Thursday, February 28, 2013

iPad App for Counting Knitting Rows

"Knit" app for Counting Knifty Knitter Rows

I recently downloaded this iPad app called "Knit." It's technically for the iPhone, but it works on iPad too and best of all it's free. After you download the free app, you get a screen like the one below upon opening.
knitt app

Obviously, you can select "start" or "how to use." The "how to use" button takes you to a Safari page with a video of the app. If you select "start," it takes you to the screen below.
ipad app knitting
Setting up the Project





If you select the plus button in the upper right hand corner, it allows you to add your first project. You can have several projects going. Each of them have the option to title it as you wish and select a picture. They have several pictures to choose from in the app, like the ball of yarn I used for blanket. There's also a picture for socks, a sweater, etc. You have the option to take your own picture of your project.

I set up my first project blanket. To get to the main screen that counts your rows, you simply tap on the title.

row counter ipad app

You can use the app to count stitches, but I wanted it primarily to count rows. To set it up, you tap the "completion row" box in the upper left corner. Type in the total number of rows you'll be knitting in your project. Then go over to the right just below the camera icon and choose "row." Choose the "1" under it.

Start knitting! Each time you finish a row, you tap the cute kitten in the lower right corner. It turns red and advances the progress bar. If you make a mistake and advance too many times, you can use the minus button to remove a row from the progress bar.




When you've knitted your last row, and tapped the kitten for the last time, the completion box pops up. Hooray! Time to celebrate.

Visit the "Knit" app page in iTunes

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Knifty Knitter Loom Shopping, Books and Accessories

Knifty Knitter Looms
I've been selling the Knifty Knitter looms for a little over a year and it occurred to me that loom lovers may want to know what is available, so I set up a page at Squidoo "Knifty Knitter Books, Loom, and Accessories". It explains which looms are sold as part of a set and which looms are sold individually, such as the specialty looms. It also lists all the accessories distributed by Provo Craft to make loom knitting easier.

My favorite part of the page (and the part where I devoted the most time) is the description of the Knifty Knitter pattern booklets. Many people haven't seen these and don't know what's in them. They are about 15 pages each, packed with how-to instructions that are perfect for beginners. Hopefully, the generous description of each will help you decide which to buy if you're ever booklet shopping. There are also some of my favorite loom knitting books listed. These pattern books aren't distributed by Provo Craft, but there are some fine authors that have written books just for the PC Knifty Knitter looms.

I mentioned the looms sets earlier. Some looms are currently available in sets of four, such as the round and long loom sets, or individually. For example you can buy the yellow XL round loom as part of the round loom set, or by itself. Provo Craft has stopped carrying them in individual packaging, so in the future you will have to buy the set of four round looms to get the XL yellow round loom. Some retailers, including myself, still have individual looms in stock, but when they are gone, they're gone! If you want to replace a single loom from your set, this is the time to do it.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

My Latest Baby Blanket Pattern for the Knifty Knitter Blue Long (22 inch) Loom

This is a large "checkerboard" baby blanket. It took me over a month to make it. Each panel is 150 rows. There are two panels sewn together. After sewing the panels together, I went around the edge with ribbon. You can see the full instructions to make the baby blanket by selecting any of the images below. Also there is a video of the stitch I used to make the baby blanket, the fashion stitch. There's also a video of the panels being sewn together using the mattress stitch.


The finished Knifty Knitter baby blanket

knifty knitter baby blanket
Both sides are the same

Knifty Knitter Baby Blanket
A ribbon is whipped around the edges

Knifty Knitter Baby Blanket
More close-up photos of the edge

Knifty Knitter Baby Blanket
Sewing the ribbon around the edges

Sewing the panels together

Sewing the panels together

Mattress stitch

Mattress stitch

Single panel cast of edge

http://www.squidoo.com/knifty-knitter-baby-blanket-instructions







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