Chart generator?

[annaht]

Does anybody know of a program that can create crochet charts? I'm looking to start doing some of my own designs, and I would like to back up my written patterns with charts, and I'd like them to look professional as opposed to... well, whatever scariness I would do by hand or by Adobe. Any suggestions?

[knit-errant]

I'm not familiar with any charting software; never really looked... but what if you made crochet symbol brushes in Photoshop? I think there are freeware font makers too. Scanning symbols from a book and making brushes/fonts from that might be doable.

 

Edit: Or you could do it the easier, less tedious way and check out the these links. The first one on the page has a demo download.

 

Gosh, I love how the hardest, most annoying way to do things always seems to be the one I think of first.