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Setup Basics Contents

Overview of Project Setup ....................................................................................................... 2

Setup Project Page .................................................................................................................. 3

Leveraging QuickStart Projects ............................................................................................... 7

Converting a QuickStart Project ........................................................................................... 7

Making a Chart Piece from a QuickStart Project .................................................................. 8

Making a Key from a QuickStart Project ............................................................................ 10

Cropping ................................................................................................................................ 12

Overview ............................................................................................................................ 12

Cropping a Text Piece ....................................................................................................... 15

Cropping a Chart Piece ...................................................................................................... 16

Adding an Image ................................................................................................................ 19

Combining Pieces and Templates ..................................................................................... 22

Re-Cropping ....................................................................................................................... 22

One-Tap Marker for Written Instructions ............................................................................... 24

Overview ............................................................................................................................ 24

Adding Text Overlay .......................................................................................................... 25

Row Reminders ..................................................................................................................... 29

Overview ............................................................................................................................ 29

Adding Row Text ................................................................................................................ 30

Adding Row Media ............................................................................................................. 32

Copying Row Text/Row Media ........................................................................................... 33

Editing Row Text/Row Media ............................................................................................. 34

Deleting Row Text/Row Media ........................................................................................... 34


Overview of Project Setup

Once you create a Full project within knitCompanion you can set up the project. When

looking at the Main Knitting page the Setup button appears at the bottom.

Knitter's Choice: There are many ways to set up a project in knitCompanion. As you

become familiar with knitCompanion you will find your favorite method. Some knitters

like to be very complete in their setup while others prefer to setup only what they

need. It is knitter's choice as to how you set up your projects.


Setup Project Page

Tap the Setup button to begin and the Setup Project page appears.

Breadcrumb Button

Tap the Breadcrumb button at the top left at any time to go back to the last page, which from

this page is the Main Knitting page.

Project

The name you gave this project. This field cannot be changed once the project is created.

Created On

The date this project was created in knitCompanion. This field cannot be changed once the

project is created.


Append PDF Icon

Tap the Append PDF icon to select pages from a different PDF into this project.

Perfect for a Mystery Knit-Along!

By using the Append PDF, at the end of the knit-along you will have one

knitCompanion project consisting of all clues.

First Clue

The first thing you must do is create a knitCompanion project from the PDF provided

with the first clue. You only do this for your first clue. So bring the first clue into

knitCompanion and setup clue one in the project as you wish.

Additional Clues

As you receive each additional clue, bring that clue into knitCompanion. Tap Projects

from the Home page and then tap to open the knit-along project.

Do not create a new project, instead you will append the new clue to the

project created when you received the first clue.

Tap Setup and then the Append PDF icon. Find the PDF that includes the new clue

and then tap that PDF. Tap to select only the pages that cover the new clue.

Tap Finish and the selected pages will be appended to the end of the PDF for this

project. knitCompanion brings you to the Setup Project page so you can setup the new

clue.

Repeat these steps for each new clue received for this knit-along.


PDF Icon and Name

Tap the PDF icon to view the project in its PDF form directly inside knitCompanion. The

name of the PDF displays to the right of the swoosh icon.

Counter Attributes

Tap the Counter Attributes icon to change the name of a simple counter and its color.

This information is project specific, so you can set different counter names and colors for

every project if you choose.

Project Information

Tap the Project Info icon to enter information about the project such as the yarn and

needles you are using, what size are you knitting, etc.

Project Timer

Keep track of the time spent on a project by using the Project Timer.

The Project Timer automatically runs while you are on the main knitting page and

pauses when you leave that page.

The project timer tracks the time you have spent on the main knitting page for

the project.

Time appears as hours and minutes (hh:mm).

The project time displays in the multi-function window directly below the project info

icon.


You can set the time to be a specific value. So if you have already spent 7 hours on a

project you can set the timer to 7 hours. Or, if you left your iPad sitting open at the

main knitting page overnight you can change the timer to a correct time. Tap the pencil

to change the project time.

Pieces / Keys / Templates

Tap the blue plus sign to create a new piece, key, or template for this project.


Leveraging QuickStart Projects

Converting a QuickStart Project

Why Convert?

