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Edie Eckman
With 20 years of experience, Edie Eckman is the author of more than a dozen books on fiber arts. View profile »
How to Say It: Pattern Writing for Knitters
with Edie Eckman
Edie Eckman teaches knitting designers how to write clear and correct patterns that editors and other knitters will love - and buy!
Learn the keys to communicating your one-of-a-kind knit designs in How to Say It: Pattern Writing for Knitters. Author, teacher, and technical editor Edie Eckman presents an insider's guide to clearly communicating knitting patterns to editors, publishers, and fellow knitters. This class offers experienced knitters the opportunity to strengthen their pattern writing and reading skills, as well as increase their chances of successfully selling their designs.
Edie walks you through the process of writing a knitting pattern - from articulating stitch repeats to understanding the impact sizing has on your creative choices - and provides you with essential pattern-writing tools, including her detailed templates and a meticulously crafted style guide.
What You'll Learn in How to Say It: Pattern Writing for Knitters
- How to keep your patterns concise and accurate
- How to use a style sheet in writing and technical editing
- How to format your patterns for easier sale and publication
- How to balance charts and schematics with text in a knitting pattern
What You'll Need:
- Pattern templates are provided
Lesson Plan
| 1 | Introduction | 9:56 |
| 2 | Well-Rounded Designer | 9:38 |
| 3 | Know Your Techniques | 14:39 |
| 4 | The Balancing Act | 23:50 |
| 5 | Style Sheets | 1:28:43 |
| 6 | The Pattern Template | 59:03 |
| 7 | Writing Stitch Patterns | 17:13 |
| 8 | Writing the Pattern: Part 1 | 29:10 |
| 9 | Writing the Pattern: Part 2 | 16:29 |
| 10 | Writing the Pattern: Part 3 | 22:07 |
| 11 | Finishing Touches | 7:48 |
Skills you should have:
- Bind off
- Knit and purl
- Knit in the round
- Work increases and decreases
- Cast on
- Read charts
Recent 5 star reviews of this class
Average Review:
Fabulous class!
Even though the focus of this class is knitting patterns, and I design crochet hat patterns, I learned a lot from Edie's comprehensive lessons on writing easy-to-follow patterns. Thanks, Edie! I'd love for you to offer a Pattern Writing for Crocheters class....
Elvee Dickinson
Pattern Writing for Knitters is well worth the price!
Thank you Edie for a well done class. I have written a few patterns over the years and have helped test and knit for many other designers. I often catch things that they need to correct. I still learned a lot from this class! The style sheet information was especially helpful.
Pattern Writing Success
Another on-line course here at Craftsy that really helped me along in my quest to be a successful designer. Personally, I learned what I was looking for. I had been trying to write patterns and taking Edie's course answered so many questions for me! I can't recommend this course enough if you want to know exactly how to set up your patterns for publication! Quite detailed and information filled! Thank you so much!
New Designer's Take
As a brand new designer, I was astonished at the multitude of details that were covered in this course. Without a doubt, I will be referring to the course and the handouts over and over in the next few weeks, months, perhaps years to come. Thank you Edie for enlightening me and giving a boost to my designing career. I'm confident you have made a differnce in how successful I will be.
Thank you!
Tricia
Pattern Writing
I have just started self-publishing and I have two scarves published on Ravelry, and have worked with a beginning tech-editor; who by the way took this class/and recommended that I take it . We met in a chat on Ravelry, when I asked if there was anyone just starting out, who would be willing to work with a newbie on tech-editing a pattern or two, we are learning together.
I have found this class invaluable. The Style Sheet, and Pattern Template were all mentioned to me prior to ...
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