This giveaway has ended, thank you to all who entered! Congratulations to Barb S! If you're interested in purchasing your own copy of Stitch Works Software, please visit StitchWorksSoftware.com.
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Recently I purchased my own copy of Stitch Works Software Crochet Charts for Moogly. It's a charting program that helps you make the universal crochet charts that are readable no matter what your language. And after talking to Brian Milco, the developer/software genius behind the program, he decided to giveaway a copy to one lucky Moogly reader!
Since Moogly is international (and I only speak English well, and French like a 1 year old), I wanted to be able to offer my designs to as many people as possible. After playing with the Stitch Works Software for a while, I can say that I am still learning, but it's a good solid program. The stitch symbols are all there - 109 of them! - with their definitions, and they are scalable and rotatable too. There's even a free add on set of Tunisian stitches developed with Kim Guzman! You can grab, copy, and paste whole sections, and there's a wedge tool too for working in the round. I've been working on making the charts for the Moogly Crochet Alphabet, so I haven't played with the round part yet, but I do plan on it!
Best of all, Brian is available to answer questions by email, and is working on improvements to the program all the time. All minor updates to the program are free, and I happen to know he's working on one right now! There's a full Trial Version available so you can try before you buy, and support for Windows XP, Vista, and 7, Mac OS X 10.6 - 10.8 (Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion), and Ubuntu Linux.
It definitely takes some getting used to, and I'm still climbing the learning curve myself, but if you are a current or aspiring crochet designer, or just someone who wants to play around with crochet charts and symbols, Stitch Works Software's Crochet Charts is an invaluable tool to have! I'm so glad I've purchased my own copy, and am very pleased to be able to host a giveaway to provide one other person with their own!
This giveaway is open internationally, to anyone with a valid email address. The giveaway ends 10/15/2013 at 12AM Eastern. The prize will be an emailed serial number which will allow you full access to all the features of the download you get from the Stitch Works Software site.
Good luck everybody! Get Moogly on your favorite social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, G+, Pinterest and Tumblr, and sign up for the Newsletter so you don’t miss a thing! TamaraKelly@mooglyblog.com
Divine Debris says
All entered! I would love to win this software. It would be a great help to my patterns. 😀
Debby Ferren says
This is so awweGood luck to the lucky one who wins this.some!! I could really get into doing this.
Carmen says
So cool!! I've been looking for a way to make my patterns more universal too 🙂 Thanks for this awesome giveaway!
Tamara Kelly says
😀 Thanks for entering Carmen!
Deborah Fogle says
I really want to win 🙂
Jennifer says
Love it!!! I am currently in the process of writing out my first pattern and a chart would be a fantastic addition!!
Julia says
Even if I don't win I'm so glad you ran this competition. I had no idea Stitchworks had a facebook page. I'm a big fan of the program, it's on my must have list, and I often turn to the trial version to sort out tricky pattern shaping even though I can't save them.
Barbara says
Wow that's cool, I've never heard of such a software and I'd love to have it! Thanks for this awesome giveaway and good-luck to everybody who's entering!
Jane says
cool giveaway would love to win been trying to find a way to do graph afghans 🙂 thanks for the chance at this giveaway!
Carla hardy says
can't wait to see who the lucky winner is
Kinga E. says
Thank you for the giveaway!
Donna Carlen says
I'd LOVE to win this 🙂
Kara says
Great giveaway, Tamara! Just entered 🙂
Sheng says
Yey! hope I win, I'm so excited! I like to learn how to make pattern so I can execute them first 😀 Thanks for the opportunity to join the contest.
Cecilia Shallaint says
I entered this giveaway. I hope I can win 🙂
Bethel says
All entered... been wanting this program for awhile so am putting it out there so want to win... Most grateful for the opportunity... <3
monika says
This is wonderful, I love charts 🙂
Marilou Razon says
Wow! I love going universal on this crafts crochet and knitting. Tnx.
Violet says
Thanks, Tam, for the opportunity to win!
Teija says
Thank you for the giveaway!
Kalina says
In Poland, Europe we love to make crochet clothes and decorations. This software is a great opportunity to present others with easy to read patterns. It would help my best friend understand what I was trying to make and duplicate my ideas. I love your idea for the contest, I had no idea there was a software tool to chelp crocheting! Hope to be able to buy it from "the Old Continent" if I don't win 🙂
Suja Mohan says
But how do i enter the give-away?
Tamara Kelly says
There's a form at the bottom of the post! 🙂 Just scroll on down...
Kelly says
Thanks for such a great giveaway!
Good luck to everyone! 🙂
Lynn says
Would love to win this - so much easier than to write a pattern!
Just done some patterns for a magazine in South Africa - this would have helped a lot! Fingers crossed!
carmen says
Wooow - I searched a long time for something like that!! I always use Gimp - that's a possibility but it's really tricky ...
Christine Van Patter says
As I am a new crocheter this would be great to have!
yolanda viera says
What great software this is. Entered to win. Thank you for the chance.
Kathy says
I am hopeless at reading charts so I skip them when rounding up new patterns.
Carita Riitakorpi says
Love to crochet... <3 <3 <3
Marrie says
I would love to win this software. It would be a great help to me..
Ann Le Roy says
I look forward to testing out software, there is a pattern I am trying to write.
Cindi Aubert says
Thank you so much for a chance to win. Hope to win to enhance my crocheting skills.
Debbie says
this would be awesome!! thank you for the opportunity 🙂
all chances to win - done!! 🙂
PeteJustPete says
entered...super excited about using tech with my fiber!!
Kathi says
This would be a dream come true to win this. I didn't know this software was out there. Thanks for the chance to win.
Sara says
I am so bad at following patterns because they are rarely exactly what I want. This would be fantastic.
Susan G. says
Loves Moogly!!! but an international giveaway??? I'm not thinking of having much of a chance... Good Luck to me!!
Christina Thackeray says
Tamara!!! Another great giveaway! You ROCK! I entered with all the extra points so crossing my fingers! Thanks!
Gerry says
Great giveaway! thanks
Manuela Richter says
Wow! This will be so cool, as I am definitely a chart person I have been palying with the idea of buying a good chart program. I wish to get lucky with this drawing 😉
Thanks,
Manu