When I was pregnant with Nico, I started experimenting with a couple of baby sweater designs. Whilst I’m still, by no means, an expert, I have learned a few lessons from designing these sweaters. In this blog post, I share them with you.
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You want to design your first sweater pattern, but how do you figure out what to do next? In this blog post, I explain why a good understanding of sweater construction is often the missing piece for many new sweater designers, as well as how you can learn more about garment construction to support you in your sweater design journey.
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Would you love to design a sweater pattern, but you’re not sure how to go about it? Whilst there are a lot of tasks and moving parts in the sweater design process, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In this blog post, I walk you through the sweater design process, from start to finish, in 5 stages.
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Do you have knitting patterns that you’ve designed but abandoned halfway through the process? If so, you are not alone! I get emails from new designers all the time saying exactly the same thing. This blog post shares 9 steps you must take to finally get over the finish line!
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The early stages of designing a knitting pattern can be so much fun, but once you’ve got that design idea visualised, how do you find the perfect yarn to use? In this blog post, I’m going to tell you why your yarn choice matters, what makes a good yarn choice and some factors to consider when choosing a yarn for your knitting pattern designs.
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Which should you do first: write the knitting pattern or knit the sample? The answer is different for every designer and in this blog post, I weigh up the pros and cons of each method to help you decide which will work best for you.
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Knitting pattern designers don’t struggle in the idea generation stage of the process. Instead, the challenge is in turning those design ideas into an actual knitting pattern. In this blog post, I share the missing link that helps you to turn your design ideas into actual knitting patterns.
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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.
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Yarn support is a term often thrown about by knitting pattern designers, but what does it mean and how do you get it? In this blog post, I’ll be answering your big questions about how yarn support works so that you can start collaborating with yarn brands on future designs.
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