Entries for month: September 2011

October Webinars

New Webinar just scheduled for October:

Pencil and Paper Charting


A Knit It Now Subscription is a great value!

At $99 per year, a Knit it Now subscription is less than a cup of Starbucks per day!


What's all the Fuss about DesignaKnit?

  • Re-designed interface
  • Updated Windows functionality with long filenames, network and mousewheel support.
  • Automatic web updates
  • More undo levels
  • Improved linking to your electronic knitting machine
  • Better printed instructions
  • Moveable rulers when designing garments
  • Exact Stitch layout for a preview of your shaped edges

DAK 8 is on the way!

Upgrading DesignaKnit to the modern Windows environment meant a complete restructuring of the program. Many, many new features have been added!


Tension Swatch, Gauge Swatch and Mystery Yarn

Tension Swatch

We tend to use the terms "tension swatch" and "gauge swatch" interchangeably.

Knitting tension swatches of an unfamiliar yarn helps fuel your creativity, gives you an opportunity to play with your knitting machine and is the only way to see the resulting fabric from a beautiful yarn.