When knitting a QuickStart project you may find that you need to use more knitCompanion

features than the QuickStart project offers. Features such as keys, one-tap row markers,

inverted row markers, guided charts, magic markers, mystery knit-along support, etc. To take

advantage of these features you can convert a QuickStart project to a Full project. This gives

you access to all the capabilities of knitCompanion for that project. The QuickStart project

serves as a jumpstart for your Full project so converting is quick and easy.

To convert a QuickStart project to a Full knitCompanion project, you must make an

in-app purchase.

How do I convert a QuickStart Project to a Full Project?

1. While in the QuickStart project, tap Setup.

2. A message appears asking if you are sure you want to convert this project. Tap Yes

Convert and the project is converted from a QuickStart project to a Full project.

3. The Setup Project page appears listing each piece from the QuickStart project, one for

each page of the PDF.


4. To view a specific piece, just tap on that page. After viewing the page tap the

breadcrumb at the top left to return to the Setup Project page.

5. Using the QuickStart project as a jumpstart, you can create pieces and keys for the

Full project. This lets you take advantage of all the knitCompanion features that a Full

project offers.

Creating a piece

Creating a key

Combined pieces

One-tap row markers

Inverted row markers

Chart Row Reminders

Guided charts

Magic markers

Audible instructions

Mystery knit-along support

QuickStart remains available after you purchase so it’s always easy to create new

projects.

Making a Chart Piece from a QuickStart Project

Using the QuickStart project as a jumpstart, you can create pieces and keys for the Full

project. Let's make a chart piece from a QuickStart project. Then we can take advantage of

the knitCompanion chart features such as the one-tap row marker, inverted row marker, and

guided charts.

To leverage a QuickStart project to create a Full knitCompanion project, you must

make an in-app purchase.

1. Convert the QuickStart project to a Full project and tap Setup to get to the Setup

Project page.

2. Determine the QuickStart piece for which you want to make a chart piece. Swipe

across this piece and the Edit button appears.

3. We are going to copy the QuickStart piece to make a chart piece so tap Edit and

select Copy to Chart.


4. Name your chart and tap Copy. The cropping page appears. Rotate or flip the chart as

needed. You are required to crop the chart in order for the row markers, magic

markers, and other specialized chart markers to work correctly.

5. Once your chart is cropped, tap Save.

6. Tap the breadcrumb at the top left to return to the Setup Project page. Your chart

piece is listed with the chart icon. You can now tap to open the chart piece and add

Row Text, Markers, Highlights, Annotations, Smart Counters, Magic Markers, and

more.


7. Using the Grabber, drag the piece to where it belongs in the list.

If you no longer need the original QuickStart piece, you may delete it.

Making a Key from a QuickStart Project

Using the QuickStart project as a jumpstart, you can create pieces and keys for the Full

project. Let's make a key from a QuickStart project.

To leverage a QuickStart project to create a Full knitCompanion project, you must

make an in-app purchase.

1. Convert the QuickStart project to a Full project and tap Setup to get to the Setup

Project page.

2. Determine the QuickStart piece for which you want to make a key. Swipe across this

piece and the Edit button appears.

3. We are going to copy the QuickStart piece to make a key so tap Edit and select Copy

to Key.


4. Name your key and tap Copy. The cropping page appears. Crop the key as desired.

5. Once your key is cropped, tap Save.

6. Tap the breadcrumb at the top left to return to the Setup Project page. Your key is

listed and you can now tap to open the key and add Highlights, Annotations, Text

Overlay, and more.


7. Using the Grabber, drag the key to where it belongs in the Key list. The checkmark on

the key icon indicates the default key which appears first when knitting from the main

knitting page.

If you no longer need the original QuickStart piece, you may delete it.

Cropping

Overview

When creating a text piece from the PDF, you may find it useful to crop the image but it is not

required. When creating a chart piece from the PDF, you are required to crop in order for the

row markers, magic markers, and other specialized chart markers to work correctly.

Cropping of a text piece is not required. So if you want to keep the first page of the

pattern with its picture and introduction text just as it appears on the pattern, do not

crop the page.

What is Cropping?

Cropping allows you to select only the portion of the page needed for the piece you are

creating. You can crop away the parts of the page that are not part of the piece. Cropping

makes it very easy for you to select only the part of the page you need. You can crop written

instructions, charts, schematics, basically any part of a page appearing in the PDF.


Example: If knitting a sweater you may have three pieces - front, back, and sleeves. If the

instructions for each piece are on the same page, crop the instructions for the front on one

piece, instructions for the back on a second piece, and instructions for the sleeves on a third

piece.

