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With its easy-to-follow layout and over 30 interactive video clips, knitting Know-how gives you everything you need at your fingertips to learn how to knit quickly and easily. With a series of unique features and covering skills from how to hold the needles, casting on and off, right through to finishing off and sewing seams, this program is the perfect tool to learn all about knitting. It is the UK's first structured, interactive CD Rom tutorial and with high quality video demonstrations, practical tips and guidance every step of the way, you will become a confident and creative knitter in no time at all. |
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Features
- Covers all the skills and techniques of
knitting e.g holding the needles, casting on and off,
sewing seams.
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Comprehensive background information e.g
choosing the right yarn and equipment, where to buy yarn,
understanding tension.
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Over 30 interactive video tutorials, each with
full control e.g play, stop, rewind, audio narrative and text,
so you can learn at your own pace.
- Video demonstrations filmed from the knitters view
point clearly show correct techniques, to copy and
listen - easier than trying to follow text in a book.
- Troubleshooting section helps you to
prevent, spot and correct mistakes e.g picking
up dropped stitches.
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Short and simple practice exercises help you
to learn a new technique and then practise it before moving on
to a new project.
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Practical help and advice in the form of
pop-up tips on how to achieve successful results.
- Links to the Reference Sections for supporting information,
without breaking the flow of the learning and practice.
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Reviews
Computer Act!ve, Issue 226
Several members of the Computer Act!ve team have recently become
parents, so our interest in knitting is at an all-time high. Of
course, that still doesn't equate to an interest level of great
height but at least we had someone in the office genuinely excited
at the chance of learning how to knit one, purl one. The good news
is that, so far as this kind of product usually goes, Rowan
Knitting Know-How isn't at all bad. Presentation is clean and there
are plenty of narrated video sections, detailing such elemental
aspects as how to hold needles to improving the shaping of the
developing knitware. It also includes a glossary of knitting terms
and abbreviations.
Micro Mart, Issue 918
Knitting Know-How is a bit like stepping into a parallel universe.
Far from the expected Women's Institute feel, this attempts, and
almost succeeds, in making knitting cool. You will be amazed how
quickly you will be making your first real knitting project,' it
says, in bold type. And it might well be right, providing that you
have some needles and a ball of yarn. Actually, even if you don't,
you might find that you've learnt how to do it anyway - it's that
good. Knitting Know-How has managed to completely do away with the
idea that knitting could be difficult, instead turning it into
something that you could apparently do with your eye shut. The
instructions are so clear and simple that you find yourself
wondering why we can't all churn out our own scarves. Even better,
the accompanying videos, should you need them, are so relaxing that
you might find yourself slipping into a hypnogogic state while
you're doing it. This is a cracking bit of software.
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