knitCompanion includes a variety of knitting calculators. Easy to read results are provided that can be placed directly in your Project Info notes and copied to your clipboard. Calculators are included in your subscription. In Knit, if the bottom panel is not showing, tap the toggle at the top right. You can adjust the size of the bottom panel with the blue handle. Tap the Project Info button to toggle through each option until you … Continue reading →
FAQs
Copy a Project or PDF
Tap Projects or PDFs. Tap the button to expand the options. Tap Copy.
Continue reading →Ravelry Library Downloads
To download a pattern from Ravelry, it must be a Ravelry download. There are hundreds of thousands of patterns in the Ravelry database that are NOT Ravelry downloads. . To add patterns from other source, see here. It must be added to your Ravelry library and if it is a paid pattern, you must have purchased it or received it as a gift. Patterns purchased from other sources may not be downloadable from Ravelry. To … Continue reading →
Cross Stitch
knitCompanion can be used with all your cross stitch patterns. It does not require a special file format or a specially created PDF. You can mark done stitches, mark where you parked a thread, and find and color the different symbols. You can also combine your pattern together into one large chart. Watch the Cross Stitch Tutorials Part 1 and Part 2 below to learn how. Learn how to use knitCompanion Edit Tools for tracking … Continue reading →
Scribble
You can use your finger, Apple Pencil (1st or 2nd Gen), Samsung Pen, or a stylus to write on your pattern. Scribble is included in the subscription for Setup+Essentials. Apple Scribble Palette Android Scribble Palette To Use Scribble Tap knit . tap Scribble at the top right . Select tools and ink color. On iOS, Scribble uses Apple’s standard tool palette. You can choose from several drawing tools, select colors, switch to the eraser, … Continue reading →
Templates
Templates are very useful in helping to assemble complex pieces. Reusable building blocks are created for quick assembly with minimal cropping. Templates work for chart or text pieces. For example, a sweater pattern we are working has two separate charts. Border Chart: The first chart is a border seed stitch chart. Cable Chart: The other is a center cable chart. We are instructed to repeat the border seed stitch chart up both sides of … Continue reading →
Using Small Screens
Make the most of your small screen devices and split screen with these tips. Because of the smaller width of the phone screen or when using slide over and split screen, use the Mode button to switch between Knit, Edit, and Setup. Toggle top and bottom areas, as well as the top toolbar, using the toggles at the top right. Adjust the size of the bottom area to perfectly divide your screen for the content … Continue reading →
Retrain Siri (Apple)
If Voice Control or Siri are not recognizing you reliably, you can retrain Siri. In your device’s settings app, scroll on the left to locate Siri & Search. Toggle Listen for “Hey Siri” off and then back on. Follow the prompts to train Siri.
Continue reading →Using Hands-Free (Apple)
On Apple devices, knitCompanion’s one-tap marker includes a hands-free option. This allows you to use voice commands to move your one tap marker. You can move the one-tap marker to the next row or previous row. You can also clear the shaping steps on a row without having to tap the screen. To use Voice Control Select a piece with a one-tap marker. Learn more about the one-tap marker Tap the microphone on the right … Continue reading →
Knitting with the One-Tap Marker
With the one-tap marker you can move to the next row with a single tap or voice command (Apple). It will also track your total rows and repeats. You can add a one-tap marker to any pattern using Setup. Setup a one-tap marker. The one-tap marker is also included in kCDesigns. There are over 1500 kCDesigns available at shop.knitCompanion.com and they can be used on Apple, Android, and Kindle. To use the one-tap marker: Tap Knit. Select your … Continue reading →