What is an image?

In knitCompanion an image refers to anything you crop. An image could be a chart, a key,

written instructions, etc.

Spanning Pages

What if the piece spans multiple pages or areas of a page? No worries! It is very easy to add

those additional parts to your piece so you only have one piece displayed at a time when

knitting. As for charts, you can combine them together seamlessly and knit from a single

chart.

Examples:

The written sleeve instructions start on column one and finish on column two.

The written back instructions appear on two pages.

The chart for a shawl is broken up into three separate charts appearing on multiple

pages.


Plan Your Cropping

We suggest you review the PDF to determine how you want to crop each piece. Tap the PDF

swoosh icon at the top left of the Setup Project page or the PDF button on the Main Knitting

page to display the pattern in its PDF form directly inside knitCompanion.

What pieces need to be cropped?

Is the page aligned correctly for knitting?

What will you be cropping - written instructions, a chart, a key, a schematic?

Can the piece be cropped in a single selection or does it span multiple pages or areas

of a page?

If the piece will span across pages or areas of the page, where will each image

overlap?

If cropping on the iPhone, it is critical that you use the Tray icon. For more

information, see Using iPhone and iPod Touch.

Cropping Tips

- You can be very precise when cropping. Zoom in and out as needed.

- When cropping a text piece, it is not necessary to crop away the margin. Text

pieces do not require a tight crop and you do not have to be as precise as with chart

pieces. Also, if adding new images to the piece, keeping the margins will help keep

the text lined up nicely.

Knitter's Choice: You can change the color of the cropping shadow in Preferences.


Cropping a Text Piece

When creating a text piece, once you select the page it appears ready for cropping on the

Crop Text Image page. Use this page to crop away the parts of the page that are not part of

the piece.


Cropping a Chart Piece

When creating a chart piece, once you select the page it appears ready for cropping. Use this

page to crop away the parts of the page that are not part of the piece.

1. Determine if the page is aligned in the direction from which you want to knit. Tap

Rotate or Flip to obtain the correct orientation.

Each tap of Rotate rotates the page 90 degrees.

Each tap of Flip mirrors the page.

Caution: Always rotate the PDF page to the correct alignment BEFORE you

crop. If you rotate after cropping you will lose your crop settings.

2. Drag this arrow from the upper left to the lower right to select the portion of the page

that belongs in the piece you are creating. As you drag the arrow, the pink cropping

shadow appears. The area that appears in pink will be cropped away while the area in

white remains in the piece you are creating.

Coarse Cropping: Use your finger to drag the pink crop line around on each

side.

Fine-Grain Cropping: Tap on either side of the pink crop line for fine-grain

control.

Zoom: Double-tap changes your zoom level. It is a toggle so double-tap once to

zoom in and double-tap again to zoom out.


Switch: While cropping you can switch between the using the Swipe and Slider

cropping methods by tapping Switch.

Clear: You can clear any cropping you have done on this piece by tapping

Clear.

3. Complete the alignment fields at the top.

a. Visible Rows and Number Stitches

The Visible Rows and Number Stitches are used by knitCompanion to

accurately scale charts so they perfectly align, match the row marker,

stitch markers, life lines, and so forth, directly to the chart.

b. Visible Rows: Type the number of rows visible on the chart piece. This is the

number of rows being shown on the piece in front of you.

Increment by Two Rows: If your chart does not show every row, enter

the number of rows shown.

A chart may increment by two rows if the return or WS (wrong

side) row is plain rather than patterned. For example, the chart

numbering might say it starts at row 1 and ends at row 31 but if

the plain rows are not shown on the chart, then only 16 rows are

visible. So you would type in 16 rows.

Half Rows: Because some patterns split charts at the half row without

overlay, you can type in half numbered rows. For example, 20.5 rows.

c. Number Stitches: Type the number of stitches across the chart at its widest

point.

Remember to count the no stitch stitches. These are counted as a

normal stitch.

