written by Carole Wulster
Windows 7 was released this week and we, at Knitting Software, are happy to announce that all of our programs install and run on Windows 7.
Yesterday, I was using Stitch & Motif Maker and discovered a neat feature in Windows 7. Included in Windows 7 under Accessories is the Snipping Tool. The Snipping Tool [...]
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A few months ago, there was a discussion that at our Yahoo! Group that lasted for several days. I hadn’t realized how difficult both the concept of gauge and the measuring of a swatch are for many new and intermediate knitters.
While the discussion was taking place, it occurred to me that I might assist by [...]
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A few days ago, I saw a MasterCard ad on TV. It was one of the ads in the “priceless” series.
The add depicted a young woman engaging in daring and wonderful sports activities while she was singing My Favorite Things. Of course, each activity was tagged with its cost.
I don’t know why this ad made me start [...]
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What a frustrating week I had. I decided that the next Interactive Tool that we should offer was a sleeve body calculator. We have named it Sleeve Body Wizard.
Building the tool was far more complex than I had first thought. I took all of your emails and questions regarding shaping the body of a sleeve [...]
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One of the most frequently asked questions that I receive regarding Sweater Wizard is “How do I generate a pattern for a short sleeve?”.
Filed under: Knitting, Software, Sweater Wizard by cwulster
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