Brilliant App for any knitter!
This is such a great app. If you are learning to knit it has helpful tutorials for absolutely everything. There are lots of free patterns as well as ones you pay for. Every pattern I have tried has worked really well and it just tells you the weight of yarn to use rather than using really expensive ones you have to try and find substitutions for. If you have queries you can email them and they actually reply with the answer 😊. The fact you can just type in your yarn weight and the size you want to use and the app then adapts the pattern exactly is so helpful. Have recommended this to all my knitting friends.
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Sadly this update ruined it
The original app was fabulous. This update, as others have said, ruined everything. I scratch my head over why, why would this update wipe out all my progress on patterns that I purchased?? Why eliminate the very useful row counting function? And then expect us to pay for this? I wish/hope TKN will reconsider this update. I will not be using this app for now. It’s too frustrating. ☹️
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Only paid patterns work
I downloaded the app to try and get back into knitting and remembered loving tin can knits. Since I want to brush up first I figured I knit something free before paying for a bundle of patterns. None of the links for the free patterns work. You can’t add anything free to your library even though it says you can add two patterns.
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Inexcusably bad
I loved this app before. It’s how I learned to knit and was so intuitive and quietly helpful. They recently did an “upgrade” and everything that was good about it is gone. The tutorials aren’t linked within the steps anymore (despite what the recent update claims); I have to navigate away from my library and then come back to it in order to see the patterns I’ve purchased; and half the time whatever I’m trying to open or load or just do throws an error message and tells me to try again. I don’t care that there weren’t as many patterns in the old version. It worked. This one may have more patterns but it’s completely worthless from a usability standpoint. I’ve bought a couple of patterns from TKN but I won’t be buying any more. I can’t believe the audacity of offering a paid/subscription version of this slop.
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Used to be 5 stars, update ruined it
The update ruined this. I would have been happy to pay a fee for the app, or if they had added certain pay-for premium features, but everything I used to love about the app is ruined. I had two projects in progress when the update came out. I promoted these “legacy” projects and the app has saved literally nothing—Hope I can figure out where the f I was. They’ve removed (ruined? Who knows) the repeat tracker. What is even the point of this app when it’s now worse than just using the pdf reader on my phone? At least I can do that offline and trust it not to lose my info. There’s no way in hell I’d pay for a subscription when a chance update could completely lose all of my information overnight.
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What’shappened
Used to be brilliant. Now app is much worse. Inbuilt counters gone. Link to extra help blank. Please fix it was amazing
Doesn’t save progress
As others have stated I’d happily pay for a premium for this app if it would just save my progress. It’s just not trustworthy to leave and come back and know your progress is saved.
The ability to look at the pdf in the app is useless, you’re unable to increase the size to be able to read it.
The ability to look at the pdf in the app is useless, you’re unable to increase the size to be able to read it.
Needs offline access
So many features of the app (row counters, ability to add notes, single size view) are fabulous, however the need for internet access makes it really limiting. It will not save my row counter or notes (and therefore be inaccurate) if used in a place without great internet, and you can’t use it at all offline. I would totally pay for the subscription if it had the option to download the pattern you’re working on and use it offline, but without that ability its usefulness is really limited, and I can’t trust it to save my progress.
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Fabulous and functional
I’m working away on a flax sweater and I’m so impressed with the app - I can easily choose which components I want to incorporate and I love the row counter, notes, and “knit from here” tools!!!
Used to be good, then it updated.
This used to be easy yo navigate and see what was next. I used it for 2 years with no problems, it was intuitive and easy to find your next step and any other information. Then it was updated and is now a confusing mess of an interface that isn’t user friendly. I was going to have my daughter use this to help her with her first sweater but not now. Cancelled my subscription.
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Update SUCKS
The “you only see your size” feature has been about 80% erased. Now you get the combined size same instructions (I.E. newborn-L, repeat 5 times, etc) and you can’t save completed projects anymore. You have to delete them in order to start a new pattern. Your archived projects are still there, but you can only “promote” 2 in order to see instructions, and again, then you have to delete them in order to start a new project. This update is garbage. Utter garbage. It’s not easy to use, it’s not intuitive, the outright instructions written have changed, and it’s all around terrible. Deleted this app and will probably drop TCN altogether now. Far better designers available out there.
