharp, straight, and well lit.

The better the quality of your file, the more beautiful the final result will be in the knitted design.

With our knitted Photo blanket (180 × 100 cm), you can have almost any personal photo converted into a jacquard knitting pattern. Think of a portrait of yourself, your family, a beloved pet, or a special moment you want to cherish.

It’s not a print on fabric, but a photo that is truly translated into textile and knitted in stitch by stitch to create a soft, high-quality throw blanket.

Each photo blanket is made to measure and specially knitted for you in our knitting workshop in Slovenia.

For a Photo blanket, we use three colours. The light and dark areas of your photo are carefully translated into three contrasting colours. This creates a stylish, graphic image in the knitwear. We have prepared a number of carefully composed colour combinations of three colours that work beautifully together and ensure the best result. Do you have specific colour preferences? Feel free to send us a message, and we’ll explore the possibilities together.

The end result is not a print, but a photo that is truly knitted into the fabric. This gives the blanket a warm, timeless appearance with a subtle texture that you only see in knitted textiles.

With this technique, the blanket is not reversible like our products with illustrations. The back features a fine jacquard pattern with a beautiful texture in which all three colours are visible.

A Relooped by You scarf, throw blanket or blanket is not a standard product. Each item is custom-made from your own drawing or photo and specially knitted for you.

Our products are not printed, but genuinely knitted in a knitting pattern with yarns in contrasting colours. This makes the process more intensive and more artisanal than a regular print on fabric.

Creating a personalised knitted product involves several steps:

• As soon as we receive your design, we carefully convert it into a technical knitting file. Sometimes we recommend small optimisations to guarantee the best possible result.

• We then develop a unique knitting pattern. This is prepared for the knitting machine, with your chosen colours configured, and the product is knitted stitch by stitch.

• After knitting, the product is washed and steamed to make it extra soft and comfortable.

Our knitted products are made in a knitting workshop in Slovenia, within the EU. We work with high-quality organic cotton yarns and produce in small batches. Every design reflects craftsmanship, time and care. You can see and feel this in the end result.

Producing your custom-made Relooped product takes up to 10 business days. Every scarf, throw blanket or blanket is specially knitted for you in our knitting workshop in Slovenia.

After production, your order will be shipped from Slovenia. Delivery within the Netherlands and Belgium usually takes 3–5 business days.

Do you need it sooner? You can choose express shipping.

Yes, we ship to EU countries, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. We also ship to the United States and Canada.

For orders within the EU, we use standard shipping. For Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, we currently offer express shipping with DHL Express. The shipping costs for your country are calculated and displayed automatically at checkout.

All Relooped by You products are carefully knitted in our atelier in Slovenia and shipped from there.

Customs duties and import taxes

Orders shipped outside the EU may be subject to customs duties, import taxes, and other charges imposed by the destination country.

These costs are the customer's responsibility and are not included in the total price of your order.

We recommend contacting your local customs office before placing your order for more information about any potential additional costs.

Every Relooped by You scarf, throw blanket or blanket is specially made to order using your own design. Because these personalized products are unique and cannot be resold, we do not accept returns.

Have you received a defective or damaged product?

We’ll be happy to resolve this for you, of course. In that case, you can return your order and the return shipping costs will be fully reimbursed.

Please contact us at info@relooped.nl within 30 days of receiving your order and include clear photos of the problem, so we can help you quickly.

Our knitted products are made from GOTS-certified organic cotton and designed to last.

To keep your scarf, throw blanket or blanket looking its best, we recommend:

• Wash at 30 °C (delicate cycle)
• Do not bleach
• Do not tumble dry
• After washing, iron at a low temperature with steam to restore its softness

Have a stubborn stain? Treat the stain first with, for example, a laundry bar soap, then wash the product at a maximum of 40 °C if necessary.

By treating your product with care, the knitwear will stay soft, retain its shape and remain comfortable to wear or snuggle under for years to come.

You may use images found online or offline as inspiration for your own drawing. Always make sure to upload a completely original design that you created yourself.

Would you still like to use an existing image? You may do so only if it is royalty-free and you are certain that commercial use is permitted.

We encourage you to use your own creativity and original work. This makes your knitted design personal and unique.

Unfortunately, we cannot produce designs based on existing characters, logos, or images protected by copyright or trademark.

Characters from games, films, TV series, comics, or well-known brands are almost always protected by copyright or trademark rights. Without an official license, they may not be used to create personalized Relooped by You products.

Customers are responsible for uploading a design that does not infringe copyright or trademark rights. If we determine that a submitted design infringes any rights, we reserve the right to cancel the order.

You are welcome to draw inspiration from things you like, but always make sure to upload a completely original design of your own.

Yes. The copyright to your drawing, illustration, or photo always remains yours.

When you submit a design to us, you only give us permission to use it for producing your Relooped by You product. We will never publish, reproduce, or distribute your submitted artwork or the finished product without your explicit permission.

We love sharing images of our customers’ finished products to inspire others to take part in our creative project.

Sometimes we take close-up photos of submitted drawings and the finished knitted product. We only use these if you give us permission to do so. We only share these photos after you have received your order, especially when it is a gift.

You can easily give or withdraw your permission via the form when ordering your product.

You can also send us photos yourself or share your design on social media using @relooped_by_you or #reloopedbyyou. By tagging us or actively sharing images with us, you give us permission to use them for marketing and promotional purposes.