What’s New

• Fix for adding your own colors
• Fix for counters on iPad
• Fix for resizing cell selection box
• Show PDF as spreadsheet

Create your own symbols

• Quickly select materials like needles and yarn weight
• Exclude image from PDF
• Set image as cover for PDF
• Place legend on new PDF page
• Fix for inverting
• Fix for undo after swapping symbols
• Fix for undo when placing imgaes
• Fix for drawing over existing cables

• This update includes a lot of changes in working with PDF patterns.
• It’s more intuitive to place and edit objects on top of your document.
• Use the thumbnail panel to edit and reorder pages.
• Changes to chart settings.

Fix for flipping cells

• Extra options when dropping a notes object: image or web link.

• You can now send images to the background below the grid, this makes it easier to convert or trace an image.
• The options when creating a new project changed.

• Knitting Chart now automatically saves versions of your current document in the folder ‘Autosave’ on your device.
• Place quick notes on charts you’re designing or on PDF patterns you’re following.
• Use your Apple Watch to control active row counters.

And some smaller changes like:

• More options when tapping and holding on symbols and colors in the paint tool

• Updated legend, change the order in the panel

• Set the start and finished date of your project in the timer

• Double sided technique will generate a second chart with inverted colors on the wrong side

• Advanced counters, link your counters together, for instance to keep track of repeats, or show an alert when you reach a certain row.
• Project timer, keep track on how long you spend on a project, or calculate when it will be finished.

Technical:

• Fix for swapping from / to empty cells
• Updates for single row view

• Fix for long notes text extending PDF pages
• Few new symbols

Technical:

• Fix for custom colors mix up with multiple devices and multiple charts
• Latest chart changes not saved when adding another chart
• Reveal the app’s system iCloud folder
• Show read only welcome page preview

• Use Siri to interact with the Working Mode! Want to keep your hands free while knitting? Use Siri to go to the next row or to reset the counter.
• Add commands using the main app settings

Technical:

• Open files from other locations (like Safari)
• Crash on close due to forcing > 0 row counters
• Siri request authorization later
• Show Siri button only once

Technical:

• Autorestore of In App Purchase
• Rotation fix for some vector symbols
• Added Siri shortcuts donations for Working Mode

• C2C crochet toggle off colored text
• Written instructions background for dark text in dark mode
• Fix for empty images after duplicating a chart
• Automatic conversion from PDF image selection to color chart only once
• After PDF cut out select convert or place image
• When drawing with ‘No Stitch’ set only background color

Technical:

• New version update alert don’t open store window in app itself
• Left handed grouped by two row number lines
• Fix for crash with multiple charts editing settings (removed PDF observer)
• Start row number up to 999

• Fix for overlapping intro PDF text
• Fix for PDF rulers resetting
• Fix for app restarting after closing down iPad
• Edit default colors for non-mirrored double sided in advanced settings

• Draw a selection on a PDF to save it as an image or to convert it to an interactive color chart
• Tap and hold on grouped lines in freeform charts to turn in into a symbol
• Non-mirrored double sided charts, create the front and back design and the combined chart will automatically be generated
• When converting you can also choose to use the image colors, instead of the color palette
• Hide stitch numbers
• Show column numbers at the bottom

Technical:

• Row / column numbers not updating when creating a new chart
• User legend text for empty cells not showing in written instructions
• Duplicated chart not saved unless changed
• Stitch numbering one identifier in document
• Rulers reset position if outside of page

• Quick fix for overlapping PDF legend text in PDF

• When placing images choose from photo library or files
• Tap and hold on a created color to set the name
• More options for your generated PDF layout
• Add copyright text to your generated PDF
• Add notes underneath images in your generated PDF
• Add empty PDF pages and place images or add text

Technical:

• Fix for gridlines not updating with cable symbols
• Fix for unable to delete / insert rows and columns
• Fix for restoring crashed PDF files (edited in version 6.1.0 or newer)
• Fix for created PDF legend overlapping the footer
• Fix for multiple PDF project thumbnails layout
• Delete PDF from project hide thumbnails panel
• PDF cover image removed option (create extra page)
• Drag symbol out of group with select move tool
• Written instructions removed unnecessary text selection options from system balloon

Technical:

• Quick fix for errors saving to database, and issues with undo / redo.
• Visual update of buttons after purchase of pro
• Freeform scale slider initial scale on start drag
• Move chart with move select tool also moves selection fix

• Add as many files to a PDF as you like
• Use your camera to create a PDF from a book or magazine
• Change the line weight for shapes (circles, lines etc)

Technical Fixes:

• Freeform charts move symbols to new canvas center
• PDF from image now uses full image size
• Retain scale when changing number in a freeform group 
• Better reset zoom for freeform charts
• Launch screen image
• Improved Working Mode toggle
• Remember legend view setting
• New symbols list header
• Always all symbols visible
• Fix for freeform save as image cropped area
• Fix for multiple row counters scale to fit
• Fix for title of generated PDF with multiple charts

• Fix for bottom of save as image cut off
• Fix for unable to delete chart image
• Adjustment for freeform charts initial zoom (appeared empty because they are now twice as big and showing top left of canvas)
• Family Sharing for In App Purchase

Technical:

• Fix keyboard overlap input text balloon
• Counters panel breaking constraints
• Fade interface on close
• Resize file thumbnail to 1024 max
• Resize photos in chart settings smaller

• Fix for ignored palette colors after converting an image.
• Fix for clipped images of charts
• Freeform more rounds on startup
• Freeform canvas 2 time bigger, scale your guides and symbols down if you need even more space
• Fix for ‘ghost’ image objects not properly deleted (increased filesize)
• Convert an image directly by selecting it in the files overview.

• They’re back! Super pretty reset & previous buttons in your counters!
• Better response to zooming on a PDF
• Updating the chart cells after editing a custom colour
• Bigger canvas for freeform chart.

• Improvements for color matching when converting an image
• Extra knit symbols, the complete set of craft yarn council is now available
• Lock your charts or PDF files to prevent unwanted changes
• Fix for selected technique not saved after creating a new file
• Fix for changing additional info text of symbols
• Fix for tap and hold on textfield at bottom of chart
• Fix for scrolling PDF thumbnails
• Removed is loading text from freeform charts
• Newly created and archived projects contain all charts
• Updated feedback form with option for attachment
• Swipe left on a archived project for detailed data info

Some features were added before, but there were so many (bigger) changes I’ll highlight them for this version:

• Place symbols aligned on a square on line (freeform charts). Tap and hold on a existing group to edit the number of symbols, or the symbol used for the group.
• Tap and hold on a text field to add a bracket (to mark a repeating section in your chart).
• Tap and hold on a cell selection to swap colors and symbols.
• Tap and hold on a stitch number on the side to insert or delete columns or rows.
• Tap and hold on tools for the description.

As you can see tap and hold is my (and your) new BFF. I see it as a touch device alternative for the right CLICK 😌.

Fix for working with large patterns and dark lines not showing in grid.

Fix for selecting PDF files outside the app folder on your device.

Lot’s of new features and changes!

• Projects are now save as files, move them to iCloud for easy access and syncing.
• Place images as graphics in your charts
• Convert your full canvas to a color chart by selecting ‘Canvas To Color Chart’ in more options
• PDF files include draggable rulers and optional highlights to mark your progress
• New Panels for the legend and row counters, minimise themn for optimal use of screen space