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RKA -- The Russell Knitters' Alphabet Version 1.20 (1988)
by J. Barrett
I decided on this shareware program for a lot of reasons. I
felt one can use it for a multitude of crafts. From the designing
stages of a cross stitch sampler to knitting, this program can be
utilized.
What it specifically does is take a word or phrase up to
approximately 72 characters (the exact length of the phrase depends
on the width of individual characters) and converts it into a chart
for knitting that word or phrase. It also calculates the total
number of stitches used by a phrase to assist the designer in
fitting the phrase into the space allowed. As a seasoned knitter,
crocheter, and cross stitch crafter, I can use this program with any
of those crafts with some slight changes. I feel anyone who is into
crafts can see exactly what it is they really want for a design
after using this program.
The program should run on any reasonably standard IBM PC or
equivalent clone. The program works satisfactorily in character
mode, so any 80- column monochrome or color configuration should be
adequate, but it works a bit better on CGA systems.
The program makes only the most basic assumptions about the
printer: that it can print ordinary characters and that it can
overprint a line before advancing to the next line. Most printers
will produce print at 6 lines per inch if nothing is done to alter
their power-up state. However, you may prefer the output of this
program with closer-spaced lines, e.g., 8 or 9 to the inch. If you
have some way of setting up your printer for such close spacing,
then use it before running RKA.
If you have an Epson printer, then you can use the small file
9LINE.PRN (included with the program) to set up your printer for
nine lines per inch. Just issue the command COPY 9LINE.PRN PRN to
send the appropriate codes to your printer. To reset the printer to
its usual 6 lines per inch, turn the printer off and on again.
Running on a CGA-compatible system, you will see the following.
If you ask for Low resolution, then you will see the phrase spelled
out in X's. (You may want to adjust the vertical size on your
monitor to make the phrase more readable.)
70 stitches total -- make a hard copy?
If you press "N", the program will exit to the DOS prompt.
Enter RKA again to enter another phrase.
If you want a printed copy of the phrase, make sure your printer
is ready and press "Y". Press Esc to stop the printing. The
printer will print out the graph. See the instructions below for
adjusting the line spacing on an Epson printer. For other printers,
see your printer documentation.
The message I printed out said "Cybernews-you read it here first."
This is the display one can use to work right into their craft
(either knitting or counted cross stitch).
CYBERSNEWS-YOU READ IT HERE FIRST
133 stitches
10 20 30 40 50 60
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.XXX.X...X.XXX..XXX.XXXX.X..X.XXX.X...X.XXX.....X...X..XX..X..X..
X....XX.XX.X..X.X...X..X.XX.X.X...X.X.X.X.......XX.XX.X..X.X..X..
X.....XXX..XXX..XXX.XXX..XXXX.XXX.X.X.X.XXX.XXX..XXX..X..X.X..X..
X......X...X..X.X...X.XX.X.XX.X...X.X.X...X.......X...X..X.X..X..
.XXX...X...XXX..XXX.X..X.X..X.XXX..X.X..XXX.......X....XX...XX...
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10 20 30 40 50 60
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XXXX.XXX..X..XXX...X.XXXXX..X.X.XXX.XXXX.XXX..XXX.X.XXXX.XXX.XXXX
X..X.X...X.X.X..X..X...X....X.X.X...X..X.X....X...X.X..X.X.....X.
XXX..XXX.XXX.X..X..X...X....XXX.XXX.XXX..XXX..XX..X.XXX..XXX...X.
X.XX.X...X.X.X..X..X...X....X.X.X...X.XX.X....X...X.X.XX...X...X.
X..X.XXX.X.X.XXX...X...X....X.X.XXX.X..X.XXX..X...X.X..X.XXX...X.
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10 20 30 40 50 60
What I would do with this display or hard copy is incorporate it
into my cross stitch pattern by marking off row by row when I've
completed a row of X's. Another easy way to do that is to use a
paper clip on the side of the paper or a ruler - if it can stay
stable enough. Although you can also do the same with graph paper,
this is a quick and unique way the computer can do it for you!
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