| Knitware programs will: |
 | Design a custom sweater, top, skirt, poncho, pants, or shawl shape for a person (includes | |
| circular, semi-circular, Faroese shawl shapes!). |
| Design an assortment of garments for a doll, bear or pet (such as, dog sweaters), all | |
| according to your specified measurements! |
| Design afghans, blankets, dish cloths and pot holders for the house. | |
| Allow you to specify whether you want to hand knit, machine knit, or crochet your design. | |
| Mix techniques, such as: hand- knit borders and hems on machine-knit items, crochet | |
| edgings on hand- or machine-knit designs. |
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| Allow you to use standard or custom measurements. | |
| Select your unique combination of size and style data. | |
| Store custom measurements for immediate retrieval when designing a new garment | |
| Accept measurements in inches or centimeters. | |
| Replicate (copy) an existing pattern, so it can be used as the foundation for a new design. | |
| Save the data for a pattern, so it can be revised or printed again at any time. | |
| Customize any of the finished measurement data for precise details of your design. | |
| Calculate amount of yarn required to knit the garment (can be estimated before swatching | |
| and calculated more precisely after swatching). |
| Print graph paper with the grid reflecting your specified gauge) | |
| Display and print annotated schematics of your design (with an optional grid proportional to | |
| your specified gauge); can also save to the Windows Clipboard, or to one or more image files. |
| Display and print detailed pattern instruction text for working your design; can also save to | |
| a text file. |
| Perform powerful Calculator functions: | |
 | How to increase/decrease a specified number of stitches across a row | |
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