# FOSSASIA-Web/knitting.fossasia.org

Open Source Knitting Software with FOSSASIA https://knitting.fossasia.org

Repository: https://github.com/FOSSASIA-Web/knitting.fossasia.org
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/knittingfossasiaorg
Homepage: http://knitting.fossasia.org/
License Family: other
Last push: 2018-12-05T00:50:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3680, "days_push": 2829, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1509, forks 6 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:55.681797+00:00)

## What it is
An umbrella project for FOSSASIA's open source knitting software, centered on kniteditor, a desktop GUI application for creating and editing digital knitting patterns from images and sending them to knitting machines. It includes supporting Python libraries such as knittingpattern (a pattern exchange format), AYABInterface (machine control over serial), and circle-knitting.

## Use cases
- convert images into knitting patterns
- edit knitting patterns on a desktop app
- send knitting patterns to a Brother knitting machine via AYAB
- convert knitting patterns to SVG or PNG
- work with an open exchange format for knit works

## When to choose
- you machine-knit with an AYAB-shield-equipped machine and want free, open tooling
- you want to programmatically manipulate knitting patterns with Python libraries
- you want to contribute to or fork open source knitting software

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with recent releases (last release 2018)
- you need a polished commercial alternative like DesignaKnit with shape editing and interactive knitting
- you need support for modern knitting machine models beyond the AYAB hack

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, image-processing, file-system, internationalization
- domain: graphics, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: knitting, knitting-machines, knit-pattern-editor, ayab, kivy, fossasia, textile-design, exchange-format, automation, desktop

## Member repositories
- FOSSASIA-Web/knitting.fossasia.org (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.681797+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:32:28.246596+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FOSSASIA-Web/knitting.fossasia.org (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.681797+00:00, sha bf979ab256a3)
  - homepage: http://knitting.fossasia.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:05.965528+00:00, sha dfe132e4d49f)
  - site_page: http://fossasia.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:05.969565+00:00, sha a33ee61ab091)
  - site_page: https://fossasia.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:05.982250+00:00, sha a750e1e35db4)
  - site_page: http://blog.fossasia.org/knit-editor-package-overview (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:05.972034+00:00, sha e9f5d7382d2a)
  - site_page: http://blog.fossasia.org/knitting-pattern-conversion (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:05.974510+00:00, sha 6659a1caa018)
  - site_page: http://blog.fossasia.org/ayabinterface-a-python-module-for-the-ayab-shield (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:05.976439+00:00, sha e7cd0e23743a)
  - site_page: http://blog.fossasia.org/awesome-kivy-revelations (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:05.978109+00:00, sha c926a9b6aaca)
  - site_page: http://blog.fossasia.org/designaknit (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:05.980322+00:00, sha d29dbe1354ed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.