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Have you ever sketched a design that you’ve fallen in love with, but immediately thought, “How would I even attempt to create this?” That’s where swatching comes in. Swatches don’t just have to be large squares of fabric that you test your gauge on. They can become mini-garments that you test all of your ideas on, so that you can actually bring them to life. In this blog post, I’ll show you how.

Design ProcessClare Mountain-Manipon14 April 2020swatching, Inspiration, Design Process Comments

Creative Block: How to Get Your Designs Out of Your Head and Into a Knitting Pattern

Have you ever had that feeling where you have tons of knitting pattern design ideas, but you just can’t get them out of your head and into a more tangible format? In this blog post, I share several tips as well as practical exercises you can do to get those ideas out of your head and into a pattern.

Design ProcessClare Mountain-Manipon19 November 2019Inspiration, Design Process, Creative Block Comments

How to Confidently Design Multi-Size Sweater Patterns

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