I come across good information design in surprising places. I knit, although only sporadically since I don’t like knitting in hot weather and often don’t have time during the semester. I often end up googling for techniques on how to do something, most frequently, increases and decreases, and well, Knitting Help’s actual knitted diagram just rocks for that.

(the screenshot only shows a small part of the diagram!)

Nope, it ain’t fancy, but it presents a lot of information very well (16 techniques and 24 videos!). And the fact that it’s knit is very effective. No drawing or diagram, no matter how interactive, is going to show how the stitches work together so well. Because it’s all one piece, the different techniques are instantly and easily visually compared. I also really like the little text snippet paired with videos of continental and English style knitting. The two videos also contribute to usability – although I knit continental style, if the continental video doesn’t show a certain step very well, I can take a peek at the English. Well done!