Example: knitCompanion needs to know the total number of stitches

across at the widest point, this rule never changes no matter what the

shape of the chart. If the chart is a square or rectangle, this is easy. If it

is a triangle, you must count the widest row. If it is a sawtooth, you must

count from the farthest right to the farthest left even if no single row has

that many stitches.


d. Bottom Row and Increment By

The Bottom Row and Increment By are used by knitCompanion only to

track the row number.

e. Bottom Row: Type the number of the first row of the chart. This is almost

always 1, even if you are cropping the top of a chart that will later join with the

rest of the chart. The only time you would type a value greater than 1 is if the

chart truly starts its numbering differently. For example, when a chart starts at

row 27 knitCompanion uses this information on the Main Knitting page so the

row number matches the pattern.

f. Increment By: Type the row increment.

A chart increments by 1 if both the right and wrong side rows are shown

on the chart.

A chart increments by 2 if only the pattern rows or rounds are shown.

The rest rows are not shown.

knitCompanion uses this information on the Main Knitting page so the

row number will automatically increment by the correct number of rows

(1 or 2) when you advance your row marker.

4. Tap Save once the piece is cropped satisfactorily. If the piece spans multiple pages or

areas of a page tap Add Image to add additional parts to your piece.

5. A handy trick is to test your cropping before you go any further in setup. To test your

cropping skills, you will add a single stitch marker to your piece and see if it displays

correctly within one stitch.

a. Tap Markers, tap New, and then tap Single Stitch to place a single stitch

marker within your piece.

b. Tap in various stitches within the chart - at the top and bottom, on the left and

right sides. With each tap, see if the single stitch marker covers the stitch. If it

does then your cropping is good. If it does not you need to re-crop. See Re-

Crop Overview for more information.

c. Once your test is complete, you may delete the single stitch marker by tapping

Delete.


Adding an Image

Why Add an Image?

If the piece spans multiple pages or areas of a page, you can easily add additional parts to

your piece so you only have one piece displayed at a time when knitting. No more flipping

pages or pasting charts together!

Examples

The sleeve instructions start on column 1 and finish on column 2 of the page.

The back instructions appear on two pages.

The shawl charts appear on multiple pages.

Tips and Tricks

You can add as many images as needed to complete a piece.

You should add all the images needed to complete the piece before moving on to

enhancing the piece with markers, highlights, etc., to avoid losing this information.

You crop the new image just as you did the first image.


Plan Your Images

We suggest you review the PDF to determine the following when a piece cannot be cropped

in a single selection. Tap the PDF swoosh icon on the Setup Project page to display the

pattern in its PDF form directly inside knitCompanion.

How many images will make up the piece?

Which page of the PDF is each image located?

Where will each image overlap?

How to add an image

1. Tap Add Image and select the placement of the new image in relationship to the

current piece.

New Image Horizontally: To place the new image to the right or left of the current

piece.

New Image Vertically: To place the new image above or below the current piece.

2. Tap the page on which the new image appears and then tap Select. The selected

page appears ready for cropping.

3. Determine if the page is aligned in the direction from which you want to knit. Tap

Rotate or Flip to obtain the correct orientation.

4. Optionally, crop the piece, selecting only the part of the page needed for this piece.

5. If cropping a chart piece, complete the alignment fields at the top. See Cropping a

Chart Piece for more information.

6. Tap Save once the piece is cropped satisfactorily.

7. The Add Image page appears with settings allowing you to specify exactly how the

new image will align within the current piece.

knitCompanion provides a number of options to customize how your images

align so you can fine tune the alignment. In addition, the piece displays as it is

currently aligned. You can scroll and zoom as needed to view the newly

merged images. As you change these settings the Add Image page updates

immediately so you can adjust until it is perfect.


It can be helpful to think of the settings as a way to adjust the location of the

new piece in relationship to the original piece. You can adjust this location in

two dimensions. The settings available are dependent on your selection of

Horizontal and Vertical.

Piece Name: The name you provided when creating this piece.

Layout: Tap to display the piece horizontally (landscape) or vertically (portrait).

Piece Type: The type of piece you defined when creating this piece - Chart or Text.

Add new image to the Left/Right or Top/Bottom of existing piece:

o Tap Left or Right to indicate whether to display the new image to the left or

right of the existing piece. This is useful when part of the text is on one page

of the PDF and the other part is on another page.

o Tap Top or Bottom to indicate whether to display the new image at the top

or bottom of the existing piece.

