Neat Trick
I love technology as a rule but I love it even more when you can use those cool little gadgets to make knitting fun and easy. I was messing around with my ipod video this morning and was able to load up knitting patterns and charts onto it. Pretty cool!
Adding Knitting Patterns:
I found the how-to here for text files
The idea is that you copy your patterns (or transcribe them) onto text files. I prefer notepad myself as it's simple and comes free with your computer. Be careful because I believe there is a 4k limit in file size.
Adding Knitting Charts:
Here is where I got the idea for how to do images.
You simply do a print-screen for charts or save charts as image files. I recommend cropping out any extra space to make the images larger on the screen. My itunes software picks up the new images when it does updates and loads them quickly. I recommend saving the charts in their own image directories so they're easy to find. 
I tried to get a few pics of the screens but it was hard, and quite glare-y, but you get the idea. Please note that according to the apple website, only those ipods with a "dock connector" will work with notes, and I'm guessing you need a video or photo one to show images. I've never used a nano so I have no idea, sorry!
I'm off to go load more charts and knitting patterns, this is fun! =)
