DesignaKnit 9 Complete – Hand and Machine Knitting Software

DesignaKnit 9 Complete combines every hand- and machine-knitting feature in one package. It is the right choice if you move between both ways of knitting, teach or design professionally, or simply do not want your ideas limited by the edition you chose.

I have worked with DesignaKnit for many years and still think of it as a knitter’s version of Photoshop. It can take you from the first sketch of a garment, through shaping and stitch design, all the way to printed hand-knitting instructions or Interactive Knitting at the machine.

The Complete edition includes:

• Standard Garment Styling for adaptable garment shapes and sizing
• Original Pattern Drafting for drawing, tracing and reshaping custom pieces
• Stitch Designer for hand- and machine-knitting charts, colourwork, textures, lace and cables
• Interactive Knitting with row, shaping and colour-change guidance
• Graphics Studio for converting artwork, scans and photographs into stitch designs
• machine-knitting printouts for punch cards, mylar sheets, KnitLeader/KnitRadar and colour changes
• the full hand-knitting charting system, including advanced cable design and custom stitch instructions
• support for optional cable links to compatible knitting machines

This is the version I would recommend for a textile designer who wants one creative system for hand knitting, punch-card work and electronic machine knitting.

Please note: DesignaKnit 9 is Windows software and does not run natively on macOS. Machine connection hardware is not included; an SK840 requires a SilverLink 5 and the machine’s curl cord.

Delivery: the software is supplied as a web download, with licence keys allowing it to run on two computers. I’ll keep you updated while your licence is processed and make sure you receive the details you need to get started.