iSpin Toolkit Reviews

A Handspinner's Dream Kit

Madaboutwool

When I heard that the developer of the iKnit Needle Sizer and KnitGauge was preparing a handspinning app, I just knew I had to have it. This app, which is a combination of a detailed spinning reference and a collection of handy, easy to use ruler, tpi gauge, wpi gauge, twist angle gauge and several calculators makes this app a "must have" for both beginning and advanced spinners. I especially love the twist angle tool (brilliant), which measures both Z and S twist angles and the wpi gauge. The seamless interface gives an immediate result at just a glance. Well researched and flawlessly executed, this app deserves more than 5 stars.

Awesome App for Spinners!

trtlgrl_ravelry

Are you a spinner? If so, you NEED this app! There are so many great features in this handy, user-friendly app. Each tool on this app has instructions on how to use it, what the calculation is for and why it is helpful to use it while you are spinning. My favorite feature is the WPI gauge. I have yet to find one that is so easy to use, and there is even a chart with the standardized yarn weight to compare your yarn to! Another great feature on this app is the calculators, there are 13!! With all of the calculators, it will be easy to replicate your yarn if you run out and need to spin more! The calculator I can see myself using ALL THE TIME will be the niddy noddy calculator (it even remembers your niddy noddy length!) It is so convenient to have! With all of the great features of this app and having it handy on my iPod Touch I can see myself becoming a better spinner!!

No spinner should be without it.

TheKnittingPolice

This is a fantastic app for any spinner--spindle or wheel. It does all those complicated calculations about grist, wpi, and tpi that can bog down the most savvy spinner. In addition, the app contains a wealth of reference material. Worth every penny.

Spinning Formulas, Measurement Tools, and References – all in my pocket! Really handy!

TangleGirl (ravelry)

After looking up formulas in books and losing my protractor for the zillionth time, this handspinning app showed up and put the tools I need all in one place. I LOVE this app! It is cleverly put together with a very easy-to-use interface by an already proven app writer (KnitGauge & iKnit NeedleSizer). There are so many wonderful things in this “spinners’ swiss army knife” that it is a huge bargain – I’ve paid more for just one of the plastic twist angle tools or wpi measurers that don’t really work as well for me. Plus, my iPhone is with me everywhere – the tool or formula I need doesn’t get left at home when I take my wheel to spin with friends. Some of my favorite things about the toolkit are: 1) A brilliant twist angle measuring tool! Hold the yarn steady around your phone and easily move the angle to align – a readout gives you the exact angle. How cool is that? It also lets you change the color from white on black to black on white so you can most easily see what you are doing (this is true of the TPI measuring screen as well). AND you can measure either S or Z twist angles. The app remembers your angle so that when you are checking for consistency later in your project just come back and hold up the next piece of yarn. 2) The many formulas in the thirteen (13!) calculators are from some of the most respected spinning writers and are documented thoroughly. These are not some pulled out of thin air calculations – you can see the formulas and sources for yourself. 3) WPI gauge for superbulky yarns down to the finest lace – with very simple, specific instructions for getting it right. For accuracy on the tiniest of lace threads, the gauge is measured using 5 wraps of the yarn. 4) A project estimator!!!! This is SO helpful I can’t believe how easy it is to use. Every time I buy fiber is an ordeal of “how much should I get?” Now it is no problem to figure out what the right amount of fiber for a given project should be. It is a close estimate because many factors can affect the weight, but is much, much better than a wild guess. 5) There are many more things I like about this app, but I'll quit here. You just need to try it for yourself. A spinner friend played with this app a bit - now she says that this is one of the top two reasons she wants an iPhone. I don't blame her a bit!

This is it!

MsNessa

I've been waiting for an app just like this one and I'm so glad its finally here! All the tools necessary to create a beautifully balanced yarn are available in one little application for your iPhone / iPod Touch. I no longer need to have my WPI, rulers and calculator handy anymore! All I need is my iPhone which is always by my side. I decided to email the developer today after purchasing this app to share my thoughts and join his mailing list. He wrote write back quickly with a sincere note of appreciation for my purchase and a request that I make him aware of any issues and/or suggestions I may have. This is my 3rd app purchase from this developer. I'm very happy to support any developer who is sensitive to the needs of the craft community and gracious enough to seek suggestions. Get this app, you won't be disappointed!

Incredible

bonnieplover

This app is bursting with tools and instruction to make anyone a better spinner. Every spinner should get it. And every knitter would love the wpi tool.

Spinners GOTTA have this app!!!

MellowLadyRider

This app has everything you need right at your fingertips. Very well written. Easy to use. Extremely low price for all it can do. Throw out your stack of spinning books and keep your ipod/iphone close at hand, this is all you will need. WOW! Kudos for a great job, Michael Golden. Tlhanks for making this available.

More than enough

dave71us

Takes the place of several tools. The calculators alone are worth the price. Very pleased.

Absolutely Necessary for Spinners

kknip

Love, love, love it. So thorough!! Especially the calculators ... so many calculators for things I never thought to calculate, things for which I've just been making a "best guess." The developer has been thoughtful enough to include black and white and gray references, depending on the color of yarn being spun. For a NEXT update, I think it would be wonderful if we could start keeping project/sample reference cards ... We could snap and store a picture of our single or plied yarn, along with all the specs - wpi, tpi, fiber content, source, what project we're spinning for (hat, sweater, etc.), how much yardage we need, etc. Thank you again! This is a glorious app!

•••••Excellent App•••••

MKTilden

What a comprehensive program! So much info in the first go, it's amazing. The only thing I can think of that might improve it would be the ability to add photos of each project. If you are a spinneryou NEED this app. Thanks for creating it!!!!!!!