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So disappointed by the update
Tin Can Knits was how I taught myself to knit, and I’ve recommended it to so many people — whenever I have a new project, I tried to use the app-enabled patterns as my first preference. But the new update made it so much less user-friendly. It used to automatically count my rows with just the down arrow, and now I have to enter it in manually. Instead of seeing only the info for my pattern, I’m now seeing drop downs for different versions of the pattern (I’m working on the basic beanie 2x2 rib). I had it set to have the full terms throughout the pattern, and now it’s all abbreviations that I have to click through to read. I really, really want to support y’all and keep using this, but the update made it so much less user-friendly that I will probably just go to paper patterns after I finish this project.
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Terrible update
With the update you completely lost your progress markings on projects. How absolutely terrible for people with in projects in process. Had been using the app for months. Deleted app and not going back.
AI slop written update
This “update” is trash. It screams that it was written by AI and is just awful. Everything that was user friendly and nice about the app was removed and put into stupid drop down tabs, and the instructions have been made worse and I don’t think the instructions are any bit the same. Just dump this awful update and go back to what it was. Wish I could give this negative stars
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So great!
I’m so impressed with this app - definitely my favourite way to follow a pattern now! Makes it so easy, with really helpful tutorials just a click away. Currently knitting a free pattern but will def browse the paid patterns when I look for my next project. Thank you so much!
Downloaded just before update
Downloaded the app and loved it. The additional instructions/abbreviations were available right in the step. After the update (maybe 2 days later?) I couldn’t access the project. I added it as a new project but everything I liked about the original app is gone. Also not really liking the instructions as much as I thought.
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Response from developer
We're sorry that you're not enjoying the changes we've made. If you're willing, please email us at tincanknits@gmail.com we'd love to hear the things you think we were doing better before the update. We had to make some simplifications to bring all our patterns into the app, but we have plans to improve some of them again.
Disappointed
I discovered this app about a month and half ago and have made four different projects, I have been contemplating what to do because the app was so amazing I never wanted to knit without it again. Then I was forced to update the app. I was initially so excited, more patterns! I could subscribe to get access to more patterns, amazing! But then I went to continue my project currently cast on…. It’s not the same app with the same ease of use, it no longer counts your rows as you go through the instructions of repeating a specific set of rows 16 times, and doesn’t keep your place in the pattern. The pattern doesn’t even give the breakdown of how to increase the row, where before it outlined a (k2, m1, K3, M1) pattern, it now just tells you to increase by 92 stitches evenly. I am upset I have already purchased my next pattern because I know it will not be the experience I thought I would have when I bought it.
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Love this app
I love this app, all clothing patterns in every size and 3 weights of yarn. I love knitting in the round, no seams. Done the Barley and several of the Antler hats, the mittens and a number of the Vivid squares. I’ve watched and read the tuition videos and articles. Based in the UK, I have to substitute yarns but this is not really a problem, I’m not knitting for a specific person. Enjoy the regular emails too.
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Could use improvement
It’s internet dependent. This is a major problem, it means you cannot use it on the plane, or the train, or a boat or in any part of the world where there is no internet (which is most of the world outside the US). As others have said there is no way to check off rows or adjust your project to gauge or look at options for other sizes if you need to modify anything.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback. The ability to use the app without internet has been requested quite a lot. It's definitely something we want to add. I'm not sure what you mean by "no way to check of rows". The app does allow you to track which instruction you are on. The new update allows you to add a simple row counter and allows you to adjust the current "one size" view to see the numbers for the other sizes. If that's not what you are looking for then please do email us at tincanknits@gmail.com, we'd love to hear your feedback on what else would be useful.
Update messed up my project
I was in the middle of a project when your update erased my spot in the cable series. I was trusting your app with my tracking and now it’s lost. The new layout is not as easy to use while knitting.
