Let's talk tech.

[rainne]

What are your favorite knitting-related technologies and applications?

For example: I have several on my iPhone. I have the Ravelry app, Wooly; I have Yarma, which is similar to Instagram and integrates with Ravelry and Flickr; I have MapMuse's Knitting and Yarn Shop Locator; and I have Stitchminder, which is a row counter/pattern row minder/increase counter/repeat counter.

What do you have that you like to use, and why? Maybe we can all help each other find new and useful apps!

Comments

[cc_weasel]

I don't yet use any knitting based apps, but now that I sit down & think about it I'm not sure how i get by without the ravelry or the Stitchminder apps. Thanks for sharring! This will make life much simpler.

[rainne]

Haha glad I could help! :D

[labellementeuse]

I love Stitchminder but have been too cheap to shell out for Wooly - can't honestly imagine myself using it much anyway as I use an ipod not an iphone, and most places where I have wireless I either have a computer or wouldn't want to do heavy duty rav browsing (i.e. work). But being able to tap away and count my rows is fantastic.

What I really want, and possibly would pay for, is an app that will do the thing where you take a needle and lay it over the screen and determine what size it is.

[rainne]

"iKnit needle sizer"!!! 99 cents!

Doesn't work on iPad yet, though. Has an average rating of 4 stars. :D

[havocthecat]

Knitting row counter for android is my favorite simple knitting tool. But I find Ravulous a waste of money.

[rainne]

I'm not familiar with Ravulous.

[havocthecat]

Eh, it's okay. It's an app that requires another app for full functionality, which is annoying. I'm happiest most that the android market description uses "complement" correctly.

[thistleingrey]

I'll have to look at that--I use County sometimes.

[spikewriter]

I use Knit Companion on my iPad. Is it the best? No -- but since most of my patterns are now in PDF, it makes it a heckuva a lot easier to follow a complicated pattern. Getting a pattern set up is a little clunky, but once that's done, I've had great success with it. A little pricey at $15, but I've found the cost worth my while.