Overlap piece by X Stitches/Rows or Pixels: Optionally, you can have the new

image overlap with the old image.

o Charts: When working with a chart piece, you can overlap by a specific

number of stitches or rows. Sometimes charts are provided with duplicate

rows split across pages. You can specify partial row overlap of half a row or

even no overlap, your choice. You should decide what you want to do for

overlap and then crop accordingly.

o Text: When working with a Text piece, you can overlap by a specific number

of pixels.

Alignment: Tap the option to align the pieces.

o Charts: When working with a chart piece, you align by the edge or row.

Tap Edge and select either Top/Bottom or Left/Right edge to align the new

image at the correct edge of the piece.

Tap Stitches/Rows and specify the stitch or row-by-row alignment to align

the new image against the existing piece.

o Text: When working with a text piece, you align by the edge or pixels.

Tap Edge and select either Top/Bottom or Left/Right edge to align the new

image at the top or bottom edge of the piece.

Tap Pixels and specify the pixel-by-pixel alignment to align the new image

against the existing piece.


Remember! Work is based on your careful cropping of the images as well as

providing the correct number of rows and stitches for each image you have

cropped.

Troubleshooting: If one of the images looks stretched or squashed in relation

to the other, then you probably did not enter the correct rows/stitches. If you

notice any problems such as these or any other problems, tap the Breadcrumb

at the top left to return to the cropping page without saving and then make

adjustments as needed.

Combining Pieces and Templates

A template is a reusable block or motif within your project. You can create templates and

pieces and then combine them into one piece.

Re-Cropping

What if you review a piece, key, or template that you created and realize you need to make a

change? Don't panic! Use the re-crop feature.

Why Re-Crop?

Re-Crop:

to be more precise in selecting the portion of the page needed for the piece.

to crop away the parts of the page that are not part of the piece notes.

change the alignment information entered for charts so it is correct.

Re-Crop a Piece

To re-crop a piece during Set Up tap Re-Crop. To re-crop a piece after Set Up, just edit the

piece and then tap Re-Crop. Then crop as normal.

Tips and Tricks

What if the piece to be re-cropped has highlights, annotations, text overlay, or additional

images?


Highlights and Annotations

Re-cropping a piece that has highlights or annotation may alter the location or visibility of

these items. When you are finished re-cropping you can modify the settings of any affected

highlights or annotations from the appropriate edit screen.

Before adding any highlights or annotations to the piece, review the piece after

cropping to verify it is cropped satisfactorily. Then if needed, perform re-cropping

before adding highlights or annotations to the piece.

Text Overlay

A piece cannot be re-cropped if it has a text overlay. When you tap Re-crop for a piece with

text overlay you may tap Yes - Remove to remove the text overlay and then re-crop the

piece. The text overlay will be removed and once you re-crop the piece you will need to add

the text overlay again.

Before adding text overlay to the piece, review the piece after cropping to verify it is

cropped satisfactorily. Then if needed, perform re-cropping before adding text overlay

to the piece.

Add Image

A piece cannot be re-cropped if it is composed of more than one image. So if you have added

an image to the piece it cannot be re-cropped. You must re-crop the image before adding

additional images to the piece.

Before adding an additional image to the piece, review the piece after cropping to

verify it is cropped satisfactorily. Then if needed, perform re-cropping before adding

additional images to the piece.

For complex assemblies create copies of your pieces as you progress so you do not

have to go all the way back to the start.


One-Tap Marker for Written Instructions

Overview

Once a text piece is cropped you can add text overlay to define each row of text on the piece.

Text overlay is used by knitCompanion to show row markers on the written instructions.

Best Practice: If a piece cannot be cropped in a single selection, be sure all the

images needed to complete the piece have been added before you add text overlay.

Why Use Text Overlay?

Text Overlay:

helps keep track of each row as you knit.

can be modified to handle rows of written instructions that vary in the number of lines

of text. More complex instructions may display more lines of text while less complex

instructions may display fewer lines. So a single row or round of knitting may be

multiple lines of written instructions

Knitter's Choice: You have the choice of making each row/round of instruction a row

in knitCompanion or you can make each line of instruction a row.


Plan Your Text Overlay

We suggest you review the PDF to determine how you want to apply text overlays to each

piece. Tap the PDF swoosh icon on the Setup Project page or the PDF button on the Main

Knitting page to display the pattern in its PDF form directly inside knitCompanion.

What pieces need to have text overlays applied?

Where will the text overlay be located?

Do any pieces have a lot of written instructions, over 60 rows? If yes, consider splitting

into separate pieces.

