Cable Chart Generators

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AranPaint +Plus
~ demo available for download (some functions disabled in demo); visual rather than symbol input i.e. knit stitches look like knit stitches as you place them on the chart

ChartGen from orangellous.com
~ an improved version 1.3
~ cable, colour and knitting symbols provided on the website; click the symbol and the corresponding text shows in the pattern box; when finished you can preview the chart and get a printer friendly version
~ observations: cable notations -  cl1 = a 1 over 1 left cable cross

Excel to Chart Simple Cables
~ Marnie MacLean generously shares a tutorial

Intwined
~ new kid on the block (February 2010) from Intwined Pattern Studio (Intwinedstudio.com); creates charts and generates written instructions; also has an internal word processor so your entire pattern can be generated within this one program; 1.1 upgrade due out within a week or so; owners/programmers very responsive to user feedback in the Ravelry group; works on both Windows and Mac; no free demo but current price is only $44USD

KnitChart Maker from Jacquie

Knitting Chart Maker from Astroknits
~ user types in text pattern and the program generates the corresponding pattern

KnitVisualizer
~ software for purchase but a free demo (no time limit) is available for download; certain features are inactive in the demo e.g. saving; will generate chart and written directions

New Dec 2010: Sconcho
A Linux friendly knitting chart software; I haven’t tried this one yet — hyperlinks are not behaving tonight so I’m just adding the web addresses for now
~ here’s the Ravelry Designer group discussion (for members – free to join)

http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/designers/1402378/1-25#10

~ Program (alpha version) can be found here:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/sconcho/

Stitch and Motif Maker
~ demo available

VisiKnit from Sweater Project
~ quirky in that you type your stitch instructions from Right to Left as you see the stitches from the RIGHT side for each row; when you generate the chart it downloads it as a jpeg to your computer