DAK vs Garment Designer - Replay Live Archive
DesignaKnit and Garment Designer are both excellent software packages that are useful for your machine knitting.
- Do you NEED software?
- What do you want to use it for?
- Differences between the DAK and GD
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Do you NEED software? Advice from the show
- How well do you know your machine? Why spend time playing with software? Learn your machine first!
- If you are interested in designing your own garments, consider some alternatives
- Learn the basics of charting BEFORE investing time and money in software
- Use Knit it Now Dynamic patterns - no software to install, maintain or learn - 1-2-3 Get knitting
- If you choose to use software explore both the functionality AND the learning curve to determine if it's for you
Links mentioned in the Show
Buy Garment DesignerAbout Cochenille Design Studio the makers of Garment Designer.
More information about DesignaKnit from the developer, Soft Byte
Garment Designer - Get Knitting in less than 10 minutes
DesignaKnit information at Knit it Now
What's a charting device?.
Quick Links
00:04:38 - Do you NEED software?00:06:30 - An alternative to software
00:06:48 - Charting Devices
00:13:01 - Garment Designer
00:17:45 - Today's Take-away: Choose ONE method!
00:25:08 - DesignaKnit
Gio R Bye! |
Sue Jalowiec I'll get the replay up ASAP... see you next week! |
Nancy M ..great timing! |
Nancy M Just finished that mug of tea |
Yes, I, too, second Nancy M's comments---from another Nancy, (Z). |
Sue Jalowiec @Eric B - contact me and we can talk |
Sue Jalowiec @Nancy - thank you! |
Nancy M another great event! It did clear up some questions I had about these software products!!Thanks again! |
Eric B Hi, Eric from France. Use DAK for a few weeks and find it difficult to design pattern of others than standards, for example a hat |
Sue Jalowiec DAK pricing - I'll add a link to the pricing |
Leo B Thank you.Bye from Portugal |
Gio R Thnx Sue! |
Ann O Bye from the Uk |
What is basic pricing for DAK |
Carol W Thanks Sue, you are a blessing. |
Mary Ann B Thanks. Enjoy the rest of your day! |
Lynnette D Thanks Sue! |
Karyn B Thanks Sue!! |
Patricia H Thank you!! |
Ann O Thank you |
Ann O I've used it import a photo and create a knitted picture |
Jacqueline O Yes. I like the DAK8 interactive knitting. The audio alerts do help. l |
Patricia H Yes I have and yes it's really neat. If you can't hook it up you can you can advance the rows by hand. |
Lynnette D One thing about DAK. It only gives instructions. It doesn't tell you how to do techniques, so you really need to learn the basics of machine knitting before using. |
Matthew F or picture |
Matthew F You can use your phone to do the scan |
Kelly C How thin does yarn have to be to do tuck? |
Myj697 I agree |
Carol W Knit it Now Dynamic patterns are so much easier to work with, and I have done both. |
Patricia H I do not hook up my machines to DAK, would rather do it by hand. You can cable it to your machine and it will follow along as you knit. I find my attention is too much divided to do that well. |
Patricia H Karyn B, you are right. I use both and again the learning curve is there. But like with most programs once you learn a way that's easiest for you, you pretty much stick to it. |
Karyn B It sounds like Photoshop...takes a while to be up to speed on basics and you rarely get around to knowing/using full capacity. |
Patricia H Then I'll download the design and take it home to knit. |
Patricia H DAK has a lot of features, I have it on my laptop at work, so at lunch I can spend time looking over it or playing with a design I have in mind. |
Nancy M I would rather spend $$ on yarn and time knitting instead. |
DJ D I just got garment designer but my question is what is the difference between a CB1 and a knit leader |
Carol W I felt it took away from my actual knitting just staying away current with program. |
Carol W Used DAK but my computer changed over the years and cannot use the 3.5 floppy disk, therefore I cannot use the program |
Ann O DAK will run o Macs but you need to create a virtual Windows machine |
Ruth S I have Knitware but never use it. Use pencil/paper/knitleader. |
Ann O I have DAK on a virtual Windows machine on a Mac but only used it so far for creating a picture |
Ann O Like the sound of GD for garments and the fact that it can be used on Mac |
Patricia H I have used garment designer some, use DAK for colors but know DAK mostly |
Ann O yes |
Karyn B Do you need a special machine to use a knitleader? |
Matthew F YOu need to click here http://www.knititnow.com/LiveEvent/65/dak-vs-garment-designer-10-02-2018 to see the video and hit play |
Patricia H Love to design and play in my software, but use knitleader at machine after design done |
Ann O I have DAK but used for picture knitting so far. |
Myj697 How do I see the video |
Ann O If no knitleader/tracer then software may be useful |
DJ D Good afternoon sue |
Kelly C no kelly |
Lynnette D I think they don't need it, but it comes in handy. I think they should learn to do it yourself first. It makes the software easier.. I use DAK a lot |
Nancy M no ... need to learn bacis and become at one with your basic machine |
Carol W Not right away. Learn paper charting and truly understanding machine. |
Mary Ann B Do not NEED software - especially with Knit it Now. |
Ann O no. a new knitter doesn't need software |
DJ D Good afternoon sue |
Nancy M time spent here is always productive!! |
Matthew F http://www.knititnow.com/LiveEvent/65/dak-vs-garment-designer-10-02-2018 |
Ann O yes we see you :-) |
Matthew F if you can not see sue click here |
Marcia D I see you |
Meredith P Once I refreshed and hit play again I can see. Meredith in Greensboro, NC |
Lynnette D Got it! |
Patricia H See her, thank you |
Gio R I can see Sue |
Matthew F http://www.knititnow.com/LiveEvent/65/dak-vs-garment-designer-10-02-2018 |
Matthew F click here if you can not see the live video |
Matthew F Please tell us if you can use us!!! |
Matthew F we are live had to update key sue is LIVE |
Matthew F Refresh your page |
Gio R Goodmorning/goodevening every one from the Netherlands. |
Ann O Hello from the UK |
Sue Jalowiec sorry guys ... give me a minute |
Mary Ann B HI. Mary Ann from Burnsville. I have DAK but know little or nothing on how to use it. |
Patricia H Patricia from Louisiana |
Carole M Hi from Carole in VA - looking forward to learning about software and if I need it? |
Nancy M I still use paper and pencil and a Knit Leader BUT I want to learn about other methods thst may speed things up for me. |
Marcia D Good morning from Washington state. Looking foreword to this. I know NOTHING about DAK or anything similar to it. |
Nancy M good morning! Nancy Mangeri in Kansas here...have my cup of tea and ready to learn! |
Matthew F We have not yet started... |
I can't see anything |
Beverly P GREAT! Hi from Georgia! |
Nancy Z. in Mass. |
Good morning! happy to attend and learn about the software. |
Carol W Good morning. |
Sue Jalowiec Good morning! We'll be getting started in about 15 minutes ... can't wait to visit! |
Leo I bought DAK but finding it very difficult to learn . Do you think Garment designer is easier? |