Adding Text Overlay

To add text overlay:

1. Open the project and then from within Setup, tap to open the piece upon which you will

be adding Text Overlay.

2. Tap Text Overlay.

3. Type the number of rows in the piece and tap Continue. knitCompanion will evenly

distribute this number of rows across the piece. At this point all rows are the same

height.


Best Practice: Because each row of written instructions can vary in the number

of lines of text taken up by each row, you will probably need to modify the row

heights. More complex instructions may display more lines of text while less

complex instructions may display fewer lines.

4. To modify the height of each row, start from the top of the piece and tap to select the

first row which then becomes highlighted.

Caution: Always start from the top of the piece when modifying the height of

each row. This is because adjustments are made to the bottom of the selected

row while new rows are added to the bottom, and extra rows are removed

from the bottom.


5. The fields to modify the height of each row appear at the bottom of the page. Tap the

Pixel Box to toggle between 1 pixel or 10 pixels. Use 1 pixel to make smaller

adjustments to the row height. Use 10 pixels to make larger adjustments.

6. Once the pixels are set, tap Taller to make the row height taller or Shorter to make

the row height shorter. The row number for which you are applying text overlay is

shown as the Make Row.

7. Once the height for the first row is satisfactory, then tap to select the second row.

Repeat these steps for each row, working down through all the rows in the piece.


8. Use the buttons at the very bottom of the page to modify/adjust the number of rows.

New Row at Bottom

Tap to add a new row to the bottom of the piece. This is useful if you need more

rows than you originally specified. All new rows are added to the bottom of the

piece.

Remove Bottom Row

Tap to remove the bottom row from the piece. This is useful if you originally

specified more rows than you need. All rows are removed from the bottom of the

piece.

Redistribute Rows

Tap to redistribute the rows evenly displayed across the piece. Please note that

tapping this button will cause you to lose any alignment you have completed to this

point.

9. Tap Save once all the row heights are set.

Best Practice: If the piece includes a lot of written instructions, say 60 or more rows,

we suggest you enter 60 or less as the number of rows and then add rows once you

get to the bottom. Or you can split the written instruction into separate pieces so it

isn't as long. Please note there is no limit to the number of rows you can enter. The

60 row suggestion is simply a best practice to quicken the refresh of the alignment

page.


Row Reminders

Overview

Once a chart piece is cropped, you can add row reminders to the piece. Row reminders can

be added to any row of a chart.

If a piece cannot be cropped in a single selection, be sure all the images needed to

complete the piece have been added before you add row reminders.

What are Row Reminders?

Row reminders are information included in the pattern that is associated with a specific chart

row. Using row reminders, you can associate written instructions with a row of a chart.

knitCompanion supports two types of row reminders:

1. Row Text: Content pulled directly from the source PDF.

2. Media Text: Audio media which can include an audio clip you record, text you type in,

or both associated with each row. Row media can be notes you write or record to

yourself as you knit, these do not come from the PDF.

As you knit, when you move your row marker to the specific chart row, the multi-function

page will automatically switch from displaying the key to displaying the row reminder. When

you move your row marker to the next row it will either switch back to the key or to the next

row reminder as applicable.

You can have the same text associated with many rows of a chart (such as a set of repeated

increases) or you can have different text for each row.

Examples:

Some patterns have shaping instructions for waist, armholes, etc.

Some lace patterns have specially created stitches to support the designer's goals

which are detailed in the written instructions but not captured in the chart's key.

You can easily move between the key and the row reminder while knitting by tapping the

respective function button on the left of the main page. knitCompanion supports multiple

types of row reminders. If you have multiple types of row reminders associated with a row,

you can toggle between them by tapping the Row Reminder button to cycle through the

available information.


Why Use Row Reminders?

Row Reminders:

will remember row instructions for you. No more sticky notes, flipping through pages to

find the note, or even forgetting to perform the row instructions and having to frog a

row or rows!

can include shaping instructions, specialized stitch information, needle changes, etc.

can be text or a recorded audio clip.

can be used to learn chart reading by associating the written instructions with each

chart row.

Plan Your Row Reminders

We suggest you review the PDF to determine how you want to use row reminders on each

piece. Tap the PDF swoosh icon on the Setup Project page or the PDF button on the Main

Knitting page to display the pattern in its PDF form directly inside knitCompanion.

