Knitting? There’s an App for That
I’d recommend the CRAFT VIDEO App for Knitting to beginner knitters. This app compiles Youtube videos explaining basic stitches, and some simple projects. There is a particularly nice 4 part video lesson in making socks cuff down, which teaches how to cast on and knit in the round, turn a heel, and how to graft a toe.
Although these videos are all on Youtube, the $0.99 is worth it to have good videos collected for you, and made available in the palm of your hand. I look forward to seeing more patterns available, or more complicated stitches like lace knitting or cables, or how to knit socks two at a time with the magic loop method.
There is a chat feature as well, which could be useful if lots of knitters were online using the app. You could always find someone in some timezone that is awake and knitting! I could see this being a great help for late night knitting emergencies.
Published by Interave Media LLC, it was released October 9th 2009, and was last updated November 24th 2009.
What did I learn? Not much actually. But then again I’m not a beginner.
What would I use? The toe grafting video would be a help. That is a skill that I often forget (but I knit socks toe-up which doesn’t use grafting). The chat might be fun once it gets more popular.
Beginners out there, try it and let me know what you think.
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Tags: best of 2009, knitting, pattern, technology, tutorial
