..........Do you have DesignaKnit?..........Did you know that you could use it.....with your LK machine,..........a Brother KX , or any knitting machine.....that doesn't have working electronics?..........In this tutorial,.....we'll discuss some of the possibilities...........We are assuming that you're.....familiar with the DesignaKnit basics the purpose of this tutorial is..........to give you an overview of how you can use.....it with non-patterning machines..........or non-electronic machines,.....no matter what machine you're using...........Standard Garment Styling and Original..........Pattern Drafting are a powerful.....way to create garment shapes...........The idea is to use the graphical interface..........to create shapes in the.....dimensions that you want...........Now, there are many, many tutorials.....online for creating shapes...........Once you've created your shape,.....you don't need electronics to knit it...........You can print out your knitting..........instructions in the format.....that works for you...........After confirming your gauge, click >File.....>Print and select the format you want...........Garment text or garment notation are.....the most common formats for use..........in this case......You can even use them for hand knitting...........Another option is to use the Interactive.....Knitting feature in DesignaKnit...........For this example,.....I'll use my raglan sweater shapes..........and after confirming my gauge, I'll.....select the Interactive Knitting Tool...........Now, for manual machines,.....this tool can be used in two ways...........First, you can purchase the SSL USB cable...........This cable will allow Designaknit to sense..........the movement of your knitting carriage as.....you pass the carriage back and stitch...........DesignaKnit increments the graphic..........display and instructs you what.....to do while you're knitting...........Now you don't have the cable,.....you can still use Interactive Knitting..........simply manually increment the graphic.....display using the arrows in the software..........or the arrow keys on your keyboard.....so you could knit along a few rows..........and then up arrow, up arrow, up arrow.....to the row that you're on manually...........Either way, you follow the images.....in the display in Interactive Knitting..........to increase, decrease and do whatever.....else you need to shape your knitting...........Now, you can also use DesignaKnit..........for stitch patterning on these.....manual and non-electronic machines...........Even if you have a manual machine,..........you use the same interactive Knitting.....interface to manually select the needles...........For example,.....I've opened a Fairisle stitch pattern...........You can follow along the stitch pattern..........in the lower section of the screen.....to select your needles...........To work your Fairisle manually,..........you can use the cable and magnet or.....manually advance the rows with the arrows...........Now, this may be a better example..........using tuck. On a manual machine,.....you can select the needles to tuck..........according to the lower section.....of Interactive Knitting...........You'll just follow the diagram row by row,..........selecting your needles.....and setting your carriage to tuck...........In this example.....again, you could use the cable and let..........DesignaKnit record what row you're.....on or just increment the rows manually...........Now finally, you can combine all of this.....and integrate the stitch pattern..........with the shaping pieces and let.....interactive knitting give you both shaping..........instructions and stitch patterning.....instructions at the same time...........Increase left one...........Increase right one...........I hope I piqued your curiosity about using..........DesignaKnit with your.....non electronic machine...........This wasn't intended as.....a DAK tutorial in any way...........Only an introduction as to what is.....possible, no matter what machine you use......