What pieces need to include row reminders?

What rows of the chart require row reminders?

Will the row reminder be text or a recording?

What will you be typing or recording as the row reminder?

Adding Row Text

1. Open the project and then from within Setup, tap to open the chart piece upon which

you will be adding a row text.

2. Tap Row Reminders. All the rows of the chart are shown.

3. Tap the plus icon associated with the row in which you want to add row text. You can

add new row text or copy row text from an existing row.


4. Tap New Row Text. The Select Text Image page appears.

5. Select the page of the PDF where the row text begins. Don't worry if your piece spans

multiple pages or multiple areas of a page, just select the page it starts on.

6. Tap Select. The selected page appears ready for cropping.

7. Optionally, crop the piece, selecting only the part of the page needed for this row text.

8. Tap Save once the piece is cropped satisfactorily.

9. Add additional images if needed to complete the piece.

10. Enhance the piece if needed using highlights and annotations. These are optional and

can be added later by editing the piece.

11. Tap the Breadcrumb at the top left to return to the Row Text page. The plus icon is

replaced with delete and edit icons so the row text can be edited or deleted.

12. Repeat these steps for each row of the chart that requires row text.

13. Tap the Breadcrumb at the top left once all row text has been entered satisfactorily.


Adding Row Media

To add row media:


you will be adding row media.


3. Tap the plus icon associated with the row in which you want to add row media. You

can add new row media or copy row media from an existing row.

4. Tap New Row Media. The Edit Row Media Piece page appears.

5. Tap Choose. A list of all recorded audio clips displays. The name of each clip, its

length (duration), and the date upon which it was recorded appears. You can

associate the same clip with as many different annotations or rows as needed.

Audio clips can be used for annotations and row text.

6. To create a new audio clip, tap New. The Media Clip Name page appears.

a. Type a name for the clip. The name must be a unique name within the project.

b. Tap Continue.


c. Tap the Record icon to begin recording. Speak clearly. Once you have

completed recording then tap the Record icon again.

d. Tap Choose Media and the recording is listed.

7. Select the appropriate audio clip from the list.

To listen to the recording tap the play arrow.

The progress meter shows the progress of your recording as it is being played.

Tapping the play arrow while the recording is playing will toggle between pause

and play.

You can manually move the slider to fast forward or rewind the clip.

To re-record tap Delete to permanently delete the recording and then repeat step

5 to create a new recording.

8. To select the recording, tap Choose. To remove the recording from the row media tap

None. The recording is not deleted; it is just removed from this row media.

9. Automatically Play Clip when Move to Row: Tap On or Off to designate whether the

clip should automatically play when you move to this row while knitting. If you tap No

you can still manually play the clip by tapping the Play button but the clip will not

automatically play.

Best Practice: Turn On the Automatically Play Clip feature so even if you are

not paying attention to the content in the Multi-Function pane, when you

advance to the row the audio clip will automatically play to remind you of the

special information you need on that row.

10. Type Content: To specify additional written text, tap in the Type Content box to

activate the keyboard. Then type your note. These notes are not specific to the

selected audio clip, but they are specific to the row.

11. Tap the Breadcrumb at the top left of the page to return to the Row Text page. The

plus icon is replaced with delete and edit icons so the row media can be edited or

deleted.

12. Repeat these steps for each row of the chart that requires row media.

13. Tap the Breadcrumb at the top left once all row media has been entered satisfactorily.

Copying Row Text/Row Media

Copying row text is handy for garment shaping increases/decreases that repeat more than

once. To copy row text:


you will be copying row text/row media.



3. Tap the plus icon associated with the row in which you want to copy row text/row

media. You can copy row text from an existing row.

4. Tap Copy Row Text/Copy Row Media. The Row Texts/Row Media page appears.

5. Select the row that has the text you want to copy.

6. Tap Copy. The plus icon is replaced with delete and edit icons so the row text/row

media can be edited or deleted.

7. Repeat these steps for each row of the chart that requires copying row text/row media.

8. Tap the Breadcrumb at the top left once all row text/row media has been copied

satisfactorily.

Editing Row Text/Row Media

To edit row text/row media, tap the pencil icon associated with the row to be edited.

Deleting Row Text/Row Media

To delete row text/row media, tap the X icon associated with the row to be deleted.

If you delete row text that was copied, it will not delete or affect the copies.

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