I'm very proud to announce that my DesignaKnit CD, DOING DAK, is ready for sale. I worked on it for several months. Basically it's a book, not a video, with seven projects, many (60+) stitch patterns to use with these and any other projects and a chapter with common questions answered. It's 89 pages of info, the book viewable with a Mac or PC. Through doing the projects you learn the ins and outs of DAK. I guess I realized how much work writing a book is, but did not really understand that it was THIS much work. It was fun, though, and I've gotten a lot of positive comments about its usefulness from those who already bought it. It's especially helpful for people new to the program and also for people who purchased the program and gave up on it along the way. The projects are nifty, if I do say so myself.
Whenever I've learned something new, I find that I learn best by doing, not just reading. Hence the approach in the CD is to have you do projects to learn DAK. The added benefit is that you'll have something to show for your efforts!
If you are interested, you can purchase through PayPal and I will mail the CD to you via US post. It's too large to email it to you. Email me if you'd rather make some arrangement other than Pay Pal. The cost is $25.00 which includes postage inside the USA. Email me for other postage.
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I am a novice machine knitter and keep looking at DAK and then going off the idea of it because it always seems difficult and problematic to use whenever I read about. I did join the DAK group on Ravelry but many people spoke against rather than for it. It's so expensive that it's not something I can just try and then never use if I don't like it.
Obviously you make good use of it.
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Hi Rachael,
I know a lot of people have difficulty with DAK. I personally love the program and love the fact that I can download patterns to my machines. The investment is not small, but it's not so outrageous compared to what people spend on other hobbies. or booze, or gambling, food, etc. Goofy comparison, but it's true for many people.
I love DAK.
Those who don't like it usually haven't taken the time to learn it. If you are not patient or prefer to just press two or three clicks of the mouse and expect your pattern to appear ready to knit then there are other programs out there for that. They have much fewer choices as to what you can do.
Because you don't like spinach doesn't mean that it is 'no good' or that is an awful tasting vegetable. It simply means that spinach is for sure not for you. The same applies for DAK.
DAK IS NOT HARD TO USE - but because it does contain many features, you do have to know what each click of the mouse is doing which means you have to read the book (info files), watch the videos, and whatever else that can help you.
Spend the money and you will produce beautiful items THAT FIT. Allow yourself the time it takes to learn it. It is not rocket science.
Reading your manual out loud to yourself or recording yourself reading the instructions can be a great help. It is amazing how the words will create that picture in your brain and make a difference in learning your DAK. (or any other manual for that matter).
I love MK and I love my DAK. I started with DAK6 and now I have DAK8. I am not in business. MK is my hobby and I love it from the tiniest screw of the machine to it's gadgets to the finished product. The DAK program just made everything easier and opened up a whole lot more access to patterns and what I could knit.
I Hope this can help anyone out there who is confused wether they should spend on it or not.
Pauline
I agree with you 1000%. You have some good suggestions re reading the manual out loud. With v8, the manuals are good. Thanks for taking the time to write.
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