knitscape is tool for designing pattern repeats for knit slip/tuck colorwork. It was developed with domestic knitting machines in mind, but the charts are suitable for hand-knitting as well.
- Add and edit multiple repeats in chart view
- Resize and position base repeat
- Resize repeat area
- Edit repeat can contain four operations (knit, purl, tuck slip)
- Edit color sequence
- Edit yarn colors directly, add/remove yarns
- shuffle color indices, randomize colors
- 2D yarn relaxation simulation
- renders to canvas with D3 force simulation
- flip simulation swatch (view "wrong" or "right" side)
- Importing and exporting
- Export to JSON, PNG, and SilverKnit's TXT format
- Import patterns from JSON and pattern library