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Thanks to Malin Nilsson, we have a Swedish translation of StitchMinder in addition to the Japanese translation. I've also added the ability to "undo" a count -- simply touch the counter that you want to undo and drag to another counter before lifting your finger. It takes a little practice, but once you get the hang of it, it is very quick and doesn't require another button on the screen. The updated application has been sent to Apple for review, so it should show up in the App Store in about a week to ten days.

Here's to peace and prosperity in the New Year!

I thought I'd give everyone a New Year's update on developments. StitchMinder has been translated into Japanese by ConSysTech Inc., and will be available on the App Store soon. If anyone else would like to help out by translating StitchMinder into your favorite language, please contact me using the comment form.

I've added the open-source Mantis issue tracking system to the Quilt2Go web site -- if you're technically-minded, click on the "Issue Tracker" link at the top of the page and take a look at the feature requests and bug reports for StitchMinder and KnitMinder. If you have an issue or suggestion for either of these programs, you can enter it in the issue tracker and you will be notified by email when I fix it. You can also continue to send me suggestions using the comment form or contact me at Ravelry.

With the holiday break from work, I have been able to do some work on KnitMinder, the knitting project tracker. So far, the yarn inventory screens are pretty much done. I'm really stoked about how these turned out! Here's a preview of what they look like:

KnitMinder Yarn List

As you can see, you can list yarns by color or weight, and you can even take pictures of your yarns for reference! The little blocks in the lower left hand corner of the picture indicates the colorway of the yarn. I'll be updating the KnitMinder page as I finish work on each section, so check back for more updates.

Thanks again to everyone who has posted in the forums or gotten in touch via email. I'm looking forward to getting KnitMinder finished and into the App Store and then starting on a quilting yardage calculator that is long overdue! Keep those comments and suggestions coming!

I notice that a fair proportion of StitchMinder downloads come from non-English-speaking countries. If anyone is interested in helping me translate StitchMinder into their native language, please contact me using the form on this site. Thanks!

Wow, I feel like I've made the big leagues! StitchMinder is showing up on the first page of the "Staff Favorites" section of the iTunes App Store:

Staff Favorite

Er, I guess this means that I've got to get cracking on the feature requests that have been popping up, eh?

The StitchMinder 1.0.1 update is available in the App Store. This update adds a confirmation before a counter is reset. Apple has reported that, on occasion, updating an application will cause its data to be reset, so make sure you write down your row counts before updating! They are reportedly working on this issue.

I've submitted an update to StitchMinder which addresses two issues: it adds a confirmation message when you hit the Reset button to prevent you from accidentally erasing your counters, and it fixes a problem where you are able to count downwards below zero. The update should be available later this week.

In just two days, there have been over 1,200 downloads of StitchMinder! Sure, it's a free program, but I'm really happy that people are using it and have been encouraged by the positive feedback I've received. Keep those ideas coming! I'm working on the features for KnitMinder now and will post more details soon.

Thanks again to everyone who downloaded StitchMinder!

StitchMinder is now available for free download on the App Store!

I'm finishing up the first version of StitchMinder, the free knitting stitch counter utility app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app is ready to go (assuming we don't find any more bugs!) but there are quite a few steps that need to be completed to get it listed on the App Store. One of those steps is setting up a web site -- tada! -- but there are screenshots and promotional banners to do as well as writing the App Store copy, terms of service, and all that. Once this bookkeeping is done, we will be launched!