Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while probably know that I have written a few patterns. I certainly don't consider myself a real designer. I am just a person who will try creating stuff and share them if it accidentally works out.
Recently, the wonderful man in my life gave me a book, 400 Knitting Stitches: A Complete Dictionary of Essential Stitch Patterns. With all these stitch patterns at my finger tips, I was itching to put it to use. Many of the stitch patterns are charted and I have been personally challenging myself to become more comfortable at working with charts by knitting a few shawls. (I will share pictures of the shawls as soon as my blocking mats are delivered and I get my camera to work again.)
Sooooooooo........How do I take the charts from the page of the book, combine them in a cohesive manner, and make them usable? ♫ Hello Google my old friend, I've come to search you once again. ♫ I found KnitChart. This is an extremely basic, free online thing-a-ma-jig (I just don't know if it is an app, or software or just a customizable website or something completely unnamed) that will help you to chart whatever you can imagine. Scroll to the bottom of the page for instructions. It will not save your work for you, but you can take a screenshot of your design and save it in Word or whatever your preferred word processor is.
I was able to take 2 stitch charts from the book, combine, adjust, repeat, expand, and mirror image them into a pattern for a sock that I am now knitting. I am using my favorite sock toe and after-thought heel with the charts. Easy-peasy! If you have knit a sock before, then you can do this too! Please stretch your creative wings and try making your own charted design, then let me know how it went for you.
Happy Creativity to you all!
Nifty! Thanks for the link. I don't chart all that much, but this will come in handy for when I do.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Will have to try this one.. Thanks for the info.
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