01.06.08
Swatchbox Crop 01-06-2008
The latest additions to the swatch box are the following:
- Bow Ties
- Holly Berries
- Net to the Left
- Net to the Right
- Diagonal Chain
- Swallowtail Quilting
- Open Star
- Crochet-Knit Shell
- Broken Chevron
- Woven Stitch II
- Side Edging
- Grand Eyelet Lattice
- Lace Butterfly II
I added a few features to Knittingfool website recently. In addition to the Knitting Stitch Index Sorted By Stitch Count, I have added similar sorts based on Row Count and Stitch Category.
Today I added gallery views of the swatch thumbnail images to the three methods of sorting the stitch patterns (where thumbnails are available). Some of the gallery links lead to zero results. I am trying to remedy this by working at least one stitch swatch for each link. It will take a while to fill in the gaps; at least it is a goal. Eventually, I foresee the need to phase out the ‘all swatches’ gallery in favor of the sorted galleries. I think the ‘all swatches’ view will simply reach a point where there are two many thumbnails to work with easily. I will continue with the ‘all swatches’ gallery as long as it does not make trouble
I need to do something about Fair Isle patterns. My current web interface does not quite work for Fair Isles patterns. My system is geared toward having only one color per row. When I get to Fair Isles patterns, I need skip having the text version of the pattern and just have a graphical representation. I don’t think that many people rely on text representations of Fair Isle patterns. I’m going to have to fit another IF loop into the code to evaluate the category (i.e., Fair Isles) and make a determination of whether to show the text version of the pattern or just the graph.