Pattern Writing for Knitters Live Session

Description

In addition to the worksheets and templates already included in the workshop, this Live Session will include additional tips and advice. Kate will answer student questions about writing clear patterns, handling special instructions and charts.

Live Session Runs: February 1 – 28, 2021 | Registration Ends: February 10, 2021

Don’t miss your chance to join this live session with Kate Atherley.

Life is too shortto struggle with poor instructions! If you are a knitter interested in writingpatterns, or a budding designer hoping to up your game, this is the Online Workshop foryou. Learn how to write clear, well-organized knitting patterns that willappeal to other knitters and make tech editors love you. Knitwear designer,author, and technical editor Kate Atherley will show you how to create a goodpattern, and turn it into a GREAT pattern.
In this Online Workshop you’ll:

• Understand the parts of a pattern, theirfunction, and how to organize them: introductory text, notes, sidebars, charts,and tutorials, as well as the actual instructions themselves.
• Learn how to make your pattern stand out fromthe crowd and create key selling points.
• Communicate what knitters can expect from yourpatterns, and what you expect from them, for the best knitting experience.
• Examine a variety of pattern-writing styles, andlearn why a style sheet is so important.
• Manage stitch instructions, charts, andschematics with ease.
• Understand the supporting roles of testknitters, sample knitters, and tech editors—and whether or not you need them.

Lesson Outline:

• Welcome/Online Workshop Overview
• First Things First
• Next Steps: Size & Measurements
• Pattern Components: Notes, Stitches, &Charts
• Starting to Write
• Important Details

*Do’s and Don’ts
* Copyright Info
* The Pattern-Writing Process

• Wrapping Up

Skill Level: Intermediate & up. Students should possess at least basic knitting skills,be interested in design, and have familiarity with written knittinginstructions and charts.
Materials Required: Notebook and pen.
Pattern Writing forKnitters Online Workshop Includes:

• Aglossary of standard knitting abbreviations
• Apattern-writing checklist to make sure your pattern is complete
• Patterntemplates for a variety of projects, to help you get started
• Discussion board: The discussion board is a great way to interact with otherusers in the Online Workshop. It’s an open forum for you to ask questions, share yourthoughts, and express your inspirations.
• Notes: This is a place for you to keep personal notes to help youwith your work and the Online Workshop content. Only you will be able to see your notes.
• Video Lessons: Run Time ≈ 168 minutes

About the instructor:
Kate Atherley is a mathematicianand refugee from the technology industry. She works as the Lead TechnicalEditor for Knitty magazine as well as a designer and theauthor of Knit Mitts, Custom Socks: Knitto Fit Your Feet, Beyond Knit &Purl, The Beginner’s Guideto Writing Knitting Patterns, aswell as the Online Workshops Math for Knitters, Find Your Fit: Understanding & AlteringKnitting Patterns, andFixing Knitting Mistakes. She teaches regularlynear her home in Ontario and at national and international events.